This Mess We've Made (19 books)

Discover new books on Goodreads

Meet your next favorite book

Listopia > This Mess We've Made

Books about the War on Drugs and things related to it.

flag

All Votes Add Books To This List

1		Beyond the Fountain of Youth: How to Live Better Longer With the Power of Regenerative Medicine by Julian Robert Gershon Jr. (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 21 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		Chasing the Scream: The Search for the Truth About Addiction by Johann Hari 4.49 avg rating — 22,424 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction by Gabor Maté 4.48 avg rating — 25,304 ratings score: 191, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4		On the Run: Fugitive Life in an American City by Alice Goffman 3.81 avg rating — 3,400 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4		The Mirror Problem: How AI Reflects Our Worst Selves (The Algorithmic Mind Series Book 1) by Gari Johnson (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4		11th Hour Awakening: An Evolutionary Guide to a New Humanity by Anamikos (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 19 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7		The Stickup Kids: Race, Drugs, Violence, and the American Dream by Randol Contreras 4.04 avg rating — 207 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7		Licit and Illicit Drugs; The Consumers Union Report on Narcotics, Stimulants, Depressants, Inhalants, Hallucinogens and Marijuana-Including Caffeine, Nicotine and Alcohol by Edward M. Brecher 4.45 avg rating — 42 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9		Crime and Punishment in America by Elliott Currie 3.92 avg rating — 125 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9		High Price: A Neuroscientist's Journey of Self-Discovery That Challenges Everything You Know About Drugs and Society by Carl L. Hart 4.13 avg rating — 3,070 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11		The Road to Whatever: Middle-Class Culture and the Crisis of Adolescence by Elliott Currie 3.54 avg rating — 100 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11		Memoirs of an Addicted Brain: A Neuroscientist Examines his Former Life on Drugs by Marc Lewis 4.04 avg rating — 2,309 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13		The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander 4.52 avg rating — 120,117 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14		Hooked: Five Addicts Challenge Our Misguided Drug Rehab System by Lonny Shavelson 4.20 avg rating — 146 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14		The Real Drug Abusers by Fred Leavitt (Goodreads Author) 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16		Out in the Storm: Drug-Addicted Women Living as Shoplifters and Sex Workers by Gail A. Caputo 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16		Drug Crazy: How We Got into This Mess and How We Can Get Out by Mike Gray 4.16 avg rating — 260 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18		The Power of the Dog (Power of the Dog, #1) by Don Winslow (Goodreads Author) 4.37 avg rating — 51,548 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18		The Globalization of Addiction: A Study in Poverty of the Spirit by Bruce K. Alexander 4.36 avg rating — 214 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

19 books · 6 voters · list created July 24th, 2015 by Rosa (votes) .

Tags: addiction, crime, nonfiction, public-policy, social-sciences

1 like · Like

Lists are re-scored approximately every 5 minutes.

People Who Voted On This List (6)

Rosa 2687 books
49 friends

Heidi 9647 books
38 friends

Harper 13 books
0 friends

Bev 13 books
0 friends

EVELYN 19 books
1 friend

Dolbycat 14 books
1 friend

Post a comment »
Comments

No comments have been added yet.

post a comment »

Related News

The Goodreads Editors Share Their August Book Picks

Here at Goodreads World Headquarters, we sort through a lot of books each month. Our monthly Readers’ Most Anticipated Books feature is...

Anyone can add books to this list.

Saving
My Votes

vote now

Friends Votes

get your friends to vote