{"product_id":"marvelous-rise-fall-rise-again-9781969709210","title":"Marvelous: Rise, Fall \u0026 Rise Again","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Justin Lampert | Will Griffin | Lampert X. Griffin Urban Universe\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Lampert \u0026amp; Sons Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Lampert \u0026amp; Sons Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Humorous - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeet Da Marvelous McCall. Kingpin. Entrepreneur. Legend. And possibly the worst businessman in history.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe runs five businesses simultaneously: a nightclub where the drinks are watered down, a dispensary that keeps catching fire, a laundromat with \"creative\" plumbing, a barber shop where haircuts are more prayer than precision, and a church where his father preaches about fiscal responsibility while Da Marvelous does the exact opposite in the basement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis criminal goat Larry has mastered the art of grand larceny. His accountant Cherry keeps threatening to quit (but never does). His cousin Tito communicates primarily through panic. And his archnemesis Madame Pancake is planning the wedding of the century-with a tent that may or may not have \"FRANK WAS HERE\" written on it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut something's not quite right in Da Marvelous's empire.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe money moves in ways that defy mathematics. His employees seem to exist in a state of permanent chaos that borders on the surreal. And no matter how catastrophically things go wrong, Da Marvelous keeps waking up each morning convinced he's the greatest businessman since Andrew Carnegie-if Andrew Carnegie had worn purple suits and bathed in Crown Royal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThen there's the pigeon.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pigeon that started everything. The pigeon that might explain everything. The pigeon that has more Instagram followers than some humans and recently signed a book deal that makes Da Marvelous unreasonably jealous.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for readers who love: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbsurdist comedy that sneaks up and punches you in the feelings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnreliable narrators who are VERY confident despite being VERY wrong\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFound family dynamics (if your family includes a criminal goat and a mechanical dove named Eduardo)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStories that make you laugh until you cry, then cry for real\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDonald Goines meets Airplane! meets The Wizard of Oz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBooks where the phrase \"allegedly sold cocaine to a mechanical dove\" appears in a legal context\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the world of Lampert x Griffin Urban Universe(TM) comes a comedy about: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat makes someone truly successful (spoiler: it's not money or power)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe difference between the person you pretend to be and the person you are\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy sometimes the wildest fantasy is easier than facing real life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd whether you can build something real on a foundation of absolute nonsense\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003eWARNING: Contains\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne extremely criminal goat (unionized)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExcessive use of Crown Royal for non-drinking purposes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA dispensary fire that may or may not involve a toaster\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMathematical impossibilities presented as business strategy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDanny DeVito cardboard cutout (allegedly stolen)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProfound life lessons delivered by people in purple tracksuits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA wedding that redefines \"organized chaos\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReferences to churros that become emotionally significant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eZero business advice you should actually follow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd a twist that will make you want to immediately reread the entire book\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The pigeon won the battle, but we won the war-by being ourselves.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lampert \u0026 Sons Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46860642320535,"sku":"9781969709210","price":1379.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781969709210.webp?v=1769957464","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/marvelous-rise-fall-rise-again-9781969709210","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}