Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction121 reviews David Sheff Houghton Mifflin Co, 2008 Very real and honest... a MUST read for parents of teens + Beautiful book about a beautiful boy with a not so beautiful problem.... + Good Book + Honest, emotive, and informative + A MUST READ For EVERY Parent             The Year of Magical Thinking501 reviews Joan Didion Vintage, 2007 "I needed to be alone so that he could come back." + You Had To Be There + A KEEPER! Joan Didion is a writer of great talent, and this memoir setting forth her process of grief after the death of her husband, John Gregory Dunne, is powerful. And while it is not sentimental, it envokes strong emotion in the reader. Didion's pain is sharp, her sense of isolation very real, yet she ...             Waiting for Odysseus18 reviews Janell M. Ramos Goddess Guild Publishing, 2005 The journey + Grabs at your heart I had the pleasure of reading this book on a long cross-country flight and quite honestly I wasn't prepared for the journey it would take me on. I found myself reading and crying, feeling the pain of the character and my own as if I had lost a loved one. The author made it very easy to relate as ...             Manic: A Memoir63 reviews Terri Cheney William Morrow, 2008 Terri Cheney's profound, shocking, and insightful tale Manic takes its readers on a journey through the treacherous bouts of mania and the bleak depths of depression. Terri Cheney is a prime example of how mental illness and tragedy can afflict even the brightest, most educated, wealthy and above all pristine looking individuals. As a powerful and ...             A Grief Observed134 reviews C. S. Lewis HarperOne, 2001 Raw and true + Best book for grief + Deep + A Book of Great Beauty and Intelligence             Tweak: Growing Up on Crystal Meth1 review Nic Sheff Pocket Books, 2008 Carrie Wilson DEPRESSING, DEPRESSING, DEPRESSING... But oh so believable. My son has been addicted to meth on and off for approximately 8 years and is currently incarcerated. I read this because I wanted to know WHY!!! Unfortunately, there are no answers in this book, just like real life. I do recommend ...             Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea260 reviews Chelsea Handler Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 2008 I HEART CHELSEA! + A Very Funny Book + Laugh Out Loud Funny... + crazy man, crazy!             The Glass Castle: A Memoir1134 reviews Jeannette Walls Scribner, 2006 One heckuva great book + Read it against my better judgement ... and LOVED it! + Fantastic Story Teller! Page Turner! + I was rapt + Loved it!             Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia (P.S.)405 reviews Marya Hornbacher Harper Perennial, 2006 i am wasted, but i'm ready... + catharsis of my thoughts + Wasted by Marya Hornbacher + interesting             The Glass Castle: A Memoir1134 reviews Jeannette Walls Scribner, 2006 One heckuva great book + Read it against my better judgement ... and LOVED it! + Fantastic Story Teller! Page Turner! + I was rapt + Loved it!             The Year of Magical Thinking501 reviews Joan Didion Vintage, 2007 "I needed to be alone so that he could come back." + You Had To Be There + A KEEPER! Joan Didion is a writer of great talent, and this memoir setting forth her process of grief after the death of her husband, John Gregory Dunne, is powerful. And while it is not sentimental, it envokes strong emotion in the reader. Didion's pain is sharp, her sense of isolation very real, yet she ...             A Grief Observed134 reviews C. S. Lewis HarperOne, 2001 Raw and true + Best book for grief + Deep + A Book of Great Beauty and Intelligence             Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea260 reviews Chelsea Handler Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 2008 I HEART CHELSEA! + A Very Funny Book + Laugh Out Loud Funny... + crazy man, crazy!             Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction121 reviews David Sheff Houghton Mifflin Co, 2008 Very real and honest... a MUST read for parents of teens + Beautiful book about a beautiful boy with a not so beautiful problem.... + Good Book + Honest, emotive, and informative + A MUST READ For EVERY Parent             Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia (P.S.)405 reviews Marya Hornbacher Harper Perennial, 2006 i am wasted, but i'm ready... + catharsis of my thoughts + Wasted by Marya Hornbacher + interesting             Manic: A Memoir63 reviews Terri Cheney William Morrow, 2008 Terri Cheney's profound, shocking, and insightful tale Manic takes its readers on a journey through the treacherous bouts of mania and the bleak depths of depression. Terri Cheney is a prime example of how mental illness and tragedy can afflict even the brightest, most educated, wealthy and above all pristine looking individuals. As a powerful and ...             Tweak: Growing Up on Crystal Meth1 review Nic Sheff Pocket Books, 2008 Carrie Wilson DEPRESSING, DEPRESSING, DEPRESSING... But oh so believable. My son has been addicted to meth on and off for approximately 8 years and is currently incarcerated. I read this because I wanted to know WHY!!! Unfortunately, there are no answers in this book, just like real life. I do recommend ...             Waiting for Odysseus18 reviews Janell M. Ramos Goddess Guild Publishing, 2005 The journey + Grabs at your heart I had the pleasure of reading this book on a long cross-country flight and quite honestly I wasn't prepared for the journey it would take me on. I found myself reading and crying, feeling the pain of the character and my own as if I had lost a loved one. The author made it very easy to relate as ...