FromDavidCarr(1956-2015),the“undeniablybrilliantanddoggedjournalist“(EntertainmentWeekly)andauthoroftheinstantNewYorkTimesbestsellerthattheChicagoSun-Timescalled“acompellingtaleofdrugabuse,despair,and,finally,hope.“Dowerememberonlythestorieswecanlivewith?Theonesthatmakeuslookgoodintherearviewmirror?InTheNightoftheGun,DavidCarrredefinesmemoirwiththerevelatorystoryofhisyearsasanaddictandchronicleshisjourneyfromcrack-houseregulartoregularcolumnistforTheNewYorkTimes.Builtonsixtyvideotapedinterviews,legalandmedicalrecords,andthreeyearsofreporting,TheNightoftheGunisaferocioustalethatusesthetoolsofjournalismtofact-checkthepast.Carr’sinvestigationofhisownhistoryrevealsthathisodysseythroughaddiction,recovery,cancer,andlifeasasingleparentwasfarmoreharrowing--and,intheend,moremiraculous--thanheallowedhimselftoremember.Fierce,gritty,andremarkable,TheNightoftheGunis“anodysseyyou’llfindhardtoforget“(People).
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