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In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts
- Close Encounters with Addiction
- Narrated by: Daniel Maté
- Length: 15 hrs and 45 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts by Gabor Maté, read by Daniel Maté.
To heal addiction, you have to go back to the start...
Dr Gabor Maté is one of the world's most revered thinkers on the psychology of addiction. His radical findings - based on decades of work with patients challenged by catastrophic drug addiction and mental illness - are reframing how we view all human development.
In this award-winning modern classic, Gabor Maté takes a holistic and compassionate approach to addiction, whether to alcohol, drugs, sex, money or anything self-destructive. He presents it not as a discrete phenomenon confined to a weak-willed few, but as a continuum that runs through (and even underpins) our society; not as a medical 'condition', but rather the result of a complex interplay of personal history, emotional development and brain chemistry.
Distilling cutting-edge research from around the world, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts avoids glib self-help remedies, instead promoting self-understanding as the first key to healing and wellness. Blending personal stories and science with positive solutions, and written in spellbinding prose, it is a must-read that will change how you see yourself, others and the world.
10th anniversary edition, updated with new chapter on the Opiod crisis
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- Amazon Customer
- 10-10-2020
Honest!
Great, very honest and insightful. No gimmicks, just true and personal stories about addiction. Finished listening in a few days!
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- Anonymous User
- 17-05-2022
incredible read for anyone in the aid feild
loved it thank you so much for your service to the aid community much love and respect
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- Amazon Customer
- 01-08-2022
Fascinating a real eye opener
was a very interesting insight into addicts and addiction...my life has been touch by addicted people and I have always searched to understand. This book is a must read if you are searching for answers on why and how people get addicted
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- Gigi
- 08-09-2022
Addictions - Guidance - Resolves
This book centres around people’s addictive cases, but the professional advice and understanding is incredible.
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- Anonymous User
- 28-09-2022
Amazing. Life changer. Everyone needs to read this.
Thank you for your me beautiful book Gabor. We can only hope that that this research and information gets through to mainstream knowledge and policies sometime soon.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-12-2022
informative book.
so much good stuff about addiction in relation to trauma. a must read for anyone working with people who have had trauma of any kind. good read lobe Gabor Mate so real .
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- A. Odina
- 29-09-2019
Best book on addiction and human behaviour
A must read for anyone who has been touched by addiction and, really, everyone is using something to escape discomfort whether it’s TV, social media or alcohol and crack. Gabor mixes real life accounts with scientific findings and debunks common myths. He explains why the war on drugs is a useless effort and discusses what really is needed to tackle this problem. This exploration of human behaviour is tremendously enlightening and the 4+1 steps to become sober provides real hope.
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- Lisa
- 01-02-2019
informative and well researched. enjoyed.
loved it. feel well educated. enjoyed the case studies. good to get complete picture. excellent.
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- Anna
- 11-11-2020
A must listen.
Dr Mate is the expect I've been looking for this is a must read for any physician or parent.
Weather you have your own issues to overcome or you are looking into human development the insights this text will provide will go far beyond any expectations.
Thank you.
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- Renee Bridger
- 30-08-2020
inspiring
A wonderful addition to my developmental trauma reading list. I'm looking forward to watching the documentary this year.
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