Dry: A Memoir

Synopsis

You may not know it, but you've met Augusten Burroughs. You've seen him on the street, in bars, on the subway, at restaurants: a twenty-something guy, nice suit, works in advertising. Regular. Ordinary.

But when the ordinary person had two drinks, Augusten was circling the drain by having twelve; when the ordinary person went home at midnight, Augusten never went home at all.

Loud, distracting ties, automated wake-up calls, and cologne on the tongue could only hide so much for so long.

At the request (well, it wasn't really a request) of his employers, Augusten landed in rehab, where his dreams of group therapy with Robert Downey, Jr., are immediately dashed by the grim reality of fluorescent lighting and paper hospital slippers.

But when Augusten is forced to examine himself, something actually starts to click, and that's when he finds himself in the worst trouble of all.

Because when his thirty days are up, he has to return to his same drunken Manhattan life-and live it sober. What follows is a memoir that's as moving as it is funny, as heartbreaking as it is real.

Dry is the story of love, loss, and Starbucks as a higher power.

A New York Times Bestseller

Copyright:

2003

Book Details

Book Quality:

Excellent

Book Size:

310 Pages

ISBN-13:

9780312423797

Publisher:

N/A

Date of Addition:

07/24/08

Copyrighted By:

Augusten Burroughs

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Business and Finance, Social Studies, Communication

Submitted By:

Jana Schroeder

Proofread By:

solstice singer

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.