{"product_id":"time-out-for-grown-ups-a-g-larsen-9798257114403","title":"Time Out for Grown-ups: Humor, Humanity, Life inside Jail","description":"\u003cp\u003eTime Out for Grown-Ups\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHumor, Humanity, and Life Inside Jail\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eby A. G. Larsen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat really happens when the door closes behind you?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTime Out for Grown-Ups is a deeply human, often darkly humorous, and unfiltered look at life inside jail and prison - not from headlines or statistics, but from lived moments, quiet observations, and the people caught inside the system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is not about glorifying crime or assigning blame.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's about what incarceration feels like - day to day, moment to moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough short reflections, dry humor, and striking visual storytelling, the reader is taken inside: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebooking and intake, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecells, chow halls, and commissary windows, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003email call, phone calls, and waiting, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe strange routines that slowly become \"normal,\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand the emotional toll carried by families on the outside.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlongside the humor and sharp observations is an unflinching honesty about: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eloss of control, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003equiet fear, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehope stretched thin, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand the invisible cost of time served.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book also explores broader themes - including decarceration efforts, generational impact, and what \"release\" really means - reminding us that the sentence is never served by one person alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTime Out for Grown-Ups is for readers who want to understand the system beyond stereotypes: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efamilies and loved ones affected by incarceration, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eprofessionals, students, and advocates, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand anyone curious about what happens when ordinary people are placed in an extraordinary, restrictive world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompassionate without being soft.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHonest without being exploitative.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSometimes funny. Often sobering. Always human.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is what life inside really looks like - from the first day to the last.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e A. G. Larsen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798257114403\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.18d","brand":"A. G. Larsen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50666045079807,"sku":"9798257114403","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/time-out-for-grown-ups-a-g-larsen-9798257114403","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}