This "captivating thriller full of twists and surprises" (Megan Miranda, New York Times bestselling author) about what happens when the death of a husband and father isn't the tragedy everyone believes is perfect for fans of the Netflix...
Alcoholism
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Author:Scott, KieranSummary: - Author:Welch, JamesSummary:
A contemporary classic from a major writer of the Native American renaissance — "Brilliant, brutal and, in my opinion, Welch's best work." —Tommy Orange, The Washington Post During his life, James...
- Author:Candela, MargoSummary:
Growing up with a kind but alcoholic father and a suspicious, passive-aggressive mother, the Bernal sisters each developed their own way of coping: Dulcina had her art and drugs and alcohol, Claudia plunged into her studies and fled to...
- Author:Sanders, DanSummary:
The Loop chronicles the life of an alcoholic who is unable to escape his past to explore the ways in which abuse can shape someone into their abuser and the ways trauma can transfer from one generation to the next. How much of who we...
- Author:Quade, Kirstin ValdezSummary:
It's Holy Week in the small town of Las Penas, New Mexico, and thirty-three-year-old unemployed Amadeo Padilla has been given the part of Jesus in the Good Friday procession. He is preparing feverishly for this role when his...
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Author:Jones, BrentSummary:Can we lose a loved one without losing ourselves? Twenty-eight-year-old Drew Thomson is haunted by a troubled past. After struggling for years with alcoholism and antisocial behavior, he ends a stable relationship with his girlfriend...
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Three high school seniors, a jock with a girlfriend and an alcoholic father, a closeted gay, and a flamboyant gay rights advocate, struggle with family issues, gay bashers, first sex, and conflicting feelings about each other.
- Author:Jean-Pierre GagnéSummary:
L'avocat criminaliste Sark écoute avec attention les aventures de son ami Jacques Poirier, un éminent chirurgien de Québec qui a dénoncé de façon fracassante l'achat de nouveaux appareils médicaux. Poirier, qui ne...
- Author:Parks, AdeleSummary:
After years together, the arrival of longed-for daughter Millie sealed everything in place. A happy little family of three. And so what if Simon drinks a bit too much sometimes--Daisy's used to it, she knows he's letting off...
- Author:Bernard, ChristopheSummary:
Gaspésie, 1911. Le village de La Frayère a un nouveau facteur, Victor Bradley, de Paspébiac, rouquin vantard aux yeux vairons. Son arrivée rappelle à un joueur de tours du nom de Monti Bouge la promesse de vengeance qu’il s’était faite...
- Author:McCurdy, JennetteSummary:
A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy about her struggles as a former child actor—including eating disorders, addiction, and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother—and how...
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Author:Johnson, HaroldSummary:In a passionate call to action, Harold Johnson, Cree trapper and Crown Prosecutor, examines alcohol--its history, its myths, and its devastating impact on his community. Confronting what he calls a crime against humanity--one in every...
- Author:McGarry, KatieSummary:
Echoes Between Us is bestselling author Katie McGarry's breakout teen contemporary novel about a girl with everything to lose and the boy who will do anything to save her. Veronica sees ghosts—more specifically, her mother's...
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Author:Stevenson, RobinSummary:It's an ordinary nightmare of a family trip until Theo realizes that the beautiful girl beside the hotel pool is his childhood babysitter, and his first crush. Theo hasn't seen Ronnie for five years, but when she invites him to go with...
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Author:Gibson, HeathSummary:"The best thing to do for someone who thinks he’s lost his whole life is to make him feel like it’s been given back to him. That’s why I can do this. Fire can fix it." William Tucker always does the right thing. He excels at high school...
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Author:Brooks, MarthaSummary:Alexandra's beloved grandfather was fond of saying, Life is full of surprises, and sometimes the good and the bad get all bunched up together. However, he could not have prepared her for the death of her father, a man she never knew,...
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Author:Jones, KariSummary:In this novel for teen readers, best friends Maddie and Ivan struggle to cope with Ivan's father's alcoholism.
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Author:Norman, DavidSummary:Alcohemy offers real, practical advice and a proven solution to those struggling with an alcohol habit. It reveals the extent of the problems alcohol causes globally and the resulting human suffering. David Norman describes how he...
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About Face: Essays on Addictions, Recovery, Therapies, and Controversies seeks to broaden the conversation around addiction in Canada. Featuring essays by a diverse group of writers, About Face delves into the major categories of...
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Author:DeWitt, PatrickSummary:From the author of the award-winning The Sisters Brothers comes a dark, boozy, and hilarious tale from the LA underworld. A nameless barman tends a decaying bar in Hollywood and takes notes for a book about his clientele. Initially, he...
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