Dreamseller

An Addiction Memoir

De: Brandon Novak

Narrado por: Brandon Novak

Duración: 8 h

Resumen del Editor

Skateboarder and Jackass star Brandon Novak comes clean about his crazy rise to fame, tailspin into addiction, and other death-defying stunts on the road to recovery …

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. Touring the US with the elite Powell-Peralta team. Signing autographs and appearing in films and magazines. 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.

©2008 Brandon Novak and Joseph Frantz. Update © 2017 by Brandon Novak and Joseph Frantz (P)2023 Blackstone Publishing

amazing book

This book is amazing for it's real life situation and honest stories. it is not a happy ending book but more so realism into a addicts mind.

intriguing but arrogant

it's overall a good story. especially if you are into autobiographies focusing on drug use- I am. Brandon can come off as REALLY arrogant throughout the book. however I hr acknowledges his arrogance which somehow makes him seem MORE arrogant yet honest and forthcoming. i usually go through a book of this lenghth in about 2 days but i had to do this one in chunks, otherwise i couldn't deal with it, but all in all it was a good read and I enjoyed it.

Awesome book! Recommend for parents of kids with addiction

Wonderful explanation of the difficulties experienced trying to get off of drugs and how low one goes to obtain them. Also explains thought processes and changes while on drugs! Our society needs better resources and those in power positions need to change their thoughts on addiction to help fight this disease!

honesty 

I did not dislike anything. This man is amazing. I’m 64 year-old white woman going through a lot of shit took a drive in a bad neighborhood today hoping to score never did that in my life. Thank you for the strength Brandon. 

true story

Chris, I'm an alcoholic. I love hearing stories like this. they don't glorify drug/alcohol use, but they don't glorify sobriety either. it's just a story of a man's struggle.

Thank you Brandon

I always love when books are narrated by the author. This book couldn’t of been easy for the author to read. His blunt honesty reliving his life in its entirety was greatly appreciated. I feel like nowadays you don’t encounter a lot of people being completely honest with themselves or others around them. That was achieved in this book. Thank you Brandon for taking us down the path of your life and reliving all of the good, the bad, and the ugly. A reminder, inspiration, and motivation for people of all walks of life to conquer the destructiveness that is addiction. Stay strong brother

Fantastic

Wow - what a fantastic book to add to the addiction and recovery genre! One of my all-time favorites. Loved hearing Brandon’s voice narrating.

Brutally honest

Great listen for anyone struggling with addiction, in recovery, or wanting to learn more about the disease. Brandon is a great narrator. No one else would have done a better job reading!

Phenomenal

First heard this doing inpatient rehab recovering from alcoholism. Amazing story and a great read.

This guy has been through some s**t!

I grew up skateboarding, seeing Brandon on Jackass, viva la bam, etc. but I never knew he was an addict. Listening to Brandon talk about his struggles and life is just nuts. For anyone else on the fence about this book, purchase it!