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Symptoms of Withdrawal : A Memoir of Snapshots and Redemption by Christopher Kennedy Lawford (2005, Hardcover)

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Born into enormous privilege as well as burdened by gut-wrenching family tragedy, Christopher Kennedy Lawford now shares his life story, offering a rare glimpse into the private worlds of the rich and famous of both Washington politics and the Hollywood elite. A triumphantly inspiring memoir, the first from a Kennedy family member since Rose Kennedy's 1974 autobiography, Lawford's Symptoms of Withdrawal tells the bittersweet truth about life inside America's greatest family legacy. As the firstborn child of famed Rat Pack actor Peter Lawford and Patricia Kennedy, sister to John F. Kennedy, Christopher Kennedy Lawford grew up with presidents and movie stars as close relatives and personal friends. Lawford recalls Marilyn Monroe teaching him to dance the twist in his living room when he was still a toddler, being awakened late at night by his uncle Jack to hear him announce his candidacy for president, being perched atop a high-roller craps table in Las Vegas while Frank Sinatra and his Rat Pack swapped jokes and threw dice, and other treasured memories of his youth as part of America's royal family. In spite of this seemingly idyllic childhood, Lawford's early life was marked by the traumatic assassinations of his beloved uncles Jack and Bobby, and he soon succumbed to the burgeoning drug scene of the 1970s during his teen years. With compelling realism mixed with equal doses of self-deprecating wit, youthful bravado, and hard-earned humility, Symptoms of Withdrawal chronicles Lawford's deep and long descent into near-fatal drug and alcohol addiction, and his subsequent formidable path back to the sobriety he has preserved for the past twenty years. Symptoms of Withdrawal is a poignantly honest portrayal of Lawford's life as a Kennedy, a journey overflowing with hilarious insider anecdotes, heartbreaking accounts of Lawford's addictions to narcoticsas well as to celebrity and, ultimately, the redemption he found by asserting his own independence. In this groundbreakingly courageous and exceptionally well-written memoir, Lawford steps forward to rise above the buried pain that first led to his addiction, and today lives mindfully by his time-tested mantra: "We are only as sick as the secrets we keep." Symptoms of Withdrawal keeps no secrets and is a compelling testament to the power of truth.

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Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0060732482
ISBN-13
9780060732486
eBay Product ID (ePID)
45584821

Product Key Features

Book Title
Symptoms of Withdrawal : a Memoir of Snapshots and Redemption
Author
Christopher Kennedy Lawford
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Substance Abuse & Addictions / Drugs, General, Entertainment & Performing Arts
Publication Year
2005
Genre
Self-Help, Biography & Autobiography
Number of Pages
416 Pages

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Item Length
9in
Item Height
1.3in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
26.6 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Pn2287.L286a3 2005
Reviews
SYMPTOMS OF WITHDRAWAL is [Lawford's] unsparing story of two generations of drug and alcohol addictions., ...the pages absent Frank, Marilyn, Sammy, and Jackie are every bit as interesting as those where they're featured., Written in a style that is both conversational and deeply compelling, humorous as well as harrowing...., Classier than the usual tell-all; an honest account of a personal pilgrimage through privileged self-destruction., Mr. Lawford Packs So Much Material Into One Book...Symptoms of Withdrawal...Has Poignant Legitimacy.
Copyright Date
2005
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2005-054126
Dewey Decimal
792.02/8092 B
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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by lori50_0Mar 01, 2010
Symptoms Of Withdrawal
This was a graphic account of Chris' decent into addiction. It was very well written and I couldn't put it down. Excellent account of other Kennedy family members as well. Didn't sugarcoat anything, but you could sense the great love for his family as well. Who among us has not felt his pain at one time or another? An outstanding read!

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