{"product_id":"portrait-of-an-addict-as-a-young-man-a-memoir-9780316054669","title":"Portrait of an Addict as a Young Man: A Memoir","description":"Bill Clegg had a thriving business as a literary agent, a supportive partner, trusting colleagues, and loving friends when he walked away from his world and embarked on a two-month crack binge. He had been released from rehab nine months earlier, and his relapse would cost him his home, his money, his career, and very nearly his life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What is it that leads an exceptional young mind want to disappear? Clegg makes stunningly clear the attraction of the drug that had him in its thrall, capturing in scene after scene the drama, tension, and paranoiac nightmare of a secret life -- and the exhilarating bliss that came again and again until it was eclipsed almost entirely by doom. He also explores the shape of addiction, how its pattern -- not its cause -- can be traced to the past. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePortrait of an Addict as a Young Man\u003c\/i\u003e is an utterly compelling narrative -- lyrical, irresistible, harsh, honest, and beautifully written -- from which you simply cannot look away.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Back Bay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/08\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316054669\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.22h x 5.60w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/18\/2011 pg. 32\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bill Clegg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38471867170997,"sku":"9780316054669","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_50668b91-0ddf-4a1a-b374-6f6dd406fea7.jpg?v=1612932597","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/portrait-of-an-addict-as-a-young-man-a-memoir-9780316054669","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}