{"product_id":"beautiful-boy-a-fathers-journey-through-his-sons-addiction-9780547203881","title":"Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e#1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestseller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A brilliant, harrowing, heartbreaking, fascinating story, full of beautiful moments and hard-won wisdom. This book will save a lot of lives and heal a lot of hearts.\" -- Anne Lamott\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat had happened to my beautiful boy? To our family? What did I do wrong? Those are the wrenching questions that haunted David Sheff's journey through his son Nic's addiction to drugs and tentative steps toward recovery. Before Nic became addicted to crystal meth, he was a charming boy, joyous and funny, a varsity athlete and honor student adored by his two younger siblings. After meth, he was a trembling wraith who lied, stole, and lived on the streets. David Sheff traces the first warning signs: the denial, the three a.m. phone calls--is it Nic? the police? the hospital? His preoccupation with Nic became an addiction in itself. But as a journalist, he instinctively researched every treatment that might save his son. And he refused to give up on Nic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"'When one of us tells the truth, he makes it easier for all of us to open our hearts to our own pain and that of others.' That's ultimately what \u003cem\u003eBeautiful Boy\u003c\/em\u003e is about: truth and healing.\" -- Mary Pipher, author of \u003cem\u003eReviving Ophelia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \"Filled with compelling anecdotes and important insights . . . An eye-opening memoir.\" -- \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSheff, David:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eDAVID SHEFF\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of several books, including the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebest-selling memoir \u003ci\u003eBeautiful Boy\u003c\/i\u003e. His writing has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Rolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWired\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publications. His ongoing research and reporting on the science of addiction earned him a place on \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e magazine's list of the World's Most Influential People. Sheff and his family live in the San Francisco Bay Area. Visit David at DavidSheff.com, and on Twitter @david_sheff. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50597491802386,"sku":"9780547203881","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1661b2a6-fb54-466c-bde6-03c987fc0a6b.jpg?v=1732178509","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/beautiful-boy-a-fathers-journey-through-his-sons-addiction-9780547203881","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}