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The literary styles in this volume are as varied as the moral quandaries herein, and the authors have successfully unleashed their incandescent imaginations on the subject matter, fashioning an immensely addictive collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49563003879697,"sku":"CIN1617758582G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1617758582.jpg?v=1750927248"},{"product_id":"heroin-chronicles-book-jerry-stahl-9781617751066","title":"The Heroin Chronicles","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe latest entry in the Akashic Drug Chronicles Series. Heroin has long been understood as the most \"literary\" of narcotics, and this collection will, for better and worse, have tremendous pop cultural appeal.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Desperate, degrading, wise, witty, these tales of addiction encompass family struggles, failed relationships, dirty sex, overdoses, and the constant drive for drugs that fuels each vein-digging author. Dispelling myths about the glamour of self-destruction, Stahl has chosen stories that are raw and real, focusing on the often bleak hopelessness of addiction, a life lived day to day with the next high as the only real motivator. And though Stahl is secretive about how many of his contributors are clean, still using, or in recovery, each narrative demonstrates a remarkable self-awareness, a revealing tone that allows readers to relate to addiction, even if they have never picked up a needle themselves.\" --\u003ci\u003eInterview Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInspired by the ongoing international success of the city-based Akashic Noir Series (\u003ci\u003eBrooklyn Noir\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBoston Noir\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eParis Noir\u003c\/i\u003e, etc.), Akashic created the Drug Chronicles Series. On the heels of \u003ci\u003eThe Speed Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003e (Sherman Alexie, William T. Vollmann, Megan Abbott, James Franco, Beth Lisick, Tao Lin, etc.) and \u003ci\u003eThe Cocaine Chronicles \u003c\/i\u003e(Lee Child, Laura Lippman, etc.) comes \u003ci\u003eThe Heroin Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003e, a volume sure to frighten and delight. 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