Abuse category: 3108 books

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...

Bound by addictions to both drugs and alcohol, an addict for 40 years, tells step by step how he became an addict, and how he has been clean and sober for 25 years, and how you or someone you love can have the same victory!For the first time publicly, this former longtime newspaper reporter,...

The only reason this book was possible is due to Amherst Drug Court, Horizon Village and the support from my family. I would like to thank the drug court staff, judge Mark Farrell, all my counselors, Resident Assistants, family and peers from Horizon Village. To start, Amherst Drug Court for not just...

You are invited to read my memoirs, With Vigilance, a woman of long term recovery. Someone told me my story is the key that can unlock someone else's prison. The slow, painful path back to becoming a functioning member of society, seeking employment, unlearning many messages, took much time, and many...

Do You want, or need to better understand addiction? now you can hear the story of an addition counsler that has been through the process of addiction and can share the thoughts and feelings of someone who overcame both alcohol and a drug problem. Could you use advice from an...

Dark Confessions of an Extraordinary, Ordinary Woman follows the author on her journey from a drug-addicted thief who felt trapped in an abusive relationship to a confident and capable marathon-runner. It is filled with intense drama, troubled romance, and all sorts of dirty little secrets.

This concise collection of helpful insights and creative advice from a variety of experts features 9 keys on letting go of bad habits... without the forceful exertion of "willpower."

All proceeds to charity “That would never happen to me. I’m too strong. I would walk out.” Those were KC Andrews’ thoughts as a trainee nurse listening to a lecture on domestic violence. But when it happened to her, it took years to finally leave.  She has now rebuilt her life...

This book is designed to support you in finding your current financial position and then guide you to your desired financial position. Through this book you will have the opportunity to get your financial life on track through real life applications. You will also learn what your relationship with money is and how to shift that relationship to create the wealth you desire.

One of those apparently simple but unforgettable pieces of writing that just stay on and on in the memory.' - Rosie Thomas 'So touching. This is as much Dally's story as John's, and her growing awareness of her own vulnerability and neediness, which she has disguised for years under the mask of the sturdy,...

Before she was mother to global superstar Demi Lovato, she was just Dianna Hart. Dianna tells her story from the very beginning in this complete and genuinely affecting memoir. She had big plans of becoming a country music star, but her life went in a different direction than her dreams. She...

Cathy is een ervaren pleegouder, maar niemand had haar kunnen voorbereiden op de komst van Jodie, een achtjarig meisje met zoveel gedragsproblemen dat ze in vier maanden tijd bij vijf verschillende gezinnen wordt geplaatst.Cathy besluit Jodie in huis te nemen en is vastbesloten om haar gedrag te begrijpen....

With new material from Susan Cheever, Molly Jong-Fast, and Rick Whitaker. What is this craving that overpowers all else? What is it like to be addicted, and what does it take to get straight or sober? In this new and expanded edition of a widely praised collection, an outstanding roster of courageous...

Mackinaw Bridge Jesus is written for anyone, anywhere who’s struggled with addictions, sexual orientation, mental health, crazy families, finding God, losing jobs, getting old, getting laid and generally living life on life’s terms. It speaks to the dysfunctional members of society – those of us known as the vast majority.