Built on 60 videotaped interviews, legal and medical records, and three years of reporting, Carr gives his story of his years as an addict and chronicles his journey from crack-house regular to columnist for the New York Times.

"The Bipolar Addict: Drinks, Drugs, Delirium & Why Sober Is the New Cool delivers an insider's look into the invisible world of those living with a co-occuring disorder of manic depression and addiction. These true tales of survival, including the author's own, offer insight into a secret tribe of mentally ill heroes, the promise of sobriety and the triumph of stability." --

"Matki to oparta na faktach powieść, w której losy głównych bohaterek splatają się ze sobą w ciasny warkocz doświadczeń i wydarzeń. Ich drogi krzyżują się za sprawą dwóch niezaprzeczalnych podobieństw: wszystkie są Polkami, żyjącymi na emigracji w Stanach Zjednoczonych, i matkami dzieci uzależnionych od narkotyków. Bezradność popycha je do udziału w programie terapeutycznym, skierowanym do rodziców dzieci, które znalazły...

"The first time Billy Moore walked into his cell packed with seventy prisoners, the floor resembled a mass grave, with intertwined arms and legs, and the smell of human feces was so strong he almost vomited. That night, he slept next to a dead man. It wouldn't be the last time. Behind the walls of Klong Prem "Bangkok Hilton" prison, life has no value. Overcrowded cells are a breeding ground for HIV, TB, dengue fever, and hepatitis, and the conditions...

Carina used to be one of the best biohackers in Pacifica. But when she worked for Sudice and saw what the company's experiments on brain recording were doing to their subjects, it disturbed her--especially because she found herself enjoying giving pain and contemplating murder. She quit and soon grew addicted to the drug Zeal, spending most of her waking moments in a horror-filled dream world where she could act out her depraved fantasies without...