Alcoholism

Alcoholism cuts through every layer of human life — from the smoky bars and fractured families to the quiet moments of reckoning that define a person's story. Books in this section explore the raw reality of addiction and recovery, whether through deeply personal memoirs, intimate character-driven narratives, or practical guides for reclaiming a life beyond the bottle.

Alcoholism خلاصه کتاب‌ها

The Bright Years

اثر سارا داموف

A painter drowns his father's violence in drink. His daughter discovers what survives the wreckage.

4.23

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🏠 Multigenerational Saga 💔 Addiction And Recovery 💕 Second Chance Romance 👫 Childhood Friends To Lovers 👤 Estranged Father

فراگیر

The Bright Years

A painter drowns his father's violence in drink. His daughter discovers what survives the wreckage.

اثر سارا داموف 2025 288 صفحه

4.23

۱۰۰٬۰۰۰+ امتیاز

🏠 Multigenerational Saga 💔 Addiction And Recovery 💕 Second Chance Romance 👫 Childhood Friends To Lovers 👤 Estranged Father

معتاد تو

اثر کریستا ریچی • 2013

A fake romance hides her sex addiction and his alcoholism, but their lies are destroying them.

3.70

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🎭 Fake Relationship 🩷 Friends To Lovers 💔 Codependent Love 🖤 Gritty Romance 🩹 Addiction And Recovery

معتاد تو

A fake romance hides her sex addiction and his alcoholism, but their lies are destroying them.

اثر کریستا ریچی 2013 335 صفحه

3.70

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🎭 Fake Relationship 🩷 Friends To Lovers 💔 Codependent Love 🖤 Gritty Romance 🩹 Addiction And Recovery

شاگی بین

اثر داگلاس استوارت • 2020

For young Shuggie Bain, saving his glamorous, alcoholic mother is the only life he knows.

4.3

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📖 Social Realism 🧒 Parentified Child 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 👩‍👦 Mother-Son Bond 🏚️ Gritty Realism

شاگی بین

For young Shuggie Bain, saving his glamorous, alcoholic mother is the only life he knows.

اثر داگلاس استوارت 2020 430 صفحه

4.3

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📖 Social Realism 🧒 Parentified Child 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 👩‍👦 Mother-Son Bond 🏚️ Gritty Realism

Quit Like a Woman

اثر Holly Whitaker • 2019

Recovery was built for men. Alcohol is the new tobacco. Here's how women get free.

3.98

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🌱 Sobriety And Recovery ✊ Feminist Self-Help 🌿 Holistic Healing 🔄 Habit Change 🎯 Corporate Critique

Quit Like a Woman

Recovery was built for men. Alcohol is the new tobacco. Here's how women get free.

اثر Holly Whitaker 2019 368 صفحه

3.98

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🌱 Sobriety And Recovery ✊ Feminist Self-Help 🌿 Holistic Healing 🔄 Habit Change 🎯 Corporate Critique

Angela's Ashes

اثر Frank McCourt • 1996

Three dead siblings, a father who drinks the dole, and one boy's plan to reach America.

4.15

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☘️ Irish Memoir 🍞 Extreme Poverty 🍺 Alcoholic Parent ⛪ Catholic Upbringing 🕯️ Childhood Loss

Angela's Ashes

Three dead siblings, a father who drinks the dole, and one boy's plan to reach America.

اثر Frank McCourt 1996 452 صفحه

4.15

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☘️ Irish Memoir 🍞 Extreme Poverty 🍺 Alcoholic Parent ⛪ Catholic Upbringing 🕯️ Childhood Loss

مرد خوش‌شانس

اثر مایکل جی. فاکس • 2002

Diagnosed at 29, he hid Parkinson's seven years using props and pills. Then he went public.

4.08

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🎬 Hollywood Memoirs 🏥 Chronic Illness 🧊 Sobriety Memoirs 📢 Disability Advocacy 💰 Medical Philanthropy

مرد خوش‌شانس

Diagnosed at 29, he hid Parkinson's seven years using props and pills. Then he went public.

