{"product_id":"hits-and-misses-stories","title":"Hits and Misses: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA hilarious collection inspired by a former \u003cem\u003eSaturday Night Live\u003c\/em\u003e writer's real experiences in Hollywood, chronicling the absurdity of fame and the humanity of failure in a world dominated by social media influencers and reality TV stars.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimon Rich is \"one of the funniest writers in America\" (\u003cem\u003eDaily Beast\u003c\/em\u003e) -- a humorist who draws comparisons to Douglas Adams (New York Times Book Review), James Thurber, and P.G. Wodehouse (The Guardian). With Hits and Misses, he's back with a hilarious new collection of stories about dreaming big and falling flat, about ordinary people desperate for stardom and the stars who are bored by having it all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by Rich's real experiences in Hollywood, \u003cem\u003eHits and Misses\u003c\/em\u003e chronicles all the absurdity of fame and success alongside the heartbreaking humanity of failure. From a bitter tell-all by the horse Paul Revere rode to greatness to a gushing magazine profile of everyone's favorite World War II dictator, these stories roam across time and space to skewer our obsession with making it big -- from the days of ancient Babylon to the age of TMZ.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon Rich","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46349583778028,"sku":"9780316468886","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9780316468886.jpg?v=1744163455","url":"https:\/\/allstora.com\/products\/hits-and-misses-stories","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}