The Book of Drugs: A Memoir (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780306818776)

Mike Doughty first came to prominence as the leader of the band Soul Coughing then did an abrupt sonic left turn, much to the surprise of his audience, transforming into a solo performer of stark, dusky, but strangely hopeful tunes. He battled addiction, gave up fame when his old band was at the height of its popularity, drove thousands of miles, alone, across America, with just an acoustic guitar. His candid, hilarious, self-lacerating memoir, The Book of Drugs -- featuring cameos by Redman, Ani DiFranco, the late Jeff Buckley, and others -- is the story of his band's rise and bitter collapse, the haunted and darkly comical life of addiction, and the perhaps even weirder world of recovery.

Author: Mike Doughty
ISBN-10: 0306818779
ISBN-13: 9780306818776
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Language: English
Published: 01/10/2012
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.70d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 10/03/2011
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2011
Library Journal 12/01/2011 pg. 123
Reference and Research Bk News 04/01/2012 pg. 159