Goodbye, Mr. Wonderful

Alcoholism, Addiction and Early Recovery

Chris McCully (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

240 Seiten

2004
Jessica Kingsley Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-84310-265-6 (ISBN)

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Alcohol thought Chris McCully was Mr. Wonderful. When Chris was drinking, he sometimes thought so too - Mr. Generous, Mr. Witty and Charming, Mr. Champagne. But there are other labels - 'chronic alcoholic' (all over the medical notes); 'high risk offender' (in the court record). Goodbye, Mr. Wonderful gives a detailed account of the early stages of recovery from alcoholism. From his admittance into hospital to his life as a writer in the Netherlands, McCully offers a detailed and often analytical reflection on what it feels like to be a recovering alcoholic. There is no cure for alcoholism, but there is daily management, and there is hope. This is a book for anyone who wishes to understand, or wishes that someone else could understand, the process of healing from addiction.

Chris McCully is and always will be an alcoholic, and today he is in recovery. He is married and lives in Amsterdam. He is a freelance writer and an academic. He goes fishing as often as possible. There is no causal or other connection between these statements.

1. About this book. 2. Journal. Appendix 1 Crate Britain: shock report warns we're a nation of boozers. From The Sun, June 13 2003. Appendix 2. Doctor warns on Best's drinking. From news.bbc.co.uk, July 14 2003. Appendix 3. Alcoholism, genetics and National Socialism (with Monika Schmid). Some reading. References. Index .

Erscheint lt. Verlag	15.7.2004
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	157 x 224 mm
Gewicht	374 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Psychologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sucht / Drogen
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-84310-265-X / 184310265X
ISBN-13	978-1-84310-265-6 / 9781843102656
Zustand	Neuware