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Neil Steinberg loves his
wife. He loves his two young sons. He loves his job and his
ramshackle old farmhouse in the suburbs. But he also loves
to drink, a passion that rolls merrily along for twenty-five
years until one terrible night when his two worlds collide
and shatter.
"Drunkard" is the story
of one man’s fall down the rabbit hole of alcoholism,
and his slow crawl back out. Sentenced to an outpatient rehab
program, Steinberg discovers that twenty-eight days of therapy
cannot reverse the toll decades of vigorous drinking take
on one’s soul. In clear, distinctive, honest, and funny
prose, Steinberg comes to grips with his actions, rebuilds
his marriage, and reclaims his life.
Unlike outlandish tales of addiction’s extremes, Steinberg’s
story is a regular personas account of the stark-yet-common
realities of a problem faced by millions around the world.
Drunkard is an important addition to the pantheon of critically
acclaimed, bestselling memoirs such as "The
Tender Bar," "Drinking:
A Love Story," and "Smashed."
Neil Steinberg is a popular news columnist for the "Chicago
Sun-Times," where he appears four days a week and
is seen by 1.3 million readers. His has also written for "Rolling
Stone, Details, Sports Illustrated,
Men’s Journal, The New York Times Sunday
Magazine," and "Forbes.”
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