The Cocaine Chronicles

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Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1453259392
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (532 download)

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Book Synopsis The Cocaine Chronicles by : Gary Phillips

Download or read book The Cocaine Chronicles written by Gary Phillips and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2012-06-19 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new anthology of cocaine stories from the creators of The Speed Chronicles—“Caution: these stories are addicting” (Harlan Coben). This ambitious anthology of jaw-grinding criminal behavior is masterfully curated by acclaimed authors Gary Phillips and Jervey Tervalon. Cocaine is the subject, the whys and whereofs in The Cocaine Chronicles, a collection of original short stories that are funny and harrowing, sad and scary, but at all times riveting. The Cocaine Chronicles contains tough tales by a cross-section of today’s most thought-provoking writers. Featuring brand-new stories by: Susan Straight, Lee Child, Laura Lippman, Ken Bruen, Jerry Stahl, Nina Revoyr, Bill Moody, Emory Holmes II, James Brown, Gary Phillips, Jervey Tervalon, Kerry E. West, Donnell Alexander, Deborah Vankin, Robert Ward, Manuel Ramos, and Detrice Jones.

The Book of Drugs

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Publisher : Da Capo Press
ISBN 13 : 0306818779
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (68 download)

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Book Synopsis The Book of Drugs by : Mike Doughty

Download or read book The Book of Drugs written by Mike Doughty and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2012-01-10 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts the addiction and recovery of the world-renowned solo artist and former lead singer and songwriter of Soul Coughing.

Novel with Cocaine

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Publisher : Northwestern University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780810117099
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (17 download)

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Book Synopsis Novel with Cocaine by : M. Ageyev

Download or read book Novel with Cocaine written by M. Ageyev and published by Northwestern University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Dostoevskian psychological novel of ideas, Novel with Cocaine explores the interaction between psychology, philosophy, and ideology in its frank portrayal of an adolescent's cocaine addiction. The story relates the formative experiences of Vadim at school and with women before he turns to drug abuse and the philosophical reflections to which it gives rise. Although Ageyev makes little explicit reference to the Revolution, the novel's obsession with addictive forms of thinking finds resonance in the historical background, in which "our inborn feelings of humanity and justice" provoke "the cruelties and satanic transgressions committed in its name.

Cocaine's Son

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Publisher : Villard Books
ISBN 13 : 9781400065721
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (657 download)

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Book Synopsis Cocaine's Son by : Dave Itzkoff

Download or read book Cocaine's Son written by Dave Itzkoff and published by Villard Books. This book was released on 2011-01 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times cultural reporter and author of Lads describes the impact of his drug-addict father on his early childhood, tracing his efforts as an adult to rebuild their relationship and untangle his father's tragic and complicated past.

Memoirs of an Addicted Brain

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Publisher : Doubleday Canada
ISBN 13 : 0385669267
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (856 download)

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Book Synopsis Memoirs of an Addicted Brain by : Marc Lewis

Download or read book Memoirs of an Addicted Brain written by Marc Lewis and published by Doubleday Canada. This book was released on 2011-10-04 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gripping, ultimately triumphant memoir that's also the most comprehensive and comprehensible study of the neuroscience of addiction written for the general public. FROM THE INTRODUCTION: "We are prone to a cycle of craving what we don't have, finding it, using it up or losing it, and then craving it all the more. This cycle is at the root of all addictions, addictions to drugs, sex, love, cigarettes, soap operas, wealth, and wisdom itself. But why should this be so? Why are we desperate for what we don't have, or can't have, often at great cost to what we do have, thereby risking our peace and contentment, our safety, and even our lives?" The answer, says Dr. Marc Lewis, lies in the structure and function of the human brain. Marc Lewis is a distinguished neuroscientist. And, for many years, he was a drug addict himself, dependent on a series of dangerous substances, from LSD to heroin. His narrative moves back and forth between the often dark, compellingly recounted story of his relationship with drugs and a revelatory analysis of what was going on in his brain. He shows how drugs speak to the brain - which is designed to seek rewards and soothe pain - in its own language. He shows in detail the neural mechanics of a variety of powerful drugs and of the onset of addiction, itself a distortion of normal perception. Dr. Lewis freed himself from addiction and ended up studying it. At the age of 30 he traded in his pharmaceutical supplies for the life of a graduate student, eventually becoming a professor of developmental psychology, and then of neuroscience - his field for the last 12 years. This is the story of his journey, seen from the inside out.

