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Stahl, himself a recovering addict with long-term sobriety, has assembled an impressive array of writers to create this 'encyclopedia of bad behavior.' Indeed, these tales of chasing the dragon, with corollaries often violent and savage, will satisfy devotees of noir fiction and outsider art alike.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (starred review) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEditor Stahl (\u003ci\u003ePermanent Midnight\u003c\/i\u003e) has put forth a gritty, naked collection of short stories on the bleak life of heroin addicts. 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