{"product_id":"quiet-armor-mannie-green-9798244088403","title":"Quiet Armor: Breaking the Cycle of Generational Trauma","description":"\u003cb\u003eHelp me.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThose were the two words Mannie Green's mother whispered to him when he was only six years old, pinned against a hallway wall by his father's rage. At that moment, Mannie didn't just learn to be quiet-he learned to survive. He forged a suit of \u003cb\u003eQuiet Armor \u003c\/b\u003ethat would protect him for the next thirty years, through the suffocating \"games\" of a narcissistic father and the jagged shadows of the West Virginia coalfields. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this raw and unflinching memoir, Mannie Green takes you on a journey through the \"split-screen\" life of a man running for his life. By day, he was a star collegiate athlete, using \"wits and speed\" to outrun his past. By night, he was a silent observer of his family's destruction, eventually trading the football field for the fast cars and hollow validation of the streets. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut you can't outrun a ghost.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter the devastating loss of his brother and a descent into the \"Glass Cage\" of alcoholism, Mannie hit rock bottom in 2023. He realized that the armor he built to survive his father was the very thing suffocating his own marriage and distancing him from his children. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiet Armor\u003c\/b\u003e is a powerful roadmap for any man who has: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFelt the weight of a \"Mountain Code\" that demands silence over healing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChased success or street status to fill a void left by a father's rejection.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFound themselves repeating the very patterns of toxicity they swore they'd escape.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFought the grueling battle of parental alienation to remain in their children's lives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the coal dust of Lester, WV, to the clarity of sobriety and primary fatherhood, Mannie Green proves that it is never too late to take off the armor. This is not just a story of survival-it is a blueprint for becoming the father, the husband, and the man you were always meant to be. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe cycle ends with you. It's time to take off the armor.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mannie Green\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798244088403\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/30\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.26d","brand":"Mannie Green","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48517112627455,"sku":"9798244088403","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fa665fd7-824c-4b06-ac09-a36a1b21be68.jpg?v=1778729986","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/quiet-armor-mannie-green-9798244088403","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}