The Night of the Gun

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1471108422
Total Pages : 498 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (711 download)

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Book Synopsis The Night of the Gun by : David Carr

Download or read book The Night of the Gun written by David Carr and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-12-11 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Carr was an addict for more than twenty years -- first dope, then coke, then finally crack -- before the prospect of losing his newborn twins made him sober up in a bid to win custody from their crack-dealer mother. Once recovered, he found that his recollection of his 'lost' years differed -- sometimes radically -- from that of his family and friends. The night, for example, his best friend pulled a gun on him. 'No,' said the friend (to David's horror, as a lifelong pacifist), 'It was you that had the gun.' Using all his skills as an investigative reporter, he set out to research his own life, interviewing everyone from his parents and his ex-partners to the policemen who arrested him, the doctors who treated him and the lawyers who fought to prove he was fit to have custody of his kids. Unflinchingly honest and beautifully written, the result is both a shocking account of the depths of addiction and a fascinating examination of how -- and why -- our memories deceive us. As David says, we remember the stories we can live with, not the ones that happened.

More, Now, Again

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0743223314
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (432 download)

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Book Synopsis More, Now, Again by : Elizabeth Wurtzel

Download or read book More, Now, Again written by Elizabeth Wurtzel and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2003-01-07 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the brutally honest account of Wurtzel's descent into drug addiction and how she managed to break free from Ritalin to love life and herself.

Freud on Coke

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Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
ISBN 13 : 1908122064
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (81 download)

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Book Synopsis Freud on Coke by : David Cohen

Download or read book Freud on Coke written by David Cohen and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2011-11-21 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of Freud's involvement with cocaine and how it affected research long after he died... The book tells of a number of drug related tragedies Freud was involved in including the death of Ernest Fleischl and that of the less well known Otto Gross who was a good analyst, a cocaine addict and has advanced ideas about sex which led him to founding an orgiastic commune in Italy. Freud devotees will be unhappy with the book because it depicts their hero as all too human but it is a balanced view!

Cupcakes and Cocaine

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Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1450286259
Total Pages : 149 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (52 download)

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Book Synopsis Cupcakes and Cocaine by : Brienne Joelle

Download or read book Cupcakes and Cocaine written by Brienne Joelle and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-01-27 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Brienne Joelle began attending a new mommies group, she was simply an overstressed mother who was trying to keep up with all the other supermoms around her. But when a fellow mommy took her aside one day and made an incredible proposition, Brienne could not believe her ears. We all do it, said the mommy who had just offered Brienne cocaine. In her poignant and honest memoir, Brienne shares the story of her real-life journey through the pressures of parenthood and into the darkness of drug addiction, the shame and guilt of divorce, and eventual rehabilitation. As she accepts the gift of cocaine with the hope she will gain energy to propel her through the hectic days, Brienne narrates how she soon found herself on a painful roller coaster ride that took her from the depths of hell to a new path where she learned to embrace her imperfections, build her self-esteem, and heal her emotional wounds. Cupcakes and Cocaine is the story of a girl who tried too hard and used too much to have too much; but, by losing it all, she found herselfand became the woman she was destined to be.

Cocaine

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Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312286248
Total Pages : 540 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (862 download)

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Book Synopsis Cocaine by : Dominic Streatfeild

Download or read book Cocaine written by Dominic Streatfeild and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2002-06-26 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the history of cocaine from its first medical uses to the worldwide issues it presents today.

Mayhem

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Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0451493133
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (514 download)

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Book Synopsis Mayhem by : Sigrid Rausing

Download or read book Mayhem written by Sigrid Rausing and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A searingly powerful memoir about the impact of addiction on a family. In the summer of 2012 a woman named Eva was found dead in the London townhouse she shared with her husband, Hans K. Rausing. The couple had struggled with drug addiction for years, often under the glare of tabloid headlines. Now, writing with singular clarity and restraint, Hans’ sister, the editor and publisher Sigrid Rausing, tries to make sense of what happened. In Mayhem, she asks the difficult questions those close to the world of addiction must face. “Who can help the addict, consumed by a shaming hunger, a need beyond control? There is no medicine: the drugs are the medicine. And who can help their families, so implicated in the self-destruction of the addict? Who can help when the very notion of ‘help’ becomes synonymous with an exercise of power; a familial police state; an end to freedom, in the addict’s mind?” An eloquent and timely attempt to understand the conundrum of addiction—and a memoir as devastating as it is riveting.

