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A Neuroscientist's Journey of Self-Discovery That Challenges Everything You Know About Drugs and Society
Harper
June 2013
On Sale: June 11, 2013
352 pages
ISBN: 0062015885
EAN: 9780062015884
Kindle: B009NF75MY
Hardcover / e-Book
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Non-Fiction
High Price is the harrowing and inspiring memoir of neuroscientist Carl Hart, a man who grew up in one of Miamiβs toughest neighborhoods and, determined to make a difference as an adult, tirelessly applies his scientific training to help save real lives.
Young Carl didn't see the value of school, studying just enough to keep him on the basketball team. Today, he is a cutting-edge neuroscientistβColumbia Universityβs first tenured African American professor in the sciencesβwhose landmark, controversial research is redefining our understanding of addiction.
In this provocative and eye-opening memoir, Dr. Carl Hart recalls his journey of self-discovery, how he escaped a life of crime and drugs and avoided becoming one of the crack addicts he now studies. Interweaving past and present, Hart goes beyond the hype as he examines the relationship between drugs and pleasure, choice, and motivation, both in the brain and in society. His findings shed new light on common ideas about race, poverty, and drugs, and explain why current policies are failing.
 Media BuzzTavis Smiley - July 12, 2013
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