Shades of Despair : 9781418414450 : 19 Aug 2004 : A serious alcholic has but two options: stop drinking altogether or die early. Unfortunately, most heavy drinkers do not see the truth until it's too late. Joe B. is one who has been in denial for some years. His life is a shambles. He is divorced, out of a job, living alone in Greenwich Village. Still he drinks heavily; so heavily that every night he sees, on the wall opposite his bedroom window, shadowy demons. He has a friend who has stopped drinking through a program he belongs to. The friend takes Joe B. to meetings with him but Joe B. has a hard time getting the message. Finally, after several truamatic incidents, Joe B. is faced with a choice: fatality or sobriety. Which will he choose?