{"product_id":"striven-9781838387808","title":"Striven","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt's the boozy 1990s, and Dakris 'Dak' Manell arrives in London in search of a purpose. He has potential, he is convinced of it, but has yet to figure out what that means. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis luck seems to change when he meets a group of intellectuals who offer him the guidance he desperately craves. Through their friendship Dak discovers art, philosophy, and the seemingly unlikely idea that fiction is worth reading. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut his troubles are far from over. Stuck in a dead-end job, he lives hand to mouth and keeps wandering in and out of misguided love affairs that threaten his resolve to make something of himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDak must now face the limits of his working-class upbringing as he embarks on a journey of emotional and intellectual discovery that will shape his life in ways he could never have imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStriven\u003c\/em\u003e is a vivid and irreverent account of a young man's struggles with ambition, desire, manhood, social class, women, friendship, self-improvement, and the uncovering of one's potential.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Litavis House Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781838387808\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.62d","brand":"M. T. Burell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52122257588405,"sku":"9781838387808","price":11.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_358aab9b-8d7e-42f2-aa96-f5cf887a913b.jpg?v=1766512272","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/striven-9781838387808","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}