That was Then, this is Now
S. E. Hinton
1971 · 1989 edition
154 pages
The most popular addiction books
Books about addiction tell stories of dependence on alcohol, drugs, gambling and more. They show the pull of the habit, the damage to family and work, and the hard road of recovery. Novels and memoirs here are unsparing and often deeply hopeful, written by people who know.
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Valley of the Dolls
Jacqueline Susann
1973 · 1981 edition
500 pages
The Ruby in the Smoke
Philip Pullman
1985 · 1988 edition
230 pages
A Man Named Dave A Story of Triumph and Forgiveness
David J. Pelzer
1999 · 2000 edition
352 pages
Minding Frankie
Maeve Binchy
2010 · 2011 edition
432 pages
The Rest of the Story
Sarah Dessen
Published 2019
448 pages
Lit A Memoir
Mary Karr
2009 · 2010 edition
386 pages
Perfect
Ellen Hopkins
Published 2011
622 pages
Hide and Seek
Ian Rankin
1991 · 1997 edition
224 pages
Cash The Autobiography
Johnny Cash, Patrick Carr
1998 · 2003 edition
320 pages
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts Close Encounters with Addiction
Gabor Maté
2008 · 2018 edition
496 pages
Smashed
Koren Zailckas
2005 · 2006 edition
384 pages
The Glass Girl
Kathleen Glasgow
Published 2024
450 pages
Zoo Station
Christiane Felscherinow
1982 · 2013 edition
368 pages
Lullabies for Little Criminals
Heather O'Neill
2006 · 2008 edition
384 pages
Blackout Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget
Sarah Hepola
Published 2015
240 pages
How to Break Up with Your Phone The 30-Day Plan to Take Back Your Life
Catherine Price
Published 2018
192 pages
Waiting for the Barbarians
J. M. Coetzee
1980 · 2010 edition
180 pages
Breaking Night
Liz Murray
2010 · 2011 edition
654 pages
Chasing the Scream The Search for the Truth About Addiction
Johann Hari
2015 · 2019 edition
432 pages
Under the Volcano
Malcolm Lowry
1971 · 1984 edition
328 pages
The Easy Way to Stop Smoking
Allen Carr
1985 · 2004 edition
224 pages
The Outrun
Amy Liptrot
2015 · 2017 edition
280 pages
Skagboys
Irvine Welsh
Published 2012
336 pages