Drink
The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol
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In Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol, award-winning journalist Anne Dowsett Johnston combines in-depth research with her own personal story of recovery, and delivers a groundbreaking examination of a shocking yet little recognized epidemic threatening society today: the precipitous rise in risky drinking among women and girls.
With the feminist revolution, women have closed the gender gap in their professional and educational lives. They have also achieved equality with men in more troubling areas as well. In the U.S. alone, the rates of alcohol abuse among women have skyrocketed in the past decade. DUIs, 'drunkorexia' (choosing to limit eating to consume greater quantities of alcohol), and health problems connected to drinking are all rising - a problem exacerbated by the alcohol industry itself.
Battling for women's dollars and leisure time, corporations have developed marketing strategies and products targeted exclusively to women. Equally alarming is a recent CDC report showing a sharp rise in binge drinking, putting women and girls at further risk.
As she brilliantly weaves in-depth research, interviews with leading researchers, and the moving story of her own struggle with alcohol abuse, Johnston illuminates this startling epidemic, dissecting the psychological, social, and industry factors that have contributed to its rise, and exploring its long-lasting impact on our society and individual lives.
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Who are the children of foster care? What, as a country, do we owe them? Cris Beam, a foster mother herself, spent five years immersed in the world of foster care looking into these questions and tracing firsthand stories. The result is To the End of June, an unforgettable portrait that takes us deep inside the lives of foster children in their search for a stable, loving family. Beam shows us the intricacies of growing up in the system - the back-and-forth with agencies, the rootless shuffling between homes, the emotionally charged tug between foster and birth parents.
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The Unspeakable
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It's a report tempered by hard times. In "Matricide", Daum unflinchingly describes a parent's death and the uncomfortable emotions it provokes; and in "Diary of a Coma" she relates her own journey to the twilight of the mind. But Daum also operates in a comic register. With perfect precision, she reveals the absurdities of the marriage-industrial complex, of the New Age dating market, and of the peculiar habits of the young and digital.
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Complaining about her dead mom.
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The complex, deeply binding relationship between mothers and daughters is brought vividly to life in Katie Hafner's remarkable memoir, an exploration of the year she and her mother, Helen, spent working through, and triumphing over, a lifetime of unresolved emotions. Dreaming of a "year in Provence" with her mother, Katie urges Helen to move to San Francisco to live with her and Zoe, Katie's teenage daughter. Katie and Zoe had become a mother-daughter team, strong enough, Katie thought, to absorb the arrival of a 77-year-old woman set in her ways....
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One of the main topics of cultural conversation during the last decade was the supposed "fertility crisis" and whether modern women could figure out a way to have it all - a successful, demanding career and the required 2.3 children - before their biological clocks stopped ticking. Now, however, conversation has turned to whether it's necessary to have it all (see Anne-Marie Slaughter) or, perhaps more controversial, whether children are really a requirement for a fulfilling life.
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Am I the only sane childfree woman in here?
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Women growing older contend with ageism, misogyny and loss. Yet as Mary Pipher shows, most older women are deeply happy and filled with gratitude for the gifts of life. Their struggles help them grow into the authentic, empathetic and wise people they have always wanted to be. In Women Rowing North, Pipher offers a timely examination of the cultural and developmental issues women face as they age.
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The narrator is a distraction
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Alexandra Styron's parents—the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Sophie’s Choice and his political activist wife, Rose—were, for half a century, leading players on the world’s cultural stage. Alexandra was raised under both the halo of her father’s brilliance and the long shadow of his troubled mind. Reading My Father portrays the epic sweep of an American artist’s life. It is also a tale of filial love, beautifully written with humor, compassion, and grace.
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True stories are more bizarre than any fiction, and Dr. Gary Small knows this best. After 30 distinguished years of psychiatry and groundbreaking research on the human brain, Dr. Small has seen it all - now he is ready to open his office doors for the first time and tell all about the most mysterious, intriguing, and bizarre patients of his career. The Naked Lady Who Stood on Her Head is a spellbinding record of the doctor's most bewildering cases.
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90% Useless Information
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This Close to Happy is the rare, vividly personal account of what it feels like to suffer from clinical depression, written from a woman's perspective and informed by an acute understanding of the implications of this disease over a lifetime. Taking off from essays on depression she has written for The New Yorker and The New York Times Magazine, Daphne Merkin casts her eye back to her beginnings to try to sort out the root causes of her affliction.
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The word "shanda" is defined as shame or disgrace in Yiddish. This book, Shanda, tells the story of three generations of complicated, intense twentieth-century Jews for whom the desire to fit in and the fear of public humiliation either drove their aspirations or crushed their spirit. In her deeply engaging, astonishingly candid memoir, author and activist Letty Cottin Pogrebin exposes the fiercely-guarded lies and intricate cover-ups woven by dozens of members of her extended family.
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Beautifully Written!
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Marcia Brady, eldest daughter on television's The Brady Bunch, had it all. But what viewers didn't know about the always sunny, perfect Marcia was that offscreen, her real-life counterpart, Maureen McCormick was living a very different - and not so wonderful - life. Maureen tells the shocking and inspirational true story of the beloved teen and the woman she became.
