{"product_id":"9780440186083","title":"Troubled Air, The","description":"\u003cp\u003eNew York Times Bestseller: A provocative novel about one man’s struggle with courage and his conscience at the height of McCarthyism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClement Archer, head of a popular radio show, faces a profound dilemma: Five of his employees stand accused of being communists, and a magazine threatens disclosure unless Archer fires each and every one. Despite his efforts to meet his own moral standards and avoid self-incrimination, Archer finds himself hounded from both ends of the political spectrum for his seemingly righteous actions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Troubled Air, Irwin Shaw’s second novel, was published immediately before the author moved to Europe, where he lived for the next twenty-five years. The story remains a powerful portrayal of a good, decent man ensnared by the hysteria and cruelty of a dark period in American history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Irwin Shaw","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56835849748640,"sku":"9780440186083","price":10.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/8637\/5072\/files\/9780440186083.webp?v=1773698635","url":"https:\/\/rivendell-books.com\/products\/9780440186083","provider":"Rivendell Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}