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100 1  Tozer, Amber,|eauthor. 
245 10 Sober stick figure :|ba memoir /|cAmber Tozer. 
264  1 Philadelphia :|bRunning Press,|c[2016] 
300    264 pages :|bcolor illustrations ;|c21 cm 
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520 0  Sober Stick Figure is a memoir from stand-up comedian 
       Amber Tozer, chronicling her life as an alcoholic and her 
       eventual recovery— starting with her first drink at the 
       age of seven—all told with the help of childlike stick 
       figures. Amber writes and illustrates the crazy and harsh 
       truths of being raised by alcoholics, becoming one herself,
       stagnating in denial for years, and finally getting sober.
       As a teenager, Amber is an overachieving student athlete 
       who copes with her family’s alcoholic tragedies by 
       focusing on her achievements. It quickly takes a funny and
       dark turn when she starts to experiment with booze and 
       ignores the warning signs of alcoholism. Through blackouts,
       cringe-worthy embarrassments, and pounding hangovers, she 
       convinces herself that she “just likes to party.” She 
       leaves her hometown of Pueblo, Colorado to follow her 
       dreams, and ends up in New York City, spending lots of 
       time binge drinking, passing out on trains, and telling 
       jokes on stage. She then moves to Los Angeles, thinking 
       sunshine and show business will save her. Eventually 
       hitting rock bottom, she has a moment of clarity, and 
       knows she has to stop drinking. It’s now been seven years 
       since that last drink, and she’s ready to tell her story. 
       Sober Stick Figure is adventurous, hilarious, sad, sweet, 
       tragic—and ultimately inspiring.  
600 10 Tozer, Amber. 
650  0 Alcoholics|zUnited States|vBiography. 
650  0 Alcoholism.