{"product_id":"end-credits-patty-lin-9781958506066","title":"End Credits: How I Broke Up with Hollywood","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat happens when you land your dream job and everything you've been working toward becomes a complete nightmare? This is Patty Lin's story. She climbed the ladder as an award-winning television writer (often the only Asian person in the room) only to be confronted by discouragement, burnout, and toxicity.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEver since Patty Lin retired from television writing at the ripe age of thirty-eight, people have asked her: \"Why would you quit such a cool career?\" Especially when they find out she worked on some of the most successful shows in television history. But what if achieving your professional dreams comes at too high a personal cost? That's what Patty Lin started to ask herself after years in the cutthroat TV industry. One minute she was a tourist, begging her way into the audience of \u003ci\u003eLate Night with David Letterman\u003c\/i\u003e. Just a few years later, she was an insider who-through relentless hard work and sacrifice-had earned a seat in the writers' rooms of the hottest TV shows of all time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile writing for \u003ci\u003eFriends\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFreaks and Geeks\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDesperate Housewives\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBreaking Bad\u003c\/i\u003e, Patty steeled herself against the indignities of a chaotic, abusive, male-dominated work culture, not just as one of the few women in the room, but as the only Asian person.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFunny, eye-opening, and sobering, this inside-Hollywood story will resonate with anyone who has struggled with their work and on their life journey. And it will inspire others to listen to their inner voices and know when it's time to get out.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patty Lin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1958506060\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781958506066\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Zibby Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/29\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 310\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2023 pg. 12\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/18\/2023 pg. 1","brand":"Patty Lin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44121936986367,"sku":"9781958506066","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2addd7f4-2bee-4bd8-b170-1b042c49c84d.jpg?v=1687422227","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/end-credits-patty-lin-9781958506066","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}