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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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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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- todd
- 19-09-20
Informative and engaging
Informative,engaging, logical, extensive and excellently narrated. I’m my opinion some chapters are a little watered down but overall 4.5 out of 5, would listen to again, highly recommended
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- Golf
- 27-07-20
how lovely that it is read by his son
A great, compassionate book full of important insights (some ancient, many new) read sensitively and professionally. Just what the world needs.
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- sandra
- 31-01-20
Very good
Very interesting, changed my view about addiction and addicts completely. I will for sure want buying a hard copy too.
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- Ashira
- 07-06-21
powerful
A humanistic approach to addiction with everything you need to know about addiction and its connection with Trauma. this should be the bible for anyone trying to work with addicts or is an addict.
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- JosephM
- 26-12-22
touches the soul
brilliant book.
which is a collection of heart rending stories of human suffering and more
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- C. SEBROECK
- 06-12-22
A Must Read for Compassion
Opens one's perspective to look inward and outward without judgment, only with acceptance and compassion.
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- mrs c powell
- 26-01-23
brilliant
Very interesting, a brilliant book full of interesting facts, loved every minute of it.
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- GC
- 03-05-23
Addiction Exposed
Wow certainly a Marathon Event but what an incredible insight into why addicts and indeed why we do what we do. This is a raw yet compassionate exposure of a topic that can generate fear and abhorrence but the invaluable content brings a great understanding and empathy for all that suffer. Non are exempt. There but for the Grace of God go I.
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- Dr Juliette Norman
- 25-05-23
Wow how inspiring and educational. What a brilliantly convincing and evidence supported true representation of addiction.Legend.
Excellent scientific & psychosocial evidence based analysis of addiction. Best book ever.
(BSc,MSc,MRes,Phd) Dr. JNorman
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- Aleks
- 05-10-22
must read! incredible information on trauma
incredible information on trauma and healing . a must red . helps to understand so much
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