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Larceny in My Blood : A Memoir of Heroin, Handcuffs, and Higher Education

by Matthew Parker
₱638.55 ₱341.55 47% off
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Larceny in My Blood : A Memoir of Heroin, Handcuffs, and Higher Education - Thryft
Larceny in My Blood : A Memoir of Heroin, Handcuffs, and Higher Education - Thryft

Redemption tale: crime, addiction, education, illustration.

If you're in the mood for a transformative journey, "Larceny in My Blood" will grip you. Matthew Parker's narrative isn't just about the dark allure of a life of crime and the struggle with addiction; it's a visceral illustration of human resilience and the power of change. His graphic memoir merged with his unique art draws you into an inspiring tale of overcoming adversity and the pursuit of higher education against all odds.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Larceny in My Blood : A Memoir of Heroin, Handcuffs, and Higher Education

by Matthew Parker
₱638.55 ₱341.55 47% off
₱307.40 Thryft Club Member Price
ISBN: 9781592406623
Authors: Matthew Parker
Publisher: Gotham
Date of Publication: 2012-08-07
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Creative Nonfiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Personal Development
Related Topics: Personal Development, Biography Memoir, Psychology, Biography, Essays, Memoir
Goodreads rating: 3.59
(rated by 71 readers)

Description

A fully illustrated graphic memoir of a child of the '60s who was raised into a life of crime and addiction -- but graduated into freedom. Matthew Parker was in his mid-forties when he started college. He’d been sidetracked: Eleven years were eaten up by serving time in various county jails, state penitentiaries, and federal prison. He’d been arrested more than thirty times, racking up eight felonies in a crime career that began at age thirteen, when he started dealing pot. When he got out of prison for the last time and kicked his heroin addiction, he was determined to spend the next chapter of his life in the classroom. And he did just that, going on to complete a master’s degree from Columbia University’s highly competitive creative writing program.Through captivating black-and-white illustrations drawn in a distinctively primitive style, Larceny in My Blood flashes back on Parker's childhood, with memories of a loving but lawless mother teaching him that breaking the law was the way to survive. From there it moves to an account of Parker’s lost decades, where he resorted to petty crime to support a heroin habit. After years of fighting the system, Parker sees the light and Larceny in My Blood becomes a poignant portrait of a man trying to find his way in the straight and narrow. A unique memoir, Parker’s images and words form a mesmerizing road to redemption.
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Redemption tale: crime, addiction, education, illustration.

If you're in the mood for a transformative journey, "Larceny in My Blood" will grip you. Matthew Parker's narrative isn't just about the dark allure of a life of crime and the struggle with addiction; it's a visceral illustration of human resilience and the power of change. His graphic memoir merged with his unique art draws you into an inspiring tale of overcoming adversity and the pursuit of higher education against all odds.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.