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Journalist Debbie Nathan reveals the true story behind the famous case of Sybil, the woman with sixteen different personalities.
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In the 1990s, a “purity industry” emerged out of the white evangelical Christian culture. Purity rings, purity pledges, and purity balls came with a dangerous message: girls are potential sexual “stumbling blocks” for boys and men, and any expression of a girl’s sexuality could reflect the corruption of her character. This message traumatized many girls - resulting in anxiety, fear, and experiences that mimicked the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder - and trapped them in a cycle of shame.
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I expected a different ending I suppose
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This is the astonishing true story of Elyse Schein and Paula Bernstein, who shared a personal history for more than three decades - and didn't know it. In her mid-30s, Schein finally decided to call an adoption agency to learn about her biological mother. Not expecting much, she instead got the surprise of her life. Her identical twin sister, Bernstein, lived just minutes away.
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What if you are a twin and don't know it?
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- M. Barr
- 10-12-15
Engaging
I enjoyed listening to Drink and thought the coverage of this incredibly important and scary phenomenon was thoughtful and thorough. The time leaps, when the author using her personal experience to contextualize the topic, threw me at times. I couldn't keep her journey completely straight. But this was minor. The narratives were well placed and drew the listener in. Glad I listened!
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- Catherine
- 06-25-16
A dynamic blend of information & author's story.
Would you consider the audio edition of Drink to be better than the print version?
This might have been a better book to read --lots to chew on, put down and come back to.
What did you like best about this story?
I enjoyed the way the author told her story and also included relevant statistics about how drinking affects and is perceived in society/culture. She dawned light on myths and a belief system that just trips over itself again and again.
Did Carrington MacDuffie do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?
MacDuffle told the story well--her voice matched the severity of drinking when that was portrayed, but sometimes it seemed forced with the male characters or emotional dialogue.
If you could give Drink a new subtitle, what would it be?
Drink: An Intellectual's Story of Facing Her Demons and Tracking Those That Exist in American Culture
Any additional comments?
Great read & information regarding addiction, recovery, and the role our society plays in it. The author bravely faces her addiction and is honest about recovery's challenges.
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- Kristy Lynn
- 03-15-22
Worth the read
I enjoyed this book. It was a good mix of personal story and information without being too much of either.
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- The Bliss Broker ⚡
- 11-29-16
eye-opener ♡
it was so great to hear from a strong successful woman about her addiction. I feel it certainly helps remove a bit of the stigma of alcohol addiction and addiction in general. Great read!
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- Amelia
- 11-09-23
Great storytelling
Great storytelling, extremely insightful, and a must read if you’re struggling or love someone that is struggling.
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- MarathonMama
- 05-09-23
Fantastic
I wish I’d read this sooner. Very good - excellent focus on women & women w mothers w addiction issues.
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- Cellowoman
- 03-21-17
Much needed woman's recovery story
It began a little slowly for me, but after the first couple of chapters, I was more into it. Very good story. I thought I would be bored with all the medical facts, but the interviews with various people in the field were some of the best gems. I have listened to the last chapter more than once. Encouraging.
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- Susan
- 04-04-19
This Is A Book Everyone in America Should Read
I have never been an alcoholic, but I could have been! As a 70 year old woman, I look back at the fallacies on which I based my life, in the false era of "women could do everything". We can't. In my case, I was a widow by the time I was 29 . I had given birth to a son that year. It was overwhelming....but I kept going. I almost lost my son, in the haze. He ran away from home when he was 17. I had been an "unpresent" parent when he needed the most guidance. I am thankful to say that he is more successful than I was and has stayed away from some of the pitfalls I created for myself.
This autobiography, of a very successful woman, is a revelatory tale to which the public, government and health officials should applaud. CDC quote, "Excessive alcohol use led to approximately 88,000 deaths and 2.5 million years of potential life lost (YPLL) each year in the United States from 2006 – 2010, shortening the lives of those who died by an average of 30 years". Ann brings out the point that alcohol advertising is targeting young women...very young women unable to make very wise decisions. Sometimes their lives spin out of control quickly, sometimes there are periods of controlled consumption an sometimes the control is completely lost; blackouts and a death spiral ensue.
The ramifications are huge when you realize that women sometimes raise their children officially drunk.
The propensity for alcohol(and other drug abuse combined with ethanol) may be genetic, but I disagree that alcoholism is a disease(The Biology of Desire by Marc Lewis). Sometimes it skips a generation or so.
Mankind, without the help of the true and living God of the Bible, seeks all kinds of ways to try to achieve artificial standards or to be a person they are not!!
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- Gopher Gal
- 11-03-21
Waking Up Some People
I am a clinical therapist. I work with substance abuse, particularly alcohol. I grew up in an addicted family. I’ve lost many people to drugs and alcohol. And I teach the principles of recovery every day in my work. This story exactly supports what I believe and what I teach.
Thank you Ann for your courage, your candor and your honesty. Mostly, thank you for sharing. Stay Well. 🙏
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- Leahmgordon
- 01-14-17
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What made the experience of listening to Drink the most enjoyable?
This was a fabulous book recommended by The Huffington Post as a great read of 2016. I loved it... and it empowered me to quit drinking. I am grateful I stumbled upon it!
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