{"product_id":"professional-idiot-9781401303815","title":"Professional Idiot","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom his early days videotaping crazy skateboard stunts to starring in the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eJackass\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e movies, there was little that the comedic reality TV star wouldn't do.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether it was stapling his nutsack to his leg or diving into a pool full of elephant crap, almost nothing was out of bounds for Stephen “Steve-O” Glover. As the stunts got crazier, his life kept pace. He developed a crippling addiction to drugs and alcohol, and an obsession with his own celebrity that proved nearly as dangerous. Only an intervention and a visit to a psychiatric ward saved his life, helping him to become clean and sober.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eProfessional Idiot\u003c\/i\u003e recounts the lunacy, the debauchery, the stunts, the drug addiction, and the path to recovery with bravado, humor, and heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“It's mind-blowing to me how utterly far gone Steve-O was, and how he looks back on it in this book with such intelligence, humor, and searing honesty. What a truly unbelievable life.” —Johnny Knoxville\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A great book to read before you get on the roller coaster to hell, if you plan on surviving to tell about it like Steve-O did.” —Nikki Sixx, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Heroin Diaries\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“This is the perfect book for people who hate reading.” —Tommy Lee, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTommyland\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grand Central Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67901188702386,"sku":"9781401303815","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0536\/7418\/0786\/files\/9781401303815.jpg?v=1793909144","url":"https:\/\/shop.hachettebookgroup.com\/products\/professional-idiot-9781401303815","provider":"Hachette Book Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}