{"product_id":"the-night-of-the-gun-a-reporter-investigates-the-darkest-story-of-his-life-his-own-9781416541530","title":"The Night of the Gun: A Reporter Investigates the Darkest Story of His Life. His Own.","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom David Carr (1956-2015), the \"undeniably brilliant and dogged journalist\" (\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e) and author of the instant \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller that the \u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/i\u003e called \"a compelling tale of drug abuse, despair, and, finally, hope.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDo we remember only the stories we can live with? The ones that make us look good in the rearview mirror? In \u003ci\u003eThe Night of the Gun\u003c\/i\u003e, David Carr redefines memoir with the revelatory story of his years as an addict and chronicles his journey from crack-house regular to regular columnist for\u003ci\u003e The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. Built on sixty videotaped interviews, legal and medical records, and three years of reporting, \u003ci\u003eThe Night of the Gun\u003c\/i\u003e is a ferocious tale that uses the tools of journalism to fact-check the past. Carr's investigation of his own history reveals that his odyssey through addiction, recovery, cancer, and life as a single parent was far more harrowing--and, in the end, more miraculous--than he allowed himself to remember. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Fierce, gritty, and remarkable, \u003ci\u003eThe Night of the Gun\u003c\/i\u003e is \"an odyssey you'll find hard to forget\" (\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid Carr is a reporter and the Media Equation columnist for \"The New York Times\" and has been a contributor to \"New\" \"York \"magazine and\" The Atlantic Monthly.\" From 1993 to 1995\" \"he was editor of the \"Twin Cities Reader\" in Minneapolis. He lives with his family in Montclair, New Jersey.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50726217908498,"sku":"9781416541530","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a8098bc9-1eb3-4604-81c7-07976402743e.jpg?v=1734858747","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-night-of-the-gun-a-reporter-investigates-the-darkest-story-of-his-life-his-own-9781416541530","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}