Under the Influence

Under the Influence

Author: Shannonhouse, Rebecca (EDT)/ Hamill, Pete (FRW)
Category: History
ISBN: 9780375757167
Format : Paperback
Publisher : Modern Library

  

Drawing on two centuries of compelling, surprising, heartbreaking, and truthful writings, Under the Influence offers selections from classic fiction, memoirs, and essays by authors such as Thomas De Quincey, Tolstoy, Cheever, Parker, and Poe. Also included are topical gems by lesser-known writers who illuminate the causes, dangers, pleasures, and public perceptions surrounding people consumed by excessive use of drugs, alcohol, and tobacco.Recent provocative works by Abraham Verghese, the Barthelme brothers, Margaret Bullitt-Jonas, and others expand and modernize the definition of addiction to include gambling, sex, and food. Together, these writings give shape and meaning to the raw experience of uncontrollable urges.