When clinical social worker Jack Trimpey introduced the concepts of Rational Recovery in 1986, it marked a major breakthrough in the field of alcohol and drug addiction. More than a philosophy or therapy, and not dependent on spiritual beliefs, Rational Recovery offers an aggressive self-help program to take charge of one's behavior immediately. ...
A 2005 selection for Oprah's Book Club, this addiction memoir opens with the author's awakening on an airplane with a broken nose, a hole in his cheek, and four missing teeth--and no knowledge of how he received those injuries or, indeed, of how he got on the plane or where he's going. James Frey writes candidly about his monumental problems with ...
It is estimated that as many as 34 million people grew up in alcoholic homes but what about the rest of us? The authors provide a readable explanation of what happens to those of us who have had no alcoholism, but did have perfectionism, workaholism, compulsive overeating, intimacy problems, etc.
An authentic, unrelenting, and strangely exhilarating episodic portrait of young addicts in Edinburgh. Rents, Sick Boy, Mother Superior, Swanney, Spuds, and Seeker are as unforgettable a clutch of junkies, rude boys, and psychos as are ever likely to be found in fiction.
Although written as a novel, this book is actually a true story according to the author, Aleister Crowley. With his black magick and occult background the popular press began calling him "The Wickedest Man in the World." This wickedness included his involvement with drug addiction, and this book brings the reader into the minds of users. It ...
A practical guide to begin dealing with the pain and trauma of being raised in a dysfunctional family. Your parents may not have been able to teach you lifeskills but it is not too late to learn them now. This book will help the reader to learn how to respond to the challenges, problems and traps that they are faced with daily.
NAKED LUNCH, the controversial masterpiece by Beat Generation founding father William S. Burroughs, has the distinction of being the last novel banned in the United States. Decried as obscene, the novel uses frank and extremely graphic depictions of drug use and sex as metaphors for the human condition: all of humanity, Burroughs feels, is ...
This is the basic text of the Narcotics Anonymous fellowship. Just as with alcoholism, there is no 'cure' for narcotic addiction, but recovery is possible through a program adapted from the "Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions" of Alcoholics Anonymous. This book, written by addicts, for addicts, about addicts, sets forth the spiritual principles of ...
From the author of the "New York Times" bestseller "Adult Children of Alcoholics" -- a wonderful book that affirms and encourages AcoAs by developing skills for living. Imagine how good you would feel if: You could stand up for yourself without losing your temper You could make a decision without second guessing yourself You didn't have that ...
'Junk is not, like alcohol or a weed, a means to increased enjoyment of life. Junk is not a kick. It is a way of life.' In this complete and unexpurgated edition of Burroughs' famous book, he depicts the addict's life: his hallucinations, his ghostly noctural wanderings, his strange sexuality and his hunger for the needle. "Junky" remains one of ...
A groundbreaking guide to overcoming alcohol and drug dependence, based on Rational Recovery, a revolutionary alternative to the 12-step program of Alcoholics Anonymous. Unlike AA, Rational Recovery is a secular system which doesn't require belief in a higher power, but is instead based on the individual's strength, rationality and willpower.
When it first appeared in 1971, Larry Clark's groundbreaking book Tulsa sparked immediate controversy across the nation. Its graphic depictions of sex, violence, and drug abuse in the youth culture of Oklahoma were acclaimed by critics for stripping bare the myth that Middle America had been immune to the social convulsions that rocked America in ...
The books in the Hazelden Meditation Series have guided millions as they search for the wisdom and understanding they need to live one day at a time. Originally developed for people recovering from alcoholism and other addictions, these books will also appeal to anyone interested in personal and spiritual growth. "In God's Care "guides readers in ...
A study of the elaborate personalities that develop within prison walls, and their tenuous relation to prisoners' past lives and crimes. A convicted drug addict and murderer adapts to the gloom, fascination and eroticism of the new camaraderie. The American author was a Pulitzer Prize winner.
The harrowing story of Jerry Stahl, a Hollywood television writer, husband, father, and heroin addict. Stahl writes honestly about his descent into the world of drugs, and how he found his way back.
With echoes of Richard Price's Clockers, Life is Hot in Cracktown paints a realistic and disturbing picture of life on the edge in New York's drug-infested neighborhoods. It's a world of drug addicts, pimps, prostitutes, transsexuals, low-life criminals and the homeless, all caught in the deadly orbit of crack. In "Miss Lonely Has a Date Tonight", ...
Howard Becker's Outsiders broke new ground in the early 1960s, arguing that social deviance is a more common phenomenon that perceived and that conventional wisdom that social deviants are pathological is incorrect. Becker's seminal study remains the most piercing exploration about unconventional individuals and their position in' normal' society.
A doctor recalls his friendship with his student and tennis partner, who fell into decline because of drug abuse. A "New York Times" Notable Book for 1998.
A teenage speed-addicted thief named Bobbie and his hooker girlfriend become involved in a break-in at a pharmaceutical company, and end up running for their lives. This gritty novel was written by ex-convict and former heroin addict Eddie Little, based on his own experiences on the streets.
When Joe meets Candy, it seems like a regular boy-meets-girl scenario. But then Joe is drawn into Candy's world - a world of drugs, violence, and desperation. As the dark truth about Candy's life emerges, Joe finds himself facing real danger at every twist and turn.
Verdi and Rowe have lived together for a long time when Verdi runs into her old college boyfriend at a party, reawakening memories not only of young love but of the drug habit they shared until Rowe helped Verdi change her life. Interwoven with Verdi's story is that of her cousin, Kitt, as well as her other relatives and friends in a novel that ...
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