{"product_id":"9780857123718","title":"Wrestling with Elephants","description":"How do you get from the poverty of London's East End to the glitz and glamour of the Oscars? From doing stand-up comedy at strip joint to writing hit songs for the likes of Michael Jackson, Barbra Streisand and Tom Jones? From Hackney to Hollywood? \u003ci\u003eWrestling With Elephants\u003c\/i\u003e is the real-life adventure of a working-class London boy who wanted to write songs. Born to humble beginnings in the 1930s, over the last 40 years Don Black has written hundreds of lyrics for some of the most enduring hits of screen and stage - classics such as \u003ci\u003eThe Italian Job\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDiamonds Are Forever\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBorn Free\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSunset Boulevard\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith frank and entertaining tales of Black's experiences as one of 007's regular songwriters, the trials and triumphs of musicals such as \u003ci\u003eTell Me On A Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBombay Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e, and featuring fascinating accounts of his collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber, Michael Jackon, Elaine Paige, John Barry, Denise Van Outen and many more, \u003ci\u003eWrestling With Elephants\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the astonishing life of the first British songwriter ever to win an Oscar.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Music Sales Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47125027553520,"sku":"9780857123718","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780857123718_p0.jpg?v=1763828356","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780857123718","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}