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| 80% Recommended by our customers. Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Catalog: Book Release date: 2008-02-26 Media: Hardcover Number of pages: 326 Ean: 9780618683352 Book Isbn: 0618683356  Tip: compare prices with similar booksAuthor:
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 Written on June 19, 2008 Summary: Preventing Drug Abuse Beautiful Boy is an informative book about drug abuse. The author is a journalist so it is well written and well researched. Mostly it is the author's personal experience and the agony of having a child addicted to drugs. The author blames himself for his son's drug problems. I believe he did contribute to his son's drug problem, by not focusing on prevention when his son was young. The author's mistakes can help you see can give you pointers on how to encourage your child away from drugs. For instance, if your child is smoking pot at 12 years old, take it seriously and get him in some type of drug treatment. The author eventually realizes that his son's school gave him the wrong advice. But at first it was easier to ignore his son's problems and just focus his career and his love life instead. The author mentions that he told his son about his drug history. Many experts do not recommend this. If you tell your child about your drug history, you are giving them permission to use drugs. The author does not explain how his son (except at school) is able to use drugs. Know where your child is and get them involved in healthy activities, so hopefully, they don't have time to do drugs. It is an interesting book. I found the pros and cons and whether drug abusive is a disease informative. I still don't think drug abuse is a disease. This book can give you pointers on how to keep your child away from drugs. Do the opposite of what the author did. Focus on your child not your love life. Written on June 18, 2008 Summary: Hits home All of us have had problems with children during the growing up phases. But this real life accounting of a father's love and concern for his child only goes to point out how addictive drugs can be at anytime in your life. It is something that never leaves. The reader is left with the feeling that, as a father, you have done all you can do with love, treatment and compassion. The rest is up to the child or young adult in this case. As it is said in Alanon and other groups, you are powerless over the addict and have to admit that and move on. I have not read the child's point of view yet. Something every parent should read before it is too late. Written on June 13, 2008 Summary: Beautiful Boy The book was a detailed, living testimony regarding the challenges of an addict and people who are close to an addict. Mr. Sheff opening shared the guilt he felt/still feels and yet there is little he can do. As a person who has recently experienced the pain and agony of loving an addict I can tell you that the only way to move beyond the experience is to trust in God -- get to know him. Mr. Sheff is not a believer, but I pray that he will some day. God is reaching out to him. Written on June 12, 2008 Summary: This book will hit home... and will bring tears... if this is a reality for a loved one... This book will hit home... and will bring tears... if this is a reality for a loved one... I caught myself in tears and true empathy during parts of this book. Many pieces of it sounded so familiar and so true to life. As much pain as it was to read in parts, it helped to ease the anger and the hurt feelings from going through the process of dealing with a loved ones addiction. It was recommeded to me by a friend... and I am definately recommending it to anyone living this reality with someone or even someone who is struggling with addiction.  Written on May 31, 2008 Summary: Slow and pointless We picked this book for our book club, mostly because of all the hype it's been getting. We buy it, start reading, and wish it would end already. Only 2 of us in the club have actually finished it, the rest (6)have simply lost interest in it. I wouldn't go as far as saying this guy ruined his son's life with a divorce (my parents are divorced too and I didn't get into drugs or anything like that). If reminds me of aaaaalllll those people who think they are "special" or "cool" because the come from a "broken home" or who often compete to see who is more dysfunctional. He makes some good points, such as your freshman year of college is always the hardest... true, but the worst I ever did was skip a few classes to catch a movie or go for coffee. The book starts out kinda cool, then gets slow, then it's interested again, then slow, on and on and on and on.... I don't want to "spoil" it. I am a parent myself, my kids are still young and have their whole lives ahead of them, and he makes a good point about you can only do so much as a parent, eventually they will make their own decisions. HOWEVER... he's a little too out there with the liberals for me. i.e. would you take your 6th. grader to a Nirvana concert? (yes, Kurt is dead, but you know what i mean). I can see him trying to be the cool, hip dad, taking your kids to concert, buying them "explicit lyrics" CDs, cursing and all to "fit in", all because his son is so brilliant. Of course his son is brilliant, but then again all our kids are brilliant to us, eventhough other people may not see how brilliant they are. I don't expect I'll be lining up to purchase Nic's book either. |
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| Catalog | Book | Book | Book | Book | Book | Book |
| Release date | 2008-02-26 | 2008-02-19 | 2008-02-05 | 2008-02-05 | 2008-04-29 | 2008-05-13 |
| Media | Hardcover | Hardcover | Hardcover | Hardcover | Hardcover | Hardcover |
| Number of pages | 326 | 336 | 256 | 320 | 256 | 512 |
| Ean | 9780618683352 | 9781416913627 | 9780061430237 | 9781401303228 | 9780312342029 | 9780061573132 |
| Book Isbn | 0618683356 | 1416913629 | 0061430234 | 1401303226 | 0312342020 | 0061573132 |
| Reading level | - | Young Adult | - | - | - | - |
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