In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction

Mate, Gabor

ISBN 10: 0676977413 / ISBN 13: 9780676977417

Published by Random House of Canada Ltd, 2009

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465 pages. 8.75x5.75x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Seller Inventory # 0676977413

Bibliographic Details

• Title: In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction
• Publisher: Random House of Canada Ltd
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0676977413
• ISBN 13: 9780676977417
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.51 kilograms

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Synopsis

In this timely and profoundly original book, writer and physician Gabor Maté looks at the epidemic of various addictions in our society, tells us why we are so prone to them and outlines what is needed to liberate ourselves from their hold. Starting with a dramatically close view of Maté's drug addicted patients, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts weaves in stories of real people while providing a bold synthesis of clinical experience, insight and cutting-edge scientific findings. A haunting, compassionate and deeply personal examination of the nature of addiction.

About the Author

GABOR MATÉ, MD, is the author of the bestselling books Scattered Minds and When the Body Says No--published in nearly twenty languages on five continents--and co-author, with Gordon Neufeld, of Hold On To Your Kids. Former medical columnist for the Globe and Mail where his byline continues to be seen on issues of health and parenting, Dr. Maté has had a family practice, worked as a palliative care physician and, most recently, with the addicted men and women in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver.