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Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
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Wild

By Cheryl Strayed ,

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Drinking: A Love Story
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Drinking

By Caroline Knapp ,

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Infinite Jest
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Infinite Jest

By David Foster Wallace ,

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She's Come Undone
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She's Come Undone

By Wally Lamb ,

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Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget
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Blackout

By Sarah Hepola ,

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All the Way to the River
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All the Way to the River

By Elizabeth Gilbert ,

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Soulful Simplicity: How Living with Less Can Lead to So Much More
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Soulful Simplicity

By Courtney Carver ,

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Permanent Midnight: A Memoir
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Permanent Midnight

By Jerry Stahl ,

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The Gambler
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The Gambler

By Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky ,

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The Recovering: Intoxication and Its Aftermath
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The Recovering

By Leslie Jamison ,

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Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir
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Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing

By Matthew Perry ,

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Mennonite Girl at the Welcome Inn
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Mennonite Girl at the Welcome Inn

By Mary Ediger ,

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Under the Influence: A Life-Saving Guide to the Myths and Realities of Alcholism
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Under the Influence

By James R. Milam , Katherine Ketcham ,

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The Chemical Carousel: What Science Tells Us About Beating Addiction
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The Chemical Carousel

By Dirk Hanson ,

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The Big Fix: Hope After Heroin
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The Big Fix

By Tracey Helton Mitchell ,

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Under the Influence: The Literature of Addiction
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Under the Influence

By Rebecca Shannonhouse ,

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I Swear I'll Make It Up to You: A Life on the Low Road
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I Swear I'll Make It Up to You

By Mishka Shubaly ,

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Soberful: Uncover a Sustainable, Fulfilling Life Free of Alcohol
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Soberful

By Veronica Valli ,

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How to Stop Time: Heroin from A to Z
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How to Stop Time

By Ann Marlowe ,

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Addictions: A Banquet in the Grave: Finding Hope in the Power of the Gospel
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Addictions

By Edward T. Welch ,

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Sacred Rest: Recover Your Life, Renew Your Energy, Restore Your Sanity
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Sacred Rest

By Saundra Dalton-Smith ,

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Journey to the Heart: Daily Meditations on the Path to Freeing Your Soul
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Journey to the Heart

By Melody Beattie ,

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Don't Make Me Stop This Car!
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Don't Make Me Stop This Car!

By Ali Stroker ,

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Home Game: An Accidental Guide to Fatherhood
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Home Game

By Michael Lewis ,

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Orangutan: A Memoir
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Orangutan

By Colin Broderick ,

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Wasting Talent
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Wasting Talent

By Ryan Leone ,

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The Biology of Desire: Why Addiction Is Not a Disease
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The Biology of Desire

By Marc Lewis ,

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Angels: A Novel
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Angels

By Denis Johnson ,

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Strung Out: One Last Hit and Other Lies That Nearly Killed Me
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Strung Out

By Erin Khar ,

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Violent Land: Single Men and Social Disorder from the Frontier to the Inner City
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Violent Land

By David T. Courtwright ,

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Food Junkies: Recovery from Food Addiction
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Food Junkies

By Vera Tarman, MD ,

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Saving Sara: A Memoir of Food Addiction
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Saving Sara

By Sara Somers ,

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White-Collar Crime
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White-Collar Crime

By Michael L. Benson , Sally S. Simpson ,

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Ninety Days: A Memoir of Recovery
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Ninety Days

By Bill Clegg ,

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I'm the One Who Got Away: A Memoir
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I'm the One Who Got Away

By Andrea Jarrell ,

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Stash: My Life in Hiding
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Stash

By Laura Cathcart Robbins ,

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Push Off from Here: Nine Essential Truths to Get You Through Sobriety (and Everything Else)
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Push Off from Here

By Laura McKowen ,

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It Works, How and Why: The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Narcotics Anonymous
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It Works, How and Why

By World Service Office ,

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From the Ashes: My Story of Being Metis, Homeless, and Finding My Way
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From the Ashes

By Jesse Thistle ,

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Go Ask Alice
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Go Ask Alice

By Anonymous ,

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Getting Off: One Woman's Journey Through Sex and Porn Addiction
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Getting Off

By Erica Garza ,

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The Mind-Body Guide to the Twelve Steps
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The Mind-Body Guide to the Twelve Steps

By Nina Pick ,

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