{"product_id":"tales-of-the-unexpected-1","title":"Tales of the Unexpected","description":"Includes the story \"Poison,\" now a short film from Wes Anderson on Netflix\n\nIn this collection of stories, Dahl tantalizes, amuses, and sometimes terrifies readers about what lurks beneath the ordinary. • “With the inventive power of a Thomas Edison and the imagination of a Lewis Carroll . . . Roald Dahl is a wizard of comedy and the grotesque, an artist with a marvelously topsy-turvy sense of the ridiculous in life.” —Cleveland Plain Dealer\n\nIncluded in this collection are such notorious gems of the bizarre as “The Second Machine,” “Lamb to the Slaughter,” “Neck,” and “The Landlady.” Other stories explore: A wine connoisseur with an infallible palate and a sinister taste in wagers. A decrepit old man with a masterpiece tattooed on his back. A voracious adventuress, a gentle cuckold, and a garden sculpture that becomes an instrument of sadistic vengeance. Social climbers who climb a bit too quickly. Philanderers whose deceptions are a trifle too ornate. Impeccable servants whose bland masks slip for one vertiginous instant.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0679729895\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0679729895.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Dahl, Roald\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This copy has clearly been enjoyed—expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41364846116922,"sku":"DBV.0679729895.A","price":4.37,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0679729895-0_83f93f4c-2ce7-4e58-afb9-99d4de60ba98.jpg?v=1776187453","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/tales-of-the-unexpected-1","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}