{"product_id":"american-alt-a-true-story-of-madness-and-friendship-in-a-fractured-country-9781639735785","title":"American Alt: A True Story of Madness and Friendship in a Fractured Country","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA glimpse into the mind of an American conspiracy theorist, the schizophrenia, trauma, and misinformation that drove him to the brink, and the friendship that brought him back.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A mesmerizing, compassionate, and deeply meaningful exploration of a perilous corridor of American life.\" - Robert Kolker, author of the #1\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eHidden Valley Road\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNamed a Best Summer Read by \u003ci\u003eThe Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAlta Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the eve of January 6, 2021, Michael Dodd and his three friends found themselves in a stolen vehicle on the grounds of the Washington State Capitol, armed to the teeth, and ready to kidnap Governor Jay Inslee. Only there weren't actually three others in the car-Michael was alone. Months later, the violent plan thwarted, Michael sat in a psychiatric hospital and learned that he was struggling with undiagnosed schizophrenia and dissociative identity disorder. His knowledge of that fateful day was spotty, fractured by the different personality states he now knew were affecting his reality. Skeptical of a state mental health system, but anxious to find out how his world turned upside down, he reached out to a longtime friend, the author Chris Lockhart, for help. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Alt \u003c\/i\u003eis the odyssey of two friends trying to piece together the fragments of Michael's shattered memory and uncover the truth of what pushed him to the edge. Set against the beautiful but economically fractured Pacific Northwest where both men rambled in their youth, Lockhart delivers a suspenseful, profoundly moving story of discovery and affirmation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chris Lockhart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.20w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639735785\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2026 pg. 122\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/04\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChris Lockhart \u003c\/b\u003ehas a Ph.D. in Medical Anthropology from the University of California San Francisco and Berkeley and is the coauthor of Tupa Tjipombo's memoir, \u003ci\u003eI Am Not Your Slave. \u003c\/i\u003eHe is the co-author with Daniel \u003ci\u003eMulilo Chama of Walking the Bowl: A True Story of Murder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eand Survival Among the Street Children of Lusak\u003c\/i\u003ea, a\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e notable book and NPR Best of the Year. He grew up in the South Puget Sound Region of Western Washington and continues to live part time there.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Chris Lockhart \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48641304395933,"sku":"9781639735785","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_905329aa-8d32-4404-851f-9d7c607a0a3e.jpg?v=1784106249","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/american-alt-a-true-story-of-madness-and-friendship-in-a-fractured-country-9781639735785","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}