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| Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction | 
| Author: David Sheff
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co
Category: Book
List Price: $24.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  119 reviews
Sales Rank: 843
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 326
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 6 x 1.2
ISBN: 0618683356
Dewey Decimal Number: 362.299
EAN: 9780618683352
ASIN: 0618683356
Publication Date: February 26, 2008
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| Customer Reviews:
 A beautiful boy August 31, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The author is wonderfully expresses his pain about his loving son. I also have a daughter the same age whose drug of choice is heroin. The book opened my eyes to go to Hazeleden to joint the parents program and to go to Al-Anon.
In short I thank the author so much for being an inspiration to me.
Robert Sterling
For any family member or friend dealing with a loved one with a drug addiction... August 31, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I read Beautiful Boy soon after its release. I have returned to say that I highly recommend this book for any family member or friend of a person with, or going through treatment, of any form of drug or alcohol addiction. Outsiders looking in, do not understand the last threads of hope that people have that are close to these situations. David Scheff said it well. He was fortunate to have the funds to stay on top of his son's treatment. Many people do not.
This is a wonderful book.
BEAUTIFUL BOY August 29, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I recommend this book. Very down to earth, truthful, compelling. I bought this book at a fraction of the cost.
 Didn't want to put it down! August 28, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It's a heart breaking story repeated in every town in every State and suffered by so many families and individuals who feel they are alone and misunderstood. Would love to know his son makes it out and can remain clean. Unfortunately it's always an ongoing problem that continues to breathe down your neck every single day. My significant Other was a tremendous, Loving, caring, supportive father who had his heart ripped out of his chest through the long suffering and heart wrenching death of his 21 year old son who couldn't make it out....
Would love to see all stories all wrapped up and sealed with a beautiful bow and happy endings- unfortunately so many do not.
Bare-bones honesty August 26, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Think of "A Million Little Pieces" from a parent's point of view, and you'll have a good sense of what Beautiful Boy is like. Sheff does an excellent job of not pulling any punches, taking most -- if not all -- the blame possible for his son's descent into meth addiction and his struggles to stay sober through a variety of recovery and rehab attempts.
Any parent will identify with the agony of wanting to protect your child and being unable to do so. Sheff's emotional tale is tempered with moments of hope and humor, and readers will long to see his anguish end on a happy note. Unfortunately, "happy" is a bit too optimistic, though there is the hint of some better tomorrow in the closing words.
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