{"product_id":"shrinkage-bryan-bishop-9781250067739","title":"Shrinkage: Manhood, Marriage, and the Tumor That Tried to Kill Me","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA\u003ci\u003e New York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn Amazon Best Books of 2014 selection \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIf you're reading this, it means I'm already dead. Just kidding.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2009, at thirty years old, Bryan Bishop's life was right on track. Known to millions as Bald Bryan, the sidekick and soundman on the record-setting podcast, \u003ci\u003eThe Adam Carolla Show\u003c\/i\u003e, his radio career was taking off. He was newly engaged. Then, he and his fianc馥 Christie were delivered a crushing blow when he was diagnosed with a brain stem glioma--an inoperable brain tumor. Suddenly Bryan's promising future was transformed into a grueling schedule of radiation and chemotherapy while facing his mortality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this poignant narrative that is alternately heartbreaking and hysterical, Bishop shares the surreal experiences of writing his will with the bravado of a pulp novelist, taking chemo in a strip club, and (technically) the closest he ever got to achieving his lifelong dream of a threesome--when a physical therapist had to show his wife how to bathe him in the shower during his weakened state. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhether recounting his search for the most aggressive form of treatment, how radiation treatment jeopardized his ability to (literally) walk down the aisle or even smile for his wedding photos, or recalling the time his wife inadvertently drugged him in a pool in Maui, Bishop's inimitable voice radiates through his story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the author celebrates how treatment shrunk his tumor and gave him a new lease on life, \u003ci\u003eShrinkage\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the resilience of the human spirit--and the power of laughter--during even the darkest times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bryan Bishop\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250067731\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250067739\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.70w x 0.90d","brand":"Bryan Bishop","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947905417471,"sku":"9781250067739","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_744be639-9c3c-4cf8-aa0e-879a949dca78.jpg?v=1681521485","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shrinkage-bryan-bishop-9781250067739","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}