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1) My lobotomy
Author
Publisher
Crown Publishers
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
p. cm.
Language
English
Description
The author describes his victimization at the hands of Dr. Walter Freeman, who performed a lobotomy on him at the age of twelve; his experiences with institutions, jail, and homelessness; and his determination to find out why he was forced to undergo a lobotomy.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
322 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"With remarkably brave and vulnerable writing, Barnett expands on her personal story to confront the dire state of addiction in America, the rise of alcoholism in American women in the last century, and the lack of rehabilitation options available to addicts. At a time when opioid addiction is a national epidemic and one in twelve Americans suffers from alcohol abuse disorder, Quitter is essential reading for our age and an ultimately hopeful story...