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Alone Together

Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other

par Sherry Turkle ...

A groundbreaking book by one of the most important thinkers of our time shows how technology is warping our social lives and our inner onesTechnology has become the architect of our intimacies. Online, we fall prey to the illusion of companionship, gathering thousands of Twitter and Facebook friends, and confusing tweets and wall posts with authentic communication. But this relentless connection ... En savoir plus

Prix courant $16.99 CAD Maintenant $2.99 CAD

A groundbreaking book by one of the most important thinkers of our time shows how technology is warping our social lives and our inner onesTechnology has become the architect of our intimacies. Online, we fall prey to the illusion of companionship, gathering thousands of Twitter and Facebook friends, and confusing tweets and wall posts with authentic communication. But this relentless connection
... En savoir plus
Allen Carr's Easy Way for Women to Quit Drinking

The original Easyway method

par Allen Carr ...

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READ THIS BOOK NOW AND BECOME A HAPPY NONDRINKER FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.Allen Carr's Easyway is the most successful stop-smoking method of all time. It has helped millions of smokers from all over the world to quit. In the Easy Way for Women to Quit Drinking, Allen Carr's Easyway method has been applied to problem drinking for women- acknowledging that women who want to stop drinking face ... En savoir plus

$12.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

READ THIS BOOK NOW AND BECOME A HAPPY NONDRINKER FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.Allen Carr's Easyway is the most successful stop-smoking method of all time. It has helped millions of smokers from all over the world to quit. In the Easy Way for Women to Quit Drinking, Allen Carr's Easyway method has been applied to problem drinking for women- acknowledging that women who want to stop drinking face
... En savoir plus
Cure for Alcoholism

The Medically Proven Way to Eliminate Alcohol Addiction

par Roy Eskapa ...

Finally, there is a cure for alcoholism. This is the first step.Featuring new and updated information and studies, including an introduction by actress Claudia Christian, the second edition of The Cure for Alcoholism delivers exactly what millions of alcoholics and families of alcoholics have been hoping for: a painless, dignified, and medically proven cure for their addiction. Backed by 82 ... En savoir plus

$12.99 CAD

Finally, there is a cure for alcoholism. This is the first step.Featuring new and updated information and studies, including an introduction by actress Claudia Christian, the second edition of The Cure for Alcoholism delivers exactly what millions of alcoholics and families of alcoholics have been hoping for: a painless, dignified, and medically proven cure for their addiction. Backed by 82
... En savoir plus
Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking

Canadian Edition

par Allen Carr ...

An easy way to quit smoking?Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking is a self-help classic, with over 15m copies sold worldwide. It has been a #1 bestseller in nine European countries. It outsells all other quit smoking titles combined. This edition has been developed specifically for smokers in the Canada. This seminal book has enabled millions of smokers to quit easily and enjoyably using Carr's ... En savoir plus

$12.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

An easy way to quit smoking?Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking is a self-help classic, with over 15m copies sold worldwide. It has been a #1 bestseller in nine European countries. It outsells all other quit smoking titles combined. This edition has been developed specifically for smokers in the Canada. This seminal book has enabled millions of smokers to quit easily and enjoyably using Carr's
... En savoir plus
Normal Family

On Truth, Love, and How I Met My 35 Siblings

par Chrysta Bilton ...

This riveting, nuanced memoir about unforgettable individuals thrown together by chance and DNA tells a story of nature, nurture, and coming to terms with one's true inheritance.What is a “normal family,” and how do you go about making one? Chrysta Bilton’s magnetic, larger-than-life mother, Debra, yearned to have a child, but as a single gay woman in 1980s California, she had few options. Until ... En savoir plus

Prix courant $15.99 CAD Maintenant $2.99 CAD

This riveting, nuanced memoir about unforgettable individuals thrown together by chance and DNA tells a story of nature, nurture, and coming to terms with one's true inheritance.What is a “normal family,” and how do you go about making one? Chrysta Bilton’s magnetic, larger-than-life mother, Debra, yearned to have a child, but as a single gay woman in 1980s California, she had few options. Until
... En savoir plus
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts

Close Encounters with Addiction

par Gabor Maté MD ...

