

Beautiful Boy
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David Sheff
#1 New York Times bestseller Now a Major Motion Picture Starring Steve Carell * Timothée Chalamet * Maura Tierney * and Amy Ryan "A brilliant, harrowing, heartbreaking, fascinating story, full of beautiful moments and hard-won wisdom. This book will save a lot of lives and heal a lot of hearts." -- Anne Lamott "'When one of us tells the truth, he makes it easier for all of us to open our hearts to our own pain and that of others.' That's ultimately what Beautiful Boy is about: truth and healing." -- Mary Pipher, author of Reviving Ophelia What had happened to my beautiful boy? To our family? What did I do wrong? Those are the wrenching questions that haunted David Sheff's journey through his son Nic's addiction to drugs and tentative steps toward recovery. Before Nic became addicted to crystal meth, he was a charming boy, joyous and funny, a varsity athlete and honor student adored by his two younger siblings. After meth, he was a trembling wraith who lied, stole, and lived on the streets. David Sheff traces the first warning signs: the denial, the three a.m. phone calls--is it Nic? the police? the hospital? His preoccupation with Nic became an addiction in itself. But as a journalist, he instinctively researched every treatment that might save his son. And he refused to give up on Nic. "Filled with compelling anecdotes and important insights . . . An eye-opening memoir." -- Washington Post
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Author
David Sheff
Pages
340
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published Date
2009
ISBN
9780547203881 0547203888
Ratings
Google: 5
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"I really enjoyed this book. It was very emotional and gave me good insight into drug addiction and how it can affect families "
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Amelia Kaiser
"It was really sad and it’s beautiful and raw. It’s real, which makes my love for it grow. The journey between a father and his son with addiction is a heartbreaking one. "
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Cinny
"this book was written so well. it put me into david’s shoes and made me feel for nic and their whole family. addiction is a hard topic to talk about but i think this book really brings out the headspace of an addicts parents p.o.v "
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luqem
"For the fact that this book is non-fiction, it was amazing. I loved the movie so decided to read the book. I typically hate non-fiction but this was an amazing piece of writing. The story is full of grief and it is beautiful. My favorite non fiction book I've read."
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zoe quinn
"Amazing and heart wrenching. Makes you evaluate you life. Not my cup of tea but amazing if you are a fan of true stories and slower moving books. "
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Jane Smith
"This book is so crushing but so beautiful"
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Abigail Alcala
"heartbreakingly beautiful."
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Kenzie Doss
"Amazing, True, free movie on Amazon Prime "
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Jonnie Glasgow
"Beautiful story but also devastating. There was lots of interesting info in this book as well. I really enjoyed it. "
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Kennedy Mobley
"I haven't read any other books by him! I think my favorite part was just understanding more about addiction and how that affects the person and the people around them and how difficult the road to recovery is. "
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Julia Damon