{"product_id":"9781469144528","title":"The Adventures of Captain Larry: The Adventures of Captain Larry","description":"I want to dedicate this book to the man who showed me what it is to  \u003cbr\u003ebe Chicago through and through. Johnny became a very good friend  \u003cbr\u003eof mine one of the best I ever had in my life. He was hard on me  \u003cbr\u003esometimes, but over time, we became close and talked every day about  \u003cbr\u003eall points of our lives to one another. I felt that the man truly trusted  \u003cbr\u003eme, and I was lucky to have met a person like him. For him to get close  \u003cbr\u003eenough to me and show me that beyond the asshole on the inside,  \u003cbr\u003ethere was a very loving, caring and big hearted man who would do  \u003cbr\u003eanything he could for the people he loved. He kept a very slow bar open  \u003cbr\u003eusing his own money from his Chicago water department retirement  \u003cbr\u003ewhen things were not up to par, just to make sure that we, his adopted  \u003cbr\u003efamily, had jobs. Partly in my opinion, it was for all of our benefits.  \u003cbr\u003eFor those of us who needed the job, he kept it open, and for himself,  \u003cbr\u003ehe enjoyed having our company. I honestly believe the man loved us  \u003cbr\u003eall like family. Johnny: I love you buddy, I will miss you and think  \u003cbr\u003eof you the rest of my life. I have so many stories of the days that You  \u003cbr\u003eand I spent together. The event of your death got me off my ass and  \u003cbr\u003emotivated me to write this book that I have had in my head for over a  \u003cbr\u003edecade now. I hope you are resting in peace dear friend, and thanks  \u003cbr\u003eagain for believing in me and giving me all that you gave.","brand":"Xlibris Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47129452511472,"sku":"9781469144528","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781469144528_p0.jpg?v=1763699711","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781469144528","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}