{"product_id":"9780446550802","title":"Year of the Cock: The Remarkable True Account of a Married Man Who Left His Wife and Paid the Price","description":"\u003ci\u003eFrom a powerful new voice in nonfiction comes this electrifying chronicle of a married man who leaves his wife to pursue a carefree bachelorhood - only to plunge into an abyss of shame, regret, and penis envy. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThirty-year-old Alan Wieder has everything a man could possibly want: a nice home in L.A., a thriving Hollywood career, and to top it all off, a beautiful and adoring wife. Then one day in 2005 - the Year of the Rooster - he wakes up with questions:\u003ci\u003e Have I settled down too soon? Am I consigned to a humdrum future of marriage, kiddies, home-cooked meals and hybrid SUVs? How the \u003cb\u003e%\u0026amp;! \u003c\/b\u003edid this happen to me? \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd just like that - after ten years in a committed relationship - Alan decides to walk out on his wife to pursue his fantasy of becoming a hardcore bachelor. Explaining very little, thinking even less, he dives into his exhilarating new single existence - buying a vintage Porsche, moving into a tastefully decorated bachelor pad, ignoring his wife, and bedding as many chicks as possible. However, to Alan's surprise and dismay, becoming a single dude also unleashes in him a torrent of crippling insecurities that he didn't even know he had. And soon, his would-be swingin' bachelorhood is cut short - \u003ci\u003every\u003c\/i\u003e short - by a strange and shameful obsession that drives him to utter madness. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSome men leave their wives only to discover that the grass isn't greener. What Alan Wieder discovers - about the perils of newfound freedom, and about his own fragile male psyche - is far more agonizing and wretched. In this riveting and brutally honest memoir, Alan recounts the true story of his impulsive, wild, and ultimately disastrous foray into bachelorhood. A tragicomic tale of betrayal, sexual (mis)adventure, and ultimately redemption, \u003ci\u003eYear of the Cock \u003c\/i\u003emarks the debut of a remarkably talented new writer.","brand":"Grand Central Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47103421776112,"sku":"9780446550802","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780446550802_p0.jpg?v=1763703318","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780446550802","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}