{"product_id":"mr-in-between-bob-kearney-9781495347887","title":"Mr. In-Between","description":"\u003cp\u003eHe's been Mr. In-Between from birth, the middle child in a family of five siblings. His father is a practical steel-mill worker, his mother a free spirit who considers dullness the only true sin. Loving both, trying to please both, leaves him torn between their ideals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA promising athletic career provides opportunity for a college education, but clashes with his youthful reliance on street reputation and toughness. A need for connection, for a sense of place, struggles against the urge to explore and take risks. By the time he's ten, he's drinking and spiraling into a world of severe substance abuse.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRicocheting between addiction and sobriety creates a state of constant flux, where holding the middle ground between extremes proves impossible. An end to his pinball-like progression through life is inevitable, but can a man used to living life to the extreme find any lasting peace?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA powerful, fictionalized memoir fueled by Bob Kearney's personal experiences, \u003ci\u003eMr. In-Between \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a realistic and poignant view of the uneven struggle between addiction and recovery. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bob Kearney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1495347885\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781495347887\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/18\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.64d","brand":"Bob Kearney","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44159399493887,"sku":"9781495347887","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5f538a2d-b867-4ab7-a458-ce7e5894d464.jpg?v=1689082373","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mr-in-between-bob-kearney-9781495347887","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}