Babylon Confidential

enough.

To Drs. David Sinclair and Roy Eskapa—you saved my life. How do you thank someone for that? I am forever grateful for your research and dedication in developing and spreading the word about The Sinclair Method.

Thanks also to Neil Gaiman, Kevin Anderson, Rebecca Moesta, Shari Shattuck, and Walter Koenig for reading this book and offering their kind words of support, and to David Honl for his love, friendship, and massive talent.

And to Morgan… here’s to many more years of collaboration. You are a huge talent with an enormous heart. I don’t know how we found each other but I am utterly chuffed that the universe managed to arrange it.

^{Morgan Grant Buchanan}

FROM MORGAN GRANT BUCHANAN: Love and thanks to my wife, Catherine, and sons, Calum and Liam, for their patience and support while I scheduled interviews and phone conferences at all hours from Australia to work on this book.

Sincere thanks to my writing collaborator and friend, Claudia Christian, for asking me to help share her amazing life story.

We’d both like to thank our agent David Fugate at LaunchBooks and the team at BenBella Books for their support and professionalism.

Praise for Babylon Confidential

“An honest, page-turning insight into alcoholism and the road back out.”

—Neil Gaiman, New York Times Bestselling Author

“I was gratified my method of alcoholism treatment could play a part in Claudia’s journey from addiction to successful recovery. This vivid and insightful book can help save others suffering from this disease.”

—John David Sinclair, PhD, Founder, The Sinclair Method for the treatment of alcohol addiction

“Warning: Once you start reading Babylon Confidential you may not be able stop until the last page. Just as with a good novel, whenever I wasn’t reading, I found myself wondering what would happen next. Babylon Confidential offers mesmerizing insight into the allure of success, the pressures of Hollywood, the pitfalls of love, and the nature of addiction. Despite putting readers through the emotional wringer as it depicts her struggles, Claudia Christian’s memoir ultimately emerges as a message of hope.”

—Rebecca Moesta, New York Times Bestselling Young Adult Author

“Babylon Confidential is compelling, horrifying, and uplifting. Claudia Christian has an amazing story of glitz and darkness and ultimately a journey as strange and exciting as any of her films.”

—Kevin J. Anderson, New York Times Bestselling Coauthor, Sisterhood of Dune

“[Babylon Confidential] is from the heart, succinct, clear, and gives hope where there is none.”

—Stephen Michael Cox, MD, President, National Anxiety Foundation

“The dashing and darling Claudia puts herself on the line with her struggles with addiction. Claudia shares and bares it all to help everyone else… . A must-read for fans and for folks dealing with any kind of addiction.”

—Pat Tallman, Actress and Stuntwoman; Author, Pleasure Thresholds

“Fearless and inspiring. Claudia not only remembers the torturous calamities of her life, as well as the highs, but she recalls them here with skill, grace, and utterly no apology. If you have an addiction, or know someone who does, you must read this book.”

—Shari Shattuck, Actress; Author, Callaway Wilde novels

“This story is a runaway train on a roller coaster rail. Told with brutal honesty, Claudia Christian takes us on a trip through her life of sex, drugs, despair, betrayal, courage, humor, love, and triumph. She has lived it all and she’s inviting us along for the ride. Hold on to your hat!”

—Walter Koenig, Actor, Director, and Author

“A wild ride. Claudia’s James Frey-like voice reveals the secret life of an alcoholic. Read, laugh, and learn. But most importantly, share—to save a life.”

—Clare Kramer, Actress

“Claudia Christian shares her darkest secrets and greatest fears in her brilliant new addiction memoir— funny, heart-breaking, engrossing, and brutally honest—a book you won’t be able to put down.”

—Amy Luwis, Author, Yoga to the Rescue book series; Cofounder, AdoptAPet.com and adventuresoftoxicgirl.blogspot.com

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2012 by Claudia Christian and Morgan Grant Buchanan

Afterword Copyright © 2012 by Dr. Roy Eskapa

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews

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