Second chances : top executives share their stories of addiction and recovery / 2nd chances [compiled by] Gary Stromberg and Jane Merrill ; [foreword by Rick Moody]. - New York : McGraw-Hill, c2009. - xix, 216 p ; 21 cm.

Michael Deaver, Deputy Chief of Staff under President Ronald Reagan -- Andrew Zimmern, celebrity chef -- Henry Pierce III, director Clean & Sober Streets -- James L. Abernathy, CEO of Abernathy MacGregor Group -- David Dashev, founder and president of Meditox -- Maggie Sherman, CEO of a charter transportation company -- William Cope Moyers, bestselling author -- Peter Jacquith, former Wall Street millionaire -- Michael Glasser, CEO of Seven Jeans -- Guerin Swing, president of Guerin Design and Development -- Wiktor Osiatynski, internationally renowned legal scholar -- Johnny Allem, CEO of Johnson Institute -- Marius Hickman, president of Marius Morsels -- Walter Yetnikoff, former president of CBS records -- Marv Seppala, medical director and CEO of Beyond Addictions -- Bob Goodale, former president of Harris Teeter supermarket chain.

Successful businesspeople, such as celebrity chef and television personality Andrew Zimmern, bestselling author William Cope Moyers, and former CBS Records president Walter Yetnikoff, reflect on their battles with addiction and share how recovery has changed their lives.



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Executives--Biography.
Drug addiction.
Drug addiction--Treatment.
Executives--Biography.
Drug abuse.
Drug abuse--Treatment.

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