**#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author of When the Body Says No and The Myth of Normal—The definitive book for understanding the roots and behaviours of addiction.Dr. Gabor Maté is one of the world’s most revered thinkers on the psychology of addiction. His radical findings—based on decades of work with patients challenged by catastrophic drug addiction and mental illness—has helped reframe ... En savoir plus

$16.99 CAD

**#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author of When the Body Says No and The Myth of Normal—The definitive book for understanding the roots and behaviours of addiction.Dr. Gabor Maté is one of the world’s most revered thinkers on the psychology of addiction. His radical findings—based on decades of work with patients challenged by catastrophic drug addiction and mental illness—has helped reframe
... En savoir plus
Portrait of an Addict as a Young Man

A Memoir

par Bill Clegg ...

This brutally honest memoir explores one man's journey through life and the secrets, shame, and trauma that his addiction revealed.Bill Clegg had a thriving business as a literary agent, a supportive partner, trusting colleagues, and loving friends when he walked away from his world and embarked on a two-month crack binge. He had been released from rehab nine months earlier, and his relapse would ... En savoir plus

$12.99 CAD

This brutally honest memoir explores one man's journey through life and the secrets, shame, and trauma that his addiction revealed.Bill Clegg had a thriving business as a literary agent, a supportive partner, trusting colleagues, and loving friends when he walked away from his world and embarked on a two-month crack binge. He had been released from rehab nine months earlier, and his relapse would
... En savoir plus
The Easy Way to Stop Smoking

par Allen Carr ...

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'If you follow my instructions you will be a happy non-smoker for the rest of your life.'That's a strong claim from Allen Carr, but as the world's leading quit smoking expert, Allen was right to boast!This classic guide to the world's most successful stop smoking method is all you need to give up smoking. You can even smoke while you read. There are no scare tactics, you will not gain weight and ... En savoir plus

$14.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

'If you follow my instructions you will be a happy non-smoker for the rest of your life.'That's a strong claim from Allen Carr, but as the world's leading quit smoking expert, Allen was right to boast!This classic guide to the world's most successful stop smoking method is all you need to give up smoking. You can even smoke while you read. There are no scare tactics, you will not gain weight and
... En savoir plus
Se libérer de l'addiction

En reprogrammant son cerveau

par Mélanie Baillairgé, George Koob, Patrick Bordeaux ...

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Quand on est accro, on ne consomme pas pour se sentir bien, mais pour ne plus se sentir mal.Voilà la prémisse sur laquelle se basent Patrick Bordeaux et George F. Koob pour expliquer l'addiction – une maladie chronique du cerveau aux racines biologiques, psychologiques et sociales.Prenant appui sur les données scientifiques, cliniques et épidémiologiques les plus récentes, ils effectuent un survol ... En savoir plus

$30.99 CAD

Quand on est accro, on ne consomme pas pour se sentir bien, mais pour ne plus se sentir mal.Voilà la prémisse sur laquelle se basent Patrick Bordeaux et George F. Koob pour expliquer l'addiction – une maladie chronique du cerveau aux racines biologiques, psychologiques et sociales.Prenant appui sur les données scientifiques, cliniques et épidémiologiques les plus récentes, ils effectuent un survol
... En savoir plus
28 Seconds

A True Story of Addiction, Tragedy, and Hope

par Michael Bryant ...

