{"product_id":"surviving-myself-the-making-of-a-middleweight-9781088188910","title":"Surviving Myself: The Making of a Middleweight","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Peter Wood\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Amazon Publishing Agency\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Amazon Publishing Agency\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Boxing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSurviving Myself--The Making of a Middleweight\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a coming-of-age memoir about a sensitive little sweetheart who throws a dynamite left hook--a punch that catapults him into Madison Square Garden to fight for a Golden Gloves title.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is also about my fiercely flawed family and our struggles with divorce, drug addiction, alcoholism, a suicide attempt, and juvenile delinquency.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy 42,000-word journey is written for anyone who has ever felt fragile, lost, or emotionally inarticulate. It is an uplifting and buoyant tale about a teenager who, despite obstacles, refuses to relinquish his unique dream. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSurviving Myself--The Making of a Middleweight\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e addresses the need for a hard-hitting book about boys. Boys--and men-- will discover themselves on each page, and girls--and women--will find this story a fascinating window into the baffling and bizarre world of the male psyche.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSurviving Myself\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e will appeal to readers of: About a Boy, Hey Kiddo, The Tender Bar, Hope Was Here, and The Outsiders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSurviving Myself--The Making of a Middleweight\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e has excellent cinematic potential because everyone was a dream, and everyone is a fighter in his or her own arena, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter Wood's first book, Confessions of a Fighter, was optioned for film by Steve Nicoleides, (producer of When Harry Met Sally, A Few Good Men, Misery, and Boyz in the Hood.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSurviving Myself\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e has the same cinematic punch and potential. Think Million Dollar Baby, The Fighter, Fat City, and Rocky.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46446135672983,"sku":"9781088188910","price":1977.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781088188910.webp?v=1769136344","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/surviving-myself-the-making-of-a-middleweight-9781088188910","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}