{"product_id":"the-world-played-chess","title":"The World Played Chess","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A fearless and sensitive coming-of-age story. I loved it.\" --Mark Sullivan, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBeneath a Scarlet Sky\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Last Green Valley\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBestselling author Robert Dugoni returns with an emotionally arresting follow-up to \u003ci\u003eThe Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1979, Vincent Bianco has just graduated high school. His only desire: collect a little beer money and enjoy his final summer before college. So he lands a job as a laborer on a construction crew. Working alongside two Vietnam vets, one suffering from PTSD, Vincent gets the education of a lifetime. Now forty years later, with his own son leaving for college, the lessons of that summer--Vincent's last taste of innocence and first taste of real life--dramatically unfold in a novel about breaking away, shaping a life, and seeking one's own destiny.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lake Union Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51941989449959,"sku":"9781542029391","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_22c2f134-b2ab-4fbd-a650-9a7a5c1fef36.jpg?v=1775243068","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/the-world-played-chess","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}