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Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Presents an exploration of addiction that blends memoir, cultural history, literary criticism, and journalistic reportage to analyze the role of stories in conveying the addiction experience, sharing insights based on the lives of artists whose achievements were shaped by addiction.--
Author
Series
A-list volume 4
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2005.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
295 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
When she joins her sister on the West Coast at their father's, Anna begins to understand that telling true love from true lust is far more easily said than done.
Author
Series
Kalix MacRinnalch novels volume 1
Publisher
Soft Skull Press
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
560 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Teenage werewolf Kalix MacRinnalch is pursued through the streets of London by hunters armed with silver bullets, while her sister, the Werewolf Enchantress, is busy designing clothes for the Fire Queen and, in the Scottish Highlands, a feud is brewing.
86) Jitter joint
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
[1999]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
241 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Provides a two volume set that explores the role that pandemics and plagues have played in history, from the fifth century BCE to today, including content on the Black Death, smallpox, the plague, malaria, typhoid, polio, SARS, AIDS, COVID-19 and others.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
322 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"With remarkably brave and vulnerable writing, Barnett expands on her personal story to confront the dire state of addiction in America, the rise of alcoholism in American women in the last century, and the lack of rehabilitation options available to addicts. At a time when opioid addiction is a national epidemic and one in twelve Americans suffers from alcohol abuse disorder, Quitter is essential reading for our age and an ultimately hopeful story...
Author
Series
Dark volume 1
Publisher
Pocket Books
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
First Pocket Books paperback edition.
Physical Desc
373 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Celeste Jackson has fought all her life against a fog of hallucination and substance abuse, but it's not until she meets her protector, Azrael, an angel who has left the safety of the Light, that she learns of the evil forces that have been trying to ruin her, and why"--Publisher.
91) Addiction-proof your child: a realistic approach to preventing drug, alcohol, and other dependencies
Author
Publisher
Three Rivers Press
Pub. Date
[2007]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
x, 258 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
We are living in a time of unprecedented access to high-reward, high-dopamine stimuli: drugs, food, news, gambling, shopping, gaming, texting, sexting. The smartphone is the modern-day hypodermic needle, delivering digital dopamine 24/7 for a wired generation. Lembke explores new scientific discoveries that explain why the relentless pursuit of pleasure leads to pain-- and what to do about it. She illustrates how finding contentment and connectedness...
Publisher
Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (approximately 102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Hollywood actress Suzanne Vale is on a slippery slope as a recovering addict. On exit from rehab, it is recommended she stay with her mother, who has become a somewhat champion drinker herself. Suzanne therefore struggles to maintain her sobriety and her sanity in the company of Doris.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Espanol
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
Primera edición.
Physical Desc
339 pages ; 21 cm
Language
Español
Description
Jaquira Díaz siempre se encontró entre extremos en lugares permeados por la violencia. A pesar de añorar tener una familia unida y un hogar seguro, éstos eran difíciles de conseguir viviendo bajo los niveles de pobreza en el caserío Padre Rivera en Puerto Rico y en Miami Beach, sobre todo tras el diagnóstico de esquizofrenia de su madre y la subsiguiente ruptura familiar. El amor y apoyo de sus panas la mantuvieron a flote al encontrarse ante...
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First US edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 273 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"My qualification for writing this book is not that I am better than you; it's that I'm worse. I am an addict -- addicted to drugs, alcohol, sex, money, love and fame. This is the age of addiction, a condition so endemic, so all-encompassing and ubiquitous that unless you are fortunate enough to be an extreme case, you probably don't know that you have it. What unhealthy habits and attachments are holding your life together? Are you unconsciously...
99) A common struggle: a personal journey through the past and future of mental illness and addiction
Author
Language
English
Description
"Patrick J. Kennedy, the former congressman and youngest child of Senator Ted Kennedy, details his personal and political battle with mental illness and addiction, exploring mental health care's history in the country alongside his and every family's private struggles. On May 5, 2006, the New York Times ran two stories, 'Patrick Kennedy Crashes Car into Capitol Barrier' and then, several hours later, 'Patrick Kennedy Says He'll Seek Help for Addiction.'...
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