David Sheff

THE NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE, STARRING STEVE CARELL AND TIMOTHEE CHALAMET `What had happened to my beautiful boy? To our family? What did I do wrong?' Those are the wrenching questions that haunted every moment of David Sheff's journey through his son Nic's addiction to drugs and tentative steps toward recovery. Before Nic Sheff became addicted to crystal meth, he was a charming boy, joyous and funny, a varsity athlete and honor student adored by his two younger siblings. After meth, he was a trembling wraith who lied, stole, and lived on the streets. With haunting candour, David Sheff traces the first subtle warning signs: the denial, the 3am phone calls (is it Nic? the police? the hospital?), the attempts at rehab. His preoccupation with Nic became an addiction in itself, and the obsessive worry and stress took a tremendous toll. But as a journalist, he instinctively researched every avenue of treatment that might save his son and refused to give up on Nic. This story is a first: a teenager's addiction from the parent's point of view - a real-time chronicle of the shocking descent into substance abuse and the gradual emergence into hope. Beautiful Boy is a fiercely candid memoir that brings immediacy to the emotional rollercoaster of loving a child who seems beyond help. Read the other side of Nic Sheff's bestselling memoir, Tweak. Praise for Beautiful Boy:- 'A brilliant, harrowing, heartbreaking, fascinating story, full of beautiful moments and hard-won wisdom. This book will save a lot of lives and heal a lot of hearts'. Anne Lamott 'An important book... moving, timely and startlingly beautiful.' Richard Branson

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author, an extraordinary story of redemption in the darkest of places.Jarvis Jay Masterss early life was a horror story whose outline we know too well. Born in Long Beach, California, his house was filled with crack, alcohol, physical abuse, and men who paid his mother for sex. He and his siblings were split up and sent to foster care when he was five, and he progressed quickly to juvenile detention, car theft, armed robbery, and ultimately San Quentin. While in prison, he was set up for the murder of a guard a conviction which landed him on death row, where hes been since 1990.At the time of his murder trial, he was held in solitary confinement, torn by rage and anxiety, felled by headaches, seizures, and panic attacks. A criminal investigator repeatedly offered to teach him breathing exercises which he repeatedly refused, until desperation moved him.With uncanny clarity, David Sheff describes Masterss gradual but profound transformation from a man dedicated to hurting others to one who has prevented violence on the prison yard, counselled high school kids by mail, and helped prisoners -and even guards find meaning in their lives.

Ara fa vint anys, poques setmanes abans de l’assassinat d’en John Lennon, el periodista de la revista Playboy, David Sheff entrava a casa d’en John Lennon i Yoko Ono. Al fer-ho, entrava també en els

Una crónica entrañable y aterradora sobre las adicciones, que es también un poderoso y conmovedor retrato de familia.¿Qué le pasó a mi hijo? ¿A nuestra familia? ¿En qué me equivoqué? Esas son las tormentosas preguntas que acompañan a David Sheff en su viaje a traves de la adiccion a las drogas y los intentos de desintoxicarse de su hijo Nic. Antes de hacerse adicto, Nic Sheff era un niño encantador, alegre y simpatico. Adorado por todos, era un buen estudiante y un gran atleta. Pero las metanfetaminas lo transformaron en un tembloroso espectro que mentia, robaba y que llego a vivir en las calles. En estas paginas, David Sheff traza las primeras señales de alarma y la negacion ante el problema, asi como su propia preocupacion obsesiva por Nic, que se convirtio en otro tipo de adiccion con consecuencias igualmente tragicas.Este libro es para las mujeres y hombres que han dedicado sus vidas a entender y luchar contra las adicciones. Para ellos y sus familias: a las personas que comprenden la historia de mi familia porque la han vivido y todavia la viven. Y a padres como yoDavid SheffAbsolutamente cautivador: uno de los libros mas emocionantes que he leido en mucho tiempo. Este libro es imprescindible para padres con hijos adictos, o para cualquiera que tenga un ser querido con problemasDra. Isabel Gomez Bassols, autora bestseller.Besteller de The New York Times.

La biografía largamente esperada de una de las figuras más incomprendidas, reconocidas y estigmatizadas («la bruja que separó los Beatles») de los últimos años. Yoko Ono, con la participación directa

Una crónica entrañable y aterradora sobre las adicciones, que es también un poderoso y conmovedor retrato de familia. Best seller de The New York Times ¿Qué le pasó a mi hijo? ¿A nuestra familia? ¿En que me equivoque? Esas son las tormentosas preguntas que acompañan a David Sheff en su viaje a traves de la adiccion a las drogas y los intentos de desintoxicarse de su hijo Nic. Antes de hacerse adicto, Nic Sheff era un niño encantador, alegre y simpatico. Adorado por todos, era un buen estudiante y un gran atleta. Pero las metanfetaminas lo transformaron en un tembloroso espectro que mentia, robaba y que llego a vivir en las calles. En estas paginas, David Sheff traza las primeras señales de alarma y la negacion ante el problema, asi como su propia preocupacion obsesiva por Nic, que se convirtio en otro tipo de adiccion con consecuencias igualmente tragicas. Este libro es para las mujeres y hombres que han dedicado sus vidas a entender y luchar contra las adicciones. Para ellos y sus familias: a las personas que comprenden la historia de mi familia porque la han vivido y todavia la viven. Y a padres como yo.David SheffReseña:Absolutamente cautivador: uno de los libros mas emocionantes que he leido en mucho tiempo. Este libro es imprescindible para padres con hijos adictos, o para cualquiera que tenga un ser querido con problemas.Dra. Isabel Gomez Bassols, autora best seller

La biografía largamente esperada de una de las figuras más incomprendidas, reconocidas y estigmatizadas («la bruja que separó los Beatles») de los últimos años. Yoko Ono, con la participación directa

THE NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING STEVE CARELL AND BAFTA AND GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATED TIMOTHEE CHALAMET What had happened to my beautiful boy To our family What did I do wrong Those are the wrenching questions that haunted every moment of David Sheff s journey through his son Nic s addiction to drugs and tentative steps toward recovery Before Nic Sheff became addicted to crystal meth he was a charming boy joyous and funny a varsity athlete and honor student adored by his two younger siblings After meth he was a trembling wraith who lied stole and lived on the streets With haunting candour David Sheff traces the first subtle warning signs the denial the 3am phone calls is it Nic the police the hospital the attempts at rehab His preoccupation with Nic became an addiction in itself and the obsessive worry and stress took a tremendous toll But as a journalist he instinctively researched every avenue of treatment that might save his son and refused to give up on Nic This story is a first a teenager s addiction from the parent s point of view a real time chronicle of the shocking descent into substance abuse and the gradual emergence into hope Beautiful Boy is a fiercely candid memoir that brings immediacy to th