Book and original dust jacket are in very good condition.

The Third Strike by Jerry Gray is a powerful, posthumously published autobiography detailing the author's descent into alcoholism, culminating in his suicide at age 27. Published in 1949, it's known for its stark, honest, and poetic self-analysis of the despair and obsession of addiction, making it a significant work in recovery literature. The book is praised for its raw, unflinching look at the alcoholic's mind, offering a tragic but valuable perspective on the struggle, edited by Glenn Clark.

Key aspects of the book:

Genre: Memoir, autobiography, addiction literature.

Content: A first-person account of the author's final days, focusing on his internal struggle with alcoholism.

Style: Described as crisp, incisive, poetic, and brutally honest, without self-pity.

Significance: Considered a classic in recovery circles for its raw portrayal of alcoholic despair, predating many modern memoirs.

Publication: Originally published by Abingdon-Cokesbury Press in 1949, with later reprints by Hazelden.

Author's Fate: The author, Jerry Gray, committed suicide shortly after writing the book, which was published posthumously.

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