{"product_id":"invention-is-a-mother-hardcover","title":"Invention Is a Mother - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRob Brownell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eInvention Is a Mother\u003c\/em\u003e is a sharp, wickedly funny look at science, fiction, life, death, pitch meetings, insane flights of fancy, and technology that will either kill you or save you. It made me laugh in despair and laugh in joy. I loved it.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Will Leitch, author of \u003cem\u003eHow Lucky\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRESPONSIBILITY IS OVERRATED\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a recently graduated and happily unemployed engineer, Shaughnessy shirks responsibility whenever possible. He coasts through life, sidestepping every opportunity to follow in his father Walton's footsteps, until Walton begins to suspect that he has MFD (mysterious fatal disease).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe family coerces Shaughnessy to use his identiTee-a half-baked technology of programmable identity-to impersonate his father at Critical Think Inc. There, he is immediately entangled in the development of an irrational consumer product: portable parking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePressured to innovate in the face of absurd challenges and the visionary CEO's fantastical demands, Shaughnessy teeters on the edge between breakthrough and breakdown.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFunny at its most profound\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFans of \u003cem\u003eThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Good Omens\u003c\/em\u003e, or Vonnegut's novels will enjoy laugh-out-loud collisions with the limits of reason.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRob Brownell's \u003cem\u003eInvention Is a Mother\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is an insider's appreciation for the artistic minds of technologists amid a corporation's unrealistic expectations for innovation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his career as a mechanical engineer, Rob Brownell designed consumer products ranging from children's toys to medical devices. He is named on nearly thirty patents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2017, he was diagnosed with ALS and was later confined to a wheelchair where he writes by means of voice control. His first novel, \u003cem\u003eInvention Is a Mother\u003c\/em\u003e, was launched on Kickstarter in June 2022, closing at more than 400% funded. During that campaign, fans of the book raised over $11k in donations for Team Gleason, a nonprofit that provides assistive technology to ALS patients.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 314\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 17, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52528625353011,"sku":"9798985926422","price":42.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/MUg5Zm1GbXNuSTNkN3BYWFZwNkEydz09.webp?v=1760680644","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/invention-is-a-mother-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}