Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's AddictionHarperCollins, 6 ian. 2009 - 352 pagini #1 New York Times bestseller With a new afterword Now a Major Motion Picture Starring Steve Carell * Timothée Chalamet * Maura Tierney * and Amy Ryan “A brilliant, harrowing, heartbreaking, fascinating story, full of beautiful moments and hard-won wisdom. This book will save a lot of lives and heal a lot of hearts.” — Anne Lamott “‘When one of us tells the truth, he makes it easier for all of us to open our hearts to our own pain and that of others.’ That’s ultimately what Beautiful Boy is about: truth and healing.” — Mary Pipher, author of Reviving Ophelia What had happened to my beautiful boy? To our family? What did I do wrong? Those are the wrenching questions that haunted David Sheff’s journey through his son Nic’s addiction to drugs and tentative steps toward recovery. Before Nic 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 warning signs: the denial, the three a.m. phone calls—is it Nic? the police? the hospital? His preoccupation with Nic became an addiction in itself. But as a journalist, he instinctively researched every treatment that might save his son. And he refused to give up on Nic. “Filled with compelling anecdotes and important insights . . . An eye-opening memoir.” — Washington Post |
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... hands and kisses their cheeks. “It's so good to see you,” he says. “I missed you little boinkers. Like crazy.” To us up front, he adds, “You, too, Pops and Mama.” As I drive away from the airport, Nic describes his flight. “It was the ...
... hands and kisses their cheeks. “It's so good to see you,” he says. “I missed you little boinkers. Like crazy.” To us up front, he adds, “You, too, Pops and Mama.” As I drive away from the airport, Nic describes his flight. “It was the ...
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... hands,” a man wrote. “Your article was handed to me yesterday at my weekly breakfast of fathers who have lost their children. The man who handed it to me lost his sixteen-year-old son to drugs three years ago.” “Our story is your story ...
... hands,” a man wrote. “Your article was handed to me yesterday at my weekly breakfast of fathers who have lost their children. The man who handed it to me lost his sixteen-year-old son to drugs three years ago.” “Our story is your story ...
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... hands and luminous, exuberant eyes. We are among the first generation of self-conscious parents. Before us, people had kids. We parent. We seek out the best for our children—the best stroller and car seat recommended by Consumer Reports ...
... hands and luminous, exuberant eyes. We are among the first generation of self-conscious parents. Before us, people had kids. We parent. We seek out the best for our children—the best stroller and car seat recommended by Consumer Reports ...
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... hands down her verdict. Vicki and I sit in matching leather armchairs facing the doctor, an imposing woman in a flowered dress, iron-black curls, and penetrating eyes behind bottle-thick glasses. She folds her hands on her lap and ...
... hands down her verdict. Vicki and I sit in matching leather armchairs facing the doctor, an imposing woman in a flowered dress, iron-black curls, and penetrating eyes behind bottle-thick glasses. She folds her hands on her lap and ...
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... hands-on science museum. Tea sandwiches or sushi, unfiltered apple juice, and wheatfree cupcakes are served. One afternoon, Nic announces that he wants to make a donation to the school's Toys for Tots Christmas program, and so he goes ...
... hands-on science museum. Tea sandwiches or sushi, unfiltered apple juice, and wheatfree cupcakes are served. One afternoon, Nic announces that he wants to make a donation to the school's Toys for Tots Christmas program, and so he goes ...
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Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction David Sheff Previzualizare limitată - 2008 |
Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction David Sheff Previzualizare limitată - 2009 |
Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction David Sheff Nu există previzualizare disponibilă - 2008 |
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