Jennifer Government: a novel
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Accelerated Reader:
IL: UG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 12
Lexile measure:
480L
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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 WorldTaxation 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.
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ISBN:
9781400030927
9781415950937
9781415950937
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 3.9, 12 Points
Level 3.9, 12 Points
Lexile measure:
480L
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Grouped Work ID | a30d4db6-ced0-8cac-e264-d7d058d1bf42 |
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Grouping Title | jennifer government |
Grouping Author | max barry |
Grouping Category | book |
Grouping Language | English (eng) |
Last Grouping Update | 2021-03-05 02:27:29AM |
Last Indexed | 2021-03-05 02:56:53AM |
Novelist Primary ISBN | 9780736692311 |
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display_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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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subject_facet | Capitalism -- Fiction Political fiction Politicians -- Fiction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_display | Jennifer Government : a novel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_full | Jennifer Government Jennifer Government : a novel / by Max Barry | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_short | Jennifer Government | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_sub | a novel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
topic_facet | Capitalism Fiction Historical Fiction Politicians |