{"product_id":"9781480972186","title":"The Surreal Life of the Eccentric Uncle","description":"\u003cp\u003eMy book is about my amazing life in the gay world. It has the adventures I’d experienced before and after my seroconversion of HIV. These stories include my incredible friends and the life’s lessons they taught me. I also include tips in between each story of what you, the reader, could possibly use. I speak of sites, history, quirky tidbits, danger, adventure and even the bizarre. I can’t forget about a scandalous murder - disturbing. The one priority for me is to include gay education, history and HIV\/AIDS. This must include a tribute to those who lost their lives to AIDS. I want you to read into each story my compassion, reality, awareness, knowledge, thought, encouragement, creativeness and humor. The one thing that should stick out is my direction of hope. I’m bringing you the lost art of imagination back. My message to you is to be true to yourself with adventurism and the appreciation of the life you have and lead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI am a first time inspiring author. I live in beautiful Washington State.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy education was completed in 1996 at Western Washington University, Exercise Science. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy interests include exercising, reading, outdoor adventures which includes camping, hiking, rafting\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand long walks along the river.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The spiritual meaning behind the colors of the front cover:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe brown chair signifies Mother Earth where all life begins \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe blue saucer signifies the water of life that we all require \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe light green coffee cup signifies the sprouting of all life \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe dark green shirt signifies the tree of life that we all adhere to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe blue jeans signifies the essence within us all \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe golden wheat book signifies the nourishment of knowledge \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pink triangle signifies my people’s struggles and successes \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe blood red table top signifies me coming out of tragedy I endured \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe orange floor signifies the hell I went through \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe yellow wall signifies me characterized by the Phoenix rising from the hell below \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe black table base signifies our final destiny: With every beginning, there must be an end\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dorrance Publishing Company, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47031436050672,"sku":"9781480972186","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781480972186_p0.jpg?v=1763621224","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781480972186","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}