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• Dry

  Burroughs, Augusten

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  "Augusten Burroughs is one of my absolute favorite authors, and this is my favorite of his titles. The memoir portrays a gay man in his 20s getting sober in NY. Dry is a witty and gut-wrenchingly honest portrayal of the road to recovery."

• We All Fall Down

  Living With Addiction

  Sheff, Nic

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  "We All Fall Down is a memoir by Nic Sheff in his struggle to recovery and back as a teen on methamphetamines. We All Fall Down does well to explore the rehab experience from that of an addict seeking treatment. The memoir defines the reality of the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Beautiful Boy

  a Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction

  Sheff, David

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  "Beautiful Boy is written by the Nic Sheff’s father and portrays his experience as a parent trying to help himself and his child as they experience the realities of addiction to recovery. This parent’s experience is authentic and does well to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Now I See You

  Kear, Nicole C.

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  "Now I See You is a memoir of the author's personal battle with progressive vision loss. Kear expresses the experience of finding out she will become blind over the next 10 years and how this impacts her externally and internally. Kear’s novel…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Beautiful Things

  a Memoir

  Biden, Robert Hunter, 1970-

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  "I enjoyed Hunter’s memoir because it exposes the reality that substance use disorder does not discriminate based on any factor, including socioeconomic status or prestige. Hunter’s wife’s willingness to set boundaries in their relationship was a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy

  Yalom, Irvin D., 1931-

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  "Yalom is known as the father of group counseling and writes to the practitioner and lay person alike. Group Therapy outlines the development of group dynamics through stories of his experience as a practitioner."