{"product_id":"home-baked-alia-volz-9780358505020","title":"Home Baked: My Mom, Marijuana, and the Stoning of San Francisco","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the California Bookseller Association's Golden Poppy Award for Nonfiction \u003cbr\u003e Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography \u003cbr\u003e A \u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e Bestseller \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A portrait of a heroics, innovation, grit, and pot-baking . . . strikingly relevant . . . beautifully written.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--\u003cem\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A raunchy and rollicking account of a vanished era told by someone who paid very close attention to her larger-than-life parents. I gobbled it up like an edible.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--Armistead Maupin\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the 1970s, when cannabis was as illicit as heroin, Alia Volz's mother ran Sticky Fingers Brownies, a pioneering underground bakery that delivered ten thousand marijuana edibles per month to a city in the throes of change--from the joyous upheavals of gay liberation to the tragedy of the Peoples Temple. Dressed in elaborate costumes, Alia's parents hid in plain sight, parading through the city's circus-like atmosphere with the goods tucked into her stroller. When HIV\/AIDS swept San Francisco in the 1980s, Alia's mom turned from dealer into healer, providing soothing edibles to those fighting for their lives at the dawn of medical marijuana. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e By turns heartbreaking, exhilarating, and laugh-out-loud funny, \u003cem\u003eHome Baked\u003c\/em\u003e celebrates an eccentric and remarkable extended family, taking us through love, loss, and finding home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNow with extra material, including a reading group guide, author Q\u0026amp;A, and additional photos! \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alia Volz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 035850502X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780358505020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/20\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 1.30d","brand":"Alia Volz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44053776072959,"sku":"9780358505020","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8c2daaf0-55c6-4fac-8c74-a30dc43b5a0a.jpg?v=1685026199","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/home-baked-alia-volz-9780358505020","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}