{"product_id":"ear-to-the-ground-9781939419736","title":"Ear to the Ground","description":"Seismologist Charlie Richter, grandson of the inventor of the Richter scale, knows earthquakes, and has a method for predicting them. Arriving in Los Angeles to begin work at the Center for Earthquake Studies, a mysterious agency that seems more Hollywood than science, Charlie settles into his new life. His only distraction from work is Grace, an assistant to a powerful producer, and her deadbeat scriptwriter boyfriend Ian. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's only a matter of time before Charlie sees the \"Big One\" looming on the horizon. When Charlie alerts his boss at the Center, he is the one that's in for a shock: this is exactly what the Center was hoping for. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the news leaked, everyone's suddenly looking to produce the next disaster blockbuster. One of the few scripts Ian actually wrote, \u003ci\u003eEar to the Ground\u003c\/i\u003e, happens to be about an earthquake disaster, and soon it's plucked from obscurity and given the fast track. But with a little bit of luck, Charlie may just foil everybody's plans. He just needs explosives, a helicopter, a little more time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy award-winning writer and \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e book critic David Ulin, \u003ci\u003eEar to the Ground\u003c\/i\u003e is a rollicking visit back to the 1990s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-1475865\"\u003eDavid L. Ulin\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-9875379\"\u003ePaul Kolsby\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Unnamed Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/12\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781939419736\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1939419735\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC016000\"\u003eHumorous | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid L. Ulin\u003c\/b\u003e is the former book critic of the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e. A 2015 Guggenheim Fellow, he is the author or editor of nine books, including \u003ci\u003eSidewalking: Coming to Terms with Los Angeles\u003c\/i\u003e, the novella \u003ci\u003eLabyrinth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Art of Reading: Why Books Matter in a Distracted Time\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Library of America's \u003ci\u003eWriting Los Angeles: A Literary Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e, which won a California Book Award. He lives in Los Angeles. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Kolsby\u003c\/b\u003ehas written for \u003ci\u003eThe Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDetails\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBikini\u003c\/i\u003e, and the former \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Reader\u003c\/i\u003e--where \u003ci\u003eEar to the Ground\u003c\/i\u003e was first published serially. He wrote the films \"City Unplugged\" and \"Spread\" and works currently on the television series \"Masters of Sex.\" Formerly on the faculties at U.C.L.A. and N.Y.U., he lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two children. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unnamed Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44529874534637,"sku":"9781939419736","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_28bdb160-89a2-417b-94a5-4efd8b88403d.jpg?v=1701401424","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/ear-to-the-ground-9781939419736","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}