A night that began with a dinner to celebrate his eleventh wedding anniversary ended in a jail cell for Michael Bryant. He was charged with dangerous driving causing death and criminal negligence causing the death of cyclist Darcy Sheppard. Ironically, he had helped write the legal test for the same charges sixteen years earlier. Bryant, as Ontario's attorney general, was the man responsible for ... En savoir plus

$16.99 CAD

A night that began with a dinner to celebrate his eleventh wedding anniversary ended in a jail cell for Michael Bryant. He was charged with dangerous driving causing death and criminal negligence causing the death of cyclist Darcy Sheppard. Ironically, he had helped write the legal test for the same charges sixteen years earlier. Bryant, as Ontario's attorney general, was the man responsible for
... En savoir plus
I Think My Therapist Hates Me

A Memoir

par Chris Olsen ...

Social media phenomenon and mental health advocate Chris Olsen invites readers into his therapist’s office—and into the story he’s spent years trying to understand—in this raw, fearless, and darkly funny memoir.For much of his childhood, Chris Olsen believed his family was ordinary, even idyllic. Then, at thirteen years old, everything changed. When his mother revealed she was an alcoholic, the ... En savoir plus

$20.99 CAD

Social media phenomenon and mental health advocate Chris Olsen invites readers into his therapist’s office—and into the story he’s spent years trying to understand—in this raw, fearless, and darkly funny memoir.For much of his childhood, Chris Olsen believed his family was ordinary, even idyllic. Then, at thirteen years old, everything changed. When his mother revealed she was an alcoholic, the
... En savoir plus
Come Home, Indio

A Memoir

par Jim Terry ...

“a tour de force of comics” —Ed Park, The New York TimesOne of the Top Ten Graphic Novels of 2020, as chosen by the American Library AssociationOne of the Best Books of 2020, as chosen by Publishers Weekly“Fortunately for readers of this raw and intimate graphic memoir, Terry never fully lets go of his youthful vulnerability. . . . Reckoning with sobriety requires connection and humility, a... ... En savoir plus

$18.99 CAD

“a tour de force of comics” —Ed Park, The New York TimesOne of the Top Ten Graphic Novels of 2020, as chosen by the American Library AssociationOne of the Best Books of 2020, as chosen by Publishers Weekly“Fortunately for readers of this raw and intimate graphic memoir, Terry never fully lets go of his youthful vulnerability. . . . Reckoning with sobriety requires connection and humility, a...
... En savoir plus
In Pain

A Bioethicist’s Personal Struggle with Opioids

par Travis Rieder ...

NPR Best Book of 2019A bioethicist’s eloquent and riveting memoir of opioid dependence and withdrawal—a harrowing personal reckoning and clarion call for change not only for government but medicine itself, revealing the lack of crucial resources and structures to handle this insidious nationwide epidemic.Travis Rieder’s terrifying journey down the rabbit hole of opioid dependence began with a ... En savoir plus

$11.99 CAD

NPR Best Book of 2019A bioethicist’s eloquent and riveting memoir of opioid dependence and withdrawal—a harrowing personal reckoning and clarion call for change not only for government but medicine itself, revealing the lack of crucial resources and structures to handle this insidious nationwide epidemic.Travis Rieder’s terrifying journey down the rabbit hole of opioid dependence began with a
... En savoir plus
The Mind-Body Guide to the Twelve Steps

Finding Joy, Sensuality, and Pleasure in Recovery--Integrative spiritual and somatic practices for healing from trauma and addiction

par Nina Pick ...

**A trauma-sensitive companion to the Twelve Steps: body-based exercises for deepening your recovery, expanding your spiritual practice, preventing relapse, and understanding the root of your addiction.For readers of In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts and Trauma and the 12 Steps**Considering addiction through a trauma-informed lens, The Mind-Body Guide to the Twelve Steps offers an accessible, lyrical, ... En savoir plus

$19.99 CAD

**A trauma-sensitive companion to the Twelve Steps: body-based exercises for deepening your recovery, expanding your spiritual practice, preventing relapse, and understanding the root of your addiction.For readers of In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts and Trauma and the 12 Steps**Considering addiction through a trauma-informed lens, The Mind-Body Guide to the Twelve Steps offers an accessible, lyrical,
... En savoir plus
The Therapeutic Community

Theory, Model, and Method

par George De Leon, PhD ...

