Mom's Marijuana: Life, Love, and Beating the Odds
Life, Love, and Beating the Odds
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- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
6 September 2001
Summary
A young man battles Hodgkin’s disease and survives – with more than a little help from his Mom – in this wry and uplifting memoir about life, love, and beating the odds.
When Dan Shapiro’s decidedly anti-drug Mom put aside her convictions and grew marijuana in her backyard garden – behind a discreet screen of sunflowers – he learned that in the face of a crisis, we all have the opportunity to decide what is most important to us.
In this hilarious, high-spirited, sometimes harr…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780375708015 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0375708014 |
| Author: | Dan Shapiro |
| Publisher: | Vintage |
| Imprint: | Vintage Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 6 September 2001 |
| Weight: | 245g |
| Dimensions: | 13mm x 123mm x 217mm |
| Series: | Vintage |
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Critics Review
“A page-turner filled with exquisite drama, deeply personal insight and?delightful, quirky humor.” –Arizona Daily Star “Part memoir, part social commentary, part medical journal and entirely wonderful.” –Fort Worth Star Telegram
“An engaging, thoughtful, and funny account from a first-rate writer.” –Andrew Weil, M.D.
About The Author
Dan Shapiro
Dan Shapiro is an assistant professor of clinical psychiatry at the University of Arizona, and the author of Mom’s Marijuana. An expert on physician self-care and physician-patient relationships, he has been featured in the “New York Times,” the “Chicago Tribune,” “Salon,” and on ABCNews.com. He lives in Tucson.
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