NY: Doubleday, 2003. 1st Edition. Hardcover_cloth spine. Collectible - Near Fine/VeryGood. 6"x8.5". 321 pgs. Stated first edition, first printing with full number line; Green boards, black spine w/metallic green lettering. Jacket design by Michael J. Windsor; jacket photo by Scott Cunningham/Nonstock; jacket illus. by Michael J. Windsor and Shasti O'Leary; mapp illus. by Michael J. Windsor. Book clean with no markings throughout. Jacket has mild shelfwear including bumping to edges and some light color aging. Spine straight and binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library, unclipped, & unmarked. "In the horrifying, satirical near future of Max Barry's Jennifer Government, American corporations literally rule the world. Everyone takes his employer's name as his last name; once-autonomous nations as far-flung as Australia belong to the USA; and the National Rifle Association is not just a worldwide corporation, it's a hot, publicly traded stock. Hack Nike, a hapless employee seeking advancement, signs a multipage contract and then reads it. He discovers he's agreed to assassinate kids purchasing Nike's new line of athletic shoes, a stealth marketing maneuver designed to increase sales. And the dreaded government agent Jennifer Government is after him..."-Goodreads.

Synopsis

Jennifer Government is a novel written by Max Barry. Published in 2003, it is Barry's second novel, following 1999's Syrup. The novel is set in a dystopian alternate reality in which most nations (now controlled by the United States) are dominated by for-profit corporate entities while the government's political power is extremely limited. Some readers consider it similar in satiric intent to George Orwell's 1984, but of a world with too little political power as opposed to too much.

Reviews

(Log in or Create an Account first!)

Details

Bookseller: Blacks Bookshop (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 10795
Title: Jennifer Government
Author: Barry, Max
Format/Binding: Hardcover_cloth spine
Book Condition: Used - Collectible - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: VeryGood
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0385507593
ISBN 13: 9780385507592
Publisher: Doubleday
Place of Publication: NY
Date Published: 2003

Terms of Sale

Blacks Bookshop

All items are sold as described. If you have received the wrong item being the wrong book title or author, or there was damage during shipping, please contact us within 48 hours of receipt via email to request a refund. In your email, please state order number, date received by mail, and your reason for requesting a refund. We do not give refunds because you change your mind or you have found the item somewhere else at a lesser price.

About the Seller

Blacks Bookshop

This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.

Biblio member since 2021

Argillite, Kentucky

Ask Seller a Question

About Blacks Bookshop

A little country book shop nestled in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains along the banks of the East Fork of Little Sandy River.

Glossary
Frequently asked questions

Glossary

Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
X-Library: A former library book, generally containing library acquisition and ownership stamped markings, and other typical indications of...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
New: A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Shelfwear: Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....