The Harder They Fall: Celebrities Tell Their Real-Life Stories of Addiction and Recovery
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| Rating | : | 4.12 (814 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1592854761 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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Addiction devoured their pride and accomplishments until each found the courage to ask for help, the honesty to face their disease, and the strength--ultimately--to rebuild a life of extraordinary success. These are stories of greatness rebuilt--one day at a time.. John, and Chuck Negron; actors Malcolm McDowell and Mariette Hartley; and athletes Dock Ellis and Gerry Cooney. Here, legendary Los Angeles publicist, Gary Stromberg, gives readers an up-close look at fame and addiction, as told by the stars themselves. Now in paperback with updated photos and additional interviews, The Harder They Fall reveals the intimate thoughts, feelings, regrets, and beliefs of celebrities in recovery. Among those profiled are comedian Richard Pryor; musicians Grace Slick, Dr
Five Stars Liked it----shows everybody's is affected by the disease---AA is the only answer. "Great Idea for a Book, and Very Well Executed" according to John Matlock. It seems like you can't pick up a newspaper or turn on a television without hearing of some new celebrity being involved with drugs. Why with all of their success does it take drugs for them to get through their lives? And in the news you don't hear about followups. What happens to these people after they get out of their court ordered treatment (or jail)?In this book the authors have mana. "A compendium of autobiographical accounts of self-help and recovery from alcoholism and drug addiction" according to Midwest Book Review. The collaborative work of Gary Stromberg & Jane Merrill, The Harder They Fall: Celebrities Tell Their Real-Life Stories Of Addiction And Recovery is a compendium of autobiographical accounts of self-help and recovery from alcoholism and drug addiction told by a range of readily recognized men and women who range from singer and songwriter Paul Williams, to comedian Richard Pryor, to actor
From Publishers Weekly The celebrities interviewed here--from Ann Lamott to Alice Cooper--are all in recovery from addictions to alcohol or drugs that originated in the 1960s and '70s. . (Apr.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Among them are athletes, musicians, actors and even a member of Congress, Jim Ramstad. But Pete Hamill found his path to sobriety alone by deciding "to live my life without anesthesia, and that meant accepting the pain along with the laughs." Top jockey Pat Day describes how he was saved from drug and alcohol dependence through a commitment to born-again Christianity. The strength of these always honest and affecting anecdotes is, in fact, their variety of paths to recovery; the diversity should help this excellent volume appeal to a wide audience. With the assistance of veteran writer Merrill, Stromberg, who ran a P.R. All rights rese