Cooked

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Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061153907
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (611 download)

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Book Synopsis Cooked by : Jeff Henderson

Download or read book Cooked written by Jeff Henderson and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2007-02-20 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jeff Henderson was just another inner-city black kid born into a world of poverty and limited options, where crime seemed to provide the only way to get out. Raised mostly by his single mother, who struggled just to keep food on the table, Jeff dreamed big. He had to get out and he soon did by turning to what so many in his community did: dealing drugs. But Jeff was no ordinary drug dealer; by twenty-one, he was one of the top cocaine dealers in San Diego, making up to $35,000 a week. Two years later he was indicted on federal drug trafficking charges and sentenced to almost twenty years in prison. Before he knew what had hit him, he was looking at spending most of his life behind bars. The street life had been the only one he'd ever known and even incarcerated he was too hardheaded to realize that no good would come of it. That is, until he was assigned to one of the least desirable prison jobs: washing dishes. That job helped turn his whole life around. It gave him access to the prison kitchen and he became fascinated watching his fellow prisoners cook for the thousands of other inmates and prison officials. Henderson learned to cook in prison. Not cocaine, but food. And his dream was born: Once outside, he would become a chef. It was a tough, seemingly impossible journey for an ex-con. Few chefs would give him the opportunity to cook in their restaurants. And once hired, he endured racism and sabotage in the kitchen. But Henderson refused to accept rejection. Driven by a dream and an unshakable will to succeed, Chef Jeff worked hard to overcome unimaginable adversity and eventually reached the top of his profession, becoming executive chef at Café Bellagio in Las Vegas. Alive with the energy of the streets, the sober reality of prison, and the visceral thrill of being inside the fast-paced kitchens of great restaurants, Cooked is an intense, intimate tale of crime, punishment, and redemption—a deeply poignant story of how the worst wrong can lead to the most extraordinary right.

Pill Head

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Publisher : Hachette Books
ISBN 13 : 1401394493
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (13 download)

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Book Synopsis Pill Head by : Joshua Lyon

Download or read book Pill Head written by Joshua Lyon and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2009-07-07 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This compelling, honest book investigates the growing epidemic of prescription painkiller abuse among today's Generation Rx. Through gripping profiles and heartbreaking confessions, this memoir dares to uncover the reality -- the addiction, the withdrawal, and the recovery -- of this newest generation of pill poppers. Joshua Lyon was no stranger to substance abuse. By the time he was seventeen, he had already found sanctuary in pot, cocaine, Ecstasy, and mushrooms -- just to name a few. Ten years later, on assignment for Jane magazine, he found himself with a two-inch-thick bottle of Vicodin in his hands and only one decision to make: dispose of the bottle or give in to his curiosity. He chose the latter. In a matter of weeks he'd found his perfect drug. In the early half of this decade, purchasing painkillers without a doctor was as easy as going online and checking the spam filter in your inbox. The accessibility of these drugs -- paired with a false perception of their safety -- contributed to their epidemic-like spread throughout America's twenty-something youth, a group dubbed Generation Rx. Pill Head is Joshua Lyon's harrowing and bold account of this generation, and it's also a memoir about his own struggle to recover from his addiction to painkillers. The story of so many who have shared this experience--from discovery to addiction to rehabilitation -- Pill Head follows the lives of several young people much like Joshua and dares to blow open the cultural phenomena of America's newest pill-popping generation. Marrying the journalist's eye with the addict's mind, Joshua takes readers through the shocking and often painful profiles of recreational users and suffering addicts as they fight to recover. Pill Head is not only a memoir of descent, but of endurance and of determination. Ultimately, it is a story of encouragement for anyone who is wrestling to overcome addiction, and anyone who is looking for the strength to heal.

