Heleps makes sense out of nonsense

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	• Broken William Cope Moyers Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007 - 384 pages average customer review:based on 63 reviews view larger image
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recovery at its best

Having been sober for 21 years in AA and 20 years of AlAnon, this is one of the best descriptions of the recovery process that I have ever read. Bill is so insightful and honest about the feelings and thoughts of an addict - no matter of whether it's to drugs, alcohol, food, people, etc. His story and insights were both harrowing and inspiring. Thanks so much for you honesty and for keeping on - one day at a time!

Heleps makes sense out of nonsense

As in any memoir of addiction, this is the author's story. To people who do not suffer with addictions, memoirs like these can help make sense of the nonsense. Here is William Cope Moyers, raised in a "proper" family, with more advantages than most kids can imagine, and he ends up a hard core drug addict. His first person explanations of the how, why and what it feels like are hard to believe, but offer some understandding of the disease. His honest revelations allowed me to have more sympathy for alcoholics and addicts. Moyers also describes his path to sobriety which involved repeated attempts at treatment. Again, for me it was helpful to understand that there is no easy 28 day cure. Other reviewers have criticized the religion in Moyers message, but this is his memoir and he is describing what has worked for him. For me, as a non-addict, memoirs like this, "Tweak," "A Million Little Pieces," "Dry, " "A Beautiful Boy," etc., put a real face on this disease, help me to understand some of my friends and family, force me to examine the costs of this disease on our society, and even help me look critically at issues in the present health care debate. For anyone trying to recover from addiction or just trying to understand it,this is a great book.

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Good and Useful Book

This book has been recommended to me by my friends. It is a good and honest book. It is well written and can be very useful for the people affected by addiction and their family members.

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From rock-bottom to recovery-the son of veteran broadcaster Bill Moyers chronicles his life-shattering battle with addiction and the hard-won fight for recovery.

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