{"product_id":"the-soloist-a-lost-dream-an-unlikely-friendship-and-the-redemptive-power-of-music-9780425238363","title":"The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling true story that inspired the major motion picture--an \"unforgettable tale of hope, heart and humanity\"(\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJournalist Steve Lopez discovered of Nathaniel Ayers, a former classical bass student at Julliard, playing his heart out on a two-string violin on Los Angeles's Skid Row. Deeply affected by the beauty of Ayers's music, Lopez took it upon himself to change the prodigy's life--only to find that their relationship would have a profound change on his own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An intimate portrait of mental illness, of atrocious social neglect, and the struggle to resurrect a fallen prodigy.\"--Mark Bowden, author of \u003ci\u003eBlack Hawk Down\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteve Lopez \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Macaroni Club \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Soloist\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2009, \u003ci\u003eThe Soloist \u003c\/i\u003ewas made into a movie starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jamie Foxx. Lopez is a columnist with the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e and lives in California.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Berkley Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50668996985106,"sku":"9780425238363","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5417b72c-4d99-4932-81fe-2827e61a7a0c.jpg?v=1733754342","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-soloist-a-lost-dream-an-unlikely-friendship-and-the-redemptive-power-of-music-9780425238363","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}