{"product_id":"9781491722855","title":"By Any Means Necessary: My Personal Struggles with Good and Evil","description":"\u003cp\u003eEveryone has a story. Some of these stories are good, some are bad, some are memorable, and some are best left forgotten.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBy Any Means Necessary: My Personal Struggles with Good and Evil, \u003c\/i\u003eEmivita—a baby born in Europe to Italian parents, a child who moved to\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eAmerica, and a woman who struggled to build a better life in her adopted\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ecountry—shares a lifetime of her stories. She shares the confusion of beginning\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ea new life in a new land, the thrill of first love, the pain of abuse at her mother’s\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ehands, her fascination with testing traditional gender roles, vacations, college,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003elifelong battles with violent impulses against herself and others, a complicated\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003emarriage, motherhood, depression, and more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEmivita’s life has been one of struggle, pain, and growth, and her only concern is the footprint she leaves behind. But through it all, she has always felt deep compassion for animals. She cares about how her actions will impact the future of both man- and animal-kind alike. A vocal advocate for animal rights and welfare, she works to enhance our understanding of compassionate care for the creatures in our lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHers is a very human life lived \u003ci\u003eBy Any Means Necessary, \u003c\/i\u003eand her story is still being written.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iUniverse, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47130551877872,"sku":"9781491722855","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781491722855_p0.jpg?v=1763659163","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781491722855","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}