{"product_id":"a-quiet-voice-one-mans-journey-from-post-traumatic-stress-disorder-through-addiction-prison-and-homelessness-to-a-dignified-life-a-paperback","title":"A Quiet Voice: One Man's Journey from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Through Addiction, Prison and Homelessness to a Dignified Life a - Paperback","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\u003eEugene Hairston\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSusan Adger\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe year is 1968. Eugene (Tree) Hairston, an eighteen year old from the ghetto in Portsmouth VA, joins the service to get away from his abusive family. Serving in Vietnam, Hairston runs headlong into blatant racial discrimination and angers his superiors by reporting it. A sergeant, who loses a promotion because of the report, has Hairston bound and beaten, takes him up in a helicopter, and shoves him out into Viet Cong territory, to his probable death. Miraculously, Hairston is rescued three days later is given the option to leave the service.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e At home, his untreated Post Traumatic Stress Disorder completely overtakes his life; the only way he is able to cope is by using drugs and alcohol. Unable to support his family or his habit, he turns to criminal activity and eventually becomes a successful drug dealer. His many attempts to get clean and sober fail; eventually he serves three prison sentences: for burglary, armed robbery, and drug dealing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In an effort to change his life, Hairston moves to Tampa, Florida, where he ends up living on the streets for eight long years. This book follows him through his desperate addiction to the moment his life changed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 244\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 30, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47468141215997,"sku":"9780595466474","price":27.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/VlV2OVlaUGJ6dGJ6c1pEWFFVV2IxUT09.webp?v=1777285552","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/a-quiet-voice-one-mans-journey-from-post-traumatic-stress-disorder-through-addiction-prison-and-homelessness-to-a-dignified-life-a-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}