{"product_id":"the-greatest-thing-that-almost-happened-paperback","title":"The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened - 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\u003eDon Robertson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRediscover an American classic! The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eby Don Robertson is an emotionally resonant, wonderfully evocative journey back to the early 1950s that reintroduces readers to a teenaged Morris Bird III, one of the most endearing characters in contemporary American literature. Fan Stephen King puts the first book in the Morris Bird III trilogy, The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e \"on the same shelf as \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eCatcher in the Rye \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e The Outsiders\u003c\/em\u003e,\" \u003cem\u003eand \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ecalls Don Robertson \"\u003c\/em\u003eone of the best unknown novelists in the United States.\" Find out what you've been missing with \u003cem\u003eThe Greatest Thing That Almost Happened.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf there was one genuine truth that Morris Bird III thought he understood, it was that the world forever and relentlessly changed. But only in one direction--from simple to complicated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen he was nine, Morris Bird III learned the meaning of bravery. Now, at seventeen, he's on the verge of adulthood . . . and he's fallen in love. But it's 1952 and the Korean War hangs over his head like a dangling sword--and his prickly, complicated relationship with his cold and silent father has never been satisfactorily resolved. When Morris's own mortality stares him in the face, he learns what it truly means to become a man.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Greatest Thing That Almost Happened\u003c\/em\u003e is the final book in Don Robertson's classic trilogy featuring one of the most endearing characters in American literature.\u003c\/p\u003e--Detroit Free Press\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf there was one genuine truth that Morris Bird III thought he understood, it was that the world forever and relentlessly changed. But only in one direction--from simple to complicated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen he was nine, Morris Bird III learned the meaning of bravery. Now, at seventeen, he's on the verge of adulthood . . . and he's fallen in love. But it's 1952 and the Korean War hangs over his head like a dangling sword--and his prickly, complicated relationship with his cold and silent father has never been satisfactorily resolved. When Morris's own mortality stares him in the face, he learns what it truly means to become a man.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Greatest Thing That Almost Happened\u003c\/em\u003e is the final book in Don Robertson's classic trilogy featuring one of the most endearing characters in American literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52519172964659,"sku":"9780061868146","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Q1JIU3RzS08zQllxZHVoVVhGNG96QT09.webp?v=1760489624","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-greatest-thing-that-almost-happened-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}