{"product_id":"pale-faced-lie-book-david-crow-9781733338608","title":"The Pale-Faced Lie","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpur Award Winner for Best Western First Nonfiction Book - Spur Award Finalist for Best Western Contemporary Nonfiction - IPY Silver Award for Best Memoir - Next Generation Indie Award for Best Memoir (Overcoming Adversity) - International Book Award for Best True Crime\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA violent ex-con forces his son to commit crimes in this unforgettable memoir about family and survival\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCinematically gripping.--\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowing up on the Navajo Indian Reservation, David Crow and his siblings idolized their dad, a self-taught Cherokee who loved to tell his children about his World War I feats. But as time passed, David discovered the other side of Thurston Crow, the ex-con with his own code of ethics that justified cruelty, violence, lies--even murder. Intimidating David with beatings, Thurston coerced his son into doing his criminal bidding. David's mom, too mentally ill to care for her children, couldn't protect him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough sheer determination, and with the help of a few angels along the way, David managed to get into college and achieve professional success. When he finally found the courage to refuse his father's criminal demands, he unwittingly triggered a plot of revenge that would force him into a deadly showdown with Thurston Crow. David would have only twenty-four hours to outsmart his father--the brilliant, psychotic man who bragged that the three years he spent in the notorious San Quentin State Prison had been the easiest time of his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaw and palpable, \u003cem\u003eThe Pale-Faced Lie\u003c\/em\u003e is an inspirational story about the power of forgiveness and the strength of the human spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49552931324177,"sku":"CIN1733338608G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50137659474193,"sku":"CIN1733338608VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51048544010513,"sku":"NIN9781733338608","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52544824934673,"sku":"NLS9781733338608","price":18.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52705147650321,"sku":"GOR011435840","price":17.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1733338608.jpg?v=1751058454","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/pale-faced-lie-book-david-crow-9781733338608","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}