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The harder they fall : celebrities tell their real-life stories of addiction and recovery Cover Image

The harder they fall : celebrities tell their real-life stories of addiction and recovery / Gary Stromberg, Jane Merrill.

Stromberg, Gary, 1942- (Author). Merrill, Jane. (Added Author).

Summary:

A collection of personal stories in which celebrities, including singers, writers, politicians, and actors, share their struggles with substance abuse and addiction and recovery.

Record details

ISBN: 1592851568
ISBN: 9781592851560
Physical Description: xiii, 331 pages ; 24 cm
Publisher: Center City, Minn. : Hazelden, 2005.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Paul Williams (singer, songwriter) 12 -- Jim Ramstad (U.S. congressman) 36 -- Dock Ellis (baseball player) 50 -- Anne Lamott (writer) 62 -- Mac (Dr. John) Rebennack (musician) 82 -- Pete Hamill (writer) 94 -- Gerry Cooney (boxer) 104 -- Richard Pryor (comedian) 114 -- Malachy McCourt (writer, actor, entrepreneur) 124 -- Chuck Negron (musician) 136 -- Mariette Hartley (actor) 150 -- Dick Beardsley (long-distance runner) 166 -- Alice Cooper (musician) 194 -- Pat Day (jockey) 206 -- Richard Lewis (comedian) 218 -- Steve Earle (musician) 236 -- Malcolm McDowell (actor) 246 -- Franz Wright (poet) 256 -- Grace Slick (musician) 274 -- Destry Forgette (rodeo cowboy) 292 -- Nile Rodgers (musician) 304.