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{"id":58147912,"title":"Sunshine — McKinley '75","handle":"sunshine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy Robin McKinley '75, H'86\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are places in the world where darkness rules, where it's unwise to walk.  But there hadn't been any trouble out at the lake for years, and Sunshine just needed a spot where she could be alone with her thoughts.  Vampires never entered her mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUntil they found her...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- From the back cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNPR: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2011\/08\/11\/139085843\/your-picks-top-100-science-fiction-fantasy-books\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTop 100 Science-Fiction \u0026amp; Fantasy Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2017-10-18T10:52:00-04:00","created_at":"2011-10-07T12:28:49-04:00","vendor":"Penguin","type":"Book","tags":["Bowdoin Alumni","Fiction"],"price":1600,"price_min":1600,"price_max":1600,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":139912982,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"WBA198","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Sunshine — McKinley '75","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":1600,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":1,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"9780425224014","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba198-mckinley-sunshine.jpg?v=1614025688"],"featured_image":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba198-mckinley-sunshine.jpg?v=1614025688","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Sunshine by Robin McKinley","id":7515959197785,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":550,"width":550,"src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba198-mckinley-sunshine.jpg?v=1614025688"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":550,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba198-mckinley-sunshine.jpg?v=1614025688","width":550}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy Robin McKinley '75, H'86\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are places in the world where darkness rules, where it's unwise to walk.  But there hadn't been any trouble out at the lake for years, and Sunshine just needed a spot where she could be alone with her thoughts.  Vampires never entered her mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUntil they found her...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- From the back cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNPR: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2011\/08\/11\/139085843\/your-picks-top-100-science-fiction-fantasy-books\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTop 100 Science-Fiction \u0026amp; Fantasy Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}

{"id":6562126561369,"title":"Temptation — Kennedy '76","handle":"temptation-kennedy-76","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBy Douglas Kennedy, Class of 1976\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike all would-be Hollywood screenwriters, David Armitage wants to be rich and famous. But for the past eleven years, he's tasted nothing but failure. Then, out of nowhere, luck comes his way when one of his scripts is bought for television. Suddenly, he's the new toast of Hollywood as the creator of a hit series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA new player in Tinsel Town, David reinvents himself at great speed -- notably and especially by walking out on his wife and daughter for a young producer who worships only at the altar of ambition. But David's upward mobility takes a decidedly strange turn when a billionaire film buff named Philip Fleck barges into his life, proposing a very curious collaboration. David takes the bait, and finds he has inadvertently entered a Faustian Pact, one that results in an express ride to the lower depths of the Hollywood jungle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-From the publisher.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2021-04-16T16:56:03-04:00","created_at":"2021-04-16T16:53:23-04:00","vendor":"The Bowdoin Store","type":"Book","tags":["Bowdoin Alumni","Fiction"],"price":1600,"price_min":1600,"price_max":1600,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":1600,"compare_at_price_min":1600,"compare_at_price_max":1600,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":39307093049433,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"WBA366-Kennedy","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Temptation — Kennedy '76","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":1600,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":1600,"inventory_quantity":1,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"9781451602104","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba366-kennedy-tempt.jpg?v=1618606504"],"featured_image":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba366-kennedy-tempt.jpg?v=1618606504","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Temptation by Douglas Kennedy","id":20350397218905,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":550,"width":550,"src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba366-kennedy-tempt.jpg?v=1618606504"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":550,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba366-kennedy-tempt.jpg?v=1618606504","width":550}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBy Douglas Kennedy, Class of 1976\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike all would-be Hollywood screenwriters, David Armitage wants to be rich and famous. But for the past eleven years, he's tasted nothing but failure. Then, out of nowhere, luck comes his way when one of his scripts is bought for television. Suddenly, he's the new toast of Hollywood as the creator of a hit series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA new player in Tinsel Town, David reinvents himself at great speed -- notably and especially by walking out on his wife and daughter for a young producer who worships only at the altar of ambition. But David's upward mobility takes a decidedly strange turn when a billionaire film buff named Philip Fleck barges into his life, proposing a very curious collaboration. David takes the bait, and finds he has inadvertently entered a Faustian Pact, one that results in an express ride to the lower depths of the Hollywood jungle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-From the publisher.\u003c\/p\u003e"}