This volume provides a comprehensive review of the essentials of the Therapeutic Community (TC) theory and its practical "whole person" approach to the treatment of substance abuse disorders and related problems. Part I outlines the perspective of the traditional views of the substance abuse disorder, the substance abuser, and the basic components of this approach. Part II explains the ... En savoir plus

$121.99 CAD

This volume provides a comprehensive review of the essentials of the Therapeutic Community (TC) theory and its practical "whole person" approach to the treatment of substance abuse disorders and related problems. Part I outlines the perspective of the traditional views of the substance abuse disorder, the substance abuser, and the basic components of this approach. Part II explains the
... En savoir plus
Behavioral Addictions

Criteria, Evidence, and Treatment

Modifié par Kenneth Paul Rosenberg MD, Laura Curtiss Feder PsyD ...

DSM-V broke new ground in May of 2013, designating a new disorder called "behavioral addiction." Clinicians immediately wanted to know: how is a behavioral addiction different from an impulse control disorder? What are the criteria for determining that some behaviors are addictions rather than impulses? What, if anything, does this mean in terms of effective treatment?Behavioral Addictions is the ... En savoir plus

$63.99 CAD

DSM-V broke new ground in May of 2013, designating a new disorder called "behavioral addiction." Clinicians immediately wanted to know: how is a behavioral addiction different from an impulse control disorder? What are the criteria for determining that some behaviors are addictions rather than impulses? What, if anything, does this mean in terms of effective treatment?Behavioral Addictions is the
... En savoir plus
Pain Killer

A Memoir of Big League Addiction

par Brantt Myhres ...

**#1 BESTSELLER"This book is at times startling, yet very real and down to earth . . . I saw [Brantt] in all phases of his life and his career. I consider him a friend and an ally. Pain Killer sends a strong message." --Darryl Sutter, former NHL player, coach, and GMFrom the only player to be banned for life from the NHL, a harrowing tale of addiction, and an astonishing path to recovery.**Brantt ... En savoir plus

Prix courant $13.99 CAD Maintenant $9.99 CAD

**#1 BESTSELLER"This book is at times startling, yet very real and down to earth . . . I saw [Brantt] in all phases of his life and his career. I consider him a friend and an ally. Pain Killer sends a strong message." --Darryl Sutter, former NHL player, coach, and GMFrom the only player to be banned for life from the NHL, a harrowing tale of addiction, and an astonishing path to recovery.**Brantt
... En savoir plus
The Tennis Partner

A Doctor's Story of Friendship and Loss

par Abraham Verghese ...

An unforgettable, illuminating story of how men live and how they survive, from Abraham Verghese, the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of Cutting for Stone and The Covenant of Water, an Oprah's Book Club Pick.“Heartbreaking. . . . Indelible and haunting, [The Tennis Partner] is an elegy to friendship found, and an ode to a good friend lost.”—The Boston GlobeIn this pow... ... En savoir plus

$11.99 CAD

An unforgettable, illuminating story of how men live and how they survive, from Abraham Verghese, the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of Cutting for Stone and The Covenant of Water, an Oprah's Book Club Pick.“Heartbreaking. . . . Indelible and haunting, [The Tennis Partner] is an elegy to friendship found, and an ode to a good friend lost.”—The Boston GlobeIn this pow...
... En savoir plus
Hope – How Street Dogs Taught Me the Meaning of Life

Featuring Rodney, McMuffin and King Whacker

par Niall Harbison ...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERMost people think I save dogs, but really they saved me.Niall Harbison is a dog hero based in Thailand. He spends his days feeding, caring for and rescuing the many street dogs he comes across. With every rescue there’s a story. Like the sweet gentle McMuffin who was found with many tumours and hours from death, only to be nursed back to health. She now lives with Niall ... En savoir plus

