Dreamseller
-
- $9.99
-
- $9.99
Publisher Description
The pro skateboarder and Jackass star comes clean about fame, addiction, and the road to recovery in this candid memoir—forward by Tony Hawk.
At seven, Brandon was a skateboard prodigy. By the time he was fourteen, he was living the dream. Discovered by skate legends Bucky Lasek and Tony Hawk, he started touring the U.S. with the elite Powell-Peralta team. Brandon had it all. Then he got hooked on heroin.
Soon the up-and-coming star was living a down-and-out life in a garage, begging for change, and hustling to score his next fix. He stole from his family and friends. He pushed the fantasy that everything was okay, that he was going to rehab, getting help, and getting better. But it was all a lie.
This is the story of an addict—a dreamseller who stopped believing the lies he was selling and started believing in himself. With the help of his celebrity buddy Bam Margera of Jackass fame, Brandon joined the cast of MTV’s Viva La Bam and made an honest reach for sobriety. The road was hard, and he had some falls. But like any great skateboarder, Brandon Novak was always determined to get up again.
This edition includes 24 pages of photos and a new epilogue.
Customer Reviews
Good read
Best book I’ve read in a long time, it really makes you want to make better decisions in life. It’s interesting to see through the mind of a junky. I’m happy brandon is sober and living a better life. This book gave me chills.
Scott.
This book is great. It takes you into the mind of junky, into the mind of Brandon Novak. You here his story from fame to shame to the bed with a hot dame. The only thing I want to know is, where is Scott now? Bran I am left concerned and wondering what happened to Scott. Where and how is he now?