My Friend Leonard

English

ISBN: 1594481954

EAN: 9781594481956

Category: Biography & Autobiography / Criminals & Outlaws/Self-Help / Substance Abuse & Addictions / General/Social Science / Criminology/Family & Relationships / Friendship/Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs/

Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated

Release Date: 05/27/2006

Age Range: 18-UP

Synopsis: The New York Timesbestselling follow-up to the #1 New York Timesbestseller A Million Little Pieces-the heartrending story of a friendship between a newly-sober James and the charismatic, high-living mobster he met in rehab, Leonard. A Million Little Pieceswas the first Oprah Book Club pick by a living author in over two years. It instantly became a #1 New York Timesbestseller, a #1 USA Todaybestseller, and a #1 Publishers Weeklybestseller, with over 1.7 million copies in print. My Friend Leonardpicks up right where Piecesleaves off. A New York Timesbestseller in its own right before the Oprah pick, My Friend Leonardis James Freys story of his friendship with Leonard, the larger-than-life mobster who adopted James as he left rehab. Leonard, who offers James lucrative-if illegal, mysterious, and slightly dangerous-employment when he needs it. Leonard, of the secret deals, of the surprising passions that belie his violent career choice, of fantastic generosity and ferocious loyalty. Leonard, who has been holding on to some remarkable secrets, and who has invested in their friendship more than James could ever imagine. My Friend Leonardis, at its core, about the responsibility that comes with loving someone and going out on any number of limbs to care for them. And it is a book that proves that one of the most provocative literary voices of his generation is also one of the most emphatically human.

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My Friend Leonard

Illustrated: No

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.92 inches

Width: 5.22 inches

Length: 8.06 inches

Weight: 10.9 oz

Pages: 416