{"id":6540466192473,"title":"The Blue Hour — Kennedy '76","handle":"the-blue-hour-kennedy-76","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Douglas Kennedy, Class of 1976\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the #1 internationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Moment\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFive Days\u003c\/i\u003e comes a “completely absorbing and atmospheric” (Philip Kerr) novel about a woman whose husband disappears without a trace amidst the stunning, labyrinthine world of Morocco.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobin knew Paul wasn’t perfect. But he said they were so lucky to have found each other, and she believed it was true. 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{"id":7007490244697,"title":"The Commisioner — Hardy '70","handle":"the-commisioner-stephen-hardy-70","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Stephen Hardy, Class of 1970\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCommissioner Ben Towne grieves the suicide of his brother, the end of his marriage, and the gnawing recognition that his world of high-level college hockey is as crooked as the war he saw in Kuwait. But on this February weekend, on the eve of another war, he chases a chance for redemption—a chance to take down Ryerson College and its head coach Ted Farnum, the man he believes destroyed his brother. Across a backdrop of vanishing evidence, personal danger, and thrilling hockey, Towne discovers bonds of grief, betrayal, and enlightenment with an unlikely ally in his fight against corruption in college sports.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-07-29T16:40:50-04:00","created_at":"2022-03-08T12:19:14-05:00","vendor":"The Bowdoin Store","type":"Book","tags":["Bowdoin Alumni","Fiction","Sports"],"price":1699,"price_min":1699,"price_max":1699,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":1699,"compare_at_price_min":1699,"compare_at_price_max":1699,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":39792995565657,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"WBA413-Hardy","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"The Commisioner — Hardy '70","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":1699,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":1699,"inventory_quantity":1,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"9798415401031","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba413-hardy-commis.jpg?v=1646759955"],"featured_image":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba413-hardy-commis.jpg?v=1646759955","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"The Commissioner: A Sports Mystery by Stephen Hardy","id":21463647518809,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":550,"width":550,"src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba413-hardy-commis.jpg?v=1646759955"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":550,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba413-hardy-commis.jpg?v=1646759955","width":550}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Stephen Hardy, Class of 1970\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCommissioner Ben Towne grieves the suicide of his brother, the end of his marriage, and the gnawing recognition that his world of high-level college hockey is as crooked as the war he saw in Kuwait. But on this February weekend, on the eve of another war, he chases a chance for redemption—a chance to take down Ryerson College and its head coach Ted Farnum, the man he believes destroyed his brother. Across a backdrop of vanishing evidence, personal danger, and thrilling hockey, Towne discovers bonds of grief, betrayal, and enlightenment with an unlikely ally in his fight against corruption in college sports.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}

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{"id":6543906668633,"title":"The Kinfolk — Morgan '89","handle":"kinfolk-morgan-89","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Genevieve Morgan, Class of 1989\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the conclusion of The Five Stones Trilogy, Chase, Evelyn, and Knox fight to save not just the island of Ayda but their own world. They are scattered throughout the war-torn island as Dankar, the power-hungry ruler of Exor, mounts his greatest attack. His forces begin a final, fatal siege on the weakening realms of Melor and Metria. His goal: to extend his power beyond Ayda, beyond the fog, to the rest of the world. Will Chase be able to convince Ratha, the proud ruler of the realm of Varuna, to come to their aid? Can Evelyn harness her daylights and control the stone of Metria? Will Dankar murder his own cousin in his bid for power?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-From the publisher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2021-03-11T16:18:23-05:00","created_at":"2021-03-11T16:15:38-05:00","vendor":"The Bowdoin Store","type":"Book","tags":["Bowdoin Alumni","Children's","Fiction"],"price":1895,"price_min":1895,"price_max":1895,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":1895,"compare_at_price_min":1895,"compare_at_price_max":1895,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":39268245733465,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"WBA333-Morgan","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"The Kinfolk — Morgan '89","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":1895,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":1895,"inventory_quantity":3,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"9781934031827","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba333-morgan-kinfolk.jpg?v=1615497461"],"featured_image":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba333-morgan-kinfolk.jpg?v=1615497461","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Kinfolk by Genevieve Morgan '89","id":20266582769753,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":550,"width":550,"src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba333-morgan-kinfolk.jpg?v=1615497461"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":550,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba333-morgan-kinfolk.jpg?v=1615497461","width":550}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Genevieve Morgan, Class of 1989\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the conclusion of The Five Stones Trilogy, Chase, Evelyn, and Knox fight to save not just the island of Ayda but their own world. They are scattered throughout the war-torn island as Dankar, the power-hungry ruler of Exor, mounts his greatest attack. His forces begin a final, fatal siege on the weakening realms of Melor and Metria. His goal: to extend his power beyond Ayda, beyond the fog, to the rest of the world. Will Chase be able to convince Ratha, the proud ruler of the realm of Varuna, to come to their aid? Can Evelyn harness her daylights and control the stone of Metria? Will Dankar murder his own cousin in his bid for power?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-From the publisher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover.\u003c\/p\u003e"}

