From River Bottoms to Rock Bottom and Back:
A Veteran’s Memoir of Addiction, Accountability, and Redemption
Don Lineberry
NONFICTION | MEMOIR | ADDICTION & RECOVERY | VETERANS
Product Details
Publisher: Riverbottomsbook
Release Date: June 1, 2026
Formats: Paperback, Hardcover, Ebook
ISBN: PB: 979-8995945901; HB: 979-8995945925
Trim Size: 5.5 × 8.5
Page Count: 220
Do you feel like you’ve let down everyone who matters most? Like you’re too far gone to ever find your way back?
U.S. Army veteran Don Lineberry has lived that darkness. From the quiet river bottoms of Idaho to commanding an M60A1 tank in Cold War Germany, through decades of addiction, a DEA raid that shattered his farm dream, and 197 days in Twin Falls County Jail — he hit rock bottom with nothing left.
Today, Don serves as a Senior Case Manager in the Veterans Ministry Program at Boise Rescue Mission and Director of the American Legion Riders. For every copy of this book sold, $1 goes directly to support the Boise Rescue Mission’s Veterans Ministry Program and their ongoing work with veterans across the country.
In this raw, unflinching memoir, Don shares the real path that brought him back — not with easy answers or false hope, but with hard-won honesty, accountability, faith, and the daily choice to keep showing up for others still fighting their way out of the shadows.
From River Bottoms to Rock Bottom and Back proves that collapse isn’t the end of the story. If you’re a veteran, a family member, or anyone who feels too far gone, this book is living proof that you are not alone — and that the road back is real.
Don Lineberry is a U.S. Army veteran who served as an M60A1 tank gunner in Germany during the Cold War, and later with the Idaho National Guard’s 116th Armored Cavalry. After surviving a harrowing battle with addiction that culminated in homelessness and incarceration, Don found redemption through the Boise Rescue Mission. Today, he lives in Idaho with his wife Janet. He serves as a Case Manager in the Mission’s Veterans Ministry Program, advocates in Veterans Treatment Court, and rides as the Director of his local American Legion Riders chapter.
“His story is not unique, but too few people find the road to recovery and the abundant life that can follow… I pray that Don’s story will inspire those addicted to take the walk of faith to sobriety.”
—Rev. Bill Roscoe, President & CEO, Boise Rescue Mission
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—Don Lineberry, Author, From River Bottoms to Rock Bottom and Back
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