{"product_id":"los-angeles-diaries","title":"Los Angeles Diaries","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eLos Angeles Diaries\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eJames Brown\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780060521516\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eWilliam Morrow\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2003\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003e1\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\u003e A wrenching chronicle of loss and\u003cbr\u003e reaffirmation from novelist James Brown \u003cp\u003e Plagued by the suicides of both his siblings, heir to alcohol and drug abuse, divorce and economic ruin, James Brown lived a life clouded by addiction, broken promises and despair. In \"The Los Angeles Diaries 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.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e In \"Snapshot,\" Brown is five years old and recalls the night his mother \"sets fire to an apartment building down the street,\" an act that splinters the family, later leading to their destruction. In \"The Facts,\" he is a young writer and professor \"afraid to step out of the darkness\" and confront his double life as an addict. In \"Daisy,\" Brown purchases a Vietnamese potbellied pig for his wife to atone for his sins, only to find himself engaged in a furious battle of man versus beast -- with the pig's bulk growing in direct proportion to the tensions in his marriage. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Harrowing, brutally honest, \"The Los Angeles Diaries 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 in life once more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"William Morrow","offers":[{"title":"Los Angeles Diaries | James Brown | Hardcover | 9780060521516 | Used: Like New | Back Stacks G 1768264","offer_id":49517550698648,"sku":"1768264","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/51nGzW6ek4L.jpg?v=1784615524","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/los-angeles-diaries","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}