The Alcoholic FamilyThis pathbreaking book paints a radical new picture of alcoholism, offering powerful evidence that most chronic alcoholics live out their lives in intact, relatively quiet family environments. The authors show, however, that living in an alcoholic familyin which alcoholism is the central theme around which family life is organizedhas profound effects on family members both drinkers and nondrinkers., ISBN13: 9780465000975 ISBN10: 0465000975 Material