{"product_id":"9781478939825","title":"The Cook Up: A Crack Rock Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eEditors' Choice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eO Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e Best Summer Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBaltimore City Paper \u003c\/i\u003eBest Memoir, 2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReminiscent of the classic \u003ci\u003eRandom Family\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace\u003c\/i\u003e, but told by the man who lived it, THE COOK UP is a riveting look inside the Baltimore drug trade portrayed in The Wire and an incredible story of redemption.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe smartest kid on his block in East Baltimore, D. was certain he would escape the life of drugs, decadence, and violence that had surrounded him since birth. But when his brother Devin is shot-only days after D. receives notice that he's been accepted into Georgetown University-the plans for his life are exploded, and he takes up the mantel of his brother's crack empire. D. succeeds in cultivating the family business, but when he meets a woman unlike any he's known before, his priorities are once more put into question. Equally terrifying and hilarious, inspiring and heartbreaking, D.'s story offers a rare glimpse into the mentality of a person who has escaped many hells.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Audio Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47054733279472,"sku":"9781478939825","price":56.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781478939825_p0.jpg?v=1763616179","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781478939825","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}