'In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts' Hardcover By Gabor Maté

Very good preowned condition 'In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction' hardcover by Gabor Maté. Old edition. Some wear on dust jacket (see photos), but otherwise in good condition. Great book! Bundle and save. Pages: 480 Published: February 12, 2008 by Knopf Canada Goodreads: 4.5/5 Amazon: 4.8/5 Synopsis: He would probably dispute it, but Gabor Maté is something of a compassion machine. Diligently treating the drug addicts of Vancouver's notorious Downtown Eastside with sympathy in his heart and legislative reform in mind can't be easy. But Maté never judges. His book is a powerful call-to-arms, both for the decriminalization of drugs and for a more sympathetic and informed view of addiction. As Maté observes, "Those whom we dismiss as 'junkies' are not creatures from a different world, only men and women mired at the extreme end of a continuum on which, here or there, all of us might well locate ourselves." In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts begins by introducing us to many of Dr. Maté's most dire patients who steal, cheat, sell sex, and otherwise harm themselves for their next hit. Maté looks to the root causes of addiction, applying a clinical and psychological view to the physical manifestation and offering some enlightening answers for why people inflict such catastrophe on themselves. 15$ off your first Poshmark order with sign-up code: CATNTONIC Please let me know if you have any questions. Offers are always welcome 🌺