With each page, this raw account of a man coming to grips with his battle with booze-his inability to have intimate relationships with others- will shed light into anyone's life. Adam holds nothing back as he describes how each of the characters in his Circus of One played a part in his unraveling, while also being the stitches that slowly help him to heal. Anyone trying to come to grips with his or her past and the role people play in shaping one's life, should mark this as an important read. Growing up in New Mexico-hounded by the thoughts of an expected early exit from life birthed by a morbid childhood dream life left him seeking more of anything-Me, more and now The battle between the sovereignty of his reason and the sovereignty of his spiritual self would slowly stain his soul. Using his reason to manipulate his way through life was the foundation he built a multitude of life experiences upon. Whether you're struggling with addiction or any other difficulty, this real-life account describes one man's path, the hard work necessary to understand how one lands in a place of disarray, and how to overcome what may seem insurmountable obstacles. This work portrays not necessarily a how-to guide, but an account of one's travels to a place of peace-entertaining, revealing, sobering, and healing in its own right.