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Nic Sheff

Nic Sheff

Nic Sheff is a recovering drug addict and alcoholic. Still in his early twenties, he continues to fight daily battles with his addictions. His writing has been published in Newsweek, Nerve, and the San Francisco Chronicle. Tweak is his first book.

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Tweak will be released on June 16, 2008 in eBook
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Tweak will be released on June 16, 2008 in eBook
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Tweak will be released on June 16, 2008 in eBook
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Tweak will be released on June 16, 2008 in eBook
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Tweak will be released on June 16, 2008 in eBook
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Tweak will be released on June 16, 2008 in eBook
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Tweak will be released on June 16, 2008 in eBook
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Tweak will be released on June 16, 2008 in eBook
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Tweak is now available in eBook
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Capital City Weekly, April 22, 2009
...the year their scores were higher than the 'gifted' classes in his district. On April 29, David and Nic Sheff, father and son, have a dramatic story to tell. Theirs is a story of how a child's addiction transforms a family. They have written two memoirs...
Juneau Empire, April 19, 2009
...than one million copies and has been published in 25 different countries. Next Wednesday, April 29, David and Nic Sheff, father and son, will tell a dramatic story. Theirs is a story of how a child's drug addiction transforms a family. They have written...
Savannah Now, January 31, 2009
...Issues' at Telfair Academy's Sculpture Gallery 10 a.m.: Jabari Asim 11 a.m.: Rose Rock Noon: Nic Sheff 1 p.m.: Ann Jones 2 p.m.: Roy Blount Jr. 3 p.m.: Hollis Gillespie 'Fiction' at Trinity Church sanctuary 10 a.m.: Ferrol Sams 11 a.m...
Savannah Now, January 31, 2009
...A front-row, first-person descent into the black hole of methamphetamine and heroin addiction, Nic Sheff's memoir 'Tweak' is brutal and harrowing. The narrative follows Sheff, then in his early 20s, through layers of pain, degradation and abuse. Lying,...
Indiana Gazette, January 18, 2009
...BEAUTIFUL BOY: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction,'' by David Sheff (Mariner/Houghton Mifflin, $14.95). Nic Sheff used drugs, often methamphetamine, on and off for a decade beginning in high he lied to and stole from his parents and was in...
USA Today, January 7, 2009
...father seeks to understand his son's problems with drugs and alcohol. "Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines by Nic Sheff (Atheneum, $9.99, non-fiction, reprint) David Sheff's son tells his side of the story...
Stockwatch, November 24, 2008
...-- 'Tunnels,' by Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams (The Chicken House) -- 'Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines,' by Nic Sheff (Ginee Seo Books) -- 'Wake,' by Lisa McMann (Simon Pulse) Children's Picture Books -- 'Do You Do a Didgeridoo?,' written by...
Houston Chronicle, November 24, 2008
...-- 'Tunnels,' by Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams (The Chicken House) -- 'Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines,' by Nic Sheff (Ginee Seo Books) -- 'Wake,' by Lisa McMann (Simon Pulse) Children's Picture Books -- 'Do You Do a Didgeridoo?,' written by...
Maggie Reads, October 14, 2009
...Father's Journey through His Son's Addiction by David Sheff and Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines by Nic Sheff. The father and son actually wrote the separate memoirs at the same time. They also stopped writing about the same time when David suffered...
Memory Writers Network, September 17, 2009
...Nic was addicted to crystal meth. The dad’s memoir was accompanied by the memoir, “Tweak”, written from Nic Sheff’s point of view, about the nightmarish period of his addiction. The two books created a well-deserved media splash, including the...
Motherlode, August 31, 2009
...his 15-year-old daughter’s first psychotic episode. Both said their children, over 18 and clear-minded, gave their approval. Nic Sheff even wrote his own memoir of the experience, and the Sheffs have shared news interviews about their books. In this...
Tvsnark's Blog, March 9, 2009
...Life… Apart (Hardcover) by R. P. MacIntyre  & Wendy MacIntyre   Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines (Hardcover) by Nic Sheff (Author) Beautiful Boy:A Father’s Journey Through His Son’s Addiction (Hardcover) by David Sheff (Author) Certain...
Musings of a Bookish Kitty, March 2, 2009
...PM Syd said... My favorite book that I've read so far this year has been Tweak by Nic Sheff. I live in Charleston so would like to win House on Tradd Street. Thanks for offering this. sydlaughs@att.net Tuesday, March 03, 2009 12:22:00 PM kim said...
Authorlink News Alert, January 12, 2009
...the National Book Award finalists CHAINS by Laurie Halse Anderson and THE UNDERNEATH by Kathi Appelt, TWEAK by Nic Sheff, Jon Scieszka’s TRUCKTOWN, beloved high-profile continuing characters including ELOISE and OLIVIA, and books based on...
Psychology Today Blogs, January 8, 2009
...though it was, Frey's book paved the way for many (presumably authentic) more drug memoirs such as Nic Sheff's Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines and James Salant's Leaving Dirty Jersey: A Crystal Meth Memoir , both published last year. Such books,...