{"product_id":"one-you-get-portrait-of-a-family-organism","title":"One You Get: Portrait of a Family Organism","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eOne You Get: Portrait of a Family Organism\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eJason Tougaw\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781945814327\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eDzanc Books\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2017\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e320\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\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe One You Get: Portrait of a Family Organism\u003c\/i\u003e, Jason Tougaw marries neuroscience and family lore to tell his story of growing up gay in 1970s Southern California, raised by hippies who had \"dropped out\" in the late sixties and couldn't seem to find their way back in. \"There's something wrong with our blood,\" the family mantra ran, \"and it affects our brains\"--a catchall answer for incidents such as Tougaw's schizophrenic great-grandfather directing traffic in the nude on the Golden Gate Bridge, the author's own dyslexia and hypochondria, and the near-death experience of his notorious jockey grandfather, Ralph Neves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith shades of Oliver Sacks and Susannah Cahalan, this honest and unexpected true story recasts the memoir to answer some of life's big questions: \"Where did I come from,\" \"How did I become me,\" and \"What happens when the family dog accidentally overdoses on acid?\"\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Dzanc Books","offers":[{"title":"One You Get: Portrait of a Family Organism | Jason Tougaw | Paperback | 9781945814327 | Used: Like New | Biography 1716117","offer_id":48697993396376,"sku":"1716117","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/71CUhkUK9hL.jpg?v=1773768583","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/one-you-get-portrait-of-a-family-organism","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}