{"product_id":"night-of-the-gun-david-carr-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).","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50197114618049,"sku":"9781416541530","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0781\/5512\/0833\/files\/9781416541530.jpg?v=1778508709","url":"https:\/\/www.porchlightbooks.com\/products\/night-of-the-gun-david-carr-9781416541530","provider":"Porchlight Book Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}