{"id":32897012,"title":"The Madonna of Las Vegas — Smith '75","handle":"the-madonna-of-las-vegas","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eBy Gregory Blake Smith '75\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e It's the hair-raising countdown to a new millennium, and Cosmo Dust watches in dismay as the wreckage of his life comes into garish focus in the glow of post-Sinatra Las Vegas. Surrounded by the simulacra of Western civilization, Cosmo finds himself strong-armed by the Golden Calf Casino into recreating the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel: a task that makes a mockery of both Michelangelo's genius and Cosmo's skill.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Just when Cosmo has decided to quit this job to search for something real, Reality trumps him by making him the chief suspect in the murder of a cocktail waitress. Joining forces with the daughter of the Pope of Las Vegas, the local mob boss, he tries to piece together who's killing whom and why. Navigating a world that subverts rational motivation, Cosmo and the Pope's daughter encounter film-noir homicide detectives, Gnostic monks, a Vatican Inquisitor, and a baby who may or may not be the messiah.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A masterfully written novel that is part romantic comedy, part dysfunctional detective story, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Madonna of Las Vegas \u003c\/span\u003eexuberantly explores the quest for a genuine life in a world built on false appearances.\u003cbr\u003e - From the back cover.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Paperback.","published_at":"2011-02-22T10:23:00-05:00","created_at":"2011-02-22T10:23:03-05:00","vendor":"vendor-unknown","type":"Book","tags":["Bowdoin Alumni","Fiction"],"price":1300,"price_min":1300,"price_max":1300,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":1300,"compare_at_price_min":1300,"compare_at_price_max":1300,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":77637272,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"WBA095-Smith","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"The Madonna of Las Vegas — Smith '75","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":1300,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":1300,"inventory_quantity":3,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"1400081866","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba095-smith-madonna_d3247ce4-ea20-4b86-9970-2784b65a1b39.jpg?v=1614026274"],"featured_image":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba095-smith-madonna_d3247ce4-ea20-4b86-9970-2784b65a1b39.jpg?v=1614026274","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"The Madonna of Las Vegas By Gregory Blake Smith '75","id":7515977482329,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.643,"height":400,"width":257,"src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba095-smith-madonna_d3247ce4-ea20-4b86-9970-2784b65a1b39.jpg?v=1614026274"},"aspect_ratio":0.643,"height":400,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba095-smith-madonna_d3247ce4-ea20-4b86-9970-2784b65a1b39.jpg?v=1614026274","width":257}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eBy Gregory Blake Smith '75\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e It's the hair-raising countdown to a new millennium, and Cosmo Dust watches in dismay as the wreckage of his life comes into garish focus in the glow of post-Sinatra Las Vegas. Surrounded by the simulacra of Western civilization, Cosmo finds himself strong-armed by the Golden Calf Casino into recreating the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel: a task that makes a mockery of both Michelangelo's genius and Cosmo's skill.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Just when Cosmo has decided to quit this job to search for something real, Reality trumps him by making him the chief suspect in the murder of a cocktail waitress. Joining forces with the daughter of the Pope of Las Vegas, the local mob boss, he tries to piece together who's killing whom and why. Navigating a world that subverts rational motivation, Cosmo and the Pope's daughter encounter film-noir homicide detectives, Gnostic monks, a Vatican Inquisitor, and a baby who may or may not be the messiah.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A masterfully written novel that is part romantic comedy, part dysfunctional detective story, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Madonna of Las Vegas \u003c\/span\u003eexuberantly explores the quest for a genuine life in a world built on false appearances.\u003cbr\u003e - From the back cover.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Paperback."}

{"id":4186288750681,"title":"Who Are You, Calvin Bledsoe? — Clarke","handle":"who-are-you-calvin-bledsoe","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eBy Brock Clarke\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.bowdoin.edu\/faculty\/b\/bclarke2\/\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eProfessor of English\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCalvin Bledsoe’s journey begins with the death of his mother. An internationally known theologian and an expert on all things John Calvin, she had been the dominant force in her son’s existence, so much so that he never left home—even when he married—and, as a result, never grew up.\u003cbr style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eAt his mother’s funeral, Calvin is introduced to his aunt Beatrice, a woman he had not even known existed. Beatrice immediately makes it clear to Calvin that she is now in charge of his life, and the first thing she is going to do is whisk him off to Europe with her for a grand adventure.\u003cbr style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eAs Calvin and his aunt traverse the continent, it becomes apparent that her clandestine behavior is leading him into danger. Facing a menagerie of antiquities thieves, secret agents, religious fanatics, and an ex-wife who is stalking him, Calvin begins to suspect there might be some meaning behind the madness. Maybe he’s not the person he thought he was? Perhaps no one is ever who they appear to be? 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An internationally known theologian and an expert on all things John Calvin, she had been the dominant force in her son’s existence, so much so that he never left home—even when he married—and, as a result, never grew up.\u003cbr style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eAt his mother’s funeral, Calvin is introduced to his aunt Beatrice, a woman he had not even known existed. Beatrice immediately makes it clear to Calvin that she is now in charge of his life, and the first thing she is going to do is whisk him off to Europe with her for a grand adventure.\u003cbr style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eAs Calvin and his aunt traverse the continent, it becomes apparent that her clandestine behavior is leading him into danger. Facing a menagerie of antiquities thieves, secret agents, religious fanatics, and an ex-wife who is stalking him, Calvin begins to suspect there might be some meaning behind the madness. Maybe he’s not the person he thought he was? Perhaps no one is ever who they appear to be? But there’s little time for soul-searching, as Calvin first has to figure out why he has been kidnapped, why his aunt has disappeared, and who the hell burned down his house in Maine.\u003cbr style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\"\u003ePowered by pitch-perfect dialogue, lovable characters, and surprising optimism, \u003ci\u003eWho Are You, Calvin Bledsoe?\u003c\/i\u003e is a modern-day take on Graham Greene’s classic \u003ci\u003eTravels with My Aunt\u003c\/i\u003e, a novel about grabbing life, and holding on—wherever it may take you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-From the publisher.\u003c\/p\u003e"}