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Malachy McCourt, bestselling author of A Monk Swimming, shares the extraordinary story of how he went from living the headlong and heedless life of a world-class drunk to becoming a sober, loving father and grandfather, still happily married after thirty-five years. Bawdy and funny, naked... read more

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On Sunday afternoons in 1963, the summer I worked in a Hamptons hosterly called the Watermill, myself and assorted staff would adjourn to the beach, armed with a largish cooler chock-full of ice, vodka, and orange juice.

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  1. Malachy McCourt (Author)

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  1. autobiography
  2. biography
  3. memoir
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