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Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia (P.S.) 405 reviews
Marya Hornbacher
Harper Perennial, 2006
i am wasted, but i'm ready...
+ catharsis of my thoughts
+ Wasted by Marya Hornbacher
+ interesting
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Waiting for Odysseus 19 reviews
Janell M. Ramos
Goddess Guild Publishing, 2005
The journey
I had the pleasure of reading this book on a long cross-country flight and quite honestly I wasn't prepared for the journey it would take me on. I found myself reading and crying, feeling the pain of the character and my own as if I had lost a loved one. The author made it very easy to relate as ...
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Manic: A Memoir63 reviews
Terri Cheney
William Morrow, 2008
Terri Cheney's profound, shocking, and insightful tale
Manic takes its readers on a journey through the treacherous bouts of mania and the bleak depths of depression. Terri Cheney is a prime example of how mental illness and tragedy can afflict even the brightest, most educated, wealthy and above all pristine looking individuals. As a powerful and ...
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Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea262 reviews
Chelsea Handler
Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 2008
Laugh Out Loud Funny...
+ hilarious
+ Kathy Griffin on ludes
+ I HEART CHELSEA!
+ A Very Funny Book
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The Year of Magical Thinking502 reviews
Joan Didion
Vintage, 2007
"I needed to be alone so that he could come back."
+ You Had To Be There
+ A KEEPER!
Joan Didion is a writer of great talent, and this memoir setting forth her process of grief after the death of her husband, John Gregory Dunne, is powerful. And while it is not sentimental, it envokes strong emotion in the reader. Didion's pain is sharp, her sense of isolation very real, yet she ...
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Tweak: Growing Up on Crystal Meth1 review
Nic Sheff
Pocket Books, 2008
Carrie Wilson
DEPRESSING, DEPRESSING, DEPRESSING... But oh so believable. My son has been addicted to meth on and off for approximately 8 years and is currently incarcerated. I read this because I wanted to know WHY!!! Unfortunately, there are no answers in this book, just like real life.
I do recommend ...
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The Glass Castle: A Memoir1136 reviews
Jeannette Walls
Scribner, 2006
Best Book all year
+ Cant put it down!!!!
+ Read it against my better judgement ... and LOVED it!
+ Fantastic Story Teller! Page Turner!
+ One heckuva great book
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Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction122 reviews
David Sheff
Houghton Mifflin Co, 2008
Beautiful Boy
+ Very real and honest... a MUST read for parents of teens
+ Beautiful book about a beautiful boy with a not so beautiful problem....
+ Good Book
+ Honest, emotive, and informative
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A Grief Observed 135 reviews
C. S. Lewis
HarperOne, 2001
Raw and true
+ Joy in hope does not preclude fear, sorrow, and longing
+ Best book for grief
+ Deep
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Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia (P.S.)405 reviews
Marya Hornbacher
Harper Perennial, 2006
i am wasted, but i'm ready...
+ catharsis of my thoughts
+ Wasted by Marya Hornbacher
+ interesting
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The Year of Magical Thinking502 reviews
Joan Didion
Vintage, 2007
"I needed to be alone so that he could come back."
+ You Had To Be There
+ A KEEPER!
Joan Didion is a writer of great talent, and this memoir setting forth her process of grief after the death of her husband, John Gregory Dunne, is powerful. And while it is not sentimental, it envokes strong emotion in the reader. Didion's pain is sharp, her sense of isolation very real, yet she ...
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A Grief Observed135 reviews
C. S. Lewis
HarperOne, 2001
Raw and true
+ Joy in hope does not preclude fear, sorrow, and longing
+ Best book for grief
+ Deep
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Manic: A Memoir63 reviews
Terri Cheney
William Morrow, 2008
Terri Cheney's profound, shocking, and insightful tale
Manic takes its readers on a journey through the treacherous bouts of mania and the bleak depths of depression. Terri Cheney is a prime example of how mental illness and tragedy can afflict even the brightest, most educated, wealthy and above all pristine looking individuals. As a powerful and ...
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Waiting for Odysseus19 reviews
Janell M. Ramos
Goddess Guild Publishing, 2005
The journey
I had the pleasure of reading this book on a long cross-country flight and quite honestly I wasn't prepared for the journey it would take me on. I found myself reading and crying, feeling the pain of the character and my own as if I had lost a loved one. The author made it very easy to relate as ...
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Tweak: Growing Up on Crystal Meth1 review
Nic Sheff
Pocket Books, 2008
Carrie Wilson
DEPRESSING, DEPRESSING, DEPRESSING... But oh so believable. My son has been addicted to meth on and off for approximately 8 years and is currently incarcerated. I read this because I wanted to know WHY!!! Unfortunately, there are no answers in this book, just like real life.
I do recommend ...
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Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction122 reviews
David Sheff
Houghton Mifflin Co, 2008
Beautiful Boy
+ Very real and honest... a MUST read for parents of teens
+ Beautiful book about a beautiful boy with a not so beautiful problem....
+ Good Book
+ Honest, emotive, and informative
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Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea262 reviews
Chelsea Handler
Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 2008
Laugh Out Loud Funny...
+ hilarious
+ Kathy Griffin on ludes
+ I HEART CHELSEA!
+ A Very Funny Book
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The Glass Castle: A Memoir1136 reviews
Jeannette Walls
Scribner, 2006
Best Book all year
+ Cant put it down!!!!
+ Read it against my better judgement ... and LOVED it!
+ Fantastic Story Teller! Page Turner!
+ One heckuva great book
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