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Some of the Words Are Theirs: A Memoir of an Alcoholic Family
George H. Jensen Jr.
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Description for Some of the Words Are Theirs: A Memoir of an Alcoholic Family
Hardcover. A personal story of an abandoned seven-year-old boy whose alcoholic father (a Navy officer) went on to drink himself to death. It is a memoir of how one man forged his own healing narrative. Num Pages: 400 pages, 18 photographs. BIC Classification: BM; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
'Your father is a good man. He just has a disease'. ""Some of the Words Are Theirs"" is far more than White's personal story of an abandoned seven-year-old boy whose alcoholic father (a Navy officer) went on to drink himself to death. It is a memoir of how one man forged his own healing narrative. Those whose lives have been touched by alcoholism will recognize the subtle ways an alcoholic parent shapes personal development and find clues on how to give up life-shaping family myths. Members of Alcoholics Anonymous will be especially interested in this dramatic and powerful true tale ... Read more
'Your father is a good man. He just has a disease'. ""Some of the Words Are Theirs"" is far more than White's personal story of an abandoned seven-year-old boy whose alcoholic father (a Navy officer) went on to drink himself to death. It is a memoir of how one man forged his own healing narrative. Those whose lives have been touched by alcoholism will recognize the subtle ways an alcoholic parent shapes personal development and find clues on how to give up life-shaping family myths. Members of Alcoholics Anonymous will be especially interested in this dramatic and powerful true tale ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Moon City Press
Condition
New
Place of Publication
Springfield, United States
ISBN
9780913785096
SKU
V9780913785096
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About George H. Jensen Jr.
George H. Jensen is professor and chair of the Department of Rhetoric and Writing at University of Arkansas, Little Rock. His many book publications include Storytelling in Alcoholics Anonymous. William L. White is a senior research consultant at Chestnut Health Systems / Lighthouse Institute and past chair of the board of Recovery Communities United. He is author of the award-winning ... Read more
Reviews for Some of the Words Are Theirs: A Memoir of an Alcoholic Family
"Told with great humanity, tenderness, and grace, Some of the Words Are Theirs is a story of a man healing and becoming wise, one that invites readers to see new possibilities in understanding their own lives." - Claire Fontaine and Mia Fontaine, coauthors of Comeback: A Mother and Daughter's Journey through Hell and Back"