$11.99 CAD

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERMost people think I save dogs, but really they saved me.Niall Harbison is a dog hero based in Thailand. He spends his days feeding, caring for and rescuing the many street dogs he comes across. With every rescue there’s a story. Like the sweet gentle McMuffin who was found with many tumours and hours from death, only to be nursed back to health. She now lives with Niall
... En savoir plus
Never Enough

The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction

par Judith Grisel ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From a renowned behavioral neuroscientist and recovering addict, a rare page-turning work of science that draws on personal insights to reveal how drugs work, the dangerous hold they can take on the brain, and the surprising way to combat today's epidemic of addiction.Judith Grisel was a daily drug user and college dropout when she began to consider that her addiction ... En savoir plus

$14.99 CAD

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From a renowned behavioral neuroscientist and recovering addict, a rare page-turning work of science that draws on personal insights to reveal how drugs work, the dangerous hold they can take on the brain, and the surprising way to combat today's epidemic of addiction.Judith Grisel was a daily drug user and college dropout when she began to consider that her addiction
... En savoir plus
Dear Dealer

A Memoir

par Nadia Bowers ...

For readers of Beautiful Boy and The Night of the Gun, this gripping memoir explores addiction, grief, and family trauma as one woman goes in search of her sister’s killer.In the summer of 2015, Nadia Bowers’s beloved older sister, Sasha—a social worker and Ivy League graduate—was found in her car in a restaurant parking lot in their hometown outside New Haven, Connecticut, dead from a fentanyl ... En savoir plus

$20.99 CAD

For readers of Beautiful Boy and The Night of the Gun, this gripping memoir explores addiction, grief, and family trauma as one woman goes in search of her sister’s killer.In the summer of 2015, Nadia Bowers’s beloved older sister, Sasha—a social worker and Ivy League graduate—was found in her car in a restaurant parking lot in their hometown outside New Haven, Connecticut, dead from a fentanyl
... En savoir plus
The Science of Addiction: From Neurobiology to Treatment

From Neurobiology to Treatment

par Carlton K. Erickson ...

A comprehensive overview of the neurobiology behind addictions. Neuroscience is clarifying the causes of compulsive alcohol and drug use––while also shedding light on what addiction is, what it is not, and how it can best be treated––in exciting and innovative ways. Current neurobiological research complements and enhances the approaches to addiction traditionally taken in social work and ... En savoir plus

$33.99 CAD

A comprehensive overview of the neurobiology behind addictions. Neuroscience is clarifying the causes of compulsive alcohol and drug use––while also shedding light on what addiction is, what it is not, and how it can best be treated––in exciting and innovative ways. Current neurobiological research complements and enhances the approaches to addiction traditionally taken in social work and
... En savoir plus
Escape from Intimacy

Untangling the ``Love'' Addictions: Sex, Romance, Relationships

par Anne Wilson Schaef ...

Schaef applies the addictions of sex, love, romance, and relationships to her broader addiction theory and clearly defines and contrasts the relationship addictions. ... En savoir plus

$11.99 CAD

Schaef applies the addictions of sex, love, romance, and relationships to her broader addiction theory and clearly defines and contrasts the relationship addictions.
... En savoir plus
Dark Days, Bright Nights

Surviving the Las Vegas Storm Drains

par Matthew O'Brien ...

A vivid and enlightening oral account of homelessness in the Las Vegas storm drains and the hard work of re-entering mainstream society.Are you aware that hundreds of people live underground in the flood channels of Las Vegas? Few people were until Matthew O'Brien grabbed a flashlight, tape recorder, and expandable baton for protection and explored the storm-drain system in depth. This research ... En savoir plus

$19.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

A vivid and enlightening oral account of homelessness in the Las Vegas storm drains and the hard work of re-entering mainstream society.Are you aware that hundreds of people live underground in the flood channels of Las Vegas? Few people were until Matthew O'Brien grabbed a flashlight, tape recorder, and expandable baton for protection and explored the storm-drain system in depth. This research
... En savoir plus

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