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christopher-kennedy-lawford's picture
Jan.13.2013
From New York Times bestselling author of Symptoms of Withdrawal and Moments of Clarity Christopher Kennedy Lawford comes a book that will save lives. For most of his early life, Christopher Kennedy Lawford battled life-threatening drug and alcohol addictions. Now in recovery for more than 25...
amy-reed's picture
May.10.2012
Olivia, Kelly, Christopher, Jason, and Eva have one thing in common: They’re addicts. Addicts who have hit rock bottom and been stuck together in rehab to face their problems, face sobriety, and face themselves. None of them wants to be there. None of them wants to confront the truths about...
jules-jacob's picture
Apr.28.2011
jane-velez-mitchell's picture
Mar.13.2011
Americans are being lured into a slew of addictions. And what we are addicted to isn’t necessarily illegal or even hard to come by. Prescription medications are making us high. Fast food is making us fat. The Internet keeps us constantly distracted with everything from porn to gambling to...
carol-berg's picture
Jan.03.2011
As Navronne sinks deeper into civil war and perilous winter, Valen finds himself a bargaining chip in a deadly standoff. Doomed to madness by his addiction to the doulon, and bound by oaths he refuses to abandon, the young sorcerer risks body and soul to rescue one child, seek justice for another,...
carol-berg's picture
Jan.02.2011
The rebellious son of a long line of pureblood cartographers and diviners, Valen has spent most of his life trying to escape what society - and his family - have ordained for him. His own mother has predicted that he will meet his doom in water, blood, and ice. Her divination seems fulfilled when a...
alexis-stamatis's picture
Sep.20.2010
A young man flees Athens, trying to escape from drink and a number of failed relationships moving from Paros and Munich to London and a mountain village in central Greece, he meets a young woman and it becomes clear that the greatest magic is to be found in reality, not the bottle
christine-murphy's picture
Sep.17.2010
To find a solution, a person must first admit there is a problem.  Taking Down the Wall is a chronicle of one woman’s journey to the painful and reluctant admission that there is indeed a problem, her refusal to let an old wound heal.  The journey takes twists and unexpected turns but eventually...
christiane-wells's picture
Aug.31.2010
“Magical Shrinking: Stumbling Through Bipolar Disorder,” is my personal account of a journey through severe mental illness and addiction. My first book, “No Guarantees,” was published by New Discovery Press in 1993 and describes overcoming addiction as a teenager. I thought I was destined for...