{"product_id":"domino-diaries-brin-jonathan-butler-9781250095794","title":"Domino Diaries","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA powerful and lively work of immersive journalism, Brin-Jonathan Butler's\u003ci\u003e The Domino Diaries\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of his time chasing the American dream through Cuba.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhether he's hustling his way into Mike Tyson's mansion for an interview, betting his life savings on a boxing match, becoming romantically entangled with one of Fidel Castro's granddaughters, or simply manufacturing press credentials to go where he wants-Brin-Jonathan Butler has always been the act first, ask permission later kind of journalist. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book is the culmination of Butler's decade spent in the trenches of Havana, trying to understand a culture perplexing to Westerners: one whose elite athletes regularly forgo multimillion-dollar opportunities to stay in Cuba and box for their country, while living in penury. Butler's fascination with this distinctly Cuban idealism sets him off on a remarkable journey, training with, befriending, and interviewing the champion boxers that Cuba seems to produce more than any other country. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the process, though, Butler gets to know the landscape of the exhilaratingly warm Cuban culture-and starts to question where he feels most at home. In the tradition of Michael Lewis and John Jeremiah Sullivan, Butler is a keen and humane storyteller, and the perfect guide for this riotous tour through the streets of Havana.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brin-Jonathan Butler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250095794\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250095794\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/07\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.80d","brand":"Brin-Jonathan Butler","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43924552843519,"sku":"9781250095794","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_424aadae-3fa3-41bf-90f4-6342a0bab19b.jpg?v=1681072088","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/domino-diaries-brin-jonathan-butler-9781250095794","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}