Smacked : a story of white-collar ambition, addiction, and tragedy
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New York : Random House, [2020].
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Published
New York : Random House, [2020].
Format
Book
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xiii, 246 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-246).
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Something was wrong with Peter. Eilene Zimmerman noticed that her ex-husband looked thin, seemed distracted, and was frequently absent from activities with their children. She thought he looked sick and needed to see a doctor, and indeed, he told her he had been diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder. Yet in many ways, Peter seemed to have it all: a beautiful house by the beach, expensive cars, and other luxuries that came with an affluent life. Eilene assumed his odd behavior was due to stress and overwork-he was a senior partner at a prominent law firm and had been working more than sixty hours a week for the last twenty years. Although they were divorced, Eilene and Peter had been partners and friends for decades, so when she and her children were unable to reach Peter for several days, Eilene went to his house to see if he was OK. So begins Smacked, a brilliant and moving memoir of Eilene's shocking discovery, one that sets her on a journey to find out how a man she knew for nearly thirty years became a drug addict, hiding it so well that neither she nor anyone else in his life suspected what was happening. Eilene discovers that Peter led a secret life, one that started with pills and ended with opioids, cocaine, and methamphetamine. He was also addicted to work; the last call Peter ever made was to dial in to a conference call. Eilene is determined to learn all she can about Peter's hidden life, and also about drug addiction among ambitious, high-achieving professionals like him. Through extensive research and interviews, she presents a picture of drug dependence today in that moneyed, upwardly mobile world. She also embarks on a journey to re-create her life in the wake of loss, both of the person-and the relationship-that profoundly defined the woman she had become. --from Amazon.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Zimmerman, E. (2020). Smacked: a story of white-collar ambition, addiction, and tragedy (First edition.). Random House.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Zimmerman, Eilene. 2020. Smacked: A Story of White-collar Ambition, Addiction, and Tragedy. Random House.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Zimmerman, Eilene. Smacked: A Story of White-collar Ambition, Addiction, and Tragedy Random House, 2020.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Zimmerman, Eilene. Smacked: A Story of White-collar Ambition, Addiction, and Tragedy First edition., Random House, 2020.

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