{"product_id":"mightier-than-the-sword-paperback","title":"Mightier Than the Sword - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJim Ruland\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat do a gambler, a poet, a punk, and a writer of westerns have in common?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFour college professors embark on a crime spree in Northern Arizona in 1993. They start by robbing an off-campus bookstore, but when things don't go as planned, the book bandits are drawn into a bigger, bolder caper involving corrupt university officials, drug-dealing frat boys, Navajo ex-cons, and a mysterious golden pen. Steeped in the lore of the West, \u003ci\u003eMightier Than the Sword\u003c\/i\u003e is a twisty, pulp take on the dirtiest job of them all: working as a part-time professor in a college town.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJim Ruland\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eMake It Stop\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eForest of Fortune\u003c\/i\u003e and the short story collection \u003ci\u003eBig Lonesome\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eCorporate Rock Sucks: The Rise \u0026amp; Fall of SST Records\u003c\/i\u003e, and the co-author of \u003ci\u003eDo What You Want with Bad Religion\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMy Damage\u003c\/i\u003e with Keith Morris. He is a frequent contributor to the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, a columnist for \u003ci\u003eRazorcake\u003c\/i\u003e fanzine, and a veteran of the US Navy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 27, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57303971889457,"sku":"9781644285862","price":23.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1004\/9532\/7537\/files\/UJgS7La7yx9781644285862.webp?v=1793789545","url":"https:\/\/mitchellofficial.com\/products\/mightier-than-the-sword-paperback","provider":"MITCHELL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}