{"product_id":"the-rise-of-real-life-superheroes-peter-nowak-9781771622509","title":"The Rise of Real-Life Superheroes","description":"\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, back in the darkened alleys of a city near you... trouble is brewing. A fight breaks out. A mugger shakes down an innocent tourist. Inequality is on the rise.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnter our heroes. Dark Guardian chases off an angry drug dealer in Manhattan. Mr. Xtreme charges in and breaks up a San Diego bar brawl. T.O. Ronin hugs a homeless man on the snowy streets of Toronto. These aren't the big-screen or comic-book heroes that have been increasingly dominating pop culture. They're real-life superheroes: individuals who take on masked personae to fight crime and help the helpless. They don't have superpowers, but they do try to make the world a better place.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLife-long comic-book fan and veteran journalist Peter Nowak goes to the source of this phenomenon, meeting with real-life superheroes in North America and around the world to get their stories and investigate what the movement means for the future of society. To some people, real-life superheroes may seem like quirky outliers or dangerous vigilantes but, as Nowak shows, they are also archetypes whose job is to remind us of the better part of human nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Nowak\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1771622504\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771622509\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Douglas \u0026amp; McIntyre\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/26\/2020","brand":"Peter Nowak","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46747874689279,"sku":"9781771622509","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_548557e1-b52a-4345-833b-fecd753931f3.jpg?v=1743584984","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-rise-of-real-life-superheroes-peter-nowak-9781771622509","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}