{"product_id":"brat-an-80s-story-9781538754276","title":"Brat: An '80s Story","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom an actor and director who got his start as a Brat Pack member, an emotionally poignant memoir, perfect for fans of Patti Smith's\u003ci\u003e Just Kids\u003c\/i\u003e and Rob Lowe's \u003ci\u003eStories I Only Tell My Friends\u003c\/i\u003e. The inspiration for the Hulu documentary.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Everyone knows Andrew McCarthy from his iconic movie roles in \u003ci\u003ePretty in Pink\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e St. Elmo's Fire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWeekend at Bernie's\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLess than Zero\u003c\/i\u003e. A member of the legendary Hollywood Brat Pack (including Rob Lowe, Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez, and Demi Moore), his filmography has come to represent both a genre of film and an era of pop culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eBrat\u003c\/i\u003e, McCarthy focuses on that singular moment in time. The result is a revealing look at coming of age in a maelstrom, reckoning with conflicted ambition, innocence, addiction, and masculinity. 1980s New York City is brought to vivid life in these pages, from scoring loose joints in Washington Square Park to skipping school in favor of the dark revival houses of the Village-where he fell in love with the movies that would change his life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Filled with personal revelations of innocence lost to heady days in Hollywood with John Hughes and an iconic cast of characters, \u003ci\u003eBrat\u003c\/i\u003e is a surprising and intimate story of an outsider caught up in a most unwitting success. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince starring in the movies he recounts throughout \u003ci\u003eBrat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003eAndrew McCarthy\u003c\/b\u003e has become a director, an award-winning travel writer, and a bestselling author. He has directed more than eighty hours of television, including \u003ci\u003eOrange in the New Black, The Blacklist, Gossip Girl, \u003c\/i\u003e and many others. For a dozen years he served as editor at large at \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic Traveler, \u003c\/i\u003e and his award-winning travel writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, The Atlantic, TIME\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. He is the author a travel memoir, \u003ci\u003eThe Longest Way Home\u003c\/i\u003e, and a young-adult novel, \u003ci\u003eJust Fly Away\u003c\/i\u003e--both \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Grand Central Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50642810405138,"sku":"9781538754276","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7dee0373-03f2-4b51-a26c-3fada1f8aa6d.jpg?v=1733071417","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/brat-an-80s-story-9781538754276","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}