{"product_id":"when-losers-win-paperback-1","title":"When Losers Win - 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\u003eAnna Faktorovich\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eAnthony Labriola\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBitterly torn between two places, two loves, and two views of love and work, and deeply in debt, facing both financial and emotional bankruptcy, Jack Cade, nicknamed \u003ci\u003eLover Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, is on the road to total ruin. The Pandemic and Lockdown have made him feel dispossessed, empty and trapped. Out begging for money and mercy, Lover Boy takes on all comers viciously intent on cancelling him with the violent destruction of body, mind and spirit. When in a moment of distraction, he accidentally joins the Freedom Convoy, he battles against opposing forces for the kind of freedom that leads to a new vision of love and work, and a revolutionary and meaningful way of living. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnthony Labriola's\u003c\/b\u003e work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Canadian Forum, PRISM international, Vallum\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003ci\u003eContemporary Poetry, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eStone Voices, Still Point Arts Quarterly, Passion: Poetry, The Colours of Saying, Bells \u0026amp; Pomegranates, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eStrange Fictions \u003c\/i\u003e(Vagabondage Press).\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eHis poetry collections include the following: \u003ci\u003eThe Rigged Universe, Birds and Arrows\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSun Dogs \u003c\/i\u003e(Shanti Arts Publishing)\u003ci\u003e, Invisible Mending\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Blessing of the Bikes \u0026amp; Other Life Cycles, Armour \u0026amp; Lace: From the Dragon Slayer's Notebook, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAll Things Counter, Original, Spare, Strange \u003c\/i\u003e(Anaphora Literary Press). His published prose works include the following: \u003ci\u003eDevouring the Artist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Pros \u0026amp; Cons of Dragon-Slaying\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePoor Love \u0026amp; Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Lonely Barber, The Dandelion Clock, An Englishman in Italian, Dragonfly's Urban Crusade, Jealousy: Two Tales, The Lover and Interpreter of Human Oddities, Love's Cure, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCreek Songs \u003c\/i\u003e(Anaphora Literary Press). \u003ci\u003eThe Japanese Waltzing Mouse \u0026amp; Other Tales \u003c\/i\u003e(Cranberry Tree Press) appeared in August 2016\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives with his family in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 106\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.25 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 29, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53752315347251,"sku":"9781681146331","price":27.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/qMsfvBLMLM9781681146331_75ca0841-c32c-4929-a8eb-6ab230e4cf16.webp?v=1785286420","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/when-losers-win-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}