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Alcoholics Family relationships Alcoholics Rehabilitation Alcoholism Children of alcoholics Dysfunctional families United States Case studies Dysfunctional families West Virginia Welch Case studies Homeless persons Family relationships New York (State) New York Parenting Poor West Virginia Welch Biography Recovering alcoholics Family relationshipsConyers, Beverly.
Summary: Through compelling testimonials, along with the latest research and information on addiction and recovery, Conyers combines a personal and compassionate voice with one of authority. She takes a step even further revealing her own daughter's addiction and how she learned to lovingly detach herself and become more helpful.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hazelden 2003
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Summary: A comprehensive resource for families of loved ones recovering from alcoholism.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Harbinger Publications 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.292 BROLissy, Kara
Summary: "As the child of a parent or caregiver with an alcohol use disorder, you may still feel in many ways the impact of your experiences. Take the next steps on your healing journey with this up-to-date workbook full of therapeutic techniques, journal prompts, quizzes, and other short exercises and activities to empower you. This self-guided approach allows you to work at your own pace as you...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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Summary: Lowdown is an easy-to-use book on a complex subject: how to break the cycle of addiction in high-risk families. Used in conjunction with the 12 steps AA, it shows that being a parent or caregiver and being in recovery can be a win/win situation.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Child & Family Press 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649.1 O'GORea, Amy C.
Summary: "Introduces young readers to the dangers of alcohol addiction and shows ways that users have found help. Learn about the physical and mental effects of alcohol abuse and its negative impact on lives."--Childsworld.com
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Publisher / Publication Date: Momentum 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 362.292 REAWood, Barbara L.
Summary: This is a book written for parents in recovery from alcoholism, co-dependence, and other addictive problems. It helps recovering parents to understand the impact of parental alcoholism and co-dependency on family structure, and on the developing child. It also helps them to become "therapeutic " parents: active and compassionate listeners and sensitive guides to children in crisis.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Createspace Independent Pub 2012
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Summary: This book takes the principles of the 12 step recovery programs and applies them to the task of raising children.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hazelden Informational Educational Services 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.292 PACJorgensen, Liisa
Summary: Far Side of the Moon is the untold, fully authorized story of the lives of Frank and Susan Borman. One was a famous astronaut--an instrumental part of the Apollo space program--but the other was just as much a warrior. This real-life love story is far from a fairy tale. Life as a military wife was beyond demanding, but Susan always rose to the occasion. When Frank joined NASA and was selected...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 JORWoititz, Janet Geringer.
Summary: This re-examination of ACOA brings fresh insight along with new chapters on recovery tips and viewing the movement from a new perspective.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Health Communications 1990
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.2 WOISummary: Based on the true story of the enduring but troubled love between Lois Wilson, co-founder of Al-Anon, and her alcoholic husband Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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Summary: "A man mourning his alcoholic father faces a paradox: to pay tribute, lay scorn upon, or pour a drink. A wrenching, dazzling, revelatory debut"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: MCD/Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SILVA, OBED SILSummary: Frank Falenczyk loves his job. He is a hit-man for his Polish mob family in Buffalo, New York. But Frank has a drinking problem and when he messes up a critical assignment that puts the family business in peril, his uncle sends him to San Francisco to clean up his act. Frank is not the touchy-feely kind of guy, but he starts going to AA meetings, gets a sponsor and a job at a mortuary where he...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Genius Products 2007
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY YOUJohn-Kehewin, Wanda
Summary: "In this young adult novel, fourteen-year-old Eva Brown is coping with difficulties at home and at school, most significantly her mother's alcoholism. When Eva's nohkum (grandmother) is hospitalized, her mother struggles to care for Eva and her younger brother. After Eva's brother wanders away, he is sent to live with a foster family and Eva finds herself in a group home. Furious at her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HighWater Press, an imprint of Portage & Main Press 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC JOHGrimes, Martha.
Summary: The popular mystery writer and her son present a dual account of their struggles with alcoholism and sobriety, a parallel journey marked by poignant episodes of relapse, travel, and friendship.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 GRISummary: Frank Elgin is an alcoholic actor and singer who gets a second change at stardom. His long suffering wife, Georgie, and their marriage is put to the test. Frank is desperate to make a come back and Bernie Dodd is the hotshot Broadway director in need of a "name" star for his new stage production. Georgie is both weary of her husband's weaknesses and Dodd's motives. When Georgie appears to be...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2004
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA COUBenton, Sarah Allen
Summary: "Parents in Recovery is a guidebook for mothers and fathers navigating parenting with a sober lifestyle. Focal points include family systems, self-care, socializing and recovery pride. Each chapter integrates research, voices of parents and addiction treatment experts, parent recovery wisdom suggestions and the author's past journal accounts"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 362.292 BENJohnson, Vernon E.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Johnson Institute Books 1986
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.29 JOHSummary: Ruth is a worldly former war correspondent now bored in retirement with a drinking problem and a newly fractured leg. Sam is her unruly grandson, recently kicked out of boarding school and grieving the death of his mother. When the two are brought together under the same roof, they form an unexpected bond.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie JuniperOlsen, Patricia.
Summary: An empowering, practical guide to help the brothers and sisters of alcoholics-by a journalist and sibling of two alcoholics, and an addiction specialist.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Da Capo Lifelong 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.292 OLSYoerg, Sonja Ingrid
Summary: "In this compelling and poignant debut novel, a woman skilled at caring for animals must learn to mend the broken relationships in her family. For veterinarian Geneva Novak, animals can be easier to understand than people. They're also easier to forgive. But when her mother, Helen, is injured in a vodka-fueled accident, it's up to Geneva to give her the care she needs. Since her teens, Geneva...
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Publisher / Publication Date: NAL Accent 2015
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC YOEWoititz, Janet Geringer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.K. Hall 1991
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 362.292 WOIWalls, Jeannette.
Summary: Journalist Walls grew up with parents whose ideals and stubborn nonconformity were their curse and their salvation. Rex and Rose Mary and their four children lived like nomads, moving among Southwest desert towns, camping in the mountains. Rex was a charismatic, brilliant man who, when sober, captured his children's imagination, teaching them how to embrace life fearlessly. Rose Mary painted...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2010