{"product_id":"just-one-catch-a-biography-of-joseph-heller","title":"Just One Catch: A Biography of Joseph Heller","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eJust One Catch: A Biography of Joseph Heller\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eTracy Daugherty\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781250209559\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eSt. Martin's Griffin\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2019\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eReprint\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e560\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling writer Tracy Daugherty illuminates his most vital subject yet in this first biography of the \u003ci\u003eCatch-22\u003c\/i\u003e author Joseph Heller\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoseph Heller was a Coney Island kid, the son of Russian immigrants, who went on to great fame and fortune. His most memorable novel took its inspiration from a mission he flew over France in WWII (his plane was filled with so much shrapnel it was a wonder it stayed in the air). Heller wrote seven novels, all of which remain in print. \u003ci\u003eSomething Happened \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eGood as Gold, \u003c\/i\u003eto name two, are still considered the epitome of satire. His life was filled with women and romantic indiscretions, but he was perhaps more famous for his friendships--he counted Mel Brooks, Zero Mostel, Carl Reiner, Kurt Vonnegut, Norman Mailer, Mario Puzo, Dustin Hoffman, and many others among his confidantes. In 1981 Heller was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré Syndrome, a debilitating syndrome that could have cost him his life. Miraculously, he recovered. When he passed away in 1999 from natural causes, he left behind a body of work that continues to sell hundreds of thousands of copies a year. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eJust One Catch \u003c\/i\u003eis the first biography of Yossarian's creator.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Just One Catch: A Biography of Joseph Heller | Tracy Daugherty | Paperback | 9781250209559 | Used: Very Good | Back Stacks D 1765696","offer_id":49375046828184,"sku":"1765696","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/61gyBQePaHL.jpg?v=1783005056","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/just-one-catch-a-biography-of-joseph-heller","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}