Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction David Sheff

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
ISBN-10
0618683356
ISBN-13
9780618683352
eBay Product ID (ePID)
56995225

Product Key Features

Book Title
Beautiful Boy : a Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Parenting / Fatherhood, Substance Abuse & Addictions / Drugs, Divorce & Separation, Parenting / General, Personal Memoirs, Psychopathology / Addiction
Publication Year
2008
Genre
Family & Relationships, Self-Help, Biography & Autobiography, Psychology
Author
David Sheff
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
15.9 Oz
Item Length
8.3 in
Item Width
5.9 in

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Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2006-026981
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"A masterpiece of description and feelinghellip;immediate, informative and heartbreaking." - Susan Cheever, author of Note Found in a Bottle, "Forhellip;any one who has ever wrestled with holding on and letting go." - Thomas Lynch, author of The Undertaking, "An honest, hopeful book, coming at a propitious moment in the meth epidemic." Publishers Weekly "An excellent book that all parents can relate to whatever their children's situation." Library Journal Starred Those of us who love an addict - or are addicts ourselves - will find BEAUTIFUL BOY a revelation." - Martin Sheen, actor "A welcome balm to millions…who thought they were making this journey alone."- Armistead Maupin, author of The Night Listener "This book is going to save a lot of lives, and help heal…hearts." - Anne Lamott, author of Grace (Eventually) …moving, timely, and sobering. It's also startlingly beautiful." - Sir Richard Branson, chairman, Virgin Group An extraordinary story of pain, perseverance and hope. - William C. Moyers, author of Broken …honest, reflective and deeply moving. BEAUTIFUL BOY is about: truth and healing. - Mary Pipher, author of Reviving Ophelia "For…any one who has ever wrestled with holding on and letting go. - Thomas Lynch, author of The Undertaking A masterpiece of description and feeling…immediate, informative and heartbreaking. - Susan Cheever, author of Note Found in a Bottle, "An honest, hopeful book, coming at a propitious moment in the meth epidemic." Publishers Weekly "An excellent book that all parents can relate to whatever their children's situation." Library Journal Starred "Those of us who love an addict -- or are addicts ourselves -- will find BEAUTIFUL BOY a revelation." -- Martin Sheen, actor "A welcome balm to millions...who thought they were making this journey alone."-- Armistead Maupin, author of The Night Listener "This book is going to save a lot of lives, and help heal...hearts." -- Anne Lamott, author of Grace (Eventually) "...moving, timely, and sobering. It's also startlingly beautiful." - Sir Richard Branson, chairman, Virgin Group "An extraordinary story of pain, perseverance and hope." -- William C. Moyers, author of Broken "...honest, reflective and deeply moving. BEAUTIFUL BOY is about: truth and healing." -- Mary Pipher, author of Reviving Ophelia "For...any one who has ever wrestled with holding on and letting go." -- Thomas Lynch, author of The Undertaking "A masterpiece of description and feeling...immediate, informative and heartbreaking." -- Susan Cheever, author of Note Found in a Bottle, "This book is going to save a lot of lives, and help healhellip;hearts." - Anne Lamott, author of Grace (Eventually), "hellip;moving, timely, and sobering. It's also startlingly beautiful." - Sir Richard Branson, chairman, Virgin Group, "Those of us who love an addict - or are addicts ourselves - will find BEAUTIFUL BOY a revelation." - Martin Sheen, actor, "An honest, hopeful book, coming at a propitious moment in the meth epidemic." Publishers Weekly "An excellent book that all parents can relate to whatever their children's situation." Library Journal Starred "Those of us who love an addict - or are addicts ourselves - will find BEAUTIFUL BOY a revelation." - Martin Sheen, actor "A welcome balm to millions…who thought they were making this journey alone."- Armistead Maupin, author of The Night Listener "This book is going to save a lot of lives, and help heal…hearts." - Anne Lamott, author of Grace (Eventually) "…moving, timely, and sobering. It's also startlingly beautiful." - Sir Richard Branson, chairman, Virgin Group "An extraordinary story of pain, perseverance and hope." - William C. Moyers, author of Broken "…honest, reflective and deeply moving. BEAUTIFUL BOY is about: truth and healing." - Mary Pipher, author of Reviving Ophelia "For…any one who has ever wrestled with holding on and letting go." - Thomas Lynch, author of The Undertaking "A masterpiece of description and feeling…immediate, informative and heartbreaking." - Susan Cheever, author of Note Found in a Bottle, "A welcome balm to millionshellip;who thought they were making this journey alone."