{"product_id":"how-to-live-in-detroit-without-being-a-jackass-9781948742313","title":"How to Live in Detroit Without Being a Jackass","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn one of \u003cem\u003eCurbed: Detroit's\u003c\/em\u003e Top 11 Books about Detroit, Aaron Foley, editor of \u003cem\u003eThe Detroit Neighborhood Guidebook\u003c\/em\u003e, offers the definitive inside look at one of America's most talked-about and least understood cities. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a wry sense of humor, Foley, a native Detroiter, walks you through the most difficult questions about the Motor City, offering seven simple rules for making it there. Perfect for coastal transplants, wary suburbanites, unwitting gentrifiers, or start-up disruptors, this recently updated guidebook offers advice on everything from the glories of Vernors ginger ale to how to rehab a house to how to not sound like an uninformed racist. In twenty short chapters, Foley walks you through: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- How Detroiters do business\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- The unofficial guide to enjoying Faygo\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- How to be gay in Detroit\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- How to raise a Detroit kid\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- How to party in Detroit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth hilarious and insightful, this no-frills look at Motown is written for those who live there but also, as \u003cem\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/em\u003e put it, \"for anyone participating in contemporary global urbanization who would like to avoid behaving like a subjugating dick.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAaron Foley grew up in Detroit, which gives him more street cred than a lot of others. He has written about Detroit for several local and national publications including \u003ci\u003eCNN\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJalopnik\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMLive\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Detroit Neighborhood Guidebook\u003c\/i\u003e and was appointed Detroit's first Chief Storyteller by Mayor Mike Duggan in 2017. He (still) lives in Detroit.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Belt Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50517019296018,"sku":"9781948742313","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5db3be5c-4186-452f-88a9-3f7c5f887008.jpg?v=1731030375","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/how-to-live-in-detroit-without-being-a-jackass-9781948742313","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}