Dreamseller (eBook)

Brandon Novak (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2009
272 Seiten
Kensington (Verlag)
978-0-8065-3220-2 (ISBN)

Infos

The pro skateboarder andJackassstarcomes clean about fame, addiction, and the road to recovery in this candid memoirforward by Tony Hawk. At seven, Brandon was a skateboard prodigy. By the time he was fourteen, he was living the dream. Discovered by skate legends Bucky Lasek and Tony Hawk, he started touring the U.S. with the elite Powell-Peralta team. Brandon had it all. Then he got hooked on heroin. Soon the up-and-coming star was living a down-and-out life in a garage, begging for change, and hustling to score his next fix. He stole from his family and friends. He pushed the fantasy that everything was okay, that he was going to rehab, getting help, and getting better. But it was all a lie. This is the story of an addicta dreamseller who stopped believing the lies he was selling and started believing in himself. With the help of his celebrity buddy Bam Margera ofJackassfame, Brandon joined the cast of MTV'sViva La Bamand made an honest reach for sobriety. The road was hard, and he had some falls. But like any great skateboarder, Brandon Novak was always determined to get up again.This edition includes 24 pages of photos and a new epilogue.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.10.2009
• Zusatzinfo: 24-page color photo insert
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 140 x 140 mm
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: Action Sports • addiction books • addiction memoir • autobiographies • bam margera • best sellers memoirs • Biographies • biographies and memoirs best sellers • Biography • books autobiographies • Camp Kill Yourself • cautionary tale • celebrity memoir • CKY Crew • Drug Addiction • drug addiction books • drug addiction help • drug addiction memoirs • drug addiction recovery books • drug addiction stories • Extreme Sports • Film • Heroin • heroin addict • heroin addiction • heroin addiction books • heroin addiction memoirs • heroin addiction recovery • heroin dealing • Hollywood • johnny Knoxville • Junkie • junkie memoir • Memoir • memoirs best sellers • prank shows • prescription drug addiction • professional skateboarders • recovering addict • recovery memoir • Rehab • skateboarding books • skateboarding memoir • sports memoir • sports memoirs • stupid stunts
• ISBN-10: 0-8065-3220-3 / 0806532203
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8065-3220-2 / 9780806532202