{"product_id":"9781458200211","title":"A Boy Named Jim","description":"The silence and reluctance of author James A. Lynch's youth has been left behind; he has become a storyteller in the true form of grandfathers everywhere. In \u003ci\u003eA Boy Named Jim,\u003c\/i\u003e he provides a look into slices of his life.\u003cp\u003eThis memoir presents the true story of Lynch's journey from the innocence of childhood in a small midwestern town; through the rollicking good times of the teenage years, college, and navy life; through thirty years of the dark depths of chronic alcoholism; and finally through the process of recovery and sobriety. \u003ci\u003eA Boy Named Jim\u003c\/i\u003e tells of Lynch's heartbreaks and failures, as well as the miracles and faith that brought him back to reality to live the life of a spiritually peaceful and gracious old man.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThat morning ... I finally realized what I had become, what I was, and what I probably would always be: a hopeless, helpless drunk. I didn't amount to anything, never had, and never would. I feared I would probably die in a drunken stupor somewhere, or I would be permanently institutionalized. I didn't realize until sometime later, lying cut and bruised in a strange basement, I had been granted two important things: a moment of clarity and the gift of desperation. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Abbott Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47027704168688,"sku":"9781458200211","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781458200211_p0.jpg?v=1763864743","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781458200211","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}