Time Is All We Have, Barnaby Conrad
Time Is All We Have, Barnaby Conrad
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Time Is All We Have
Four Weeks at the Betty Ford Center

Author: Barnaby Conrad

Narrator: Christopher Lane

Unabridged: 9 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/24/2009

Synopsis

For most of us, the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, California, has been a mysterious, almost mythical place where the rich and famous went to be cured. Elizabeth Taylor, Liza Minelli, Tony Curtis, Mary Tyler Moore, and Robert Mitchum are only a few of the Betty Ford Centers celebrated alumni.When writer Barnaby Conrad checked into the Center, he knew that time was running out for him. Now he brings us a riveting personal account of the thirty days that changedand savedhis life and an intimate look into the secrets of the most famous drug and alcohol treatment center in the world.

About Barnaby Conrad

Barnaby Conrad is the author of twenty-five books of fiction and nonfiction, including Hemingway’s Spain, How to Fight a Bull, and Matador, which has sold more than three million copies. He is an artist and former bullfighter and American vice-consul in Spain, founder and codirector of the Santa Barbara Writer’s Conference, and a native San Franciscan.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kim N. on January 24, 2017

I usually just rate books and skip the review part but I have to say a few words about this one. A year ago I was in rehab for alcohol use disorder and by the grace of God I am now sober and thriving. I've read many books about addiction and treatment and believe this one hit closest to home, even t......more

Goodreads review by Mark on March 16, 2013

This account of the late Barnaby Conrad's time in the Betty Ford Clinic is the single best, most touching account of recovery from alcoholism I've ever read. A writer by trade, Conrad's account is gripping, self-effacing, sympathetic, and deeply compassionate to those whom he met in rehab, some of w......more

Goodreads review by Melody on December 09, 2014

Though my favorite part was the Ray Bradbury quote in the epilogue, I enjoyed the rest of it as well. Conrad was totally unfamiliar to me before I got this on hoopla for bedtime listening, but by the end of it I felt like I sort of knew him. But not his wife, not his kids. He kept the viewpoint very......more

Goodreads review by Cathy on December 06, 2013

This is the most searing account of alcoholism ever written. I agree with other reviewers. I couldn't put this book down! Truly astonishing. I love to listen to the audio recorded version on long car trips.......more

Goodreads review by Leslie on October 10, 2016

Strikingly readable story of one man's stay at the Betty Ford Center. Revealing and insightful.......more

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