{"product_id":"lying-drunk-paperback-2","title":"Lying Drunk - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTony Hicks\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was his dream life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe got paid to publish his thoughts on music, film, celebrities, and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhatever else he wanted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStrangers recognized him in public. He married a reader and won some\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eawards. He judged talent competitions, was on the radio, and signed a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edeal with a literary agent. He knew rock stars - two of whom asked him\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto write their books. His face was on advertisements trying to get people\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto read his fairly large newspaper.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was also the guy walking out of the liquor store with a bulging, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eswishing paper sack at 3:30 p.m. Which, for him, wasn't unusual at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis life was like the turkey scene in \"Christmas Vacation.\" It looked\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eperfectly cooked, golden brown, juicy, and quite wonderful from the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eoutside. But one serious poke revealed a heaving, steamy vacuum of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einedible disgust.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis name was Tony. And he was a liar ... and an alcoholic. He drank\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eaway his family, career, friends, and nearly his life. He escaped rehab.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe spent his 50th birthday in the hospital with more alcohol in his blood\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethan what killed Led Zeppelin's John Bonham. Hallucinations, hospitals\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand homelessness couldn't even stop his insanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDid anything? Read on ...\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 210\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 13, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47359787729145,"sku":"9798992683202","price":23.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/2_rV62do0B9798992683202_2c41819d-c955-45ca-bfef-3daa48723492.webp?v=1769879368","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/lying-drunk-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}