Cool, Hip, And Sober 88 Ways To Beat Booze And Drugs

"What an inspiring book! Doesn't hurt that the author is a superb writer. I never read anything like this and am thrilled to recommend the book to anybody with the problem himself/herself or with a suffering family member." -Helen Gurley Brown-Editor in Chief, Cosmopolitan magazine "I was so moved time and again as I experienced the truth in these extraordinary pieces written by people who have been to the edge, flirted with disaster, and returned to new and better lives." -Dominick Dunne "From the drinking man's classic, "Saloon Society," in the sixties, to his sadder but wiser, Cool, Hip, and Sober, Bill Manville has consistently provided an honest, insightful first-person account of where alcoholism begins-and where it ends. The hard won wisdom of his latest book will be of value to anyone struggling with addiction." -Keith Humphreys, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychiatry Stanford University School of Medicine "In my fifty-five years of journalism, I've seen a lot of people-including reporters and politicians-die from drink and drugs. Cool, Hip, and Sober could have prevented their untimely deaths. In fact, my only complaint is that Bill Manville didn't write and publish Cool, Hip, and Sober fifty-five years ago. It will undoubtedly save a lot of lives. Poignant and poetic, frank and funny, it makes sobriety seem quintessentially cool, so hip it hurts. Cool, Hip, and Sober is a book to give to those who suffer and to the friends and loved ones who suffer along with them. It is a book destined to redeem us all." -Jack Anderson, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist "In my twenty-one years in the field of recovery from alcohol and drug addiction many books on the subject have crossed my desk - factual and up to date but difficult for the troubled laymen to act on . . . that is why I think Cool, Hip, and Sober is unique. As a psychologist and chemical dependency professional myself, it is of great value to be able to provide my university students with an accurate portrayal of addiction . . . a text that bridges the gap from that professional perspective to the world of families who have known the personal truth of the journey so richly described in this remarkable text." -Dr. Dave Moore, University of Washington, former Director, McDonald Rehabilitation Center, Scripps Health, San DiegoManville, Bill is the author of 'Cool, Hip, And Sober 88 Ways To Beat Booze And Drugs', published 2003 under ISBN 9780765303141 and ISBN 0765303140.