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A new beginning : stories of recovery from relapse. by Overeaters Anonymous, Inc. (U.S.)(CARDINAL)513363;
Subjects: Compulsive eating; Recovering addicts' writings.;

Abstinence : members of Overeaters Anonymous share their experience, strength, and hope. by Overeaters Anonymous, Inc. (U.S.)(CARDINAL)513363;
MARCIVE 03/01/06
Subjects: Overeaters Anonymous, Inc. (U.S.); Compulsive eating; Recovering addicts' writings, American.;

The last fix / by Dahl, Kjell Ola,1958-(CARDINAL)531328; Bartlett, Don.(CARDINAL)354831;
An intricate psychological thriller from the master of Norwegian crime writing. When the corpse of Katrine, a recovering drug addict, is discovered, an intricate plot is exposed, juxtaposing the self-delusion of drug addicts with the more complex self-delusions of the well-respected middle-class people treating them.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Drug addicts;

The many lives of Mama Love [sound recording] : a memoir of lying, stealing, writing, and healing / by Hardin, Lara Love,author,narrator.(CARDINAL)353018; Simon & Schuster Audio (Firm).(CARDINAL)432140;
Read by the author.Lara Love Hardin recounts her slide from soccer mom to opioid addict to jailhouse shot-caller and her unlikely comeback as a highly successful ghostwriter in this no-holds-barred memoir.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Autobiographies.; Hardin, Lara Love.; Heroin abuse; Recovering addicts; Women ex-convicts; Women ghostwriters; Women prisoners;

I could live here forever / a novel / by Halperin, Hanna,author.;
"By the author of Something Wild, a gripping portrait of a tumultuous, consuming relationship between a young woman and a recovering addict When Leah Kempler meets Charlie Nelson in line at the grocery store, their connection is immediate and intense. Charlie, with his big feelings and grand proclamations of love, captivates her completely. But there are peculiarities of his life-he's older than her but lives with his parents; he meets up with a friend at odd hours of the night; he sleeps a lot and always seems to be coming down with something. He confesses that he's a recovering heroin addict, but he promises Leah that he's never going to use again. Leah's friends and family are concerned. As she finds herself getting deeper into an isolated relationship, one of manipulation and denial, the truth about Charlie feels as blurry as their time together. Even when Charlie's behavior becomes increasingly erratic, when he starts to make Leah feel unsafe, she can't help but feel that what exists between them is destined. Charlie is wide open, boyish, and unbearably attractive. The bounds of Leah's own pain-and love-are so deep that she can't see him spiraling into self-destruction. Hanna Halperin writes with aching vulnerability and intimacy, sharply attuned to Leah's desire for consuming, compulsive connection. I Could Live Here Forever exposes the chasm between perception and truth to tell an intoxicating story of one woman's relationship with an addict, the accompanying swirl of compassion and codependence, and her enduring search for love and wholeness"--
Subjects: Fiction.; Novels.; Codependency; Musicians; Recovering addicts; Women authors;

Profiles in mental health courage / by Kennedy, Patrick J.(Patrick Joseph),1967-author.(CARDINAL)349435; Fried, Stephen,1958-author.(CARDINAL)371526;
Prologue -- Philomena -- Henry -- Gabrielle -- Miss Tonie -- Justin -- Ashley -- Cousin Harry -- Bob -- Naia -- Gene, Gretchen & Tommy -- Aidan -- The Thomas family -- Afterword."Profiles in Mental Health Courage is meant to be read by people well-versed in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness and addiction, as well as those who don't understand these worlds at all-because there is always hope they might. One of our goals in writing this book was to make many aspects of dealing with these illnesses more understandable. And, by doing so, we hope to make people understand how much courage it takes to endure the daily struggles for continued or improved mental health. Because, trust me, it takes courage....It is a tremendous honor that these twelve people trusted us to share their stories, daring to be truthful for no other reason than the hope that their frankness might help melt away some of the iciness of stigma and misunderstanding. We believe these profiles represent a new frontier in how we talk and think about mental health."--
Subjects: Biographies.; Mentally ill; Recovering addicts; Psychotherapy patients; Mental illness; Mental health;

