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Broken: My Story of Addiction and Redemption

"Unlike some popular memoirs that have fictionalized and romanticized the degradations of drug addiction, Brokenis a true-life tale of recovery that stuns and inspires with virtually every page. The eldest son of journalist Bill Moyers, William Cope Moyers relates with unforgettable clarity the story of how a young man with every advantage found himself spiraling into a love affair with crack cocaine that led him to the brink of death—and how a deep spirituality allowed him to conquer his shame, transform his life, and dedicate himself to changing America's politics of addiction."

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 384 pages

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