{"product_id":"striven-paperback","title":"Striven - 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\u003eM. T. Burell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's the boozy 1990s, and Dakris 'Dak' Manell arrives in London in search of a purpose. He has potential, he is convinced of it, but has yet to figure out what that means. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis luck seems to change when he meets a group of intellectuals who offer him the guidance he desperately craves. Through their friendship Dak discovers art, philosophy, and the seemingly unlikely idea that fiction is worth reading. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut his troubles are far from over. Stuck in a dead-end job, he lives hand to mouth and keeps wandering in and out of misguided love affairs that threaten his resolve to make something of himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDak must now face the limits of his working-class upbringing as he embarks on a journey of emotional and intellectual discovery that will shape his life in ways he could never have imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStriven\u003c\/em\u003e is a vivid and irreverent account of a young man's struggles with ambition, desire, manhood, social class, women, friendship, self-improvement, and the uncovering of one's potential.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 15, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47268345741561,"sku":"9781838387808","price":14.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/WmfFWRdhp9781838387808.webp?v=1768880250","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/striven-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}