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Dreamseller by Brandon Novak (2009, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherKensington Publishing Corporation

ISBN-100806530049

ISBN-139780806530048

eBay Product ID (ePID)72364018

Product Key Features

Book TitleDreamseller

Number of Pages252 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicSubstance Abuse & Addictions / Drugs, General, Skateboarding, Psychopathology / Addiction

Publication Year2009

IllustratorYes

GenreSports & Recreation, Self-Help, Biography & Autobiography, Psychology

AuthorBrandon Novak

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight10.3 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal796.22092 B

SynopsisSkate, drugs, and rock n roll --Kat Von D, "LA Ink" Skateboarding used to be my life. When I was fourteen years old, I was discovered by Bucky Lasek and Tony Hawk and was on my way to turning pro. I toured the country, signed autographs, and had my photo in skate magazines. Then I got hooked on heroin and threw it all away. Soon I was living in an abandoned garage and begging for spare change. Ripping off my family and friends meant nothing to me. I was a dreamseller, pushing the fantasy that I was a recovering addict. Anything to get my precious next fix. This is my story of struggling to survive on the streets and battling with addiction in rehab. It's a story of trust I betrayed and trust I had to earn back. It's also the story of my friendship with MTV and "Jackass" star Bam Margera. I would have died a junkie's death if not for him. Bam convinced me to write about how my addiction destroyed my career--and nearly my life. "Entertaining, shocking, crazy, unimaginable." --Bam Margera With 24 pages of photos. Brandon Novak is an actor, TV personality, radio show host (on "Radio Bam, " Sirius Faction 28), author, and former pro skateboarder. He currently resides in Baltimore. Joseph Frantz is a film producer, cinematographer, and media personality. He lives in Philadelphia., At only 22, Brandon Novak had accomplished more than most people dream of in a lifetime. By the age of 14, he'd been discovered by legendary skateboarders Tony Hawk and Bucky Lasek and signed to skate professionally. By 18, he had travelled the world, signed autographs for thousands of fans and won big-time sponsorship deals. Yet, as swiftly as his career peaked, it crashed, brought down by a force more powerful than his ambition - heroin. He went from having it all to living rough and only with the help of friend Bam Margera could he begin to turn his life around., Former skateboarding prodigy Brandon Novak relates his harrowing tale of drug abuse, addiction and recovery.