When he decided to travel to Thailand, Paul Garrigan had every intention of drinking himself to death there. After a decade of alcoholism, he had destroyed his life and the lives of those around him and was ready to die. In Bangkok, however, he heard of Wat Thamkrabok, a Buddhist monastery in northern Thailand that offered radical treatment for alcoholics and drug addicts. Believing this to be his last chance, Garrigan decided to give it a try. Astonishingly, after a few months in the monastery, he was able to rebuild his life. This is his story.