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Second chances volume 5
Language
English
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"Cassandra Maxwell has had a life filled with pain. Her mother died too young, her father is an abusive alcoholic, and she's a misfit everywhere she goes. After being shuttled between various foster homes, Cass struggles to find her identity and finds herself caught up with Scott Jones (aka "Sky") and his group of friends who start a Jesus commune in California. But before long, the group is more interested in pot and sex than they are spiritual growth....
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Presents an exploration of addiction that blends memoir, cultural history, literary criticism, and journalistic reportage to analyze the role of stories in conveying the addiction experience, sharing insights based on the lives of artists whose achievements were shaped by addiction.--
Author
Series
Off season volume 6
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Pleasant Shores cop Evan Stone has worked hard to become a man of his word, overcoming the alcoholism that sent him down the wrong path in his youth. So when his late best friend's sister asks for his help, he doesn't hesitate. He promised he'd watch out for Cassie, and the cottage next to his will be a perfect short-term refuge for her and her dog. The other half of that promise--to stay away from Cassie romantically--is harder to keep. Sheltered...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Alcohol addiction happens, but how does it feel when it happens to you? Developing an alcohol addiction is a devastating, life-changing experience that happens to thousands of young people every year. Discover what it is like to be addicted to alcohol through the heartfelt stories of survivors. Learn how it "happened to them," read their journeys to recovery, and find out more about the causes and treatments of alcohol addiction.
68) Bloody reunion
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Korean
Description
After 16-years pass, a group of former students decide to visit their sickly, wheel-chair bound teacher Ms. Park at her country cottage for an impromptu class reunion before the frail woman dies. Once the tearful hellos are complete, it becomes clear that the ex-classmates have blossomed into raging alcoholics, bulimics and plastic surgery addicts, thanks to Ms. Park's early childhood schooling. Soon, the happy gathering turns into a nightmare as...
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English
Description
TJ Devlin is the charming disappointment in the Devlin family, all of whom are lawyers at their eponymous law firm, except him. He works at the firm as its investigator, after rehab for alcoholism and a stint in prison. One night, TJ's older brother John tells him that he killed his client, an accountant, in self-defense, during a fight that ensued after John had confronted the accountant with evidence of embezzlement. TJ and John hurry to the scene,...
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English
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Jillian Slater hadn't seen her father or his mother in almost 20 years until, on the news that her father had finally drunk himself to death, Adella Atwater, the manager of her grandmother's apartment house, calls and says Jillian's expenses would be paid if she'd fly in to New Orleans for the burial. What Adella didn't tell her was that the apartment house bears the dead weight of a long and painful history. As an investigation into her father's...
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Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Amanda Baron died in a boating accident on the Ohio River in 1953. Or, did she? While it was generally accepted that she had died when a coal barge rammed the pleasure boat she was sharing with her lover, her body was never found. Travis Baron was an infant when his mother disappeared. After the accident and the subsequent publicity, Travis's father scoured the house of all evidence that Amanda Baron had ever lived, and her name was never to be uttered...
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Now that Christy has left for law school, Bonnie finally feels "grown up", is ready to focus on her marriage to Adam and figure out what she wants to be. As always, her friends from AA are there for her as much as she is for them as they deal with relationship, business, and personal challenges.
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
The final season finds the Gallaghers and the South Side at a crossroads. As Frank confronts his own mortality, Lip struggles with becoming the family patriarch. Newlyweds Ian and Mickey figure out their committed relationship, while Deb embraces single motherhood. Lastly, Cart finds an unlikely new career in law enforcement while Kevin and V fight for their life on the South Side.
74) Not my problem
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
A teen girl, Aideen, makes a journey from self-protectively tough to ready and willing to face her main problem: her single mother's alcoholism.
Aideen's best (and only) friend is pulling away. Her mother's drinking problem is a constant concern. She's running out of diseases to fake so she can skip PE. When she sees her nemesis, overachiever Meabh Kowalski, in the midst of a full-blown meltdown, she sees a problem that-- unlike her own disaster...
75) Crazy heart
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
A faded country music musician is forced to reassess his dysfunctional life during a doomed romance that also inspires him.
76) Shuggie Bain
Author
Language
English
Description
"Shuggie Bain is the unforgettable story of young Hugh "Shuggie" Bain, a sweet and lonely boy who spends his 1980s childhood in public housing in Glasgow, Scotland. Thatcher's war on heavy industry has put husbands and sons out of work, and the city's notorious drugs epidemic is waiting in the wings. Shuggie's mother Agnes walks a wayward path: she is Shuggie's guiding light but a burden for his artistic brother and practical sister. She dreams of...
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Christy is still sober and has her life mostly back on track, though she's continually tested by her mother, Bonnie. Together, the two work to overcome their mistakes and build a better future. Now, Christy is well on her way to becoming a lawyer, while Bonnie is in a healthy romantic relationship and has just married Adam. Through it all, they rely on their support system from AA.
Series
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
In season six, single mom Christy Plunkett is still taking it one day at a time, while pursuing her dream of becoming a lawyer, despite life's many challenges. Not the least of which is her mother, Bonnie. With their mistakes behind them, mother and daughter hilariously work to make up for lost time and get their lives back on track.
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English
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Maori couple Jake and Beth Heke are deeply in love, but Jake's alcoholic-fueled rage turns into domestic violence that threatens to tear their family apart. As their home life grows increasingly dangerous, Beth must do all she can to protect their three children. Set against the backdrop of traditional tribal culture, this classic and controversial 90's indie sleeper hit put New Zealand on the cinema map.
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