Product Description: "Jaunty, frank, and compelling, Carney shares his instructive story with generosity and insight."--Booklist"Carney will easily win sympathy for his life, in which he has persevered to show others the hard work of his salvation."--Kirkus Reviews"Thanks to Carney's long career as a poet, there are some truly beautiful, enthralling passages that make the book a real page turner...read more

Product Description: In an honest and gripping tale, Kenneth Brown tells how he achieved the American Dream, then threw it away. Despite growing up in the projects, he lived in suburbia, had a wife and children who loved him, and became a successful business man and Pro-Am league basketball official...read more

Traces the author's twenty-year stint as crystal meth addict, from his lonely childhood in Iowa with his grandmother, an alcoholic artist, to his wild acid trips and experiences navigating through the dark underworld of cookers, users, club kids, dealers, and other unforgettable characters. Original.