Dreamseller, Brandon Novak
Dreamseller, Brandon Novak
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Dreamseller
An Addiction Memoir

Author: Brandon Novak, Tony Hawk

Narrator: Brandon Novak

Unabridged: 8 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/07/2023

Synopsis

Skateboarder and Jackass star Brandon Novak comes clean about his crazy rise to fame, tailspin into addiction, and other death-defying stunts on the road to recovery …At seven, Brandon was a skateboard prodigy. By the time he was fourteen, he was living the dream. Discovered by skate legends Bucky Lasek and Tony Hawk. Touring the US with the elite Powell-Peralta team. Signing autographs and appearing in films and magazines. Brandon had it all. Then he got hooked on heroin.Soon the up-and-coming star was living a down-and-out life in a garage, begging for change, and hustling to score his next fix. He stole from his family and friends. He pushed the fantasy that everything was okay, that he was going to rehab, getting help, and getting better. But it was all a lie.This is the story of an addict—a dreamseller who stopped believing the lies he was selling and started believing in himself. With the help of his celebrity buddy Bam Margera of Jackass fame, Brandon joined the cast of MTV’s Viva La Bam and made an honest reach for sobriety. The road was hard, and he had some falls. But like any great skateboarder, Brandon Novak was always determined to get up again.

About Brandon Novak

Brandon Thomas Novak is an American author, motivational speaker, skateboarder, and CKY crew member. He also had appearances in MTV’s Viva La Bam and the Jackass movie franchise. Currently he is the proprietor of Novak’s House sober living facility, and Redemption Addiction Treatment Center. 

About Joe Frantz

Joe Frantz is an American filmmaker, author, educator, and member of Bam Margera’s CKY Crew. He has authored several books about addiction, including Dreamseller and The Streets of Baltimore with Brandon Novak. He has served as producer, director, director of photography, and cameraman on over two hundred episodes of television for MTV, National Geographic, the Discovery Channel, etc. He is best known for his work in the CKY Video Series, Haggard The Movie, the Jackass motion pictures, and MTV’s Viva La Bam. 

Reviews

Goodreads review by Joseph on October 24, 2015

We all have addicts in their lives: family members, friends, and coworkers, and this book has provided inspiration and insight to thousands of addicts and their loved ones worldwide. If you want to understand what addiction is really about, and if you seek to gain knowledge about this dark disease,......more

Goodreads review by Christaaahh on February 15, 2011

Right off the bat Novak talks about how he let his nasty dick get sucked by some pervy dude just to score $40 to get some shitty drugs and damn I was hooked. Quick and easy which I am sure is exactly how Novak would be in the sack if he was even interesting in actually having intercourse like a norm......more

Goodreads review by Tracy on November 02, 2015

I agree that everyone has an addict in their lives. With that being said, Dreamseller is one of those books that is so shocking and compelling, none of it could possibly have been made up! Fiction just isn't this good! From the moment I started reading, I was fascinated and drawn into the web of Bra......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on August 01, 2015

This review was taken directly off of my blog, A Reader's Diary! Brandon Novak, dreamseller, heroin addict. This addiction memoir is on of the best memoirs I've read. Instead of telling us about how he wants to get clean but can't, he tells us about how terrible it was when he needed a fix. Within th......more

Goodreads review by Mari on October 26, 2015

Overcoming any kind of addiction is one of the most difficult challenges, so when your contemplating rehabilitation, it is best to seek advice from someone who's been there. Brandon Novak has not only achieved sobriety but has also written a compelling book about his life and the difficulties he fac......more

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