اثر مایکل جی. فاکس 2002 272 صفحه

4.08

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🎬 Hollywood Memoirs 🏥 Chronic Illness 🧊 Sobriety Memoirs 📢 Disability Advocacy 💰 Medical Philanthropy

راه زنان در دوازده قدم

اثر استفانی اس. کاوینگتون • 1994

The Twelve Steps, reimagined through women's experience of trauma, relationships, and identity.

4.45

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🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 👩 Female Addiction Issues 🩹 Addiction And Trauma 🕊️ Spiritual Recovery 🧘 Emotional Sobriety

راه زنان در دوازده قدم

The Twelve Steps, reimagined through women's experience of trauma, relationships, and identity.

اثر استفانی اس. کاوینگتون 1994 264 صفحه

4.45

۵۰۰+ امتیاز

🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 👩 Female Addiction Issues 🩹 Addiction And Trauma 🕊️ Spiritual Recovery 🧘 Emotional Sobriety

مانیفست اعتیاد

اثر جری ویور • 2021

From addiction to sobriety in 365 days: a daily rebuild that succeeds when willpower collapses.

4.72

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🛑 Addiction Recovery 🤝 12-Step Recovery ⚠️ Relapse Prevention ✍️ Recovery Memoir ✝️ Christian Recovery

مانیفست اعتیاد

From addiction to sobriety in 365 days: a daily rebuild that succeeds when willpower collapses.

اثر جری ویور 2021 178 صفحه

4.72

۱٬۰۰۰+ امتیاز

🛑 Addiction Recovery 🤝 12-Step Recovery ⚠️ Relapse Prevention ✍️ Recovery Memoir ✝️ Christian Recovery

The Addicted Lawyer

اثر Brian Cuban • 2017

Brian Cuban practiced law by day and fed his addiction by night. The collapse took years.

3.87

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🏛️ Legal Profession 📖 Addiction Memoirs 🎭 Functional Addiction 🧠 Dual Diagnosis ⚖️ Attorney Wellness

The Addicted Lawyer

Brian Cuban practiced law by day and fed his addiction by night. The collapse took years.

اثر Brian Cuban 2017 272 صفحه

3.87

۱۵۰ امتیاز

🏛️ Legal Profession 📖 Addiction Memoirs 🎭 Functional Addiction 🧠 Dual Diagnosis ⚖️ Attorney Wellness

Colton Gentry's Third Act

اثر Jeff Zentner • 2024

One drunken rant ends his career. A Kentucky kitchen and an old love offer redemption.

4.12

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🫶 Second Chance Romance 🌾 Small Town Southern 🎸 Musician Protagonist 🍳 Kitchen Redemption 🖤 Grief And Healing

Colton Gentry's Third Act

One drunken rant ends his career. A Kentucky kitchen and an old love offer redemption.

اثر Jeff Zentner 2024 400 صفحه

4.12

۷٬۰۰۰+ امتیاز

🫶 Second Chance Romance 🌾 Small Town Southern 🎸 Musician Protagonist 🍳 Kitchen Redemption 🖤 Grief And Healing

After All

اثر Mary Tyler Moore • 1995

America loved Mary Richards. Only her family knew she was drinking herself to death.

3.81

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📺 Classic Television 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🍸 Alcoholism Recovery 💎 Perfectionism 🖤 Grief And Loss

After All

America loved Mary Richards. Only her family knew she was drinking herself to death.

اثر Mary Tyler Moore 1995 432 صفحه

3.81

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📺 Classic Television 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🍸 Alcoholism Recovery 💎 Perfectionism 🖤 Grief And Loss

Big Sur

اثر Jack Kerouac • 1962

A writer escapes his celebrity to a Big Sur cabin, where solitude unravels into madness.

3.83

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🥁 Beat Generation 📖 Autofiction 🎨 Tortured Artist 🍺 Alcoholic Spiral 🪤 Fame As Trap

Big Sur

A writer escapes his celebrity to a Big Sur cabin, where solitude unravels into madness.

اثر Jack Kerouac 1962 256 صفحه

3.83

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🥁 Beat Generation 📖 Autofiction 🎨 Tortured Artist 🍺 Alcoholic Spiral 🪤 Fame As Trap

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