{"product_id":"impossible-people-a-completely-average-recovery-story-hardcover","title":"Impossible People: A Completely Average Recovery Story - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJulia Wertz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn her keenly observed graphic memoir, \u003ci\u003eImpossible People\u003c\/i\u003e, celebrated cartoonist Julia Wertz chronicles her haphazard attempts at sobriety and the relentlessly challenging, surprisingly funny, and occasionally absurd cycle of addiction and recovery.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Opening at the culmination of a disastrous trip to Puerto Rico, the first page of \u003ci\u003eImpossible People \u003c\/i\u003efinds Julia standing stupefied in the middle of the jungle beside a rental Jeep she's just crashed. From this moment, the story flashes back to the beginning of her five-year journey towards sobriety that includes group therapy sessions, relapses, an ill-fated relationship, terrible dates, and an unceremonious eviction from her New York City apartment. Far from the typical addiction narrative that follows an upward trajectory from rock bottom to rehab to recovery, \u003ci\u003eImpossible People\u003c\/i\u003e portrays the lesser told but more common story: That the road to recover is not always linear. With unflinching honesty, Wertz details the arduous, frustrating, and hilarious story of trying and failing and trying again.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulia Wertz\u003c\/b\u003e is a professional cartoonist, amateur historian, and part-time urban explorer. Her books include \u003ci\u003eThe Fart Party, Museum of Mistakes, Drinking at the Movies, The Infinite Wait and Other Stories, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTenements, Towers, \u0026amp; Trash: An Unconventional, Illustrated History of New York City. \u003c\/i\u003eShe does monthly comics and doodles for \u003ci\u003ethe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ethe New York Times. \u003c\/i\u003eAfter leaving New York City, she settled down in Northern California with Oliver (yes, \u003ci\u003ethat\u003c\/i\u003e Oliver) and their son, Felix.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.5 x 7.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 09, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44775126564950,"sku":"9780762468256","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/7433\/0198\/files\/NkV3NitpSmxkeFkxZkVsRDVaNjJSQT09.webp?v=1779454441","url":"https:\/\/duanes-world-2.myshopify.com\/products\/impossible-people-a-completely-average-recovery-story-hardcover","provider":"Duane's World","version":"1.0","type":"link"}