{"product_id":"hunting-concrete-lions-michael-cannan-9780692908280","title":"Hunting Concrete Lions: A Redemption Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFINALIST FOR THE BEST BOOK AWARD FOR NEW NON-FICTION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA boy's enchanted childhood in a coastal town on the Isle of Man - one of rabbit hunts, darkened church naves and lessons in ancient Viking heritage - is about to disappear forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoyhood dreams of football fame are ditched for drinking pints with the lads at the local pool hall; just the beginning of a descent into wretched self-destruction, smoking crack with homeless friends under London's bridges, a volatile cocktail of drugs, bodybuilding and steroid use colliding with disastrous consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnything and everything will eventually be employed to quell an insatiable appetite for self-loathing and denial.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter leaving his beloved Isle of Man, Michael is squandering his life in a grim apartment on the outskirts of Auckland, New Zealand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA chance encounter with a supermodel will sweep him away to the sheer luxury of California; a stroke of good fortune that Michael promptly sets out to destroy with one sordid escapade after another across the Mexican border.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTragedy and comedy combine in this irresistible memoir, the destruction caused by drugs and alcohol outdone only by one man's irrepressible will to live.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Cannan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0692908285\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780692908280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Manann Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 332\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.88d","brand":"Michael Cannan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43925709127935,"sku":"9780692908280","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_61f61090-c9c2-4783-9821-c32282ae7822.jpg?v=1681078884","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hunting-concrete-lions-michael-cannan-9780692908280","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}