Addiction & Recovery

How I silenced the negative voices in my head to survive and thrive. 'Joe Williams has been into the darkest forest and brought back a story to shine a light for us all. He's a leader for today and tomorrow.' -- Stan Grant 'In telling his powerful story, Joe Williams is helping to dismantle the stigma associated with mental illness....

'Raw, unflinching, incredibly brave' - BBC Woman's Hour 'Visceral and gripping' – Amy Liptrot, author of The Outrun Coming Clean is a searingly honest memoir of loving an alcoholic – both through the heaviest drinking years and into recovery. When Liz Fraser's partner fell into a catastrophic vortex of depression and alcoholism, Liz found herself in a relentless hailstorm of...

'SIMPLY EXTRAORDINARY' New York Times "It's such a savage thing to lose your memory, but the crazy thing is, it doesn't hurt one bit. A blackout doesn't sting, or stab, or leave a scar when it robs you. Close your eyes and open them again. That's what a blackout feels like." For Sarah Hepola, alcohol was 'the gasoline of all...

In all of the madness stood two addicts: one severely addicted to alcohol and drugs, and the other just as addicted to the addict... In my sickness - the sickness of this toxic love addiction - his threats were the only words I wanted and needed to hear. Because I Love Him by Ashlee Donohue is a memoir that offers...

Lively, ingenious and original — Sir Lawrence Freedman Discover the new science behind warfare. From Dr Nicholas Wright, leading neuroscientist and adviser to the Pentagon. Why did France lose to the Nazis, despite its defenders having more tanks, troops, and guns? How did Ukraine repel Russia’s initial onslaught? How do you know if you can trust an ally? How can...

'Lively, ingenious and original' Sir Lawrence Freedman From Dr Nicholas Wright, leading neuroscientist and adviser to the Pentagon, discover the new science behind warfare. Why did France lose to the Nazis, despite having more tanks, troops, and guns? How did Ukraine stand firm against Russia? How do you know if you can trust an ally? How can we make clearer...

Award-winning author Eve Ainsworth returns with a stark, honest and deeply moving novella exploring the difficult subject of alcoholism. Just Another Little Lie tells the story of Violet, whose mum hasn't been herself for a while. A few too many glasses of wine in the evening. Mornings when she can't get out of bed. Now, Violet's the one looking after...

A pitch-perfect story exploring the many meanings of family, Jody J. Little’s tough yet tender debut is perfect for fans of Leslie Connor and Katherine Paterson. After Pop is sent back to rehab, Jane Pengilly arrives at her newest foster home determined to stick to the straight and narrow and get back to her beloved dad as soon as she...

An extraordinary reproduction of the original working manuscript of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, with an introduction and notes by a panel of celebrated AA historians. The Book That Started It All offers fresh insights into the history and foundation of the revolutionary Alcoholics Anonymous programme. Reproduced in this elegant gift edition, the original working manuscript is the missing...

From the bestselling author of This Naked Mind, this journal will give you the tools you need to take your relationship with alcohol into your own hands. Using thought-provoking prompts, checklists, and activities, Annie Grace will help you to examine what's really happening when you drink, what it is you get out of it, and whether you really need it...

From acclaimed psychoanalyst Adam Phillips, a meditation on what we must give up to feel more alive. To give up or not to give up? The question can feel inescapable, but the answer is never simple. Giving up our supposed vices is one thing; giving up on life itself is quite another. One form of self-sacrifice feels positive, something to...

'Tender, vivid and achingly sad' GUARDIAN, BOOK OF THE YEAR Two Sisters publishes on the 30th anniversary of Blake Morrison’s ground-breaking book And When Did You Last See Your Father? which forged the way for a new genre of confessional memoir. ‘She’s gone, that’s all, and though there’s no retrieving her I’d like to make sense of who she was...

Learn how to make real, lasting changes in your life. We all have bad habits – whether it's a weakness for junk food, a smartphone addiction or a lack of exercise. But change is hard. Forty percent of dieters quit within a week. Eighty percent of New Year’s resolutions don’t last beyond January. How can we kick bad habits –...

They say that being a good doctor boils down to just four things: Shut up, listen, know something, care. The same could be said for life on the road, too. When Stephen Fabes left his job as a junior doctor and set out to cycle around the world, frontline medicine quickly faded from his mind. Of more pressing concern were...

A heartbreaking true story of a broken family and the foster carer who wants to keep them together… The Watsons are no strangers to sibling placements, but when Casey takes the call from her supervising social worker one frosty January morning, she can instantly tell from the tone of her colleague’s voice that there’s a complicated case ahead. And she’s...

The exclusive, first-hand, behind-the-scenes story of how Pfizer raced to create the first Covid-19 vaccine, told by Pfizer’s CEO Dr. Albert Bourla. A riveting, fast-paced, inside look at one of the most incredible private sector achievements in history, Moonshot recounts the intensive nine months in 2020 when the scientists at Pfizer, under the visionary leadership of Dr. Albert Bourla, made...

