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Mom's Marijuana

Life, Love, and Beating the Odds

Life, Love, and Beating the Odds

By Dan Shapiro

By Dan Shapiro

By Dan Shapiro

By Dan Shapiro

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Sep 11, 2001 | ISBN 9780375708015

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Dec 18, 2007 | ISBN 9780307426918

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    About Mom’s Marijuana

    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.

    About Mom’s Marijuana

    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.

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    About Dan Shapiro

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

    About Dan Shapiro

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

    Product Details

    Category: Biography & Memoir | Health & Fitness

    Paperback | $15.95
    Published by Vintage
    Sep 11, 2001 | 256 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780375708015

    Category: Biography & Memoir | Health & Fitness

    Ebook | $7.99
    Published by Vintage
    Dec 18, 2007 | 256 Pages | ISBN 9780307426918

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    Praise

    "A page-turner filled with exquisite drama, deeply personal insight and?delightful, quirky humor."
    —Arizona Daily Star


    "Part memoir, part social commentary, part medical journal and entirely wonderful."
    —Fort Worth Star Telegram

    "An engaging, thoughtful, and funny account from a first-rate writer."
    –Andrew Weil, M.D.

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