Silkworth: The Little Doctor Who Loved Drunks the Biography of William Duncan Silkworth, M.D.
Book Details
Author(s)Dale Mitchel,
PublisherHazelden
ISBN / ASIN1568387946
ISBN-139781568387949
Sales Rank940,111
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
Alcoholism is an obsession of the mind that condemns one to drink and an allergy of the body that condemns one to die.
In the 1930s, this statement by Dr. William Duncan Silkworth flew in the face of conventional wisdom that alcoholism was a moral failing. Risking his professional reputation, Dr. Silkworth articulated the medical observations and spiritual principles that helped to make the Alcoholics Anonymous program the success story it is today.
Key features and benefits:
- only biography authorized by the Silkworth family
- contains exclusive collection of Dr. Silkworth's complete writings
- the definitive story of a man who challenged conventional wisdom about addiction
