{"product_id":"9780971780699","title":"Billy's Never-Ending Battle","description":"Imagine a man who is part Forrest Gump, part Clark Kent, and part George Bailey from \"It's a Wonderful Life\"!\u003cp\u003eIncredibly, such a man exits!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this lively memoir, Billy Brett offers a captivating look at his battle with ADHD as friend and foe. Using sweeping strokes to recall the people and events that helped to shape his imagination and dreams - including his hero, Superman - Brett shows how he struggled with a \"black cloud\" that seemed to threaten his self-worth, sense of success, and dream of becoming the police officer that he knew he was meant to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a policeman, Brett finds that his \"black cloud\" nemesis has pursued him, turning minor \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eself-doubts into major setbacks of self-confidence. Overrun by doubt and despair, even \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto the point of focusing on the idea of being hit while riding his motorcycle, he is indeed \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erun over! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrett uses his accident to learn that he has always had a treatable disorder called ADHD \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder). He begins to understand how he has been \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eprojecting the failures he has experienced in life. With the \"black cloud\" no longer in \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003econtrol, Brett begins to turn self-doubt into self-power, hyper-focus into easy \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eresourcefulness, a channel-surfing mind without remote control into clear intent, and a \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efear of failure into imaginative success. He begins to see what a wonderful life he has as\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea cop, husband, and father.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis funny, candid, and fast-paced book is an invaluable empowering resource for those\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewishing to understand ADHD, with its challenges and struggles, and its joyful freedom \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof creative expression.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fourth Lloyd Productions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49896157315312,"sku":"9780971780699","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780971780699","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}