{"product_id":"humpty-dumpty-in-oakland","title":"Philip K Dick: Humpty Dumpty In Oakland [2015] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eSet in the San Francisco Bay area in the late 1950s, \u003ci\u003eHumpty Dumpty in Oakland\u003c\/i\u003e  is a tragicomedy of misunderstandings among used car dealers and  real-estate salesmen: the small-time, struggling individuals for whom  Philip K. Dick always reserved his greatest sympathy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJim  Fergesson, an elderly garage owner with a heart condition, is about to  sell up and retire; Al Miller is a somewhat feckless mechanic who  sublets part of Jim's lot and finds his livelihood threatened by the  decision to sell; Chris Harman is a record company owner who for years  has relied on Fergesson to maintain his cars. When Harman hears of  Fergesson's impending retirement he tips him off to what he says is a  cast-iron business proposition: a development in nearby Marin County  with an opening for a garage. Al Miller, though, is convinced that  Harman is a crook, out to fleece Fergesson of his life's savings. As  much as he resents Fergesson he can't bear to see that happen  and - denying to himself all the time what he is doing - he sets out to  thwart Harman.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dick, Philip K","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":44558137098530,"sku":"9781473209572","price":11.7,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":47643987542355,"sku":"XV81473209572","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/dick-philip-k-philip-k-dick-humpty-dumpty-in-oakland-2015-paperback-60440359076179.jpg?v=1734420371","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/humpty-dumpty-in-oakland","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}