{"product_id":"sinking-the-ark","title":"Sinking the Ark","description":"Sinking the Ark tells the story of the Rose City Ark, a fictional “alternative” weekly in Portland, Oregon. In 1974, the paper embarks on a bold experiment: to dispense with hierarchy and embrace pure democracy. Under the new plan, no one will be telling anyone else what to do: every person will decide for themselves how to contribute to the paper. Can it work? Well, thereby hangs a tale. The novel follows six characters who find that romance, jealousy, politics, ideological impurities, and their own personality quirks are just a few of the demons blocking their path to the perfect future. This is a coming-of-age novel set in an era that historians have forgotten: the din of “the sixties” has faded away, but the roar of the “Reagan Revolution” has yet to sound. The Digital Age is just around the corner, but no one can see around corners. At the Rose City Ark, the staff is laying out stories by hand with waxers, artisan-style, while bracing for the collapse of industrial civilization, after which they, the enlightened few, will be building a a magnificent new world-- a world that is nowhere to be seen today. The story of the Rose City Six will make modern readers smile, even as it moves them to tears.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0998262323\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0998262323.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Ansary, Tamim|Donica, Justin\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: Book has little sign of wear or use  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43079515504701,"sku":"BVV.0998262323.VG","price":14.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0998262323-0.jpg?v=1775078562","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/sinking-the-ark","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}