Moments of Clarity: Voices from the Front Lines of Addiction and Recovery
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| Rating | : | 4.51 (829 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0061456225 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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He has three children and lives in Marina Del Rey, California.. He has worked extensively in Hollywood as an actor, lawyer, executive, and producer. Christopher Kennedy Lawford is the New York Times bestselling author of Symptoms of Withdrawal
From Publishers Weekly The epiphanies in these engrossing oral histories, gathered by Lawford (Symptoms of Withdrawal), of addiction and recovery run the gamut, from bouts of raving trauma and degradation to subtle promptings from a still, small voice. (Jan. The addicts' journeys uniformly proceed through a surrender of the will, prayer on bended knee and entry into the loving congregation of the meeting; their struggle is really a spiritual one to purge themselves of selfishness and egotism and connect with God, or whatever. . For memoirist Susan Cheever, it was watching her daughter drink milk. Dru
Christopher Kennedy Lawford’s New York Times bestselling memoir, Symptoms of Withdrawal, offered readers a startling, first-hand look at his own addictions to drugs and alcohol, prompting People magazine to write, “Few have written so well about the joy of drugs, and few are as unsparing about their drug-driven selfishness.” In his bestselling follow-up, Moments of Clarity, Lawford presents “Voices from the Front Lines of Addiction and Recovery.” With contributions from Tom Arnold, Alec Baldwin, Meredith Baxter, Jamie Lee Curtis, Richard Dreyfuss, Anthony Hopkins and many others, Moments of Clarity is an important addition to the literature of recovery.
from the mouth of celebrities This book provides an interesting perspective into addiction through the words of celebrities who have battled this issue. I thought it was interesting. Don't buy this is you're looking for a self help book or more of an instructional guide on how to give up drugs or alcohol.. sprtshmn said very touching. I bought this for a friend who was having her first birthday of her sobriety. I thought it looked so good that I bought myself a copy. I was right. It is an interesting and touching read.. Great book! Although its mostly about the well to jerry Great book! Although its mostly about the well to do that have had money to blow and still keep what they have.However pain is relevant to the individual.