{"product_id":"9780998079301","title":"The Someone You're Not--University Edition: True Stories of Sports, Celebrity, Politics \u0026 Pornography","description":"\u003cp\u003eBestselling author Mike Sager’s fourth collection showcases his deftly-written journalism at its best and most mature, a riveting marriage of crime reportage and you-are-there literary anthropology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book’s centerpiece examines the rise and fall of football RoboQuarterback Todd Marinovich—a previously unpublished, thirty-plus thousand word “nonvella” version of his ASME-award winning \u003cem\u003eEsquire\u003c\/em\u003e story, the inspiration for ESPN’s acclaimed documentary, \u003cem\u003eThe Marinovich Project\u003c\/em\u003e. Other true stories include up-close visits with super-celebrity Paris Hilton, South Asian Republican hopeful Gov. Piyush “Bobby” Jindal, Ultimate Fighting Championship impresario Dana White, and coaching phenom Pete Carroll.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlus: A man who spent twenty-nine years in prison for a crime he did not commit. A Muslim immigrant who worked to save the life of the white supremacist who tried to kill him. The best-dressed man in America. An ugly guy in a town that worships beauty. A farm in the mountains where wounded marine veterans are taking care of their own. And “The Porn Identity,” where a divorced dad takes to the road to find former starlets and to rediscover his mojo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Mike Sager writes with uncommon grace and, always, with respect for those who give him their time. His stories cut to the bone of our common humanity.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e–Paul Hendrickson, author of \u003cem\u003eSeminary and Hemingway’s Boat\u003c\/em\u003e, on \u003cem\u003eThe Someone You’re Not\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Sager Group LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49952686440688,"sku":"9780998079301","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780998079301","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}