All that you leave behind : a memoir / by Carr, Erin Lee,author.(CARDINAL)793248;
The blue house -- Rain check -- The night in question -- The ghost in you -- It all starts somewhere -- The other woman -- Rites of passage -- How (not) to intern -- Something new -- Holiday party advice -- Far from the tree -- The house of many felled trees -- Stories are there for the telling -- Tyranny of self -- Choose wisely -- The criers get nothing -- Sometimes you get both barrels -- Gut check -- Liability -- Ninety days -- Sos -- Jelly beans -- The experiment -- The water has it now -- The wake -- His second act -- Traces -- The upside of getting fired -- Chatter -- The castle without its El Rey -- If it's not getting better, consider the alternative -- Resentments -- Sad girl's guide -- A glacier first melts at the edges -- Things I learned from David Carr -- Books I read while writing this book : a list."A celebrated journalist, bestselling author, and recovering addict, David Carr was in the prime of his career when he collapsed in the newsroom of The New York Times in 2015. Shattered by his death, his daughter Erin Lee Carr, an up-and-coming documentary filmmaker at age twenty-seven, began combing through the entirety of their shared correspondence--1,936 items in total. What started as an exercise in grief quickly grew into an active investigation: Did her father's writings contain the answers to the questions of how to move forward in life and work without your biggest champion by your side? How could she fill the space left behind by a man who had come to embody journalistic integrity, rigor, and hard reporting, whose mentorship meant everything not just to her, but to the many who served alongside him? In All That You Leave Behind, David Carr's legacy is a lens through which Erin comes to understand her own workplace missteps, existential crises, relationship fails, and toxic relationship with alcohol. Featuring photographs and emails from the author's personal collection, this coming-of-age memoir unpacks the complex relationship between a daughter and her father, their mutual addictions and challenges with sobriety, and the powerful sense of work and family that comes to define them"--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Carr, David, 1956-2015.; Carr, Erin Lee.; Death, grief, bereavement.; Death.; Families.; Fathers and daughters; Journalists; Recovering addicts; Social sciences.;

Open for lunch / by Gaiser, Robin Russell,author.;
"In her new book, Open for Lunch, Robin Russell Gaiser writes of her encounters with a dozen strangers in casual lunch spots from upstate New York to Asheville, North Carolina. She began these encounters almost by chance when she invited someone in line with her at a Subway restaurant to share her table. But as she pursued such encounters over the years, she gradually became "the reporter reporting on myself. Soon the stunning stories of my lunch mates took me deeply into my own narrative." Open for Lunch speaks from the heart, both about the moving, fascinating stories of the people she meets, but also about herself. In the words of Lois McMahon, PhD, "Gaiser is a survivor who has overcome personal tragedy and found healing and the ability to reach out to others to share her wisdom and strength. This book holds invaluable lessons for us all about pain, suffering, redemption, forgiveness, healing and love." -- Amazon.com
Subjects: Biographies.; Trivia and miscellanea.; Gaiser, Robin Russell.; Gaiser, Robin Russell; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonal communication.; Conversation.; Conduct of life; Pain; Healing.; Strangers.; Substance abuse.; Recovering addicts.; Restaurants.; Trust.;

What the dead know [sound recording] / by Butcher, Barbara,author,narrator.(CARDINAL)873025;
Read by the author.Barbara Butcher was recovering from addiction problems and unhappy relationships when she landed a job at the Medical Examiner's Office in New York City. The second woman ever hired for the role of Death Investigator in Manhattan, she was the first to last more than three months. The work was gritty and demanding, sometimes dangerous. And she loved it. In a voice full of attitude, a real New Yorker some might say, Barbara writes about what it was like not to go a day on the job without seeing a victim of homicide or some other violent crime. She investigated double homicides, gruesome suicides, and most heartbreaking of all, underage rape victims who had also been murdered. Butcher describes working at the world's largest morgue following 9/11, where she and her colleagues initially relied on family members' descriptions to help distinguish among the 21,900 body parts of the victims.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Autobiographies.; Butcher, Barbara.; Forensic pathologists; Medical examiners (Law); Recovering addicts;

A most beautiful thing : the true story of America's first all-black high school rowing team / by Cooper, Arshay,author.;
"Now a documentary narrated by Common, produced by Grant Hill, Dwyane Wade, and 9th Wonder, from filmmaker Mary Mazzio The moving true story of a group of young men growing up on Chicago's West side who form the first all-black high school rowing team in the nation, and in doing so not only transform a sport, but their lives. Growing up on Chicago's Westside in the 90's, Arshay Cooper knows the harder side of life. The street corners are full of gangs, the hallways of his apartment complex are haunted by junkies he calls "zombies" with strung out arms, clutching at him as he passes by. His mother is a recovering addict, and his three siblings all sleep in a one room apartment, a small infantry against the war zone on the street below. Arshay keeps to himself, preferring to write poetry about the girl he has a crush on, and spends his school days in the home-ec kitchen dreaming of becoming a chef. And then one day as he's walking out of school he notices a boat in the school lunchroom, and a poster that reads "Join the Crew Team". Having no idea what the sport of crew is, Arshay decides to take a chance. This decision to join is one that will forever change his life, and those of his fellow teammates. As Arshay and his teammates begin to come together to learn how to row--many never having been in water before--the sport takes them from the mean streets of Chicago, to the hallowed halls of the Ivy League. But Arshay and his teammates face adversity at every turn, from racism, gang violence, and a sport that has never seen anyone like them before. A Most Beautiful Thing is the inspiring true story about the most unlikely band of brothers that form a family, and forever change a sport and their lives for the better"--Holy city -- Barbershop prayers -- In sync -- Grace -- Like water -- A different world -- Alvin -- Race day -- White tablecloth -- Moving on up -- Captain -- Dry tears -- 2k -- Spring break -- Chasing gold -- Epilogue.
Subjects: Personal narratives.; Autobiographies.; Cooper, Arshay.; Manley High School (Chicago, Ill.); African American high school students; Rowing; Rowers; Racism in sports.;

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