{"product_id":"domino-diaries-9781250095794","title":"Domino Diaries","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA powerful and lively work of immersive journalism, Brin-Jonathan Butler's\u003ci\u003e The Domino Diaries\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of his time chasing the American dream through Cuba.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhether he's hustling his way into Mike Tyson's mansion for an interview, betting his life savings on a boxing match, becoming romantically entangled with one of Fidel Castro's granddaughters, or simply manufacturing press credentials to go where he wants-Brin-Jonathan Butler has always been the \"act first, ask permission later\" kind of journalist. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book is the culmination of Butler's decade spent in the trenches of Havana, trying to understand a culture perplexing to Westerners: one whose elite athletes regularly forgo multimillion-dollar opportunities to stay in Cuba and box for their country, while living in penury. Butler's fascination with this distinctly Cuban idealism sets him off on a remarkable journey, training with, befriending, and interviewing the champion boxers that Cuba seems to produce more than any other country. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the process, though, Butler gets to know the landscape of the exhilaratingly warm Cuban culture-and starts to question where he feels most at home. In the tradition of Michael Lewis and John Jeremiah Sullivan, Butler is a keen and humane storyteller, and the perfect guide for this riotous tour through the streets of Havana.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brin-Jonathan Butler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/07\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250095794\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBRIN-JONATHAN BUTLER\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and filmmaker. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eESPN Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDeadspin\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal, Salon\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. Butler's documentary, \u003ci\u003eSplit Decision\u003c\/i\u003e, is Butler's examination of Cuban-American relations and the economic and cultural paradoxes that have shaped them since Castro's revolution, through the lens of elite Cuban boxers forced to choose between remaining in Cuba or defecting to America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44117069037683,"sku":"9.78125E+12","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_d81809f1-0a5f-437f-825c-702870f018ed.jpg?v=1764335894","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/domino-diaries-9781250095794","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}