On a single, fateful day in Quauhnahuac, Mexico, 1938, a former British consul wrestles with his demons as his wife tries to rescue their marriage from his drinking problem.
Alcoholics
- Author:Lowry, MalcolmSummary:
- Author:Woods, JaneSummary:
A CNQ Editors’ Book of the Year. Does faith insist upon the spotless soul? Can intellectual integrity and an honest search for the holy in this world survive a collision with religious mania? Is heavenly forgiveness possible this side...
- Author:Kroll, BobSummary:
A dark and suspenseful debut. Detective T.J. Peterson has a problem, and it's not just how much he's drinking or the daily, silent, tormenting video calls from his estranged daughter. A Catholic priest has been bludgeoned to death in...
- Author:Malarchuk, ClintSummary:
"No job in the world of sports is as intimidating, exhilarating and as stress-ridden as that of a hockey goaltender. Standing in the crease facing one-hundred-mile-an-hour slapshots, the entire game riding on your glove hand, standing...
- Author:Mastrich, Jim.Summary:
Presents a parenting handbook for adult children of alcoholics.
- Author:Riley, ConSummary:
Salvage Stories: Book Two San Diego is a city of second chances for Jamie Carlson. His new career as a photographer is taking off, and with the support of a loving surrogate family, he’s finally putting his party years behind him. The...
- Author:King, StephenSummary:
In a mega-stakes, high-suspense race against time, three of the most unlikely and winning heroes Stephen King has ever created try to stop a lone killer from blowing up thousands. In the frigid pre-dawn hours, in a distressed Midwestern...
- Author:Hooten, Claude "Hoot"Summary:
Hooten—one of radio's most successful on-air personalities—battled alcoholism his entire life. With this work, he hopes to reach those "functioning" alcoholics who want a better life for themselves and their families.
- Author:Wagner, WynnSummary:
A tragic ending to his first real love affair and the subsequent guilt sent Sean Roberts sinking into alcoholism, destroying his career and nearly costing him his life. After fighting his way back from the edge and with five years of...
- Author:Melton, Glennon DoyleSummary:
Glennon Melton believes that by shedding our weapons and armor, we can stop hiding, competing, striving for the mirage of perfection, and ultimately build a better life in our hearts, homes, and communities. Readers will find a wise and...
- Author:Wensink, PatrickSummary:
Deshler Dean is only at his brilliant best when he's blackout drunk. Having invented a hamburger as addictive as crystal meth, scored a record contract for his alt-rock band, and become entangled in the biggest war since WWII,...
- Author:Vargas, ElizabethSummary:
From the moment she uttered the brave and honest words, "I am an alcoholic," Elizabeth Vargas began writing her story. Now Vargas discusses her accounts of growing up with anxiety and how she dealt with it as she came of age, from...