{"product_id":"book-hl8t","title":"A Footnote to Plato","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"An academic novel and a novel of ideas, served up cheerfully and heroically by a very talented writer who doesn't care if both these genres are out of fashion . . .You shouldn't either.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e-Ptolemy Tompkins, author of The Modern Book of the Dead\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAMAZON REVIEWS:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Literary humor at its best.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e -Petra Barnett\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\"...the book is a sort of \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003elove letter to philosophy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e, Plato in particular.\" -Mike Smith\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou don't have to know Plato to enjoy it\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e, but you will discover something of Plato in reading it...\" -Laura Stevens\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Footnote to Plato takes place in 2012 at a tiny liberal arts college in Vermont.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA senior philosophy professor finds himself embroiled in a student drama that leads to a false accusation of sexual harassment and an investigation intended to force him out. He faces a disgraceful end to his long career unless he retires immediately. But he refuses to be, as his students like to say, an epic failure.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA promising math student resorts to dealing coke to pay for college. What he really needs is a bit of luck.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe professor and student meet in the Maintenance Committee and soon form a Socrates-Plato bond. When the professor decides to take him and a small group of students to Greece to film an online lecture series, it's an opportunity of a lifetime for the student, and the professor's last chance to save his reputation-and maybe leave behind a legacy.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003etinaforsee.com\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49408312246576,"sku":"BDhl8t","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/hl8t-Square-cover.jpg?v=1773104591","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-hl8t","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}