Sobrrecovery Book Club - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help and Information

JT · 07-04-2002, 06:26 AM

Hey...How about starting a Book Club? We could have all of our favorite recovery related reading in one spot!!

I will start;

Co-Dependant No More by Melody Beattie

Beyond Codependancy by Melody Beattie

There is a Spiriual Solution to Every Problem by Wayne W. Dyer

Wisdom of the Ages by Wayne W. Dyer

The Language of Letting Go by Melody Beattie

The Courage to Change

One Day At A Time in Al Anon

How Al Anon Works for Family ad Friends of Alcoholics

You can help SoberRecovery by buying any of these books at Amazon.com simply by clicking here: <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=soberrecovery-20&path=tg/browse/-/10">Health, Mind & Body</A>

**Ann** · 07-04-2002, 06:06 PM

Great post JT -

Your "Courage To Change" is by Dennis Wholey, and I will add "The Miracle of Change" also by him.

The AA Big Book - great for codependents too

Codependents' Guide To The Twelve Steps - by Melody Beattie

Finding Your Way Home (A Soul Survival Kit) - by Melody Beattie

The Bible - especially the book of Psalms. -

The Power of Positive Thinking - Norman Vincent Peale

You can help SoberRecovery by buying any of these books at Amazon.com simply by clicking here:<A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=soberrecovery-20&path=tg/browse/-/10">Health, Mind & Body</A>

07-04-2002, 06:38 PM

The Bible
God

My Utmost for His Highest Daily Devotional
Oswald Chambers

Hinds' Feet on High Places
Hannah Hurnard

God Uses Cracked Pots
Patsy Clairmont

Men Who Hate Women and the Women Who Love Them
Susan Forward,Joan Torres

Star Trek
Gene Roddenberry

mo · 07-04-2002, 07:53 PM

Hi All

Just read "Traveling Light" by Max Lucado. It is based on the 23rd Psalm and I highly recommend it. It is so gentle and soothing. Love Mo

Jon · 07-05-2002, 10:12 AM

The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Huff

Keep It Simple by Hazelden

New Pair of Glasses by Chuck C.

Awakening To The Sacred-Building a Spritual Life from Scratch by Lama Surya Das

and an old favorite, The Twenty-Four Hour a Day Book

Get any of these books at Amazon by clicking here: <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=soberrecovery-20&path=tg/browse/-/10">Health, Mind & Body</A>

:okay:

smoke gets in my eyes · 07-05-2002, 04:58 PM

The Seashell People:Growing Up in Adulthood, Martha Horton

I love the Tao of Pooh, too! And all of the poetry and stories of AA Milne that inspired it.

MG your last post reminded me of when I used to work in a book warehouse. I was taking a customer's list over the phone, and she asked for "The Holy Bible". I asked for the author's name (meaning, the main editor of the version she wanted). The startled woman paused for a minute, then said "God."

**Ann** · 07-09-2002, 05:20 PM

Moving this back up and will try to "sticky" it. It is a great reference for newcomers or people who need something new to read.

Most are avaiable at libraries...so you don't have to spend a lot of money.

Terryb39 · 07-18-2002, 06:08 AM

Out of the Rough, by Laura Baugh

The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success, by Deepak Chopra

A Woman's Way Through the Twelve Steps, by Stephanie Covington

The Spiritual Self, by Abraham Twerski

Excellent Idea!!!!!!!!!

marie · 07-18-2002, 10:51 PM

Here are two that helped me enormously.

UNDER THE INFLUENCE by Milam & Ketcham

GETTING THEM SOBER - YOU CAN HELP by Toby Drews

Paulie · 08-05-2002, 02:19 PM

Life Strategies by Phil Mc Graw - (anything by Dr. Phil I like)

The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz

shrecky · 08-07-2002, 12:27 PM

"The four agreements" is a wonderful book Pauline!
For those with dpression "the happy handbook" (not sure about the author, it's a man and he's a doctor) is GREAT!

