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A gorgeous excitement : a novel / by Weiner, Cynthia,author.;
"The summer of 1986 in New York City starts off with a model's face getting slashed after rejecting her landlord's advances. It ends with a young woman's half naked body discovered in Central Park, murdered after a night of "rough sex." Nina Jacobs is 18, working a series of boring temp jobs, trying to lose her virginity before she leaves for college at the end of the summer, while also trying to stay out of the way of her mother, who spends her days in bed or criticizing Nina, or often both. And developing a burgeoning cocaine habit. Could the magnetic IT boy from the bar they hang out at that caters to the Upper East Side private school rich kid set, be the one who can help her achieve both her goals this summer?"--
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Drug addiction; Man-woman relationships; Mothers and daughters; Murder; Nineteen eighties; Young women;
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In pain : a bioethicist's personal struggle with opioids / by Rieder, Travis N.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.A bioethicist's eloquent and riveting memoir of opioid dependence and withdrawal - a harrowing personal reckoning and clarion call for change not only for government but medicine itself, revealing the lack of crucial resources and structures to handle this insidious nationwide epidemic. Travis Rieder's terrifying journey down the rabbit hole of opioid dependence began with a motorcycle accident in 2015. Enduring half a dozen surgeries, the drugs he received were both miraculous and essential to his recovery. But his most profound suffering came several months later when he went into acute opioid withdrawal while following his physician's orders. Over the course of four excruciating weeks, Rieder learned what it means to be "dope sick" - the physical and mental agony caused by opioid dependence. Clueless how to manage his opioid taper, Travis's doctors suggested he go back on the drugs and try again later. Yet returning to pills out of fear of withdrawal is one route to full-blown addiction. Instead, Rieder continued the painful process of weaning himself. Rieder's experience exposes a dark secret of American pain management: a healthcare system so conflicted about opioids, and so inept at managing them, that the crisis currently facing us is both unsurprising and inevitable. As he recounts his story, Rieder provides a fascinating look at the history of these drugs first invented in the 1800s, changing attitudes about pain management over the following decades, and the implementation of the pain scale at the beginning of the twenty-first century. He explores both the science of addiction and the systemic and cultural barriers we must overcome if we are to address the problem effectively in the contemporary American healthcare system. In Pain is not only a gripping personal account of dependence, but a groundbreaking exploration of the intractable causes of America's opioid problem and their implications for resolving the crisis. Rieder makes clear that the opioid crisis exists against a backdrop of real, debilitating pain-and that anyone can fall victim to this epidemic.
Subjects: Rieder, Travis N.; Opioid abuse; Opioid abuse; Drug addiction; Pain;
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I [heart] stamping : over 100 cute japanese-inspired designs to carve, ink and stamp / by Olivera, Ishtar,author.;
I [heart] stamping is full of practical and beautiful ideas that will have you addicted to stamping your stationery.
Subjects: Handicraft; Rubber stamp printing.; Rubber stamps.; Carving (Decorative arts);
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Welcome to New York [videorecording] / by Bisset, Jacqueline,1944-actor.; Depardieu, Gérard,1948-actor.; Ferrara, Abel,1951-director,screenwriter.; Mouté, Marie,actor.; IFC Films,film distributor.;
Gérard Depardieu, Jacqueline Bisset, Marie Mouté, Paul Calderon, Paul Hipp.A sex-addicted French financier, a fateful hotel room encounter, and a scandal that would rock the world; the mighty Gerard Depardieu gives a fearless performance in this ripped-from-the- headlines saga of sin and sleaze from boundary. Inspired by one of the most high-profile public implosions in recent memory, follows a prominent international banker as he spirals out of control during a drug and sex-fueled trip to America, culminating in a shocking incident involving a hotel maid.MPAA Rating: R.
