Dry
From the New York Times Bestselling author of Running With Scissors comes the story of one man trying to out-drink his memories, outlast his demons, and outrun his past.
"I was addicted to "Bewitched" as a kid. I worshipped Darren Stevens the First. When he'd come home from work and Samantha would say, 'Darren, would you like me to fix you a drink?' He'd always rest his briefcase on the table below the mirror in the foyer, wipe his forehead with a monogrammed handkerchief and say, 'Better make it a double.'" (from Chapter Two)
You may not know it, but you've met Augusten Burroughs. You've seen him on the street, in bars, on the subway, at restaurants: a twentysomething guy, nice suit, works in advertising. Regular. Ordinary. But when the ordinary person had two drinks, Augusten was circling the drain by having twelve; when the ordinary person went home at midnight, Augusten never went home at all. Loud, distracting ties, automated wake-up calls and cologne on the tongue could only hide so much for so long. At the request (well, it wasn't really a request) of his employers, Augusten lands in rehab, where his dreams of group therapy with Robert Downey Jr. are immediately dashed by grim reality of fluorescent lighting and paper hospital slippers. But when Augusten is forced to examine himself, something actually starts to click and that's when he finds himself in the worst trouble of all. Because when his thirty days are up, he has to return to his same drunken Manhattan life—and live it sober. What follows is a memoir that's as moving as it is funny, as heartbreaking as it is true. Dry is the story of love, loss, and Starbucks as a Higher Power.
Advertising agencies -- New York (State) -- New York
Alcohol
Alcohol use
Autobiography
Biographies
Biography & Autobiography
Burroughs, Augusten
Burroughs, Augusten -- Alcohol use
Copy writers
Copy writers -- United States -- Biography
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- Social life and customs
Nonfiction
Novelists, American
Novelists, American -- 20th century -- Biography
Self-Improvement
Social life and customs
9781559279017
9781593973162
9780312272050
9781250034403
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Grouping Title | dry |
Grouping Author | augusten burroughs |
Grouping Category | book |
Grouping Language | English (eng) |
Last Grouping Update | 2024-04-25 22:17:59PM |
Last Indexed | 2024-04-25 22:20:36PM |
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From the New York Times Bestselling author of Running With Scissors comes the story of one man trying to out-drink his memories, outlast his demons, and outrun his past.
"I was addicted to "Bewitched" as a kid. I worshipped Darren Stevens the First. When he'd come home from work and Samantha would say, 'Darren, would you like me to fix you a drink?' He'd always rest his briefcase on the table below the mirror in the foyer, wipe his forehead with a monogrammed handkerchief and say, 'Better make it a double.'" (from Chapter Two)
You may not know it, but you've met Augusten Burroughs. You've seen him on the street, in bars, on the subway, at restaurants: a twentysomething guy, nice suit, works in advertising. Regular. Ordinary. But when the ordinary person had two drinks, Augusten was circling the drain by having twelve; when the ordinary person went home at midnight, Augusten never went home at all. Loud, distracting ties, automated wake-up calls and cologne on the tongue could only hide so much for so long. At the request (well, it wasn't really a request) of his employers, Augusten lands in rehab, where his dreams of group therapy with Robert Downey Jr. are immediately dashed by grim reality of fluorescent lighting and paper hospital slippers. But when Augusten is forced to examine himself, something actually starts to click and that's when he finds himself in the worst trouble of all. Because when his thirty days are up, he has to return to his same drunken Manhattan life—and live it sober. What follows is a memoir that's as moving as it is funny, as heartbreaking as it is true. Dry is the story of love, loss, and Starbucks as a Higher Power.
Books
eBook
CD Audiobook
eAudiobook
9780312423797
9781250034403
9781559279017
9781593973162
ADULT BOOK ON CD
ADULT PAPERBACK
2004
2013
Macmillan Audio
Picador
Picador/St. Martin's Press
St. Martin's Press
Alcohol
Autobiography
Biographies
Burroughs, Augusten
Burroughs, Augusten -- Alcohol use
Copy writers -- United States -- Biography
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- Social life and customs
Novelists, American -- 20th century -- Biography
Dry A Memoir
Dry Augusten Burroughs
Dry. a memoir [electronic resource] / Augusten Burroughs
Alcohol
Alcohol use
Autobiography
Biography & Autobiography
Burroughs, Augusten
Copy writers
Nonfiction
Novelists, American
Self-Improvement
Social life and customs
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