{"product_id":"on-the-brink-9798888241295","title":"On the Brink","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis gripping, coming-of-age story takes you from a schoolyard in Manhattan to the untamed wilderness of the Adirondack Mountains, and then back to the alcohol-fueled halls of the New York Advertising world.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarely surviving the horrific events that have left him alone in the world, Dave Powers returns to New York and uses his design skills to land a position at one of the city's hottest advertising agencies. It's the Mad Men era in the creativity-focused ad business where the male-dominated bureaucrats control the action with all their nepotistic, womanizing antics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Dave falls in love with his boss, a tenuous outlier who is one of the few female C-Suite creatives in the entire industry, it's a recipe for disaster.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill the tragedies of his early life crush his hopes and ambitions? Or can this still immature young man rise above the fray and summon the fortitude to succeed? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on true events, the angst and heartache of this intense novel, punctuated by the humor-driven dialog will take your emotions on a lightning-fast rollercoaster ride.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Michael A. Sisti","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50542660026642,"sku":"9798888241295","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_375220bf-be41-4675-a687-5ca6a772f829.jpg?v=1731494236","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/on-the-brink-9798888241295","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}