In Ecstasy by Kate McCaffrey tells the story of Mia and Sophie, two best friends whose lives are about to change dramatically. Experimenting with alcohol, flirting with boys, and dabbling in drugs, their behaviours quickly spiral out of control. After a particularly nasty experience, Sophie decides to rein herself in and step back from the chaos. However, Mia seems bent...

A heartbreaking story about finding yourself and your people, from the bestselling author of If I Stay, a major film starring Chloë Grace Moretz. For fans of The Perks of Being a Wallflower, John Green and Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist. 'I got this whole-body feeling . . . it was like a message from future me to present me,...

We tend to believe we have agency over our bodies, our minds and even our deaths. Yet emerging science challenges our assumptions of mastery: at the microscopic level, the cells in our bodies facilitate tumours and attack other cells, with life-threatening consequences. In this revelatory book, Natural Causes, Barbara Ehrenreich argues that our bodies are a battleground over which we...

THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ‘Bravely revealing’ BERNARDINE EVARISTO ‘Funny, moving, helpful and true, Friendaholic deserves a massive audience’ SATHNAM SANGHERA ‘This book is brilliant’ JO ELVIN ‘Essential reading… admirably candid and well-crafted’ GUARDIAN As a society, there is a tendency to elevate romantic love. But what about friendships? Aren't they just as – if not more – important? So...

'The most important book you'll read this year' - DANIEL H. PINK, author of Drive The world seems more connected than ever, and yet even before the world went into lockdown, loneliness was at epidemic levels. But what effect is it having on us, and how can we treat it - even at a distance? Murthy's prescient book, Together, reveals...

A profound exploration of faith, addiction, and belonging from acclaimed American-Iranian poet Kaveh Akbar ('the sorcerer's sorcerer' Tommy Orange). SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2022 FORWARD PRIZE FOR BEST COLLECTION AN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021 Selected as one of TIME's 100 Must-Read Books of 2021 'Kaveh Akbar is the sorcerer's sorcerer, masterful in the way he wields language . ....

A gripping, triumphant memoir about the power of addiction and its effect on the brain. Marc Lewis knows addiction— that desperate ambition to get high accompanied him around the world for many years. In the 1960s, Lewis was a teenager in boarding school, experimenting with cough syrup and alcohol to assuage his depression. When he moved to Berkeley, California, the...

Henry Lawson is a revered cultural icon, but despite his literary success, he descended into poverty and an early death. While many blamed his wife for his decline, Bertha Lawson alleged in April 1903 that Henry was habitually drunk and cruel, leading her to demand a judicial separation. In A Wife's Heart, Kerrie Davies provides a rare account of this...

A profoundly moving portrait of one doctor's life and work in the NHS, told with vivid compassion through 34 of his most memorable cases. We ask so much of our doctors. To heal. To trust. To care. To listen. To tell a man he'll die tomorrow. To help a man who doesn't want to live. To look into a parent's...

An unforgettable story of friendship and lost promise in 21st-century America. Growing up gifted and working-class in the foothills of the Ozarks, Monica and Darci became fast friends. The girls bonded over a shared love of learning as they navigated the challenges of their declining town and tumultuous family lives - broken marriages, shuttered stores and factories. They pored over...

Renowned sociologist and best-selling author Eric Klinenberg turns a year of devastation into a year of revelation in this wise, deeply researched, and cathartic account of the pandemic. What unites us? What divides us? What do we value? Sociologist Eric Klinenberg had been studying what crises reveal about societies for over two decades when his home of New York became...

More than 130 people a day in the U.S. die from opioid overdoses. Addiction to legal and illegal opioids has been declared a national crisis. The U.S. spends about $78.5 billion a year on treatment, criminal prosecution, and health care related to the crisis. What caused this massive problem? Can the crisis be slowed or reversed? Students will get practical...

A neuropsychologist takes ten different drugs in this panoramic view of psychedelics today. Once demonised and still largely illegal, psychedelic drugs are now officially a 'breakthrough therapy', used to treat depression, trauma, and addiction and to enhance well-being. But as neuropsychologist Andy Mitchell shows in this deeply serious yet wildly entertaining investigation, this approach misses what is so strange and...

A searing exposé of how big food corporations get us addicted to their products. New York Times Bestseller From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Salt Sugar Fat comes a "gripping" (The Wall Street Journal) exposé of how the processed food industry exploits our evolutionary instincts, the emotions we associate with food, and legal loopholes in their pursuit...

An urgent investigation into a brave new world in science - the microbiome - and how it could save our health. The microbiome is the missing link in modern medicine, a vast genetic universe of 'dark matter' - bacteria, yeasts, viruses, and parasites - that lives inside us. It conducts the orchestra of our immune system, adapts with us as...

THE NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE, STARRING STEVE CARELL AND TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET ‘What had happened to my beautiful boy? To our family? What did I do wrong?’ Those are the wrenching questions that haunted every moment of David Sheff’s journey through his son Nic’s addiction to drugs and tentative steps toward recovery....

Breathing Under Water by Father Richard Rohr is a transformative exploration of the human condition, offering an introspective journey through the universal experience of addiction and the possibility of spiritual liberation. This insightful work delves into the cycles of dependency that bind individuals, whether those chains are forged by substances, technology, or any other compulsive behaviours that leave a void...