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The heady, drug-induced decades of the sixties and seventies provide the backdrop for this all-star account of addiction and recovery. Among the celebrities interviewed by Gary Stromberg for The Harder They Fall are comedian Richard Lewis; musicians Alice Cooper, Grace Slick, Dr. John, and Chuck Negron (Three Dog Night); actors Malcolm McDowell and Mariette Hartley; Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Franz Wright; writer Anne Lamott; and athletes Doc Ellis and Gerry Cooney. The good news? All are recovering and leading lives of extraordinary accomplishment.
"My own disease would like to tell you that my 'isms' are now my 'wasims.' But as this book reads, it's an ongoing process that leads to the sweetest spirituality. My hat's off and great kudos to those who share their story like it is for those of us who still need to hear it." Steven Tyler - Aerosmith
3 comments:
The explanation about Midtown being the source of all your homeless people is such a lame explanation it would fall down if it had legs. All of the homeless people in Midtown were for the most part African American, older, drunks and drug addicts.That doesn't sound like your little group of vermin. Norris
Looks like an interesting read....
2 names not mentioned there are:
The actor who now holds the record for making the most money, that is, the highest grossing actor in history, who got sober in 1991 right before his career took off.
and:
The highest grossing writer of all time, who was a one-hit-wonder until he got sober in 1989.
I guess those 2 guys maybe wanted to protect their anonymity.
PatB
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