{"product_id":"chicago-stories-as-told-by-joe","title":"Chicago Stories: As Told by Joe","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom his earliest beginnings Joe’s life has centered around the politics and confrontations of inner-city Chicago. From riding around the local deliveryman’s truck as a kid earning a few bucks to his adult life centering around selling drugs to all walks of life, Joe had to learn at a young age to hustle for what he wants.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChicago Stories is a series of short stories from Joe’s life, scattered and varied as his experiences. From gang fights to a simple fishing trip, enwrapped in a drug-induced frenzy as a young adult to owning a home with his beloved, threatening dog. A life as whimsical as it is tragic, all beginning and ending in Chicago.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eM. Benson (bob) lives by the beach in San Francisco. He has earned multiple graduate degrees and spends his days taking daily walks and tinkering. He is a father of two and a grandfather to two grandchildren.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dorrance Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":52240509960480,"sku":"9798902972389","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"eBook","offer_id":52240509993248,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/3983\/1584\/files\/Screenshot_1219.png?v=1787576899","url":"https:\/\/bookstore.dorrancepublishing.com\/products\/chicago-stories-as-told-by-joe","provider":"Dorrance Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}