{"product_id":"alligator-candy-a-memoir-9781451682601","title":"Alligator Candy: A Memoir","description":"From award-winning journalist David Kushner, a regular contributor to \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAlligator Candy \u003c\/i\u003eis \"a raw story about courage, survival, and most certainly about love\" (\u003ci\u003eTampa Bay Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKushner, David:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - A contributing editor of \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, David Kushner also writes for publications including \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWired\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e. Kushner served as the digital culture commentator for National Public Radio's \u003ci\u003eWeekend Edition Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e, and has taught journalism at Princeton University and New York University. He has been featured in\u003ci\u003e The Best Business Writing\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Best American Crime Reporting\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Best Travel Writing\u003c\/i\u003e, and his ebook \u003ci\u003eThe Bones of Marianna: A Reform School, a Terrible Secret, and a Hundred-Year Fight for Justice\u003c\/i\u003e. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Players Ball\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAlligator Candy: A Memoir \u003c\/i\u003e(an NPR Best Book of the Year);\u003ci\u003e Jacked: The Outlaw Story of Grand Theft Auto\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Levittown: Two Families, One Tycoon, and the Fight for Civil Rights in America's Legendary Suburb\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eJonny Magic and the Card Shark Kids: How a Gang of Geeks Beat the Odds and Stormed Las Vegas\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eMasters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50670686863634,"sku":"9781451682601","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b5d1720c-6da2-4943-b842-0c7595fa56ab.jpg?v=1733787245","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/alligator-candy-a-memoir-9781451682601","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}