{"product_id":"just-a-couple-of-days-paperback","title":"Just a Couple of Days - Paperback","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\u003eTony Vigorito\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlip Korterly kicks off a game of graffiti tag on a local overpass by painting a simple phrase: \"Uh-oh.\" An anonymous interlocutor writes back: \"When?\" Blip slyly answers: \"Just a couple of days.\" But what happens in just a couple of days? Blip is arrested; his friend, Dr. Flake Fountain--a molecular biologist--is drafted into a shadow-government research project conducting experiments on humans. The virus being tested--cleverly called \"the Pied Piper\"--renders its victims incapable of symbolic capacity; that is, incapable of communication. Is this biological weaponry? What would happen if it were let loose on the world? Does a babbling populace pose a threat or provide an opportunity for social evolution? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis novel's absurd, larger-than-life characters speak in exuberant prose that is as satirical as it is playful, as full of implications as it is full of mirth. It's no wonder Just a Couple of Days has become an underground cult classic. This grassroots phenomenon will reach even more soon-to-be fans in its newly updated Harvest edition-- complete with an excerpt from the author's next book!\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWELCOME TO THE PARTY AT THE END OF TIME! \u003cbr\u003eA mischievous artist kicks off a game of graffiti tag on a local overpass by painting the simple phrase \"Uh-oh.\" An anonymous interlocutor writes back: \"When?\" Someone slyly answers: \"Just a couple of days.\" But what happens in just a couple of days? Professor Blip Korterly is arrested; his friend, Dr. Flake Fountain is drafted into a shadow-government research project to develop the ultimate biological weapon, and a bit of a leak turns into a merry-hearted, babble-inducing apocalypse that will either destroy humankind or take it to the next step in evolution. \u003cbr\u003eFROM DEVOTED FANS OF \u003ci\u003eJUST A COUPLE OF DAYS\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIt rocked my boat, tickled my fancy, jabbered my wocky (?!) I find myself looking not only at America, but the whole universe in a new and exciting way. Sublime. A wake-up call to society. Mind-expanding. Magical. I'm still smiling--it made me feel better about humanity, just knowing that there might be a little hope, and that it can start with me. Sparks contagious laughs. Transcendent. Visionary. Full of laughter, song and dance, fun and love... Cosmic, and profoundly optimistic. A consciousness-expanding, life-changing experience. Dancing, laughter, the spiritual life of dinner plates. If the end of the world (really, the beginning) is anything AT ALL like Mr. Vigorito imagines it to be, I can't wait for it to come. Read it and dance... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTONY VIGORITO earned a Ph.D. at Ohio State University and taught social theory at Ohio University and Antioch College. He nowsplits his time betweenAthens, Ohio and Austin, Texas.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.03 x 7.9 x 5.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 02, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Independent Publisher Book Awards (2002)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52519370162483,"sku":"9780156031226","price":27.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/OWcySDgzWGVrek14NXR3Wmg3MEphUT09.webp?v=1760496802","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/just-a-couple-of-days-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}