{"product_id":"america-anonymous-eight-addicts-in-search-of-a-life-9780743277839","title":"America Anonymous: Eight Addicts in Search of a Life","description":"\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAMERICA ANONYMOUS \u003c\/i\u003eis the unforgettable story of eight men and women struggling with addictions. For nearly three years acclaimed journalist Benoit Denizet-Lewis immersed himself in their lives as they battled drug and alcohol abuse, overeating, and compulsive gambling and sexuality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlternating with their stories is Denizet-Lewis's candid account of his own recovery from sexual addiction and his compelling examination of our culture of addiction, where we obsessively search for new and innovative ways to escape the reality of the present moment and make ourselves \"feel better.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAddiction is arguably this country's biggest public-health crisis, triggering and exacerbating many of our most pressing social problems, from crime to child abuse and neglect. But while cancer and AIDS survivors have taken to the streets and to the halls of Congress demanding to be heard, millions of addicts talk only to one another in the confines of anonymous Twelve Step meetings. Through the riveting stories in this book, Denizet-Lewis shines a spotlight on addiction and breaks through the shame and denial that still shape our understanding of it--and hamper our ability to treat it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs these eight addicts stumble, fall, and try again to make a different and better life, Denizet-Lewis records their struggles, and his own, with honesty and empathy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDenizet-Lewis, Benoit:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Benoit Denizet-Lewis is a writer with \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and an assistant professor of writing and publishing at Emerson College. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eTravels With Casey\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmerica Anonymous: Eight Addicts in Search of a Life\u003c\/i\u003e, and has contributed to \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDetails\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOut\u003c\/i\u003e, and many others. Denizet-Lewis lives in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. Follow him @BenoitDLewis.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50327761617170,"sku":"9780743277839","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_81f0896f-e2a2-4228-b215-0c6d7a983a4e.jpg?v=1727720045","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/america-anonymous-eight-addicts-in-search-of-a-life-9780743277839","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}