{"product_id":"gimp-the-story-behind-the-star-of-murderball-9780061127694","title":"Gimp: The Story Behind the Star of Murderball","description":"\u003cp\u003eCollege soccer star Mark Zupan had been out drinking one night and had passed out in the back of his best friend's pickup truck when his friend got in the driver's seat, decided to take the truck for a spin, and accidentally crashed it. Thrown into a canal and stuck in frigid water for fourteen hours, Mark was finally rescued and learned soon after that he'd broken his neck. He'd most likely be a quadriplegic and spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair, doctors told him. At first Mark's only goal was to walk again. When that proved impossible, he fell into the depths of anger and despair, retreating from the world and the people closest to him. But love, friendship, and a new sport, quad rugby (a.k.a. \"murderball\"), helped Mark create a new existence that's truly exceptional.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGimp\u003c\/em\u003e, the no-holds-barred memoir of a Paralympic athlete and the star of the Academy Award-nominated documentary \u003cem\u003eMurderball\u003c\/em\u003e, is an inspiring, defiant, and revealing celebration of spirit and will that confounds readers' prejudices by offering proof that a guy in a chair can still do amazing things: have sex with his girlfriend, party with his friends . . . even crowd-surf at Pearl Jam shows. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Zupan, Tim Swanson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e It Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/27\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.98h x 5.48w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061127694\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eZupan, Mark:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Zupan is a Paralympic medal winner and the star of the MTV\/ThinkFilm documentary \u003cem\u003eMurderball\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in Austin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSwanson, Tim:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eTim Swanson is the West Coast bureau chief for \u003cem\u003ePremiere\u003c\/em\u003e magazine. He lives in Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"It Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43110652641395,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":19.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_0af5a931-7002-417d-a6f6-692a27e39684.jpg?v=1748983681","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/gimp-the-story-behind-the-star-of-murderball-9780061127694","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}