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This is the original study guide to the Big Book, Alcoholics Anonymous. Filled with practical information for those first days of sober living, this little book offers newcomers advice about the program, how long it takes, and what to look for in a sponsor; provides in-depth discussions of each of the Twelve Steps and related character defects; poses common questions about AA and helping others, identifying where to find answers in the Big Book; and, features non-sexist language.

'Raw, provocative, chaotic, and – dare I say – slutty' COLLEEN HOOVER A thrilling memoir by The White Lotus and Euphoria actor, Lukas Gage, which chronicles his upbringing in a broken family, struggles with borderline personality disorder and his commitment to always being the centre of...

Giulia è appena maggiorenne e deve reinventarsi, o forse semplicemente trovare il suo posto nel mondo. Eppure non è felice, perché è cresciuta nel vuoto, in una famiglia piena di irrisolti, in un silenzio assordante che non sa come zittire. Abbandonarsi all'alcol sembra l'unica strada: il corpo che si assottiglia, la mente che si frantuma, la sensazione di essere sempre altrove mentre la vita scorre. Ci vorrà tempo per arrivare al fondo e risalire, per imparare a guardare il buio senza più annegarci dentro, per scoprire che è possibile perfino amarsi, ascoltarsi senza giudicarsi.

Amber Whittington-Jones is dying. In her last days she begins to write down her story in an attempt to make sense of her life, to explain to herself, and the one person who still might understand, why she made her choices. But for all her insight, Amber cannot foresee the events that are about to unfold, events that will once again bring her family to its knees and force the past out into the light.

The book Drug Hell is a true story of the former drug addict, and criminal, Kimmo Harjula. His hell began when he was only seven years old. His parents were alcoholics, and he was continually beaten and sexually assaulted throughout his childhood. To survive, he began to sniff glue, smoke hash and drinking alcohol. His life became a crazy mess, filled with drugs and serious crime, which lasted for over thirty years. He was placed in fortysix foster homes before the age of eighteen and spent fourteen years in prison.

Ronja, ihre große Schwester Melissa und ihr Vater leben in einem Arbeiterviertel in Oslo. Sie haben nicht viel, aber sie haben einander. Nun steht Weihnachten vor der Tür – und Ronja wünscht sich endlich einen eigenen Tannenbaum. Nur hat ihr Vater, der viel zu oft viel zu viel trinkt, leider gerade mal wieder seinen Job verloren. Ronja besorgt ihm mithilfe eines Freundes, dem Hausmeister, eine neue Anstellung auf dem Weihnachtsbaummarkt.

MicroDosis es un diario escrito durante los dos últimos años en el que Enrique Bunbury decide experimentar en su conciencia la ingesta de microdosis de psilocibina. El género elegido por el autor para narrar este viaje interior es la poesía. De esta forma Bunbury consolida su incursión en la literatura tras la aparición en 2021 de su primer poemario Exilio Topanga (La Bella Varsovia) sumando a los rasgos estéticos presentes en aquel una atmósfera de psicodelia y una crítica a "la norma mental" del sistema.

Das satirische (Nicht-)Raucherbuch für alle, die mit dem Rauchen aufhören oder anfangen wollen! Sie versuchen bereits Ihr Leben lang, mit dem Rauchen anzufangen, aber konnten Ihre Vorsätze nie umsetzen? Sie haben Ihr tristes Nichtraucherdasein satt und suchen eine Möglichkeit, Ihr Geld loszuwerden und Ihre Gesundheit zu ruinieren? "Start Smoking" begleitet Sie auf dem Weg zur ersten Zigarette und hilft Ihnen, bei der Stange zu bleiben. In nur zehn Zügen, die selbst für Nichtraucher einfach zu verstehen sind, erfahren Sie die Geheimnisse der effektiven Tabakinhalation.

"The first chance I got, I bought my very first bag of crystal methamphetamine... A monster was born. Try as I might, there is simply no way for me to minimize the impact with which crystal meth slammed into my life, at least not without straying far from the truth. It was like throwing a forty-pound sledge hammer though a plate glass window. What a cunning thing this was that lived inside of me. How could I ever hope to win against it? My good intentions meant nothing what I lacked was power."