Catalog Search Results
83) El estudiante
Author
Language
Español
Description
El autor de El Psicoanalista vuelve a deslumbrarnos con otra historia de suspense dotada de una trama impecable y un ritmo frenético, cuyos personajes caminan sobre el filo de la navaja de comienzo a fin. El fruto de la venganza es más venganza. Mientras intenta mantenerse alejado del alcohol, Timothy Moth Warner alterna sus clases de posgrado en la Universidad de Miami con las reuniones de un grupo de autoayuda para adictos. Su tío Ed, médico...
Author
Series
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Six weeks sober, Curtis searches for healing in the ancient cultural practices of his Tłıcho Dene grandfather. But will the Little People answer his call? Curtis has returned to Fort Smith, six weeks sober. He doesn't have any sober friends, his mom's still drinking, and his best friend (and secret crush) Lacey probably is too. Still, he's determined to stay sober and help his people. Along the way, he might just be able to help himself. Louis,...
Author
Language
English
Description
In 2014, novelist Leslie Schwartz was sentenced to 90 days in Los Angeles County Jail for a DUI and battery of an officer. After more than a decade clean and sober, Schwartz had a 414-day relapse into alcohol and drug addiction. The damage she inflicted that year upon her friends, her husband, her teenage daughter, and herself was nearly impossible to fathom. Incarceration might have ruined her altogether, if not for the stories that sustained her...
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Organizing her church's Christmas Wishes program is the perfect start to Vivian Dupre's new life--one without the shame of her recent mistakes. But as she grows closer to co-coordinator Michael Wood, she's even more determined to keep her past hidden. Together they can give joy to their small town. But when Michael discovers her secret, will he be willing to grant Vivian's holiday wish--forgiveness?" -- Page [4] cover.
90) Fumes: a novella
Author
Language
English
Description
Charlie Whitler--sober for the first time in his adult life--returns to Durham County, North Carolina. Only his maternal grandfather knows why he's home. The Hammonds, a once-wealthy family in decline, regroup in the Outer Banks as the story rushes toward its blunt and eerie conclusion.
Language
Español
Description
Mujeres en AA es una colección de 44 historias tomadas de las páginas de Grapevine y La Viña, juntas reconocidas como la revista internacional de Alcohólicos Anónimos. El libro comienza con una serie de artículos por o sobre las mujeres que contribuyeron al desarrollo de AA en su comienzo. De ahí, los siguientes capítulos se enfocan en temas tales como la espiritualidad, la sobriedad emocional, la familia, el servicio y la recuperación. Las...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Recovering from an addiction is tough enough, but when you throw in the tremendous responsibilities of motherhood, resisting cravings and remaining abstinent-much less enjoying the rewards of sobriety-can seem like an impossible challenge. Rosemary O'Connor brings her many years of experience working with women in recovery to addressing the key life issues mothers face at all stages of their recovery path. At once affirming, engaging, and practical,...
Author
Language
English
Description
No matter what happens, you don?t have to pick up a drink or drug today. These words tend to strike fear in the hearts of many alcoholics and addicts who are new to recovery, because just one day without booze or drugs may as well be an eternity. It can seem like an impossible task to get through twenty-four hours, never mind a week or a month ? so just how do we get that proverbial monkey off our back? This book is full of suggestions that can work...
Language
English
Description
In the faded light of Harry Hope's 1912 skid row bar, a group of fallen men, like ghosts haunting the wreckage of their own lives, await the annual arrival of Hickey. This year, however, the charismatic salesman brings not the usual rounds of drinks and slaps on the back, but an unwelcome message of sobriety.
Author
Language
English
Description
"All the Way tells the story of someone who has travelled far from home to realize a dream, someone who has known glory and cheering crowds, but also the demons of despair. It is the searing, honest tale of a young man who has risen to every challenge and nearly fallen short in the toughest game of all, while finding a way to draw strength from his community and heritage, and giving back to it as well"--Amazon.com.
Series
Language
English
Description
Scudder is a detective with the Sheriff's Department who is forced to shoot a violent suspect during a narcotics raid. The ensuing psychological aftermath of this shooting worsens his drinking problem and this alcoholism causes him to lose his job, as well as his marriage.
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Suggest a purchase. Submit Request