Mom's Marijuana

Name: Mom's Marijuana
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ISBN: 9780375708015

Life, Love, and Beating the Odds

Dan Shapiro

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English

Vintage Books
06 September 2001

Autobiography: general; Coping with illness

A young man battles Hodgkin's disease and survives--with more than a little help from his Mom--in this wry and uplifting memoir about life, love, and beating the odds.

When Dan Shapiro's decidely anti-drug mom put aside her convictions and grew marijuana in her backyard garden (behind a discrete screen of sunflowers), he learned that in the face of a crisis we all have the opportunity to decide what is most important to us. In this hilarious, high-spirited, sometimes harrowing memoir, Shapiro invites us into his battle with cancer, his romance with an oncology nurse, his journey through graduate school, and his most important life lessons. He tells his story with wit and grace and indomitable spirit, showing us that only when the rhythm of life is stirred violently are able to discover its full beauty.

By: Dan Shapiro
Imprint: Vintage Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 132mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 224g
ISBN: 9780375708015
ISBN 10: 0375708014
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 06 September 2001
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dr. Shapiro is a regular commentator on NPR's All Things Considered . He lives in Tucson, Arizona.

Reviews for Mom's Marijuana: Life, Love, and Beating the Odds

A page-turner filled with exquisite drama, deeply personal insight and?delightful, quirky humor. --<i>Arizona Daily Star Part memoir, part social commentary, part medical journal and entirely wonderful. --<i>Fort Worth Star Telegram An engaging, thoughtful, and funny account from a first-rate writer. --Andrew Weil, M.D.