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Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
"Sonya used to perform on stage. She used to attend glamorous parties, date handsome men, ride in fast cars. But somewhere along the way, the stage lights Sonya lived for dimmed for good. And then, in their absence, came darkness--blackouts, empty cupboards, hazy nights she can't remember. Haunted by her failed career and unresolved childhood trauma, Sonya has fallen deep into an alcoholic abyss. What keeps Sonya from losing herself completely is...
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Language
English
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An electrifying novel about disputed territory, sibling love, and devastating revenge. In a silent valley in southern France stands an isolated stone farmhouse, the Mas Lunel. Aramon, the owner, is so haunted by his violent past that he's become incapable of all meaningful action, letting his hunting dogs starve and his land go to ruin. Meanwhile, his sister Audrun, alone in her modern bungalow within sight of the Mas Lunel, dreams of exacting
...Series
Voices of volume no. 4
Publisher
LaChance Publshing LLC
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
268 p. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Behavior Associates
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
320 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
This book is a guide for finding a healthy alternative to the pathway of alcoholism. It begins with a comprehensive review of the pervasive and debilitating effects of alcoholism and provides an understanding of how alcoholism is established and maintained through the application of behavioral psychology. Detailed information is provided what it takes to obtain initial sobriety and attain and sustain quality, healthy, and lifelong sobriety. Many examples...
Author
Publisher
Abingdon Press
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
342 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Leah Thornton's life, like her Southern Living home, has great curb appeal. When Leah's best friend confronts her about her refusal to deal with her life, she is forced to make an agonizing decision.
8) Love without martinis: how couples build healthy relationships in recovery, based on real stories
Author
Publisher
SelectBooks
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
xxiv, 271 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Author with a partner in recovery from addiction to alcohol presents The ASCENT Approach she developed with Jeremy Frank, PhD, a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Certified Alcohol and Drug Counsellor. Six practices to help couples rebuild their relationship are demonstrated in real-life stories of couples navigating the difficult process from early recovery to a successful long-term recovery"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Balance
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
xii, 244 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Let nutrition guide you to sobriety (or to just drinking a little less) with this guide and meal plan to reduce alcohol cravings and repair your health through food. Trapped in alcohol's addictive grip, Dr. Brooke Scheller wanted a way out. For her, total sobriety was the answer to her problem, which she achieved by applying her skills as a doctor of nutrition, pairing her knowledge of nutrition with other integrative therapies to eliminate alcohol...
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Language
English
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When Brendan Leonard moved to the West at age 23, he was a mess. He had a tenuous grip on sobriety, only six months after his last drink had landed him in yet another jail cell. It was the final mistake in a long list that included multiple arrests, wrecked cars, broken bones, fistfights, and ruined relationships. In Montana, he took his first steps into the Rocky Mountains, unwittingly beginning a decade-long obsession with climbing and a journey...
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Series
Language
English
Description
Supervising an unrepentant alcoholic doctor who has been implicated in the death of a powerful Congressman, Dr. Lou Welcome uncovers a wealth of incriminating facts, including the doctor's alleged affair with the victim's wife, before stumbling on a high-level conspiracy that places Lou's life at risk.
12) Pushkin hills
Author
Publisher
Counterpoint Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
163 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
An unsuccessful writer and an inveterate alcoholic, Boris Alikhanov has recently divorced his wife Tatyana, and he is running out of money. The prospect of a summer job as a tour guide at the Pushkin Hills Preserve offers him hope of regaining some balance in life as his wife makes plans to emigrate to the West with their daughter Masha, but during Alikhanov's stay in the rural estate of Mikhaylovskoye, his life continues to unravel. Populated with...
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
xiv, 269 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
A New York Times essayist shares her journey from a self-destructive college student to a devoted family woman and teacher while illuminating the importance of trusting in a higher power and being truthful about life's challenges.
14) Bloody reunion
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 93 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
Korean
Description
After 16-years pass, a group of former students decide to visit their sickly, wheel-chair bound teacher Ms. Park at her country cottage for an impromptu class reunion before the frail woman dies. Once the tearful hellos are complete, it becomes clear that the ex-classmates have blossomed into raging alcoholics, bulimics and plastic surgery addicts, thanks to Ms. Park's early childhood schooling. Soon, the happy gathering turns into a nightmare as...
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
337 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"For fans of the Netflix hit series Dead to Me and bestselling domestic suspense fiction by Shari Lapena and Liane Moriarty, a novel set in suburban New Jersey about a dead husband with a serious alcohol problem, an angry, betrayed wife, and the family friends whose talent for keeping secrets might lead to everyone's undoing"--
16) Shuggie Bain
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Language
English
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"[This is the] story of a young boy and his alcoholic mother, whose love is only matched by her pride"--Provided by publisher.
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Series
Language
English
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"Asle is an aging painter and widower who lives alone on the west coast of Norway. His only friends are his neighbor, Asleik, a traditional fisherman-farmer, and Beyer, a gallerist who lives in the city. There, in Bj�rgvin, lives another Asle, also a painter but lonely and consumed by alcohol. Asle and Asle are doppelgängers two versions of the same person, two versions of the same life"--
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
372 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
The son of broadcaster Bill Moyers shares his personal battle with alcoholism and drug addiction, describing his privileged childhood, multiple relapses, and rise to a key player at the Hazelden Foundation, an addiction treatment center.
Author
Language
English
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Overview: 'Today I choose the light.' Jennifer Storm's first memoir, Blackout Girl: Growing Up and Drying Out in America, tells the haunting story of her downward spiral into addiction that began when she was raped at twelve years old. She remained on a dangerous, self-destructive path for ten dark years, until one day she awoke in the hospital after attempting to commit suicide and realized she needed help. Now, Leave the Light On: A Memoir of Recovery...
20) Home run
Author
Language
English
Description
Cory Brand joins a Celebrate Recovery group after his addiction affects his game on the field, but the major league baseball star soon learns that recovery can heal nearly every aspect of his life.
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