“Nothing is sacred to Johnson or spared his now-dry wit. The Otis Ring is Johnson’s attempt to explain—never excuse—succumbing to an illness which has ruined better men than he: better, but few funnier or more irreverent. Page after hilarious page, Johnson shows us how to replace inward-focused embarrassment with outward-looking compassion. It should be required reading for all addicts—the thirteenth step in the twelve-step program.”