Drunk’s Diary by Theodore Van Dorn

Drunk’s Diary by Theodore Van Dorn.

“A student of alcoholism tells a gripping as well as enlightening personal tale. Theodore Van Dorn, in Drunk's Diary, treats essential matters in describing the dilemma that alcoholics suffer in the chronicity of their illness.”

This is a first printing from 1966 with the original dust jacket.

About this book from the Foreword:

“Theodore Van Dorn, in his book Drunk's Diary, treats essential matters in describing the dilemma that alcoholics suffer in the chronicity of their illness.

This volume is well organized; the case histories in his book could well describe Mr. Van Dorn's own life, a life leading to insanity or death, had he not sought help from Alcoholics Anonymous.

As a student of alcoholism, a Public Health worker for twenty years, devoting the past seven years exclusively to the field of alcoholism, my travels have taken me to Tale University School of Alcohol Studies, Columbia University, the University of Wisconsin and Rutgers University; as the Director of a large metropolitan alcoholism program which deals with hundreds of alcoholics yearly, I can say in all sincerity that Mr. Van Dorn's book is documentary evidence that alcoholics are not hopeless and that alcoholism is a treatable illness.

The author's twelve years of sobriety have been happy, fruitful years; his years as an alcoholic can best be described as a living among the living dead.“

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This book is in very good condition with minimal wear. A previous owner signed their name on the first page. The dust jacket has some edge wear and minor tears.

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