{"product_id":"9780692312520","title":"I'll Fix My Head Before I'm Dead","description":"I'll Fix my Head Before I'm Dead :: Review\u003cp\u003eA man's life cannot be justly written or adequately shared, not because language falls short - rather, because a man's life is a subjective experience. Two identical situations can cause excitement in one or fear in another based on the accumulation of their influences. How can a mere book sufficiently express the emotions and evolution of a human? At best, polaroids and captions afford us flickering glimpses into a heart and soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI'll Fix My Head Before I'm Dead takes the reader by the hand and guides him through the nostalgic meandering of Memory Lane. With wistful overtones and a stream of consciousness uninterrupted by punctuation, you cannot help but fall into rhythm with Roberts' thoughts as he reflects on a life lived to its fullest. Roberts offers an open invitation to relive some of his most vulnerable moments and never fails to cap each story with a moral he gleaned from it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoberts imparts decades of wisdom, using simple sentences to convey simple but elusive truths. As though I were there to experience the trials and tribulations myself, I paused at times to reflect on my own life. Could Roberts' parallel experiences and the lessons I was reading provide retrospective clarity for myself?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book weaves together uncensored journal entries from times and places long ago and far away, with a narrative of hard-earned maturity. Roberts uses brushstrokes of humor and frames his experiences with lilting introspection. I believe the theme is captured in the following excerpt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 56, Roberts wrote,\u003cbr\u003e\"Health and wisdom are an output\u003cbr\u003eOf all kinds of inputs\u003cbr\u003eThe decades fly by\u003cbr\u003eAnd things accumulate\u003cbr\u003eMy great plans reveal their flaws\u003cbr\u003eWhile I enjoy the many benefits of my\u003cbr\u003eLucky brakes\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Boneyard Express","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49898340253936,"sku":"9780692312520","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780692312520","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}