{"product_id":"los-angeles-diaries-a-memoir","title":"Los Angeles Diaries: A Memoir","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eLos Angeles Diaries: A Memoir\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eJames Brown\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781582437200\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eCatapult\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2011\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eReprint\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e224\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003ePlagued by the suicides of both his siblings, and heir to alcohol and drug abuse, divorce, and economic ruin, James Brown lived a life clouded by addiction, broken promises, and despair. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Los Angeles Diaries\u003c\/i\u003e, he reveals his struggle for survival, mining his past to present the inspiring story of his redemption. Beautifully written and limned with dark humor, these twelve deeply confessional, interconnected chapters address personal failure, heartbreak, the trials of writing for Hollywood, and the life-shattering events that finally convinced Brown that he must \"change or die.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eIn \"Snapshot,\" Brown is five years old and recalls the night his mother \"sets fire to an apartment building down the street.\" In \"Daisy,\" Brown purchases a Vietnamese potbellied pig for his wife to atone for his sins, only to find the pig's bulk growing in direct proportion to the tensions in his marriage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eHarrowing and brutally honest, \u003ci\u003eThe Los Angeles Diaries\u003c\/i\u003e is the chronicle of a man on a collision course with life, who ultimately finds the strength and courage to conquer his demons and believe once more.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Catapult","offers":[{"title":"Los Angeles Diaries: A Memoir | James Brown | Paperback | 9781582437200 | Used: Like New | Back Stacks G 1728779","offer_id":48167586955416,"sku":"1728779","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/71Whl6PCcyL.jpg?v=1771950747","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/los-angeles-diaries-a-memoir","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}