Ogly · 08-10-2002, 12:45 PM

I carry the four agreements with me every where I go......I also recommend:

Conversations with God - volume 1

Finding your north star - Martha Beck

In the Meantime by Iyanla Vanzant

Who moved my cheese - Spencer Johnson, MD

Addictive Thinking and the Addictive Personality - Abraham J Twerski, Cragi Nakken

tuesdays with Morrie, Mitch Albom

The seven dumbest relationship mistakes smart people make - Carylon Bushong

When your moment comes - by Dan Pallotta

The Mastery of Love - Don Miguel Ruiz

blackpearl · 08-11-2002, 09:30 AM

WHERE CAN I BUY A BOOK LIKE THESE?

08-11-2002, 09:37 AM

blackpearl,

You can get these books, and help SoberRecovery, by clicking here: <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=soberrecovery-20&path=tg/browse/-/10">Health, Mind & Body</A>

Hugs,

MG

smoke gets in my eyes · 08-11-2002, 09:41 AM

Hi Blackpearl!

If you like to shop online, use hazelden.com or amazon.com to find these books. There are Hazelden links on this site and the administrators would very much appreciate it if you connected through them... it helps this site!

Personally, I like to do the used- book store thing. My recovery has a budget... LOL! I generally go armed with a list of books and author's names... but I browse the self-help and addiction sections, too. I have found some of the best things that way.

Happy reading!
Hugs,
Smoke

Ogly · 08-11-2002, 10:31 AM

All the books I listed are avialalbe through barnes and noble or BN.com......

Ogly

**margo** · 08-18-2002, 01:21 AM

Some of my favourites, not necessarily recovery-related, but still great reads:

The Path To Love - Deepak Chopra

The House of the Spirits - Isabel Allende (also an excellent movie with Meryl Streep, Jeremy Irons, Glenn Close, Winona Ryder, and Antonio Banderos - yum yum

)

Goddesses For Every Season - Nancy Blair

Women Who Run With the Wolves - Clarissa Pinkola Estes

Conversations with God (Book 1) - Neale Donald Walsch

Isak Dinesen The Life of a Storyteller - Judith Thurman (Dinesen's life story was also told in the movie "Out of Africa")

Illuminata - Marianne Williamson

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe - Fannie Flagg

Journey of the Heart - John Welwood

I Know This Much Is True - Wally Lamb

She's Come Undone - Wally Lamb

Darkness Visible - William Styron

Alice In Wonderland - Lewis Carroll

How To Turn Your Ex-Boyfriend Into a Toad - Athena Starwoman (this is for no-harm fun ONLY - no offence meant to the guys

)

<A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=soberrecovery-20&path=tg/browse/-/10">Health, Mind & Body</A>

I should stop now as I could go on and on. I love a good read with my feet up, a cig, and a cup of tea! Smoke - I used to live in Seattle and there was a wonderful used-book store in the University District. There was a fat black cat who slept in the window and overstuffed armchairs and couches throughout the store. You could take your coffee in with you and spend all day browsing and reading if you wanted to. It was definitely one of my favourite places to go.

shrecky · 08-19-2002, 01:15 PM

The artist way is also very good!

**Ann** · 08-19-2002, 09:45 PM

"A Prayer For Owen Meany" by John Irvine (also from Toronto)

This book, by the author of "The Ciderhouse Rules" and "The World According to Gorp", is one of my favourite books of any I have read.

It is a novel, rather than a "how to" recovery book, but it is so funny/sad/emotional and spiritual all at the same time. It is just GREAT reading. And it teaches many many lessons relevant to our recovery.

No kidding, it's really, really, really good.

Paulie · 08-20-2002, 08:37 AM

I am going to jump in here at recommend a book that our friend Ann recommened to me and I just read it and loved it.

Playing It by Heart by Melodie Beatie (the author of Co-dependent NO more). I did not know she was an addict also. It has helped me learn about not only my co by also about my Addict self more. It may help some of you learn more about your A's also.

Thanks again Ann

**margo** · 08-20-2002, 09:01 AM

Anns - I LOVE that book!!! I think I must have read it about half a dozen times.

shrecky · 08-20-2002, 11:42 AM

Also "women who orun with the wolves" is good. I'm sorry I don't who writes the books I read!

**Ann** · 08-20-2002, 02:36 PM

Thanks Pauline

For those who don't know, "Playing It By Heart" is again Melody Beattie sharing her life, and she tells through back flashes stories of her growing up in an addictive home and being the victim of sexual abuse. Also, she discusses her years as an addict (and she was as addicted as they get!) and her recovery.

