{"product_id":"the-man-who-would-be-king-paperback-1","title":"The Man Who Would Be King - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAddison J. Chapple\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eVincent Longobardi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThey're not exactly the A-Team.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBenjamin \"Jam\" Williams has always dreamed of adventure. Unfortunately, he's not particularly bright, ambitious, or skilled . . . and he's stuck in a dull suburb where nothing ever happens. His days consist of riding his bike, reading \u003ci\u003eSoldier of Fortune\u003c\/i\u003e magazine with his best friend, Jim, and working a dead-end job at a convenience store.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEverything changes when Jam receives a phone call from a Somali prince claiming to have millions to give him, before the call abruptly cuts off.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConvinced the money is real, Jam and Jim hatch a wildly ill-conceived plan: quit their jobs, fly to the Horn of Africa, and retrieve the fortune themselves. Armed with nothing but misplaced confidence and a fundamental misunderstanding of the world, they confront a group of Somali pirates and pose as highly trained Navy SEALs with backup supposedly on the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's a harebrained scheme.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd it may very well get them killed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning comedy that skewers American exceptionalism through the eyes of two spectacularly unexceptional men, blending fish-out-of-water farce with sharp cultural satire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAddison J. Chapple enjoys writing books that make people laugh and that leave them with a message of hope and greater understanding of the world around them. Following an award-winning career as an actor on Broadway, Addison began working behind the scenes in the entertainment industry, managing writers and helping to develop literary properties for film and television before turning to creative endeavours. Addison has since become a prolific author with a keen sense of story that resonates in both the publishing and film worlds. Addison's debut novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Would Be King, \u003c\/i\u003ewon IBPA's Benjamin Franklin Award for Comedy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAddison has since become a prolific author with a keen sense of stories that resonate in both the publishing and film worlds. Some of Addison's favorite books include \u003ci\u003eThe Bonfire of the Vanities\u003c\/i\u003e (Tom Wolfe), \u003ci\u003eThe Tuscan Child\u003c\/i\u003e (Rhys Bowen) and \u003ci\u003eWater for Elephants\u003c\/i\u003e (Sara Gruen). Addison's writing transports you to a\u003cb\u003e \"world of adventure and romance\"\u003c\/b\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 30, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49117700817086,"sku":"9781933769745","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/5831\/4174\/files\/QAw3-ld15e9781933769745.webp?v=1790123918","url":"https:\/\/www.projore.store\/products\/the-man-who-would-be-king-paperback-1","provider":"Projore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}