{"product_id":"breaking-the-mask-stephen-butzloff-9798304131148","title":"Breaking the Mask","description":"\u003cp\u003eStephen Butzloff's life began with betrayal. After his mother abandoned him at birth, a string of horrors followed. He spent his first year in an orphanage where the sterile hallways echoed with the cries of neglected infants. Adopted into a home defined by cruelty rather than love, Stephen's childhood was a gauntlet of abuse. Military school promised discipline but delivered more abuse. In a daring escape, Stephen flew out of the cuckoo's nest when committed to a psychiatric hospital. Running from his past, a lifelong pattern, Stephen joined the carnies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis resilience was stronger than the pain within. Stephen climbed from the depths, finding purpose in hard work and a fierce talent for boxing. In the ring and in life, he adeptly fought his way to victory. Against all odds, he built a successful life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen his adoptive father took his own life, Stephen inherited a small fortune. Yet, no amount of money can erase the atrocities of his childhood. Even as he stands tall, a champion in life, he bears the weight of his pain, overcomes it, but never truly forgets. He hid the scars until now, but he's finally ready to tell his story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBreaking the Mask\u003c\/i\u003e is a harrowing yet inspirational tale of survival, perseverance, and the unbreakable human spirit. It's a testament to the scars that shape us and the resilience that defines us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Butzloff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798304131148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/18\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.46d","brand":"Stephen Butzloff","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46721495957759,"sku":"9798304131148","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_daf9008e-e447-41fc-92d3-ca54862d74f4.jpg?v=1742753037","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/breaking-the-mask-stephen-butzloff-9798304131148","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}