The Book of Jack: An Asylum Tap Dance (The Suicide Club)($14.99Value)

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Finalist in the 2025 Wishing Shelf Book Awards for Adult Nonfiction On a crisp, spring evening, Dana learned that his best friend shot himself. Connected practically since birth, the shattering pain of his death invoked the deepest of questions. What could have propelled him to commit such an extreme act? How had his friend's suffering escaped him? Who was the man he had known? And why was he alive, but his friend was not? On the road to the memorial, driven to understand and find a semblance of inner peace, he would have to reach into his heart, untangle the past, and face some uncomfortable truths. In this stunning book, charged with heart-stirring honesty, sadness, and hope, F. Scott Service boldly explores the intensely personal experience of coming to terms with death, the significance of friendship, and the essence of a lifelong connection. "F. Scott Service delivers a poignant, finely crafted work of creative nonfiction whose reflective prose and emotional honesty leave a lasting impact." - IndieReader "A brutally honest, rhythm-driven exploration of grief and mental health, The Book of Jack: An Asylum Tap Dance reads like a literary documentary: unflinching, compassionate, and impossible to forget." - Feathered Quill Book Reviews "...a profoundly touching story, sweeping readers into a heartbreaking study on the depth and mystery of being human." - Booklife of Publishers Weekly "Service engages readers by forcing them to confront difficult questions about identity, mental health, and human behavior, but he does so through narrative energy that is playful and inventive rather than preachy." - The Book Revue Weekly Having lived his life as a self-described, "confused, whimsical adventurer and drifter with a gift for being hopelessly lost within my own imagination," Scott has settled into a life-long dream of being a full-time author. His books, Lines in the Sand: An American Soldier's Personal Journey in Iraq and Playing Soldier: A Chronicle of Spiritual Awakening , have won numerous awards, including a Bronze Medal for Adult Nonfiction in the Wishing Shelf Book Awards and the IndieReader Discovery Award for Memoir. His third book, The Book of Jack: An Asylum Tap Dance , a tribute to the lifetime he spent with his best friend who committed suicide, was completed in September 2024.   When not attempting to be original and take himself too seriously while grappling with the continuing repercussions of war or scratching out his thoughts on a page, he enjoys gardening, tending to his Bonsai trees, and cooking as well as playing baritone ukulele and taking long walks.   He lives in New England.