{"product_id":"backyard-giants-book-susan-warren-9781596912786","title":"Backyard Giants","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the tradition of\u0026gt;\u003ci\u003eWord Freak\u003c\/i\u003e and\u0026gt;\u003ci\u003eConfederates in the Attic, \u003c\/i\u003e a charming, witty account of a season in mad pursuit of the world's largest pumpkin.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEvery year, the race to grow the biggest pumpkin in the world draws a rowdy crowd of obsessive gardeners to county fairs and weigh-offs across the country. The competition is furious; there's sabotage and treachery and the heartbreak of root rot, and many a weigh-off ends in tears. This year more than just the grand prize is at stake. The Holy Grail is within reach: the world's first fifteen-hundred pound pumpkin. And Ron and Dick Wallace will stop at nothing to get it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBackyard Giants\u003c\/i\u003e follows a tumultuous season in the life of a close-knit tribe of competitors as they chase down the ultimate pumpkin prize. In the grueling and gut-wrenching quest for truly colossal fruit, vacations are postponed, marriages are strained, and savings accounts are emptied. Backyards are converted into leafy laboratories of biogenetics and toxic chemicals--to say nothing of pumpkin sex. Riding shotgun with Ron and his father Dick, \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e editor Susan Warren brings to life a winning and unforgettable crew of pumpkin lunatics: the newbie who shocked everyone by growing the big one last year; the pro-bono slime scientist; the groundhog assassin; and the safety trainer who risked electrocuting himself to save his patch. Funny, sharp, and engaging, \u003ci\u003eBackyard Giants\u003c\/i\u003e is a romp through a charming corner of American life, as quirky and enchanting as the big pumpkins themselves.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49865169699089,"sku":"CIN1596912782G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50392910823697,"sku":"CIN1596912782A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51698477728017,"sku":"CIN1596912782VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1596912782.jpg?v=1750991233","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/backyard-giants-book-susan-warren-9781596912786","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}