The classic New York Times bestseller: Real-life stories from prominent people talking about their experiences as alcoholics.As an alcoholic himself, PBS host Dennis Wholey set out to collect the powerful stories of well-known people who have struggled with this disease. Included in this volume are personal accounts by Jason Robards, Grace Slick, Sid Caesar, Pete Townshend, Don Newcombe, Bob Welch, Graham Chapman, Elmore Leonard, and many more. Whether the...

“There wasn’t that many people, but they were good people.”--Madeline Gilles“First time I ever tasted cherries or even seen a cherry tree was [in White Bluffs]. Or ever ate an apricot or seen an apricot…It was covered with orchards and alfalfa fields.”--Leatris Boehmer ReidEuro-American Priest River Valley settlers turned acres of sagebrush into fruit orchards. Although farm life required hard work and modern conveniences were often spare, many former residents remember idy...

Like the rest of the American West, the mid-Columbia region has always been diverse. Its history mirrors common multiracial narratives, but with important nuances. In the late 1880s, Chinese railroad workers were segregated to East Pasco, a practice that later extended to all non-whites and continued for decades. Kennewick residents became openly proud of their status as a “lily-white” town.In Echoes of Exclusion and Resistance, the third Hanford Histories volume, four sch...

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Fighting to Preserve a Nation’s Soul examines the relationship between religion, race, and the War on Poverty that President Lyndon Johnson initiated in 1964 and that continues into the present. It studies the efforts by churches, synagogues, and ecumenical religious organizations to join and fight the war on poverty as begun in 1964 by the Office of Economic Opportunity. The book also explores the evolving role of religion in relation to the power balance between church and state...

President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty did more than offer aid to needy Americans; in some cities, it also sparked both racial conflict and cooperation. Race and the War on Poverty examines the African American and Mexican American community organizations in Los Angeles that emerged to implement War on Poverty programs. It explores how organizers applied democratic vision and political savvy to community action, and how the ongoing African American, Chicano, and feminist mov...

This book has all Twelve Steps of Recovery in Alcoholics Anonymous fully explained in today's language. With the book being written in 1936, their way of writing is a bit different than today's way of communicating. With each step explained in an easy way to understand, the process of doing the 12 steps become that much easier.The 12 Steps of Recovery with Alcoholics Anonymous are responsible for the restoration of families, jobs, homes and relationships. Not to mention the ability...

Allen Carrs Easyway is the most successful stop smoking method of all time. It has helped millions of smokers all over the world quit instantly, easily, painlessly and permanently. Finally Free! is a specially adapted, cutting-edge presentation of Allen Carrs Easyway method with accessible new text and design. Here, every aspect of smoking is examined from a female perspective, and answers are provided to every question and concern.Allen Cars Easyway works both for casual and heavy...

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Let this inspiring book enable you to stop smoking - easily, immediately and painlessly.Allen Carr is without doubt one of the most potent weapons in the world's fight against nicotine addiction. Having sold over 13 million books and establishing a chain of clinics spanning the globe, Allen Carr's Easyway is the most successful stop smoking method of all time.Smaller, more concise than the original but lacking none of its punch, How to be a Happy Non-Sm...

Allen Carr's Easyway is the most successful self-help stop-smoking method of all time. It has helped millions of smokers all over the world quit instantly, easily and painlessly. Finally Free! is a specially adapted, cutting-edge presentation of Allen Carr's Easyway method with accessible new text and design. Here, every aspect of smoking is examined from a female perspective, and answers are provided to every question and concern.Allen Carr's Easyway works both for casual...

Whether addicted or not, we all have stories to tellThe stories of tragedy and redemptionfound within Tales of Addiction are not about the well known celebrities youfind in the usual tabloids. Rather, these stories are true-grit tales told by people you willnever meet but whose words will haunt you for months, years maybe. The author collectedthe stories for over two years through a "call for stories" she put in journals, workshopsand lectures. Interwoven t...