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100 Must-Read Books About Addiction - Page 2

"Addiction is powerful, complicated, and appears in our lives in a variety of different ways. The beauty of literature is its ability to convey all the exciting, ugly, complicated nuances of issues like addiction, so we might reflect on the myriad ways it impacts our world."
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The Harder They Fall: Celebrities Tell Their Real-Life Stories of Addiction and Recovery (Gary Stromberg and Jane Miles)
The Harder They Fall: Celebrities Tell Their Real-Life Stories of Addiction and Recovery
41
Gary Stromberg and Jane Miles
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
42
Angie Thomas
The Hidden Keys (André Alexis)
The Hidden Keys
43
André Alexis
High Price: Drugs, Neuroscience, and Discovering Myself (Dr.Carl Hart)
High Price: Drugs, Neuroscience, and Discovering Myself
44
Dr.Carl Hart
Hole in My Life (Jack Gantos)
Hole in My Life
45
Jack Gantos
How I Made It to Eighteen: A Mostly True Story (Tracy White)
How I Made It to Eighteen: A Mostly True Story
46
Tracy White
How to Murder Your Life (Cat Marnell)
How to Murder Your Life
47
Cat Marnell
How to Grow Up (Michelle Tea)
How to Grow Up
48
Michelle Tea
The Impossible Knife of Memory (Laurie Halse Anderson)
The Impossible Knife of Memory
49
Laurie Halse Anderson
Indian Horse
Indian Horse
50
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts
51
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest
52
David Foster Wallace
It Calls You Back: An Odyssey Through Love, Addiction, Revolutions and Healing (Luis Rodriguez)
It Calls You Back: An Odyssey Through Love, Addiction, Revolutions and Healing
53
Luis Rodriguez
Jesus' Son (Denis Johnson)
Jesus' Son
54
Denis Johnson
John Barleycorn (Jack London)
John Barleycorn
55
Jack London
Junky (William S Burroughs)
Junky
56
William S Burroughs
Last Night I Sang to the Monster (Benjamin Alire Saenz)
Last Night I Sang to the Monster
57
Benjamin Alire Saenz
Learning Not to Drown (Ann Shinoda)
Learning Not to Drown
58
Ann Shinoda
Lit (Mary Karr)
Lit
59
Mary Karr
Maya's Notebook (Isabelle Allende)
Maya's Notebook
60
Isabelle Allende
Methland: The Death and Life of an American Small Town (Nick Reding)
Methland: The Death and Life of an American Small Town
61
Nick Reding
The Misfortunates (Demitri Verhulst)
The Misfortunates
62
Demitri Verhulst
More, Now, Again: A Memoir of Addiction (Elizabeth Wurtzel)
More, Now, Again: A Memoir of Addiction
63
Elizabeth Wurtzel
My Book of Life by Angel (Martine Leavitt)
My Book of Life by Angel
64
Martine Leavitt
The New Jim Crow (Michelle Alexander)
The New Jim Crow
65
Michelle Alexander
The Night of the Gun (David Carr)
The Night of the Gun
66
David Carr
NW (Zadie Smith)
NW
67
Zadie Smith
The Orange Eats Creeps (Grace Krilanovich)
The Orange Eats Creeps
68
Grace Krilanovich
Out of Reach (Carrie Arcos)
Out of Reach
69
Carrie Arcos
Postcards From the Edge (Carrie Fisher)
Postcards From the Edge
70
Carrie Fisher
Rabbit Ears (Maggie Devries)
Rabbit Ears
71
Maggie Devries
Raiders Night (Robert Lipsyte)
Raiders Night
72
Robert Lipsyte
Recovery Road (Blake Nelson)
Recovery Road
73
Blake Nelson
Requiem for a Dream (Hubert Selby Jr.)
Requiem for a Dream
74
Hubert Selby Jr.
Saint Iggy (K.L.Going)
Saint Iggy
75
K.L.Going
A Scanner Darkly (Philip K. Dick)
A Scanner Darkly
76
Philip K. Dick
Shards: A Young Vice Cop Investigates Her Darkest Case of Meth Addiction–-Her Own (Allison Moore)
Shards: A Young Vice Cop Investigates Her Darkest Case of Meth Addiction–-Her Own
77
Allison Moore
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
78
Stephen King
Sirens (Joshua Mohr)
Sirens
79
Joshua Mohr
Smack (Melvin Burgess)
Smack
80
Melvin Burgess
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