{"product_id":"hero-of-the-underground-a-memoir-9780312561031","title":"Hero of the Underground: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling gritty memoir \u003ci\u003eHero of the Underground\u003c\/i\u003e offers a no-holds-barred look at the twisted underbelly of a seemingly perfect life. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eJason Peter, an All-American football player, captain of the National Champion Nebraska Cornhuskers, first round NFL draft pick. . . and heroin addict. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI wasn't afraid of death. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow could I be? I lived under death's shadow every day. When you swallow sixty Vicodin, twenty sleeping pills, drink a bottle of vodka, and still survive, a certain sense of invulnerability stays with you. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen you continually use drugs with the kind of reckless determination that I did, the limit to how much heroin or crack you can ingest is not defined by dollar amounts but by the amounts your body can withstand without experiencing a seizure or respiratory failure. . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI found myself contemplating death again. Only this time I wasn't going to leave it to chance. I was going to buy a gun, load the thing, place the barrel in my mouth, and blow my fucking brains out. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Had Hunter Thompson been a football player instead of a fan, this is the book he'd have written. Flat-out, mash-your-face-in-the-dirt amazing.\" --Jerry Stahl, author of \u003ci\u003ePermanent Midnight\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jason Peter,Tony O'Neill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/23\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312561031\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJASON PETER grew up in Middletown, New Jersey. He was an All American and a member of three National Championship football teams at the University of Nebraska, co-captaining the championship team. He was also a National Football League first-round draft pick by the Carolina Panthers, where he played for four years before injuries forced him to retire. He is married and lives in Lincoln, Nebraska, where he co-hosted a sports radio program, \u003ci\u003eThe Spread, \u003c\/i\u003e for ESPN. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTONY O'NEILL is a poet and novelist whose books include \u003ci\u003eDown and Out on Murder Mile\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDigging the Vein\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New York.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44125812785267,"sku":"9.78031E+12","price":22.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_6f6e6675-e6aa-47df-86a5-86799da91ec8.jpg?v=1764766244","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/hero-of-the-underground-a-memoir-9780312561031","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}