{"product_id":"the-night-the-lights-went-drew-magary-9780593232712","title":"The Night the Lights Went Out: A Memoir of Life After Brain Damage","description":"\u003cb\u003eA fascinating, darkly funny comeback story of learning to live with a broken mind after a near-fatal traumatic brain injury--from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Hike\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Drew Magary has produced a remarkable account of his journey, one that is filled with terror, tenderness, beauty, and grace.\"--David Grann, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eKillers of the Flower Moon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrew Magary, fan-favorite \u003ci\u003eDefector\u003c\/i\u003e and former \u003ci\u003eDeadspin\u003c\/i\u003e columnist, is known for his acerbic takes and his surprisingly nuanced chronicling of his own life. But in \u003ci\u003eThe Night the Lights Went Out\u003c\/i\u003e, he finds himself far out of his depths. On the night of the 2018 Deadspin Awards, he suffered a mysterious fall that caused him to smash his head so hard on a cement floor that he cracked his skull in three places and suffered a catastrophic brain hemorrhage. For two weeks, he remained in a coma. The world was gone to him, and him to it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn his long recovery from his injury, including understanding what his family and friends went through as he lay there dying, coming to terms with his now permanent disabilities, and trying to find some lesson in this cosmic accident, he leaned on the one sure thing that he knows and that didn't leave him--his writing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrew takes a deep dive into what it meant to be a bystander to his own death and figuring out who this new Drew is: a Drew that doesn't walk as well, doesn't taste or smell or see or hear as well, and a Drew that is often failing as a husband and a father as he bounces between grumpiness, irritability, and existential fury. But what's a good comeback story without heartbreak? Eager to get back what he lost, Drew experiences an awakening of a whole other kind in this incredibly funny, medically illuminating, and heartfelt memoir.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Drew Magary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0593232712\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593232712\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harmony\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/12\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.00w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/19\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2021 pg. 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/19\/2021","brand":"Drew Magary","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44053507965183,"sku":"9780593232712","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d896b4ac-d8bd-4a88-9377-b45ae98ea1b8.jpg?v=1685024737","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-night-the-lights-went-drew-magary-9780593232712","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}