Chasing the Scream - The Search for the Truth About Addiction

NOW WITH A NEW AFTERWORD, THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND THE SOURCE OF THE VIRAL TED TALK 'Screamingly addictive' STEPHEN FRY 'Superb ... Thrilling story-telling' NAOMI KLEIN 'A powerful contribution to an urgent debate' GUARDIAN What if everything we've been told 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 there was addiction in his family. Confused, he set out on a three-year, thirty-thousand mile journey to discover what really causes addiction - and how to solve it. Told through a series of gripping human stories, this book was the basis of a TED talk and animation that have been viewed more than twenty million times. It has transformed the global debate about addiction.

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Screamingly addictive. The story it tells, jaw-droppingly horrific, hilarious and incredible, is one everyone should know Stephen Fry

Product details

• Authors: Johann Hari, Hari Johann
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.01.2019
• EAN: 9781526608369
• ISBN: 978-1-5266-0836-9
• No. of pages: 432
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 28 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Addiction, Drugs trade / drug trafficking, Reportage, journalism or collected columns, Drugs and alcohol: social aspects