{"product_id":"9780452295803","title":"High Points and Lows: Life, Faith, and Figuring It All Out","description":"\u003cp\u003eRead Austin Carty's posts on the Penguin Blog\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e For readers who loved \u003ci\u003eBlue Like Jazz\u003c\/i\u003e, comes inspiration and advice from \u003ci\u003eSurvivor\u003c\/i\u003e contestant and Christian speaker Austin Carty \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFiguring out who you want to be in life is never easy. In \u003ci\u003eHigh Points and Lows\u003c\/i\u003e, Austin Carty traces his own stumbling journey toward adulthood and true faith, drawing on lessons from pop culture and Christianity. In these funny and moving essays that address questions on faith, goals, and vocation, Carty offers an uplifting message for religious and secular audiences alike. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy turns amusing and endearing, Carty's essays explore everything from misguided evangelicals who treat salvation as a cottage industry to the real danger of cheating in school-everyone will think you're brilliant and then you've got a real problem. Whether he is failing miserably at his first real job as a nightclub gofer, explaining how \u003ci\u003eSaved by the Bell\u003c\/i\u003e has ruined our youth, or struggling to come to terms with the death of a beloved friend, Carty demonstrates how finding the courage to be ourselves is the best way to forge a genuine connection with friends, family, and God.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47028107804912,"sku":"9780452295803","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780452295803_p0.jpg?v=1763705020","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780452295803","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}