Addicted: Notes from the Belly of the Beast

Book Overview

Is addiction a disease, a sin, a sign of hypersensitivity, a personal failing, or a unique resource for the creative mind? However it is defined, addiction can have devastating consequences, often shattering lives, sundering families, causing impoverishment, and even triggering suicide. Yet it can also be a source of inspiration. In these frank essays, leading American and Canadian writers explore their surprisingly diverse personal experiences with this complex phenomenon, candidly recounting what happened when alcohol, heroin, smoking, food, gambling, or sex -- sometimes in combination -- took over their lives.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1553651154
• ISBN13: 9781553651154
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: Greystone Books
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.8" x 5.8"

Customer Reviews

Good Writing, excellent life stories

I was at this bookstore reading this book, and I said I have to buy it. Excellent writing, very well written life stories on addiction and the truth but it does not read like a recovery how to book! Recommend!