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| Original Title: | Dreamseller |
| ISBN: | 0806530030 (ISBN13: 9780806530031) |
| Edition Language: | English |
Brandon Novak
Hardcover | Pages: 252 pages Rating: 4.26 | 1246 Users | 136 Reviews
Description During Books Dreamseller
Skateboarding used to be my life. When I was fourteen years old, I was discovered by Bucky Lasek and Tony Hawk and was on my way to turning pro. I toured the country, signed autographs, and had my photo in skate magazines. Then I got hooked on heroin and threw it all away.Soon I was living in an abandoned garage and begging for spare change. Ripping off my family and friends meant nothing to me. I was a dreamseller, pushing the fantasy that I was a recovering addict. Anything to get my precious next fix.
This is my story of struggling to survive on the streets and battling with addiction in rehab. It's a story of trust I betrayed and trust I had to earn back. It's also the story of my friendship with MTV and Jackass star Bam Margera. I would have died a junkie's death if not for him. Bam convinced me to write about how my addiction destroyed my career-and nearly my life.
Details Regarding Books Dreamseller
| Title | : | Dreamseller |
| Author | : | Brandon Novak |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 252 pages |
| Published | : | October 1st 2008 by Citadel |
| Categories | : | Nonfiction. Biography. Autobiography. Memoir |
Rating Regarding Books Dreamseller
Ratings: 4.26 From 1246 Users | 136 ReviewsRate Regarding Books Dreamseller
Gave me a new look into the horrors of drug addiction and knowing addicts myself, its given me more understanding of how far and how deep people sink into addiction. Never thought Novak had a real problem until this. Now I see the reality of it.Chris SlaughterBook review- DreamsellerAuthor - Brandon NovakGenre- autobiographyThe auto biography is all about a famous skateboarder and tv start that threw it all away for drugs. Mainly heroin.When brandon novak was about 14 years of age, he got his first sponsor from Powell skateboards and was progressing fast in his career. He was even going on tours with the greatest skateboards like tony hawk. He was also in a number of tv shows and movies like jackass, viva la bam, haggard and even a radio show. One
Dreamseller, where do you even start? Especially from a young mind like my own it literally paints you a picture so you feel like youre walking the streets of Baltimore with the not yet infamous, Brandon Novak. The book is so full of tiny important details, its so hard to talk about it without giving anything away ! It is an absolute MUST READ. Every person in life has been faced with addiction, whether its a pretend joking matter like being addicted to cake or ice cream, or a serious matter
This review was taken directly off of my blog, A Reader's Diary!Brandon Novak, dreamseller, heroin addict. This addiction memoir is on of the best memoirs I've read. Instead of telling us about how he wants to get clean but can't, he tells us about how terrible it was when he needed a fix. Within the first 20 pages, he's selling his body to an old, married man just so he can get a little bit of heroin. The reoccurring theme in the book is that he threw away his life. He was a professional
This book is amazing and I have recommended it to many of my friends (all enjoyed it). What Brandon has overcome and lived through to make this book just blows me away.. I couldn't stop reading because I wanted to know what else happened! It feels like he is right there telling you about all these things that he went through.. His successes.. His fallings.. It is an incredible read. To share such a story that Brandon has lived through (and continues to live), hopefully he will inspire others who
Dreamseller is a great read! Story of a heroin addict doing anything to get a fix. Personally, I had a hard time putting the book down. Brandon Novak had it all, and pissed it all away in such a horrific fashion. Only downfall of the story, it does not have a happy ending. Novak continued to use drugs and alcohol for a few years after book was published. I recommend this book to anyone who has ever had a drug problem, or anyone that has been hurt by someone with a drug problem. It answers the
"Entertaining, shocking, crazy, unimaginable." This book was everything that Bam said it was and more. It was heartbreaking, brutally honest and very powerful. If you want to get inside the mind of a junkie and really understand the disease of addiction, then read this book. It's an easy read that doesn't disappoint and you won't regret picking it up.The saddest thing about Novak's situation is that he had everything. Money, fame, talent, a promising skateboarding career... and he threw it all
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