{"product_id":"silk-road-how-to-buy-alex-oates-9781350079595","title":"Silk Road (How to Buy Drugs Online) and Rules for Being a Man","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow is it delivered? That's the best bit! Royal Mail. Postman Pat brings your smack to your door with a smile and his black and white cat is none the wiser.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBruce is nineteen, unemployed and living with his Nan. A struggling young Geordie tech-head, he's the unlikeliest international criminal mastermind you can imagine. But sucked into an underworld dark web of new-age pirates, local gangsters and tea-cosies, it isn't long before Bruce discovers how easy it is to buy narcotics online. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePrompted by the arrest in October 2013 of the alleged owner of Silk Road, and the first play ever to be funded by bitcoin, Alex Oates's play is a biting black comedy about how simple it is not only to buy, but also sell drugs online. Published alongside \u003ci\u003eRules For Being a Man\u003c\/i\u003e, a stirring new play that uses silent disco technology to create a vivid soundscape and take the audience into the head of three generations of men as they struggle with mental health issues and contemplate suicide. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRules For Being a Man\u003c\/i\u003e depicts the everyday battle of masculinity, whilst these men go about their lives and struggle to hold on. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThree different generations of men come to terms with love, life and other peoples expectations.\u003cbr\u003e Living in a society where the scars of toxic masculinity are becoming more and more visible on the cultural landscape, \u003ci\u003eRules For Being A Man\u003c\/i\u003e looks at the marks men create in themselves, and others. Following three generations of a family centred around one pivotal action, this honest new play attempts to try to come to terms with the different pressures men face going through life trying to be a man and the damaging toll they take on their mental health. Inspired by interviews with survivors of suicide and The Samaritans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alex Oates\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350079596\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350079595\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/13\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.14d","brand":"Alex Oates","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43925002715391,"sku":"9781350079595","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_397f716b-1670-41e6-bc33-e5dca07574ac.jpg?v=1681074744","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/silk-road-how-to-buy-alex-oates-9781350079595","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}