| Jennifer Government Contributor(s): Barry, Max (Author) |
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ISBN: 1400030927 ISBN-13: 9781400030927 Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $19.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2004 Annotation: Taxation has been abolished, the government has been privatized, and employees take the surname of the company they work for. It's a brave new corporate world, but you don't want to be caught without a platinum credit card--as lowly Merchandising Officer Hack Nike is about to find out. Trapped into building street cred for a new line of $2500 sneakers by shooting customers, Hack attracts the barcode-tattooed eye of the legendary Jennifer Government. A stressed-out single mom, corporate watchdog, and government agent who has to rustle up funding before she's allowed to fight crime, Jennifer Government is holding a closing down sale--and everything must go. A wickedly satirical and outrageous thriller about globalization and marketing hype, Jennifer Government" is the best novel in the world ever. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Political - Fiction | Satire - Fiction | Alternative History |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2002019436 |
| Lexile Measure: 480 |
| Series: Vintage Contemporaries |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.1" W x 8.1" (0.55 lbs) 321 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 78314 Reading Level: 3.9 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 12.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A wickedly satirical and outrageous thriller about globalization and marketing hype, Jennifer Government is the best novel in the world ever. Funny and clever.... A kind of ad-world version of Dr. Strangelove.... Barry] unleashes enough wit and surprise to make his story a total blast. --The New York Times Book Review Wicked and wonderful.... It] does just about everything right.... Fast-moving, funny, involving. --The Washington Post Book World Taxation has been abolished, the government has been privatized, and employees take the surname of the company they work for. It's a brave new corporate world, but you don't want to be caught without a platinum credit card--as lowly Merchandising Officer Hack Nike is about to find out. Trapped into building street cred for a new line of $2500 sneakers by shooting customers, Hack attracts the barcode-tattooed eye of the legendary Jennifer Government. A stressed-out single mom, corporate watchdog, and government agent who has to rustle up funding before she's allowed to fight crime, Jennifer Government is holding a closing down sale--and everything must go. |