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| The Harder They Fall: Celebrities Tell Their Real-Life Stories of Addiction and Recovery |
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The heady, drug-induced decades of the sixties and seventies provide the backdrop for this all-star account of addiction and recovery. Comedian Richard Pryor, musicians Grace Slick, Dr. John, and Chuck Negron (Three Dog Night), actors Malcolm McDowell and Marietter Hartley, Pulitzer Prize Winning poet Franz Wright, writer Anne Lamott, and athletes Doc Ellis and Gerry Cooney are among the many celebrities interviewed for this inside look at what can happen when fame and fortune meet the recklessness and ruin of addiction. While the stories are unique and vibrant as the individual celebrities who tell them, the irrefutable collective message is that addiction knows no boundaries. The disease strikes and topples even those who are seemingly on top of the world. Still, "The Harder They Fall" is a book of hope. In this modern-day version of the 1980s "New York Times" bestseller "The Courage to Change", the famous people profiled have climbed out from the devastation of addiction to lead lives of extraordinary accomplishment.
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About The Author:
Gary Stromberg in 1967 cofounded one of the most successful public relations firms in the entertainment business and represented music industry superstars including The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Barbra Streisand, Elton John, The Doors and Earth Wind and Fire. He coproduced the motion pictures "'Car Wash"' and "'The Fish that Saved Pittsburgh"'. He currently manages artists through the Blackbird Group. Jane Merrill has written articles about art, style, and popular history for numerous publications. |
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