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Rising Above The Influence: A True Story about Alcohol, Drugs, and Recovery | 
| Author: Stephen J. Della Valle
Publisher: Oak Ridge Press
Category: Book
List Price: $21.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 71322
Media: Paperback
Pages: 221
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 098017760X
Dewey Decimal Number: 362
EAN: 9780980177602
ASIN: 098017760X
Publication Date: March 25, 2008
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Product Description
THE REALITY OF ADDICTION AND RECOVERY. Stephen s life as an addict was a nightmare, bringing him to some of darkest and loneliest places imaginable. After his introduction to drugs and alcohol at an early age, his life became a series of desperate, morbidly comical attempts to support his addictions -- including botched robberies, corporate embezzlement and prison time. Twenty years later, Stephen finally reached rock bottom and entered a recovery program though it took losing his job, his family and himself to get him there. Once clean, he was faced with a new challenge: rebuilding his entire life from scratch, with nothing but faith to go on. A testament to the power of twelve-step recovery, Rising Above the Influence is Stephen s honest, inspiring account of the depths one man can fall to and the heights he can achieve if only he reaches out a hand for help.
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A top pick for anyone looking to get out of the fog themselves June 9, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The dark fog of addiction has destroyed many lives beyond repair. "Rising Above the Influence: A True Story About Alcohol, Drugs, and Recovery" is how it almost happened to author Stephen J. Della Valle. This is his story of his plummet to the very bottom of humanity, and his long climb back up to normalcy - inspiring indeed. With a message of "don't be afraid to ask for help", "Rising Above the Influence: A True Story About Alcohol, Drugs, and Recovery" is a top pick for anyone looking to get out of the fog themselves and for community library self-help collections.
COULD NOT put it down.Suddenly its 2.30am and The last line is read. April 25, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Im a student at Seton Hall Un. and its finals week and I have NO time for frivolous reading of any type.When I opend the box I was commited to at least reading 6 pages with the proloage, no more. I opend it looked at the pic's in the middle "wow ,what a looser I thought.I read the ist page then the second and before I knew it the author had taken contol. I kinda felt, at that exact time, that I HAD BEEN CONNED but there was no conn at all, I did the math and made some inqueries and a GUY I know who knows another GUY said "Don't worry abbboout it!meaning "Its ALL TOO REAL" The real engien that drives the story is its air of genuinness,and realy who would lie about this kind of nightmare?.You have to read it and youll understand what everyone is begining to say.Its a must read this summer I would definatly recomend it to any one. Not just thoes who suffer with recovery isues.I was in suspence the entire time after the 1st few pages.Its a excieting as any crime novel Ive read lately. En'joooy!
Honest Account April 7, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A rare honest account of the author's decades long struggle with drugs and alcohol. I loved that the story was told without pandering to the readers sympathies and without all the cliche b.s. that sometimes accompanies survivor stories. A look through the eyes of the author at his worst and into his eventually recovery. Amazing and at times shocking, but always real.
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