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Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs

Autor Johann Hari
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 28 ian 2016
THENEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLERTHE SUBJECT OF THE VIRAL TED TALKWhat if everything you think you know about addiction is wrong? One of Johann Hari's earliest memories is of trying to wake up one of his relatives and not being able to. As he grew older, he realised he had addiction in his family. Confused, unable to know what to do, he set out on a three-year, 30,000-mile journey to discover what really causes addiction - and what really solves it. He uncovered a range of remarkable human stories - of how the war on drugs began with Billie Holiday, the great jazz singer, being stalked and killed by a racist policeman; of the scientist who discovered the surprising key to addiction; of how Britain had an extraordinary experiment with legalising drugs that was snuffed out; and of the countries that moved beyond the war on drugs - with extraordinary results.His discoveries led him to give a TED talk and animation which have now been viewed more than 25 million times. This is the story of a life-changing journey that showed the world the opposite of addiction is connection.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781408857823
ISBN-10: 1408857820
Pagini: 400
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.28 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Paperbacks
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

For fans of award-winning documentaryThe House I Live In, TV dramaThe Wireand books likeThe New Jim Crow,NarcomaniaandEl Narco

Notă biografică

Johann Hari is a British journalist who has written for the New York Times, the LA Times, the Guardian, Le Monde, Slate, the New Republic and The Nation amongst others. He was a columnist on the Independent for nine years and was twice named Newspaper Journalist of the Year by Amnesty International UK. He has also been named Cultural Commentator of the Year by the Editorial Intelligence awards and Gay Journalist of the Year by Stonewall. He lives in London.@johannhari101


Recenzii

Incredibly powerful
Anabsolutely stunningbook. It will blow your mind, and blow you away
Wonderful.I couldn't put it down
This book is as intoxicatingly thrilling as crack, without destroying your teeth
This book is, forgive the obvious phrase,screamingly addictive. The story it tells,jaw-droppingly horrific,hilarious and incredible, is one everyone should know: that is all true boggles the mind fascinated and infuriates by equal measure. Johann Hari, inbrilliantprose, exposes one of the greatest and most harmful scandals of the past hundred years
Breath-taking . Apowerfulcontribution to anurgentdebate
A testament toHari's skill as a writer
Superbjournalism andthrillingstory-telling
Gripping
One of the world'smost important and most enlighteningthinkers and social critics
Incredibly powerful

Descriere

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERTHE SUBJECT OF THE VIRAL TED TALKWhat if everything you think you know about addiction is wrong? One of Johann Hari's earliest memories is of trying to wake up one of his relatives and not being able to. As he grew older, he realised he had addiction in his family. Confused, unable to know what to do, he set out on a three-year, 30,000-mile journey to discover what really causes addiction - and what really solves it. He uncovered a range of remarkable human stories - of how the war on drugs began with Billie Holiday, the great jazz singer, being stalked and killed by a racist policeman; of the scientist who discovered the surprising key to addiction; of how Britain had an extraordinary experiment with legalising drugs that was snuffed out; and of the countries that moved beyond the war on drugs - with extraordinary results.His discoveries led him to give a TED talk and animation which have now been viewed more than 25 million times. This is the story of a life-changing journey that showed the world the opposite of addiction is connection.