{"product_id":"trashed-hardcover","title":"Trashed - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDerf Backderf\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery week we pile our garbage on the curb and it disappears--like magic! The reality is anything but, of course. \u003ci\u003eTrashed\u003c\/i\u003e, Derf Backderf's follow-up to the critically acclaimed, award-winning international bestseller \u003ci\u003eMy Friend Dahmer\u003c\/i\u003e, is an ode to the crap job of all crap jobs--garbage collector. Anyone who has ever been trapped in a soul-sucking gig will relate to this tale. \u003ci\u003eTrashed\u003c\/i\u003e follows the raucous escapades of three 20-something friends as they clean the streets of pile after pile of stinking garbage, while battling annoying small-town bureaucrats, bizarre townfolk, sweltering summer heat, and frigid winter storms. \u003ci\u003eTrashed \u003c\/i\u003eis fiction, but is inspired by Derf's own experiences as a garbage­man. Interspersed are nonfiction pages that detail what our garbage is and where it goes. The answers will stun you. Hop on the garbage truck named Betty and ride along with Derf on a journey into the vast, secret world of garbage. \u003ci\u003eTrashed\u003c\/i\u003e is a hilarious, stomach-churning tale that will leave you laughing and wincing in disbelief. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Soon to be a major motion picture from director Bradley Jay Kaplan (\u003ci\u003eStealing Cars).\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDerf Backderf \u003c\/b\u003eis the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMy Friend Dahmer \u003c\/i\u003eand the recipient of the prestigious Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for political cartooning. His weekly comic strip, \u003ci\u003eThe City\u003c\/i\u003e, appeared in more than one hundred newspapers over the past twenty-two years. He lives in Cleveland, Ohio.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 9.3 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 03, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42731612176447,"sku":"9781419714535","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/52f0b57138dc47fa37577aed83359757_f708b6db-3928-40aa-a78a-7ed7c075dc1d.webp?v=1765129472","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/trashed-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}