What could possibly be “lucky” about addiction? Absolutely nothing, thought Laura McKowen when drinking brought her to her knees. As she puts it, she “kicked and screamed . . . wishing for something - anything - else” to be her issue....
Rehabilitation
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Author:McKowen, LauraSummary: - Author:Sheff, NicSummary:
In his bestselling memoir Tweak, Nic Sheff took readers on an emotionally gripping roller-coaster ride through his days as a crystal meth and heroin addict. Now in this powerful follow-up about his continued efforts to stay clean, Nic...
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Author:Sheff, NicSummary:Drug addict Nic Sheff always believed he could quit whenever he needed to, until a violent relapse one summer convinced him otherwise. Here is his raw, compelling story of the depths of addiction and the road to recovery.
- Author:Smith, KirstenSummary:
Now a Netflix Original Series! The Breakfast Club meets Leah on the Offbeat in this story of female friendships that break all the rules. Tabitha, Elodie, and Moe: a beauty queen, a wallflower, and a burnout. Tabitha has just about...
- Author:Mikaelsen, Ben.Summary:
Will the attack of the Spirit Bear destroy Cole's life or save his soul? Cole Matthews has been fighting, stealing, and raising hell for years. So his punishment for beating Peter Driscal senseless is harsh. Given a choice between...
- Author:Fisher, Carl ErikSummary:
Even after a decades-long opioid overdose crisis, intense controversy still rages over the fundamental nature of addiction and the best way to treat it. With uncommon empathy and erudition, Carl Erik Fisher draws on his own experience...
- Author:Magary, DrewSummary:
A fascinating, darkly funny comeback story of learning to live with a broken mind after a near-fatal traumatic brain injury--from the acclaimed author of The Hike"Drew Magary has produced a remarkable account of his journey, one...
- Author:Kavanagh, PeterSummary:
CBC journalist Peter Kavanagh was just an infant when he was diagnosed with paralytic polio and suffered permanent paralysis in the lower part of his left leg. As a child, Kavanagh endured painful medical procedures to even out the...
- Author:Mitchard, JacquelynSummary:
Thea's son was just seventeen when he went to prison for the murder of his girlfriend, a crime he has no memory of committing. Three years later, he's released to a world that refuses to let him move on.
- Author:Fitzharris, LindseySummary:
"Enthralling. Harrowing. Heartbreaking. And utterly redemptive. Lindsey Fitzharris hit this one out of the park."--Erik Larson, author of The Splendid and the VileLindsey Fitzharris, the award-winning author of The Butchering...
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Author:Mitchell, Tracey HeltonSummary:After surviving nearly a decade of heroin abuse and hard living on the streets of San Francisco's Tenderloin District, Tracey Helton Mitchell decided to get clean for good.
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The founder of a female-focused recovery program offers a radical new path to sobriety."You don't know how much you need this book, or maybe you do. Either way, it will save your life."--Melissa Hartwig Urban, Whole30 co-...
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Author:Summary: - Author:SHEPHERD, JanineSummary:
Janine Shepherd’s story reads like the plot of a Hollywood movie. A champion cross-country skier in training for the Winter Olympics, her life was irrevocably altered during a bike ride to the Blue Mountains when she was hit...
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Author:Giffords, Gabrielle D.Summary:Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly, showed Americans how optimism, an adventurous spirit, and a call to service can help change the world. Their arrival in the spotlight came under the worst of...
- Author:Bonnell, YolandaSummary:
Bug is a solo performance and artistic ceremony that highlights the ongoing effects of colonialism and intergenerational trauma experienced by Indigenous women. It is also a testimony to the women's resilience and strength. The...
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Author:Garcia, KamiSummary:From #1 New York Times bestselling author Kami Garcia comes a red-hot romance audiobook that will break your heart and put it back together again. Her heart has to break before it can open. When star soccer player Peyton Rios receives...
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Author:Carol KrauseSummary:Part 1.Identity: Identity; Sex and our bodies Part 2.Work and school: Education; Workplace Part 3.Community: Family; Home and belonging Part 4.Living: Health, illness and being; Suffering and joy.
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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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