Chasing the Scream: The Inspiration for the Feature Film the United States vs. Billie Holiday

by Hari, Johann
ISBN: 9781620408919
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A NEW 2019 EDITION BRINGING IT UP TO DATE

The New York Times Bestseller
The Book Behind the Viral TED Talk

For the first time, the startling full story of the disastrous war on drugs--propelled by moving human stories, revolutionary insight into addiction, and fearless international reporting.

What if everything you think you know about addiction is wrong? One of Johann Hari's earliest memories is of trying to wake up one of his relatives and not be able to. As he grew older, he realized he had addiction in his family. Confused, unable to know what to do, he set out on a three-year, 30,000-mile journey to discover what really causes addiction--and what really solves it.

He uncovered a range of remarkable human stories--of how the war on drugs began with Billie Holiday, the great jazz singer, being stalked and killed by a racist policeman; of the scientist who discovered the surprising key to addiction; and of the countries that ended their war on drugs--with extraordinary results.

His discoveries led him to give a TED talk and animation which have now been viewed more than 25 million times. This is the story of a life-changing journey that showed the world the opposite of addiction is connection.

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Hari, Johann
  • ISBN: 9781620408919
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 8.20 x 1.30
  • Number Of Pages: 400
  • Publication Year: 2016

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  • The War on Drugs is a lie. Read this book.

    JP S. - 4 years 9 months ago

    Brilliant. If you've ever cheered on the War On Drugs™️, you need to read this. If you've ever wondered why the US has flatly refused to end said "war", in spite of things never, ever getting better and millions of lives being lost, you need to read this. You just need to read this.