{"product_id":"titanium-punch-yashin-blake-9781550224528","title":"Titanium Punch","description":"A summer of heavy metal, racial tension, and love... a stunning debut. From the mosh pit, to the barbeque pit. From the heavy metal rack in your record store to the beat-up metal lashed to the bike rack outside. A book about tenderness and adrenalin. A book about friendship and chainsaw guitars. Ladies and gentlemen, for those with the benefit of flash photography: \u003ci\u003eTitanium Punch\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYashin Blake's remarkable debut novel is an exquisitely wrought introduction to a cast of characters -- a world, in fact -- that until now had no literary voice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eTitanium Punch\u003c\/i\u003e Issac \"Iqbal\" Khan, a devout headbanger, comes of age in a summer of beer, bikes, concerts, camping, and love. It's a breathless take on a young man in the midst of significant personal evolution, a man coming to terms with religious intolerance and subtle racism, with bad cops and hidden agendas. A man about to fall in love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIqbal gives you a backstage pass to the shadowy world of underground music, opening up its racial, cultural, and sexual mix to the scrutiny of many who'd prefer not to acknowledge its existence and relevance. From Pantera to jazz, from the importance of heavy metal lyrics to watching your buddy's back, \u003ci\u003eTitanium Punch\u003c\/i\u003e pulls no punches.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yashin Blake\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1550224522\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781550224528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Misfit Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuill \u0026amp; Quire\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2004 pg. 34","brand":"Yashin Blake","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48518902382847,"sku":"9781550224528","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_94766e4e-e26a-4d89-b976-bfbf6a2e261e.jpg?v=1778736091","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/titanium-punch-yashin-blake-9781550224528","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}