Chasing the Scream: The inspiration for the feature film The United States vs Billie Holiday

by JohannHari (Author), Johann Hari (Author)

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NOW WITH NEW AFTERWORD, THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND THE SUBJECT OF THE VIRAL TED TALK The opposite of addiction is connection. 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 thirty million times. It has transformed the global debate about addiction.

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NOW WITH NEW AFTERWORD, THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND THE SUBJECT OF THE VIRAL TED TALK The opposite of addiction is connection. 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 thirty million times. It has transformed the global debate about addiction.

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Format: paperback
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
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ISBN 10: 1526608367
ISBN 13: 9781526608369
Book Overview: This shocking account of the War on Drugs and the alternatives to it is `superb journalism and thrilling story-telling' - Naomi Klein, author of No Logo

Media Reviews

Screamingly addictive. The story it tells, jaw-droppingly horrific, hilarious and incredible, is one everyone should know -- Stephen Fry
Intoxicatingly thrilling -- Russell Brand
Superb journalism and thrilling story-telling -- Naomi Klein
A wonderful book ... I hope everyone will read it -- Sam Harris
An absolutely stunning book. It will blow your mind, and blow you away -- Elton John
Wonderful. I couldn't put it down * Noam Chomsky *
One of the world's most important and most enlightening thinkers and social critics -- Glenn Greenwald, winner of the Pulitzer Prize
Breathtaking ... A powerful contribution to an urgent debate * Guardian *
Incredibly powerful -- Caroline Lucas
A testament to Hari's skill as a writer * New York Times *
Incredibly entertaining. It's enormously emotionally affecting ... It really is an extraordinary book -- Vanessa Feltz * BBC London *
Gripping * Financial Times *
Amazing and bracing and smart. It's really revolutionary -- Dan Savage

Author Bio

Johann Hari is the New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author of Lost Connections. He was twice named Newspaper Journalist of the Year by Amnesty International UK. He has written for the New York Times, Los Angeles Times and others. His TED Talk `Everything You Think You Know About Addiction is Wrong', has had over 20 million views