New York Times Magazine David Carr's book, "The Night of the Gun," is excerpted in Sunday's Times Magazine. "For two years on and off, I pulled medical and legal documents and engaged in a series of interviews with people I used to run with," writes the Times columnist. "By turns, it became a kind of journalistic ghost dancing, trying to conjure spirits past, including mine." RE HIS DRUG USE: "Here is what I deserved: hepatitis C, federal prison time, H.I.V., a cold park bench, an early, addled death. Here is what I got: the smart, pretty wife, the three lovely children, the job that impresses."
