The Night of the Gun

A reporter investigates the darkest story of his life. His own.

Recommended by Hugh Acheson, and 1 others. See all reviews

Ranked #66 in Addiction

From David Carr (1956–2015), the “undeniably brilliant and dogged journalist” (Entertainment Weekly) and author of the instant New York Times bestseller that the Chicago Sun-Times called “a compelling tale of drug abuse, despair, and, finally, hope.”

Do we remember only the stories we can live with? The ones that make us look good in the rearview mirror? In The Night of the Gun, David Carr redefines memoir with the revelatory story of his years as an addict and chronicles his journey from crack-house regular to regular columnist for The New...
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Hugh Acheson @erinleecarr @shawnry @oden @carr2n It is a fantastic book. (Source)


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