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Dry

By: Augusten Burroughs
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Summary

You may not know it, but you've met Augusten Burroughs. You've seen him on the street, in bars, on the subway, at restaurants: a twentysomething guy, nice suit, works in advertising. Regular. Ordinary. But when the ordinary person had two drinks, Augusten was circling the drain by having twelve; when the ordinary person went home at midnight, Augusten never went home at all. Loud, distracting ties, automated wake-up calls and cologne on the tongue could only hide so much for so long. At the request (well, it wasn't really a request) of his employers, Augusten lands in rehab, where his dreams of group therapy with Robert Downey Jr. are immediately dashed by grim reality of fluorescent lighting and paper hospital slippers. But when Augusten is forced to examine himself, something actually starts to click and that's when he finds himself in the worst trouble of all. Because when his thirty days are up, he has to return to his same drunken Manhattan life - and live it sober. What follows is a memoir that's as moving as it is funny, as heartbreaking as it is true. Dry is the story of love, loss, and Starbucks as a Higher Power.
©2003 Augusten Burroughs; ©2003 by Audio Renaissance, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishers, LLC
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"Mr. Burroughs remains ebulliently glib when it's useful, as befits his advertising skills...[He] remains adept at mixing comedy and calamity." ( The New York Times)
"Like the alcohol he so enjoys, Burroughs' story of getting dry will go straight into your bloodstream and leave you buzzing, exhilarated, and wiped out...this memoir operates on a high level of involvement and suspense." ( Kirkus Reviews)
"[A] wrenching, edifying journey...with the added benefit of being really entertaining." ( The New York Times Book Reviews)
"...Harrowing yet hilarious personal encounter....His performance blends self-deprecating black humor with wise-cracking confidence. His natural wit and charm keep the listener rooting for his success." ( AudioFile)

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Hooked on this book - a really emotional, poignant and gripping account of his rehab and relationships.

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What I needed!

Listen to the similarities not the differences - GREAT listen so honest and brutal and funny and uneasy making - didn’t want it to end

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listened twice. love it.

really enjoyed this despite the dodgy English accents.
and just for the record it's Marmite not Vegimite, that's what Australians eat.
bit overall an excellent audio book.

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Outstanding book

I LOVED this book! Heartwarming & tragic at the sane time .. loved that it was narrated by the author and thought it was beautifully written. Highly recommend 😁

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Sad and funny at the same time

Great story that moved me. A true representation of the effects of alcohol addiction to one’s life

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Absolute must read!

A couple of months into my sobriety, I've been listening to anything subject related... and this is by far my favourite! Honest, funny, witty, a little dark... I laughed, cried and felt elated.. could not switch off!! Beautifully written and narrated. Pleased to see he has written other titles I'm now checking out!

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Augusten sweeps you up and takes you on an amazing, emotional, funny and heart felt journey....it was a privilege to go

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Excellent, engaging, involving, superbly read.

Excellent, engaging, involving, superbly read. I didn't want it to end. Was surprised when it did.

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How you can begin to understand

A heart-felt and heartbreaking story of a journey through alcoholism and recovery. Darkly funny and very real.

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Still as witty and darkly comedic as the first time I read it. Well worth a read.

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