Monster's Chef

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Publisher : Amistad
ISBN 13 : 9780062316202
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (162 download)

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Download or read book Monster's Chef written by Jervey Tervalon and published by Amistad. This book was released on 2014-06-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From award-winning, Los Angeles Times bestselling author Jervey Tervalon comes a highly clever, twisting tale of suspense involving drugs, perverse sex, and poisonous celebrity worship, in which a man trying to rebuild his life becomes entangled in dangerous and deadly circumstances. Once upon a time, Gibson was a successful chef with a popular restaurant and a beautiful loving wife. He was also a drug addict with a habit that nearly destroyed him. Fresh out of rehab, he’s now using his skills to feed his fellow halfway house residents budget gourmet meals—a talent that attracts two shady women who offer him a job cooking for a music superstar named Monster. Though Gibson doesn’t have a good feeling about his seeming good fortune, he needs a job. Arriving on Monster’s compound, Gibson senses that trouble is still on his tail. First, he’s asked to sign a confidentiality agreement. Then he meets the compound’s gardener, who warns him not to go outside at night—and tells him that to stay alive he must see nothing, hear nothing, say nothing. It is advice that proves all too true when Gibson discovers a dead body near his bungalow a few nights later. Suddenly, all hell is breaking loose . . . and Gibson is at the center. Now he has to figure out how to escape this terrifying nightmare . . . and whether he can.

Cocaine Memoirs...a Novel

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Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 9781438940458
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (44 download)

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Book Synopsis Cocaine Memoirs...a Novel by : A.A. Aldazabal Jr.

Download or read book Cocaine Memoirs...a Novel written by A.A. Aldazabal Jr. and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2008-11-19 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cocaine memoirs is a roller coaster ride through the insane world of Anvil. A long road trip seems to be never ending after every encounter with everyone he meets becomes another twist in the trip. The trip to Key West Florida in search of His late father's ex wife Margaret. The mission to find Margaret and give her a set of letter left behind by Javier with instructions to find her. The redemption is the ghost of Anvil's father coming along for the ride and the ghost of his mother who Anvil has never seen. The ride is from Pennsylvania to Key West, with stops in every state for another exciting twist. The motivation is to find Margaret and to locate his ex girlfriend and reunite with his son. Ending with Anvil's inspirational reunion, and the becoming of his new future.

Kings of Cocaine

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Publisher : Garrett County Press
ISBN 13 : 1891053345
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis Kings of Cocaine by : Guy Gugliotta

Download or read book Kings of Cocaine written by Guy Gugliotta and published by Garrett County Press. This book was released on 2011-07-16 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of the most successful cocaine dealers in the world: Pablo Escobar Gaviria, Jorge Luis Ochoa Vasquez, Carlos Lehder Rivas and Jose Gonzalo Rodriguez Gacha. In the 1980s they controlled more than fifty percent of the cocaine flowing into the United States. The cocaine trade is capitalism on overdrive -- supply meeting demand on exponential levels. Here you'll find the story of how the modern cocaine business started and how it turned a rag tag group of hippies and sociopaths into regal kings as they stumbled from small-time suitcase smuggling to levels of unimaginable sophistication and daring. The $2 billion dollar system eventually became so complex that it required the manipulation of world leaders, corruption of revolutionary movements and the worst kind of violence to protect.

The Cook Up

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Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1455588644
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (555 download)

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Download or read book The Cook Up written by D. Watkins and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2016-05-03 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reminiscent of the classic Random Family and The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace, but told by the man who lived it, The Cook Up is a riveting look inside the Baltimore drug trade portrayed in The Wire and an incredible story of redemption. The smartest kid on his block in East Baltimore, D. was certain he would escape the life of drugs, decadence, and violence that had surrounded him since birth. But when his brother Devin is shot-only days after D. receives notice that he's been accepted into Georgetown University-the plans for his life are exploded, and he takes up the mantel of his brother's crack empire. D. succeeds in cultivating the family business, but when he meets a woman unlike any he's known before, his priorities are once more put into question. Equally terrifying and hilarious, inspiring and heartbreaking, D.'s story offers a rare glimpse into the mentality of a person who has escaped many hells.