{"id":24452,"date":"2023-11-29T17:57:17","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T22:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/?p=24452"},"modified":"2023-11-29T17:57:24","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T22:57:24","slug":"desmond-child-w-david-ritz-livin-on-a-prayer-big-songs-big-life-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/29\/desmond-child-w-david-ritz-livin-on-a-prayer-big-songs-big-life-book-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Desmond Child w\/David Ritz &#8220;Livin&#8217; On A Prayer:  Big Songs, Big Life&#8221; Book Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"24452\" class=\"elementor elementor-24452\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6660564 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"6660564\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c828e8c\" data-id=\"c828e8c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-625a7a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"625a7a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Songwriting extraordinaire Desmond Child released his long awaited autobiography on September 19 of 2023.<\/p><p>I preordered a signed copy, via TalkShopLive.\u00a0 Thank you for that!!<\/p><p>I could not put this book down.\u00a0<\/p><p>Desmond 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