{"product_id":"9781937612511","title":"Acrobaddict","description":"\u003cp\u003eFollow the author as he goes on a harrowing journey from the US Olympic Training Center to homeless shelters to shooting heroin on the job to being declared dead. This story goes beyond addiction. It is about the fragility and tenacity of the human spirit and how that spirit can redeem each and every one of us by helping to push us through the darkness, whether the darkness is from death, divorce, or the disease of addiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcrobaddict\u003c\/i\u003e is a story about the close relationship between athletics and drug addiction—how the same energy, obsession, and dedication that can create an Olympic athlete can also create a homeless drug addict.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoe Putignano\u003c\/b\u003e is a performing artist and contortionist who has toured with Cirque du Soleil. He was the star of the Cirque show \u003ci\u003eTotem\u003c\/i\u003e. He has performed in \u003ci\u003eThe Times They Are A'changin'\u003c\/i\u003e by Twyla Tharp and in a number of stage productions with the Metropolitan Opera. Since 1987 he has won numerous state and regional gymnastics championships. Putignano has been featured on Dr. Sanjay Gupta's \u003ci\u003eHuman Factor\u003c\/i\u003e, a CNN show that profiles survivors who have overcome the odds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Central Recovery Press, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47058287329520,"sku":"9781937612511","price":14.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781937612511_p0.jpg?v=1772500792","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781937612511","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}