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Bloomsbury presents Chasing the Scream written and read by Johann Hari

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Screamingly addictive STEPHEN FRY
Superb Thrilling storytelling NAOMI KLEIN
A powerful contribution to an urgent debate GUARDIAN

What if everything weve been told about addiction is wrong One of Johann Haris earliest memories is of trying to wake up one of his relatives and not being able to As he grew older he realised there was addiction in his family Confused he set out on a threeyear thirtythousand mile journey to discover what really causes addiction and how to solve it

Told through a series of gripping human stories this book was the basis of a TED talk and animation that have been viewed more than twenty million times It has transformed the global debate about addiction