{"title":"Canada Poets","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"38-bar-blues-by-c-r-avery","title":"38 Bar Blues by C.R. Avery","description":"\u003c!-- BUTTON TEMPLATE - Copy this entire code block --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- Just replace the three URLs (between the quotation marks after href=) with your specific book links --\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSome books ask you to slow down, but \u003cem\u003e38 Bar Blues\u003c\/em\u003e asks you to ride shotgun.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eC.R. Avery moves through motel rooms, highways, fatherhood, late-night bars, and songs that don't know when to quit. 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