{"product_id":"9781614272281","title":"Thirst for Freedom","description":"2012 Reprint of 1960 Edition. Exact facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Originally published in Canada as \"Thirst For Freedom; The Inside Story of Drink and Sobriety,\" this book first appears at a time when the disease concept of alcoholism is still in a state of exploratory flux. For purposes of discussion, the author has divided his work into three main sections: an introduction, which attempts to survey the whole field of the addictions, using both a didactic and illustrative case history approach, along with interpolated comments concerning the practice of empathy, particularly in group situations; a second section, made up of eight chapters, deals with the drinking pattern and certain superficial pathological personality characteristics of the alcoholic, plus additional comments on creative sobriety through empathy; a third section, made up of eight chapters, discusses the psychological techniques, goals and ideals involved in maintaining sobriety. A six-page author-subject index is included. While this book does not seem to have been intended as a treatise on alcoholism for the professional, those who work directly with alcoholics or drug addicts will find contained in it numerous gems of clinical insight and understanding.","brand":"Martino Fine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47061763096816,"sku":"9781614272281","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781614272281_p0.jpg?v=1763851621","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781614272281","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}