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01832aam a2200337 a 4500 001 A2D7F52C7E1B11E1BFE53CC36AFF544E 003 SILO 005 20120404010123 008 110620s2011 cau 000 0aeng 010 $a 2011025641 020 $a 1936740028 020 $a 9781936740024 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a HV5032.K38 $b A3 2011 082 00 $a B $a B $2 23 100 1 $a Kaufman, Alan. 245 1 $a Drunken angel / $c Alan Kaufman. 250 $a 1st ed. 260 $a Bakeley, CA : $b Viva Editions, $c c2011. 300 $a 463 p. ; $c 23 cm. 510 3 $a PW 10/10/2011 510 3 $a Kirkus 08/15/2011 520 $a "Alan Kaufman recounts with unvarnished honesty the story of the alcoholism that took him to the brink of death, the PTSD that drove him to the edge of madness, and the love that brought him back. Son of a French Holocaust survivor, Kaufman was a drinker so mauled by his indulgences that it is a marvel that he hung on long enough to get into recovery. With his estranged daughter as inspiration, Kaufman cleaned himself up at age 40, taking full responsibility for nearly destroying himself, his work, and so many loved ones along the way. Kaufman minces no words as he looks back on a life pickled in self-pity, self-loathing, and guilt. Reading Drunken Angel is like watching an accident to see if any of the victims crawl away barely alive. Kaufman did, and here he delivers a lacerating, cautionary tale of a life wasted and reclaimed"-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Kaufman, Alan. 650 0 $a Alcoholics $v Biography. 600 10 $a Kaufman, Alan $x Sexual behavior. 650 0 $a Fathers and daughters. 941 $a 1 952 $l BBPC251 $d 20120404010614.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=A2D7F52C7E1B11E1BFE53CC36AFF544EInitiate Another SILO Locator Search