{"product_id":"xiphactinus-by-rich-shapero","title":"Xiphactinus by Rich Shapero","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCould embracing our darkest impulses be the ultimate path to authenticity?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDun is a successful Silicon Valley venture capitalist whose meteoric rise in tech—against all odds—has brought him wealth and notoriety. He’s been ruthless in business and it’s paid off, but a powerful demon gnaws at his conscience, and a mounting cascade of litigation threatens both his livelihood and his life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this moment of crisis, a monstrous voice counsels him, interpreting with a strange mixture of affection and disdain the events that have led him here. Recalling their dark kinship from Dun’s early years through his dysfunctional childhood and career, this unlikely mentor urges him menacingly toward a stark awareness of his true nature, and the inner predatory resources he might summon to set himself free…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShot through with black humor and page-turning suspense, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eXiphactinus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a boldly unorthodox work of startling originality that reads as psychological thriller, scientific meditation, and poetic excavation of the human condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Spine Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763116540185,"sku":"9780307954855","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0740\/8399\/1833\/files\/81Wut6FN08L._SL1500.jpg?v=1765642905","url":"https:\/\/thespinebookshop.com\/products\/xiphactinus-by-rich-shapero","provider":"The Spine Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}