<p>Geoff Brown led a life of addiction and slow decay.<br />
Drugs, crime and ennui pervaded every part of his day-to-day alienation.<br />
He dragged his way out of the pit without resorting to God or alcohol or any of the other crutches people commonly use.<br />
Here is his story. Pray your children don&#39;t make the same mistakes.<br />
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This is the 2019 expanded edition of the 2012 bestselling memoir Hammered, telling the true story of the author&#39;s twenty years plus of drug dependency and the resultant lifestyle as experienced in Australia.<br />
This new edition contains more than 20,000 extra words and gives a better insight into the emotional impact of the journey and more detail on the recovery.<br />
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'Fascinating, and very easy reading.'<br />
~Joe Lansdale, author of the Hap ' Leonard series<br />
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'This is a hard journey well shared and a book that risks real sadness to tell its human truth.'<br />
~Kris Saknussemm, cult novelist and multimedia artist<br />
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'This book is to Australia what Trainspotting is to Scotland.'<br />
~R.B. Clague, author</p>