Subjects: Bankers; Capitalists and financiers; Feature films.; Scandals; Sex addiction;
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Steve McQueen : a biography / by Eliot, Marc.;
Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.Introduction -- Beautiful wanderer -- Big screen wonder -- Big wheel -- Bedeviled -- Winds of change -- Cut to black.Looks at the intimate details of the movie icon's films, three marriages, many affairs, and struggles with addictions.
Subjects: McQueen, Steve, 1930-1980.; Motion picture actors and actresses;
© 2011., Crown Archetype,
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Between two strangers : a novel of suspense / by White, Kate,1950-author.;
"A woman receives a bewildering inheritance that may have something to do with her past in ... [this] twisty and addictive psychological thriller"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Inheritance and succession; Man-woman relationships; Secrecy; Widows; Women artists;
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The wild path / by Baughman, Sarah R.;
Twelve-year-old Claire struggles to cope while her eighteen-year-old brother, Andy, is treated for drug addiction and her family prepares to sell her beloved horses, but finally accepts that change can be good.Audience: ages 8-12.LSC
Subjects: Brothers and sisters; Horses; Drug addiction; Rehabilitation; Families;
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Once more, with feeling / by McCreesh, Sophie,author.;
"Once More, With Feeling follows Jane, an artist navigating her closest relationships while fixating on her own perceived failures and self-imposed isolation. When Jane receives a student grant to attend a workshop in London, England, she sees the opportunity to leave her tedious life behind and start anew, bringing along her new friend Kitty, who Jane will not admit she has little in common with other than a shared appreciation for boxed wine and various other drugs. In London, Jane struggles to improve both her craft and her mindset while Kitty thrives, and a once exciting trip abroad transforms the already uneven dynamic of their friendship, leaving Jane feeling more withdrawn than ever. As her increasingly destructive behaviour gets in the way of her artistic ambitions, her most important relationships--those with Kitty, her absent lover Richard and a discredited therapist named Anna--begin to deteriorate as Jane starts to examine her growing dependence on substances."--
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Anxiety; Artists; Canadians; Drug addiction; Female friendship; Self-destructive behavior; Self-esteem; Social isolation; Substance abuse;
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How to change your mind : what the new science of psychedelics teaches us about consciousness, dying, addiction, depression, and transcendence / by Pollan, Michael,1955-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A brilliant and brave investigation by Michael Pollan, author of five New York Times best sellers, into the medical and scientific revolution taking place around psychedelic drugs--and the spellbinding story of his own life-changing psychedelic experiences. When Michael Pollan set out to research how LSD and psilocybin (the active ingredient in magic mushrooms) are being used to provide relief to people suffering from difficult-to-treat conditions such as depression, addiction and anxiety, he did not intend to write what is undoubtedly his most personal book. But upon discovering how these remarkable substances are improving the lives not only of the mentally ill but also of healthy people coming to grips with the challenges of everyday life, he decided to explore the landscape of the mind in the first person as well as the third. Thus began a singular adventure into the experience of various altered states of consciousness, along with a dive deep into both the latest brain science and the thriving underground community of psychedelic therapists. Pollan sifts the historical record to separate the truth about these mysterious drugs from the myths that have surrounded them since the 1960s, when a handful of psychedelic evangelists catalyzed a powerful backlash against what was then a promising field of research. A unique and elegant blend of science, memoir, travel writing, history, and medicine, How to Change Your Mind is a triumph of participatory journalism. By turns dazzling and edifying, it is the gripping account of a journey to an exciting and unexpected new frontier in our understanding of the mind, the self, and our place in the world. The true subject of Pollan's "mental travelogue" is not just psychedelic drugs but also the eternal puzzle of human consciousness and how, in a world that offers us both struggle and beauty, we can do our best to be fully present and find meaning in our lives"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Pollan, Michael, 1955-; Hallucinogenic drugs; Psychotherapy patients;
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The cure for loneliness : how to feel connected and escape isolation / by Howatt, William A.,author.;
"A mental health expert and addictions counsellor shows readers how to move away from isolation and loneliness, and build authentic connections."-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Loneliness; Loneliness.; Loneliness;
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