{"product_id":"9780571304257","title":"The Courage of His Convictions","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'I first met Robert Allerton in prison, where he was captive and I was not... He was a powerful broad-shouldered Cockney [who] had spent his childhood in poverty and much of his manhood in prison; and he had a long record of violent crime.' \u003c\/i\u003eTony Parker, from his Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTony Parker's first book \u003ci\u003eThe Courage of His Convictions\u003c\/i\u003e (1962), constructed out of his candid and illuminating dialogues with career criminal Robert Allerton (credited as co-author), is a stunning work that displays all the skills and virtues Parker would bring to his subsequent career as an 'oral historian' of the lives of society's marginal figures.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This intimate autobiography is a revelation - it provides the first psychological insight into the mentality of that frightening, mysterious and pathetic product of our society, the professional criminal.' Arthur Koestler\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faber and Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47124380680432,"sku":"9780571304257","price":16.03,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780571304257_p0.jpg?v=1763719274","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780571304257","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}