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Drunkard - by Neil Steinberg (Paperback)
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Highlights
- "A compelling read, sad and wistful and breathtakingly forthright.
- About the Author: Neil Steinberg is a columnist and editorial board member at the Chicago Sun-Times.
- 288 Pages
- Biography + Autobiography, Personal Memoirs
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About the Book
"Drunkard" is an extraordinarily honest memoir about the life of a functioning alcoholic and the realities of recovery from a veteran columnist for the "Chicago Sun-Times."
Book Synopsis
"A compelling read, sad and wistful and breathtakingly forthright."--Chicago Magazine
Chicago Sun-Times columnist Neil Steinberg loved his job, his wife, and his two young sons. But he also loved to drink. Drunkard is an unflinchingly honest account of one man's descent into alcoholism and his ambivalent struggle to embrace sobriety. Sentenced to an outpatient rehab program, Steinberg discovers that twenty-eight days of therapy cannot reverse the toll taken by decades of hard drinking. As Steinberg claws his way through recovery, grieves the loss of the drink, and tries to shore up his faltering marriage, he is confronted by the greatest test he has ever faced, and finds himself in the process. Steinberg's gripping memoir is a frank and often painfully funny account of the stark-yet-common realities of a disease that affects millions.
Review Quotes
"Hysterically funny."--New York Post
"A compelling read, sad and wistful and breathtakingly forthright."--Chicago Magazine
"Steinberg is a lively writer, with a keen gift for observation."--Washington Post Book World
About the Author
Neil Steinberg is a columnist and editorial board member at the Chicago Sun-Times. He has written for many national publications, including Rolling Stone, Readers' Digest, The New York Times Magazine, Esquire, and Sports Illustrated.