{"product_id":"book-jzdg","title":"A Bar in Toledo","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Duane Abbajay took over his brother's bankrupt nightclub in Toledo, Ohio in 1962, he promised his wife it would be a quick turnaround to bail his brother out and clear the family name. Instead, he became the face of a bar that transformed the city's entertainment scene and inspired a Grammy-winning country song-all under the thumb of a trigger-happy mafia boss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInformed by interviews with crime historians, employees, and patrons and corroborated by FBI and police reports, Dominic Vaiana and Stephanie Abbajay have crafted a Rust Belt psychodrama that offers a unique perspective into the worlds of organized crime and the music business, which were closely entwined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuane Abbajay, the 10th child of Syrian immigrants, went from having a Norman Rockwell-like all-American family life to owning and operating the most successful nightclub outside of Detroit and Chicago, all with the help of the mob, a secret he kept from his family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Bar in Toledo is a story of rock and roll, the Rust Belt, and redemption. It's a story of the American Dream and the cost of success. Of a man who wanted it all, got it all, and the high price he paid to keep it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmotional, theatrical, and dripping with nostalgia, \u003cem\u003eA Bar in Toledo \u003c\/em\u003eis a love letter to the golden age of American music-and the dark underworld that helped make it all possible.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49452330287408,"sku":"BDjzdg","price":5.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/jzdg-Square-cover.jpg?v=1773622428","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-jzdg","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}