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The Year of Magical Thinking
Joan Didion

Vintage, 2007

"Let it go."

+ "I needed to be alone so that he could come back."

In "The Year of Magical Thinking," Joan Didion chronicles the death of her husband, author and screenwriter John Gregory Dunne. One evening, Dunne died of a severe heart attack while the couple ate dinner. The day had seemed like any other, aside from the fact that they had just returned from a ...
  
  











  



  
Tweak: Growing Up on Crystal Meth
Nic Sheff

Pocket Books, 2008

Carrie Wilson

DEPRESSING, DEPRESSING, DEPRESSING... But oh so believable. My son has been addicted to meth on and off for approximately 8 years and is currently incarcerated. I read this because I wanted to know WHY!!! Unfortunately, there are no answers in this book, just like real life. I do recommend ...
  
  











  



  
Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia (P.S.)
Marya Hornbacher

Harper Perennial, 2006

catharsis of my thoughts

+ Wasted by Marya Hornbacher
+ interesting
+ Excellent read albeit quite triggering for most
  
  











  



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

Houghton Mifflin Co, 2008

A beautiful boy

+ Honest, emotive, and informative
+ A MUST READ For EVERY Parent
+ Great book
+ Beautiful Boy by David Sheff
  
  











  



  
Manic: A Memoir
Terri Cheney

William Morrow, 2008

Frightening and Riviting

+ Terri Cheney's profound, shocking, and insightful tale

This is a riveting first-person account written by a successful person who breaks down myths regarding mental illness, bipolar disorder and other mental mythologies. The reader is hastily dragged at manic speed through episodes of the author's life. Hard to believe, yet, apparently true, the ...
  
  











  



  
A Grief Observed
C. S. Lewis

HarperOne, 2001

Raw and true

+ Best book for grief
+ Deep
+ A Book of Great Beauty and Intelligence
  
  











  



  
Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea
Chelsea Handler

Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 2008

WOW!!! This Book is FrEaKiN Hilarious!!!!!

+ Sexy little read
+ It's Laugh Out Loud Funny
+ The funniest book I have ever read!!!!!!!!!!
  
  











  



  
Waiting for Odysseus
Janell M. Ramos

Goddess Guild Publishing, 2005

An Emotional Story The Reader Won't Soon Forget!

+ Refreshing and quirky........
+ Beautiful
+ An Odyssey of Love
+ A compelling, intimate peek into a world of love and loss...
  
  











  



  
The Glass Castle: A Memoir
Jeannette Walls

Scribner, 2006

The Glass Castle

+ Adults as Children and Children as Adults
+ BRILLIANT!
+ food for thoughts on food
+ Such shocking behavior, it's almost unbelievable
  
  











  



  
Manic: A Memoir
Terri Cheney

William Morrow, 2008

Frightening and Riviting

+ Terri Cheney's profound, shocking, and insightful tale

This is a riveting first-person account written by a successful person who breaks down myths regarding mental illness, bipolar disorder and other mental mythologies. The reader is hastily dragged at manic speed through episodes of the author's life. Hard to believe, yet, apparently true, the ...
  
  











  



  
A Grief Observed
C. S. Lewis

HarperOne, 2001

Raw and true

+ Best book for grief
+ Deep
+ A Book of Great Beauty and Intelligence
  
  











  



  
The Glass Castle: A Memoir
Jeannette Walls

Scribner, 2006

The Glass Castle

+ Adults as Children and Children as Adults
+ BRILLIANT!
+ food for thoughts on food
+ Such shocking behavior, it's almost unbelievable
  
  











  



  
Tweak: Growing Up on Crystal Meth
Nic Sheff

Pocket Books, 2008

Carrie Wilson

DEPRESSING, DEPRESSING, DEPRESSING... But oh so believable. My son has been addicted to meth on and off for approximately 8 years and is currently incarcerated. I read this because I wanted to know WHY!!! Unfortunately, there are no answers in this book, just like real life. I do recommend ...
  
  











  



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

Houghton Mifflin Co, 2008

A beautiful boy

+ Honest, emotive, and informative
+ A MUST READ For EVERY Parent
+ Great book
+ Beautiful Boy by David Sheff
  
  











  



  
The Year of Magical Thinking
Joan Didion

Vintage, 2007

"Let it go."

+ "I needed to be alone so that he could come back."

In "The Year of Magical Thinking," Joan Didion chronicles the death of her husband, author and screenwriter John Gregory Dunne. One evening, Dunne died of a severe heart attack while the couple ate dinner. The day had seemed like any other, aside from the fact that they had just returned from a ...
  
  











  



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