- Armistead Maupin, author of The Night Listener, "hellip;honest, reflective and deeply moving. BEAUTIFUL BOY is about: truth and healing." - Mary Pipher, author of Reviving Ophelia, "An honest, hopeful book, coming at a propitious moment in the meth epidemic." Publishers Weekly "An excellent book that all parents can relate to whatever their children's situation." Library Journal Starred Those of us who love an addict — or are addicts ourselves — will find BEAUTIFUL BOY a revelation." — Martin Sheen, actor "A welcome balm to millions…who thought they were making this journey alone."— Armistead Maupin, author of The Night Listener "This book is going to save a lot of lives, and help heal…hearts." — Anne Lamott, author of Grace (Eventually) …moving, timely, and sobering. It's also startlingly beautiful." - Sir Richard Branson, chairman, Virgin Group An extraordinary story of pain, perseverance and hope." — William C. Moyers, author of Broken …honest, reflective and deeply moving. BEAUTIFUL BOY is about: truth and healing." — Mary Pipher, author of Reviving Ophelia "For…any one who has ever wrestled with holding on and letting go." — Thomas Lynch, author of The Undertaking A masterpiece of description and feeling…immediate, informative and heartbreaking." — Susan Cheever, author of Note Found in a Bottle, "An honest, hopeful book, coming at a propitious moment in the meth epidemic." Publishers Weekly "An excellent book that all parents can relate to whatever their children's situation." Library Journal Starred eoeThose of us who love an addict e" or are addicts ourselves e" will find BEAUTIFUL BOY a revelation." e" Martin Sheen, actor "A welcome balm to millionsewho thought they were making this journey alone."e" Armistead Maupin, author of The Night Listener "This book is going to save a lot of lives, and help healehearts." e" Anne Lamott, author of Grace (Eventually) eoeemoving, timely, and sobering. Ite(tm)s also startlingly beautiful." - Sir Richard Branson, chairman, Virgin Group eoeAn extraordinary story of pain, perseverance and hope.e e" William C. Moyers, author of Broken eoeehonest, reflective and deeply moving. BEAUTIFUL BOY is about: truth and healing.e e" Mary Pipher, author of Reviving Ophelia "Foreany one who has ever wrestled with holding on and letting go.e e" Thomas Lynch, author of The Undertaking eoeA masterpiece of description and feelingeimmediate, informative and heartbreaking.e e" Susan Cheever, author of Note Found in a Bottle
Dewey Decimal
362.29/9 B
Table Of Content
Introduction 1 PART I Stay Up Late 17 PART II His Drug of Choice 105 PART III Whatever 123 PART IV If Only 171 PART V Never Any Knowing 235 Epilogue 307 Acknowledgments 319 Resources 321 Credits 325
Synopsis
What had happened to my beautiful boy? To our family?What did I do wrong? Those are the wrenching questions that haunted every moment of David Sheff 's journey through his son Nic's addiction to drugs and tentative steps toward recovery. Before Nic Sheff became addicted to crystal meth, he was a charming boy, joyous and funny, a varsity athlete and honor student adored by his two younger siblings. After meth, he was a trembling wraith who lied, stole, and lived on the streets.David Sheff traces the first subtle warning signs: the denial, the 3 A.M. phone calls (is it Nic? the police? the hospital?), the rehabs.His preoccupation with Nic became an addiction in itself, and the obsessive worry and stress took a tremendous toll. But as a journalist, he instinctively researched every avenue of treatment that might save his son and refused to give up on Nic. Beautiful Boy is a fiercely candid memoir that brings immediacy to the emotional rollercoaster of loving a child who seems beyond help., What had happened to my beautiful boy? To our family?What did I do wrong? Those are the wrenching questions that haunted every moment of David Sheff 's journey through his son Nic's addiction to drugs and tentative steps toward recovery. Before Nic Sheff became addicted to crystal meth, he was a charming boy, joyous and funny, a varsity athlete and honor student adored by his two younger siblings. After meth, he was a trembling wraith who lied, stole, and lived on the streets.David Sheff traces the first subtle warning signs: the denial, the 3 A.M. phone calls (is it Nic? the police? the hospital?), the rehabs.His preoccupation with Nic became an addiction in itself, and the obsessive worry and stress took a tremendous toll. But as a journalist, he instinctively researched every avenue of treatment that might save his son and refused to give up on Nic.Beautiful Boy is a fiercely candid memoir that brings immediacy to the emotional rollercoaster of loving a child who seems beyond help.
LC Classification Number
HV5831.C2S54 2006

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