{"product_id":"bedlam-isbn-9781954220089","title":"Bedlam","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor fans of Shameless and Girl interrupted  — Bedlam is a crackling, satirical debut based on a horrifying true story about what happens when an asylum owner becomes a patient.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBedlam\u003c\/b\u003e details the frustrating life of \u003cb\u003eEarl Sedgwick\u003c\/b\u003e, owner and operator of a \u003cb\u003emental institute\u003c\/b\u003e. Earl grew up in the business and subsequently took it over despite his avowed hatred of how the business robbed him of his childhood. He runs on empty until he's \u003cb\u003etriggered\u003c\/b\u003e by a visit from his more \u003cb\u003esuccessful friends\u003c\/b\u003e, realizing his life has been placed in its own padded room since he took on the \u003cb\u003efamily business\u003c\/b\u003e. The career that is providing everything he has and keeping him alive is ultimately\u003cb\u003e killing him at the same time\u003c\/b\u003e. The torture of watching people \u003cb\u003edie and\/or lose their minds\u003c\/b\u003e is not a healthy existence, but it is all he has ever known, and like many people he yearns to do something else. Something more. But with his mental health failing and \u003cb\u003ehis addiction\u003c\/b\u003e adding fuel to the fire, Earl is in no shape to change his life. Earl has to then decide what his next move will be. Bedlam takes us through a series of \u003cb\u003estories and anecdotes\u003c\/b\u003e featuring the wild antics of patients, staff and their families, as Earl not only becomes an addict but is also \u003cb\u003elosing his mind\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cb\u003eBobby Spears, Jr.\u003c\/b\u003e is a husband, father, and writer. An Alumnus of \u003cb\u003eHoward University\u003c\/b\u003e, Spears attended Howard on an Annenberg Scholarship which was awarded in part due to an academic paper he wrote on the importance of changing the way minorities are viewed and view themselves in the media. After graduating in 1996 with a B.A. in TV\/Film production, he chose to work in his family business, \u003cb\u003eproviding housing and attendant care to the mentally disabled\u003c\/b\u003e. However, Spears never gave up on his desire to impact the world through media, so at the age of 43 he decided to focus on writing and TV\/film production. He is supported and motivated to succeed by his wife Adrienne and two children, Zakhari and Zoie.","brand":"Kingston Imperial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300232646885,"sku":"NP9781954220089","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781954220089.jpg?v=1767722348","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/bedlam-isbn-9781954220089","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}