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008 080826s2009 nyu b 001 0 eng
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100 1 $aDenizet-Lewis, Benoit.
245 10 $aAmerica Anonymous :$beight addicts in search of a life /$cBenoit Denizet-Lewis.
250 $a1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
260 $aNew York :$bSimon & Schuster,$c2009.
300 $a342 p. ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 315-329) and index.
520 $aThe unforgettable story of eight men and women from around the country--including a grandmother, a college student, a bodybuilder, and a housewife--struggling with addictions. For nearly three years, journalist Benoit Denizet-Lewis immersed himself in their lives as they battled drug and alcohol abuse, overeating, and compulsive gambling and sexuality. Alternating with their stories is Denizet-Lewis's candid account of his own recovery from sexual addiction and his examination of our culture of addiction, where we obsessively search for new and innovative ways to escape the reality of the present moment and make ourselves feel "better." Through the stories of Americans in various stages of recovery and relapse, Denizet-Lewis shines a spotlight on our most misunderstood health problem (is addiction a brain disease? A spiritual malady? A moral failing?) and breaks through the shame and denial that still shape our cultural understanding of it--and hamper our ability to treat it.--From publisher description.
650 0 $aAddicts$zUnited States.
650 0 $aCompulsive behavior.
650 0 $aSubstance abuse.
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0902/2008037919-d.html
856 41 $3Sample text$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0903/2008037919-s.html
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0909/2008037919-b.html