{"product_id":"9781940363189","title":"And Give Up Showbiz?: How Fred Levin Beat Big Tobacco, Avoided Two Murder Prosecutions, Became a Chief of Ghana, Earned Boxing Manager of the Year, and Transformed American Law","description":"\u003cbr\u003eIn the early ’90s, Big Tobacco was making a killing. There was no entity more powerful, and national tobacco-related deaths numbered in the hundreds of thousands each year. The economic loss from smoking-related illnesses was billions of dollars. And yet, Big Tobacco had never paid a nickel in court.\u003cp\u003eUntil one Southern, small-town lawyer figured out how Florida could sue Big Tobacco to reimburse the state for health care costs. The end result? Beyond the $13 billion settlement, hundreds of thousands of American lives have been, and will continue to be, saved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeet Fred Levin.\u003c\/b\u003e Called by his own son “a philanthropist and a cockroach,” Fred Levin is no ordinary attorney, and his remarkable story is far from squeaky clean.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAnd Give Up Showbiz?\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Josh Young works closely with Levin to give readers a glimpse into the extraordinary and entertaining life of the top trial lawyer who was a pioneer in establishing American personal injury law. Seen as an inspiring innovator by some and a flamboyant self-promoter by others, Levin has not only fought against Big Tobacco, he has won victories for women, African Americans, and workers everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLevin’s unprecedented legal career is just one aspect of his roller-coaster life story. From managing one of the world’s greatest boxers to avoiding multiple disbarment attempts, and from becoming a chief in the country of\u003cbr\u003eGhana to even being a person of interest in two separate murder investigations, his story reads like a novel suitable for the silver screen. \u003ci\u003eAnd Give Up Showbiz?\u003c\/i\u003e is both shockingly candid and wildly funny.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BenBella Books, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47051527553264,"sku":"9781940363189","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781940363189_p0.jpg?v=1763668447","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781940363189","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}