{"product_id":"truth-book-terry-pratchett-9780380978953","title":"The Truth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Pratchett's The Truth will set you free--and laughing. . . . If 'Dr. Who' had been conceived, written and performed by Monty Python's Flying Circus, the result might be something like Discworld . . . . [The Truth] sets its sights on an enduring institution, the news media, and skewers it.\" -- CNN\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnkh-Morpork gets its first newspaper, unleashing a war of words and a battle for the truth in this in this funny, wise, and prescient novel in Sir Terry Pratchett's internationally bestselling Discworld series.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Discworld has seen just about everything. Then comes the Ankh-Morpork Times, its first paper of record, edited by struggling scribe William de Worde, and staffed by a band of axe-wielding dwarfs and a recovering vampire with a life-threatening passion for flash photography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReporting the news is a risky business. An ethical journalist, de Worde has a nasty habit of investigating stories that quickly create powerful enemies eager to stop his presses. And what better way than to start the Inquirer, a titillating tabloid that conveniently interchanges what's real for what sells.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen de Worde gets a tip on a hot story concerning Ankh-Morpork's leading patrician, Lord Vetinari, all hell breaks loose, leaving the city without a leader. The facts say Lord Vetinari is guilty. But as William de Worde learns, facts don't always tell the whole story. There's that pesky little thing called . . . the truth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Discworld novels can be read in any order but The Truth is a standalone.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50406978126097,"sku":"CIN0380978954VG","price":10.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":52103571243281,"sku":"CIN0380978954G","price":5.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":52103946240273,"sku":"CIN0380978954A","price":5.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0380978954.jpg?v=1751260746","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/truth-book-terry-pratchett-9780380978953","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}