{"product_id":"9781450046817","title":"Street Verses: A Rooster's Crow","description":"Born in Dallas, Texas 1984 as Jason  \u003cbr\u003eCrump, raised as a Compton, CA  \u003cbr\u003enative, life was in a crossroad seeing  \u003cbr\u003ehow a country boy was introduced to  \u003cbr\u003ethe big city life. As I came of age, the  \u003cbr\u003estreets that would soon claim the lives  \u003cbr\u003eof many close friends that caused life to  \u003cbr\u003echange.  \u003cbr\u003eBy the age of nine years old, I found  \u003cbr\u003emyself fi ghting for respect \u0026amp; in years to  \u003cbr\u003ecome fi ghting for my life! Yet life was  \u003cbr\u003emoving in to high gear by the age of 12.  \u003cbr\u003eI would have lived in fi ve different cities  \u003cbr\u003eonly in a matter of 2 years. My mother  \u003cbr\u003e\u0026amp; step father did the best they could  \u003cbr\u003eto remove me from the trap that many  \u003cbr\u003erefer to as the hood! In their mind, it  \u003cbr\u003ewould help me have a better life, yet I  \u003cbr\u003ealways found my way to the trap (the  \u003cbr\u003ehood) of the fast pace city life, not  \u003cbr\u003eknowing I was running straight for a  \u003cbr\u003ebrick wall.  \u003cbr\u003eMONTHS later, I became a father of  \u003cbr\u003etwo and a husband. Now with the focus  \u003cbr\u003eof God and seeing life for what it is-a  \u003cbr\u003eblessing. I have put the former things  \u003cbr\u003ebehind me with a passion to help others  \u003cbr\u003eso they won't waste their lives as I once did . . . I am truly a man now. I hold a  \u003cbr\u003ejob and live through the struggles everyday with the hope to see the next day by  \u003cbr\u003eGod's grace. I know he did not give me all these for nothing so I feel so blessed  \u003cbr\u003ethat I was chosen by God to do His will-to mentor people!  \u003cbr\u003eI am now a father of three lovely children (Jeremiah, Jason II and Leilani)  \u003cbr\u003eand being a family man has made a turn around.","brand":"Xlibris Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47128641208560,"sku":"9781450046817","price":8.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781450046817_p0.jpg?v=1763842974","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781450046817","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}