{"product_id":"just-one-catch-9781250209559","title":"Just One Catch","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling writer Tracy Daugherty  illuminates his most vital subject yet in this first biography of the \u003ci\u003eCatch-22\u003c\/i\u003e author Joseph Heller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoseph Heller was a Coney Island kid, the son of Russian immigrants, who went on to great fame and fortune. His most memorable novel took its inspiration from a mission he flew over France in WWII (his plane was filled with so much shrapnel it was a wonder it stayed in the air). Heller wrote seven novels, all of which remain in print. \u003ci\u003eSomething Happened \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eGood as Gold, \u003c\/i\u003eto name two, are still considered the epitome of satire. His life was filled with women and romantic indiscretions, but he was perhaps more famous for his friendshipshe counted Mel Brooks, Zero Mostel, Carl Reiner, Kurt Vonnegut, Norman Mailer, Mario Puzo, Dustin Hoffman, and many others among his confidantes. In 1981 Heller was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré Syndrome, a debilitating syndrome that could have cost him his li\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019568808279,"sku":"9781250209559","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781250209559.jpg?v=1750780656","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/just-one-catch-9781250209559","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}