{"product_id":"collegiate-maneuvers-john-lindo-9780595445592","title":"Collegiate Maneuvers","description":"The year is 1994, and young intrepid New Yorker Jake Castile heads to the University of Michigan to begin his college career. But friendship soon gives way to infatuation, and Jake becomes increasingly uncomfortable with its implications. Completely overwhelmed by the torture stemming from his unrequited feelings, his emerging homosexuality, and his struggles with college life in general, Jake returns home to quietly end his own life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Luckily, fate steps in, and Jake refocuses his life by moving to another college, but life continues to sideline his plans. Renewed by his second chance, Jake refocuses on his studies at another college, this time in Arkansas. He finds himself in one unbelievable situation after another. Each decision that Jake makes seems to be the wrong one-leading to illicit activities, vehicular calamities, and the occasional international debacle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But every one of those ill-fated decisions drives Jake to a fortuitous meeting in an ordinary Manhattan bar on an ordinary winter's night. That evening, his life irrevocably changes when he encounters an enigmatic stranger, who, unbeknownst to Jake, will open his eyes to some of the most outlandish encounters he has ever experienced. \u003ci\u003eCollegiate Maneuvers\u003c\/i\u003e is a unique coming-of-age story that resonates with the yearning that we all feel when searching for our true selves. Will Jake finally find the love and acceptance his heart has longed for?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Lindo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0595445594\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780595445592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/20\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.58d","brand":"John Lindo","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44059377991935,"sku":"9780595445592","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d3571ddb-6225-4f49-b9ef-cdae7606dbc7.jpg?v=1685057863","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/collegiate-maneuvers-john-lindo-9780595445592","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}