{"product_id":"high-risk-ben-timberlake-9781787384637","title":"High Risk: A True Story of the Sas, Drugs, and Other Bad Behaviour","description":"This is a dark, raw and uncompromising tale of the human condition in extremis, drawing on the many lives of Ben Timberlake: as an archaeologist, Special Forces soldier, combat medic and drug addict. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStarting with Ben's first near-death experience--in a Nazi-themed bar in wartime Yugoslavia--\u003cem\u003eHigh Risk\u003c\/em\u003e is a whirlwind tour of everything from service in the SAS, combat in Iraq, and encounters with a gambling-obsessed 9\/11 hijacker, to veterans blissed out on MDMA, hook-ups in the world of extreme sex, and battling a heroin habit on a remote Scottish island. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBen pursued the rush, and the chase often took him over the edge. Instead of asking why, he asked, why not? Blending confessional narrative, classic reportage and acerbic humour, this memoir takes a gonzo look at terrorists, junkies, soldiers and strippers, through the tale of one extraordinary life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ben Timberlake\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1787384632\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781787384637\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hurst \u0026amp; Co.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.70w x 1.30d","brand":"Ben Timberlake","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43995158282495,"sku":"9781787384637","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_367537bc-2abf-428a-8edd-ab532f142738.jpg?v=1683334174","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/high-risk-ben-timberlake-9781787384637","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}