{"product_id":"the-panic-in-needle-park-paperback","title":"The Panic in Needle Park - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Mills\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is excellent reportage which says all that needs to be said in the best and simplest way possible.\" -- \u003ci\u003eKirkus \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e James Mills, a reporter for \u003ci\u003eLife \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, drew upon his firsthand experience of New York City's junkie underworld to create this harrowing, fictionalized account of the tragic love affair between two junkies. Mills spent months with Bobby, a small-time street hustler, and Helen, a middle-class Midwesterner reduced to prostitution. Mills's observations of their desperate struggle to score heroin during a shortage provide an extraordinarily intimate view of drug addiction. The acclaimed film adaptation, written by Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne, starred Al Pacino in his first lead role. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"One of the ten best novels of the year.\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Mills wrote two \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers: the novel \u003ci\u003eReport to the Commissioner\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Underground Empire, \u003c\/i\u003ea study of international narcotics trafficking that led to his expert testimony before a panel of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. His books \u003ci\u003eThe Panic in Needle Park \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eReport to the Commissioner \u003c\/i\u003ewere made into major motion pictures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 21, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769548767520,"sku":"9780486839318","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f982cf124a14f9447781d2c152f6b839.webp?v=1780350609","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-panic-in-needle-park-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}