An unabashed account of getting clean and getting a life. A former editor at the new republic and readers digest, she has written about everything from space camp to pulp fiction and was a contributor to the new york timess online series proof. Memoirs about recovery travel a welltrodden path, but not many of them manage to be this piercing and ribald. The author of unwasted talks about socializing sober. Scoblic of the new republic knows that being a celebrity doesnt add. To the surprise of no one with the slightest sense of irony, singer amy winehouse, who earned a spot on ipods everywhere for saying no, no, no to rehab, died last weekend of an apparent overdose. Produced by rose friedman, petra mayer, beth novey and meghan sullivan executive producer. Departing from the usual, new york times columnist scoblic presents a memoir of her happy sobriety. Scoblic, who also writes as sacha zimmerman, is a writer and editor. Its more a movie of a book than an actual novel of one. Peter scoblic were married on saturday evening at the hayadams hotel in washington. Victims of addiction, not their art addiction has a way of being glamorized and immortalized. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.
How a half century of conservatism has undermined americas security by j. Scoblic s memoir uncovers the everyday frustrations recovering alcoholics face as they negotiate a world saturated with their drug of choice. Formerly a senior editor at readers digest, she has written about everything from space camp to pulp fiction, and she was a regular contributor to the new york times blog. Thompson and that in college, and in the early days of her career, the goal toward which she worked the hardest was. Scoblic is a contributing editor for the new republic and author of the new book unwasted. Scoblic is a contributing editor at the new republic and the author of unwasted. I am ridiculously excited about this book, and also choosing to see its publication as the worlds best. Summary judgment on books of note, from npr personalities, independent booksellers and critics from across the publicradio spectrum. The dogma of aa has taken over, article by sacha z. Inside rehab non 12 step drug rehab and alcohol treatment. Both entertaining and informative, scoblic offers a perspective as a recovering alcoholic and as someone who sees with fresh eyes the role alcohol plays in our everyday interactions.
Each week, we post short interviews with interesting people about their thoughts and feelings on women and drinking. Formerly a senior editor at readers digest, she has written about everything from space camp to pulp fiction, and she was a regular contributor to the new york times blog proof. Her work has appeared in the new republic, the guardian, the new york times, readers digest, and the atlantic. Scoblic spoke to time from her home in washington, dc. My lush sobriety, scoblic writes about the challenges of being newly sober and the surprise of discovering that life without alcohol wasnt as lame as shed expected.
Scoblic after id been sober a year and the haze of recovery began to lift that is, when i began to widen my daily travels to broader spheres than the short distance between the video store and my apartment i noticed that, outside of bmovies, i had no appreciable interests at all. Unwasted by sacha scoblic lowcarbconfidential books, change, diet, drink, external links, goals, low carb september 6, 2011 3 minutes note. This years list is a mix of literary fiction, true crime, memoirs and essays, from acclaimed authors as well as some brand new voices and you. Peter scoblic chronicles the birth of conservatism in the early years of the cold war and shows how its insistence on seeing the world in terms of usversusthem and goodversusevil not only increased the threat of nuclear war with the soviet union, but obstructed recent efforts to prevent north korea, iran, and even al. Meg wolitzer, charles frazier, jo nesbo, nafissa thompsonspires and james sexton. To look at her tiny preppy 30something redhead with clear skin and shiny smile youd never guess that sacha scoblic s personal guru is hunter s. My lush sobriety is one of the best books about struggles with addiction that ive ever read. Her work has appeared in the atlantic, the new republic, the huffington post, the guardian, readers digest, and the new york times, where she penned essays for the times blog proof. Peter scoblic says the conservatism of the past 50 years has actually undermined american security.
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