{"product_id":"secrets-shame-james-w-mercer-ph-d-9781480829879","title":"Secrets \u0026 Shame: Dear Oprah Diaries","description":"\u003cp\u003eJames remembers the day he began to plot to kill his father, Harry: It was the day before his seventh birthday, and he finally realized his mom was not going to leave him.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhenever Harry would beat his mom, James would think, \"No, Dad  Stop beating Mom. Look over here at me. I'm the one you are angry with. I'm your sissy son, remember?\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEventually, Harry would banish James from their Texas home, telling him he was going to pray he'd get AIDS and die. \"Our family has been shamed and embarrassed enough by you,\" he raved. \"You'll get what you deserve one day.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJames, desperate for the need to be loved and accepted for how God made him, turned to drugs, alcohol, and partying--and before long, he realized he was on the path to becoming an abusive alcoholic just like his father.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHe shares how hitting rock bottom led to a Jewish spiritual awakening filled with love and an abiding faith in humanity in Secrets and Shame.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James W. Mercer Ph. D.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1480829870\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781480829879\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Archway Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"James W. Mercer Ph. D.","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44365237747967,"sku":"9781480829879","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_61d177d8-f65c-49c7-bd41-11bf306b9809.jpg?v=1697057398","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/secrets-shame-james-w-mercer-ph-d-9781480829879","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}