{"product_id":"swimming-with-the-blowfish-jim-sonefeld-9781635767674","title":"Swimming with the Blowfish: Hootie, Healing, and One Hell of a Ride","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe ultimate front-row seat to the rise, fall, and rebirth of a band that was--for a time--the biggest in the world, Hootie \u0026amp; the Blowish, and Jim Sonefeld's shattering and redeeming spiritual path from addiction to recovery and a more fruitful life\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor a time, there was no bigger band in the world than Hootie \u0026amp; the Blowfish--rock \u0026amp; roll's unexpected foil to the grunge music that dominated the early '90s airwaves. In \u003ci\u003eSwimming with the Blowfish\u003c\/i\u003e, Jim Sonefeld, drummer and one of the band's principal songwriters, reveals the inside story of the band's humble beginnings, meteoric rise, sudden fall, and ultimate rebirth--and in the telling he opens his heart to readers about addiction, recovery, and faith. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHootie became ubiquitous in the '90s--their debut album \u003ci\u003eCracked Rear View\u003c\/i\u003e was one of the best-selling in the history of rock music; they won two Grammy Awards; their live performances were played alongside the Dave Matthews Band, R.E.M., and even Willie Nelson and Neil Young; and they appeared at the biggest venues in the world. Though Jim enjoyed the perks that came with fame--the parties, the relationships, the money, the drugs and alcohol--eventually it all became a camouflage that hid a deeper spiritual malady. As his life was careening toward disaster, he reached out his hands to seek relief in twelve-step recovery, eventually settling into a loving, but by no means uncomplicated, homelife. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA book that encapsulates a band still beloved by legions of fans, \u003ci\u003eSwimming with the Blowfish\u003c\/i\u003e is much more--an unpretentious, emotional story of one man's spiritual path to a more fruitful life. Jim's journey is shattering, redeeming, and ultimately as comforting as your favorite flannel shirt.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jim Sonefeld\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1635767679\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781635767674\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Diversion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/28\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2022","brand":"Jim Sonefeld","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43988643053823,"sku":"9781635767674","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6717f19d-95f9-40c0-ae12-78107052a00d.jpg?v=1683295569","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/swimming-with-the-blowfish-jim-sonefeld-9781635767674","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}