'A remarkable exercise in self-discovery.' The New York Times 'What makes her account fascinating is her ruthless dissection of a picture perfect middle-class family, her candid analysis of her high functioningA" journalistic career - a weird kind of elegy to the 1980s.' The Observer Caroline was a discerning drinker and she describes with great passion the pleasures of a silky Merlot or tart Cabernet Sauvignon, and the ease with which she moved from sipping Fume Blanc at the Ritz, to neckin...
""Funny, courageous, and empowering. In exploring the richness of his own life, Alexander celebrates and invites us to discover the uniqueness and wisdom within ourselves. This book is a gift to those of us who are old, and even more, perhaps, to those who are young."" Zen Master Dennis Genpo Merzel, author of Big Mind, Big Heart: Finding Your Way Out of author William Alexander's personal reflections and hard-won insights emerges an unconventional approach to the challenges of achieving and ma...
The dynamics of codependency are brilliantly illuminated in this heartbreaking story of a marriage destroyed by the husband's addiction to alcohol. Author and widow, Dr. Frances Simone, describes the progression of the disease through all its stages, her husband's attempt at treatment and subsequent relapse, his suicide and her own recovery through a twelve-step programme for families.
Do you feel overwhelmed by your job? Are you so stressed on the job that you have headaches or stomachaches and can't sleep at night? Do you spend too much of your time thinking and talking about your job? Do you feel responsible for everything that goes wrong at work? Are you loyal to your boss and co-workers, even when they don't deserve it? Do you work well under pressure but have trouble completing long-term projects? Adult children of alcoholics are among any company's most productive and v...
Report of the Scientific Committee on Tobacco and Health
by David Poswillo
Broadening the Base of Treatment for Alcohol Problems
by Institute Of Medicine Committee on Treatment of Alcohol Problems
The book is a sociohistorical and comparative study of an apparent discrepancy between an extremely high rate of alcoholism among Irish-Americans from the mid-19th century through the early 20th century and a more moderate, if not low, rate for the Irish in Ireland during the same period. The study attempts to situate Irish drinking patterns and temperance movements within the larger context of a historically changing Irish culture and social structure. Subsequently, the situation of the Irish-A...
The Only Real Mistakes Are The Ones We Don't Learn From
by Alcoholism Desings
Heavy Drinking informs the general public for the first time how recent research has discredited almost every widely held belief about alcoholism, including the very concept of alcoholism as a single disease with a unique cause. Herbert Fingarette presents constructive approaches to heavy drinking, including new methods of helping heavy drinkers and social policies for preventing heavy drinking and the harms associated with it.
The truth is that professional sport is a breeding ground for addictive behaviour. Luke Sutton is a business owner and successful agent to sporting stars such as James Taylor, Nile Wilson and Sam Quek, but his life didn't always look so positive. Back from the Edge reveals the huge ups and major downs that a professional career in sport can bring - and the mental health difficulties that can plague a sportsperson along the way. Luke knows this more than most. Brutually but refreshingly honest,...