It helped my understand more about addiction than anything I have read, and it made me so very grateful that this wonderful woman lived to write all her great codependency books.

It's a "must read" for sure.

Glad you enjoyed it Pauline.

shrecky · 08-26-2002, 01:45 PM

I just finished reading "Playing it by heart" by Melody Beattie. I started it last night at 9 pm, just finished it. I didn't really understand codependancy until last night. What an eye opener! Great book! I'm going to buy more of her books now!

osier59 · 08-28-2002, 01:30 PM

I would like to add the Dilemma of the Alcoholic Marriage..

If you are lucky enough to have a Half Priced Book Store in your area, check them regularly. I have found most of these books, gently used and normally pay only about $3 each!

Happy reading!
O59

07-04-2002, 06:26 AM	#1 (permalink)
JT Supply Manager Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Cleaverville Posts: 2,904	Sobrrecovery Book Club Hey...How about starting a Book Club? We could have all of our favorite recovery related reading in one spot!! I will start; Co-Dependant No More by Melody Beattie Beyond Codependancy by Melody Beattie There is a Spiriual Solution to Every Problem by Wayne W. Dyer Wisdom of the Ages by Wayne W. Dyer The Language of Letting Go by Melody Beattie The Courage to Change One Day At A Time in Al Anon How Al Anon Works for Family ad Friends of Alcoholics You can help SoberRecovery by buying any of these books at Amazon.com simply by clicking here: <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=soberrecovery-20&path=tg/browse/-/10">Health, Mind & Body</A> __________________ The state of your life is nothing more than a reflection of your state of mind~Wayne Dyer Last edited by JT; 07-04-2002 at 06:46 AM.

07-04-2002, 06:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ann Sharing Our Light Glop 2:Glops Revenge Champion! Ray Ray Shuffle Champion! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: By The Lake Posts: 18,168	Great post JT - Your "Courage To Change" is by Dennis Wholey, and I will add "The Miracle of Change" also by him. The AA Big Book - great for codependents too Codependents' Guide To The Twelve Steps - by Melody Beattie Finding Your Way Home (A Soul Survival Kit) - by Melody Beattie The Bible - especially the book of Psalms. - The Power of Positive Thinking - Norman Vincent Peale You can help SoberRecovery by buying any of these books at Amazon.com simply by clicking here:<A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=soberrecovery-20&path=tg/browse/-/10">Health, Mind & Body</A> __________________ Somewhere between the gator swamp and the Taj Mahal there is a path, it may be hidden, overgrown or may blend in with the other surroundings, but it is there, it's your path and it is calling you.~Frankly~

07-04-2002, 07:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
mo Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Butler Pa Posts: 75	Hi All Just read "Traveling Light" by Max Lucado. It is based on the 23rd Psalm and I highly recommend it. It is so gentle and soothing. Love Mo __________________ "We help the most when we help the least" (Fla Mom) :nono:

07-05-2002, 10:12 AM	#5 (permalink)
Jon But Very, Very Bruisable... Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Palm Springs, Ca. Posts: 557	But wait, there's more... The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Huff Keep It Simple by Hazelden New Pair of Glasses by Chuck C. Awakening To The Sacred-Building a Spritual Life from Scratch by Lama Surya Das and an old favorite, The Twenty-Four Hour a Day Book Get any of these books at Amazon by clicking here: <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=soberrecovery-20&path=tg/browse/-/10">Health, Mind & Body</A> :okay: __________________ Have A Great 24 -jon

07-05-2002, 04:58 PM	#6 (permalink)
smoke gets in my eyes Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: That's what I'd like to know. Posts: 2,420	The Seashell People:Growing Up in Adulthood, Martha Horton I love the Tao of Pooh, too! And all of the poetry and stories of AA Milne that inspired it. MG your last post reminded me of when I used to work in a book warehouse. I was taking a customer's list over the phone, and she asked for "The Holy Bible". I asked for the author's name (meaning, the main editor of the version she wanted). The startled woman paused for a minute, then said "God." Last edited by smoke gets in my eyes; 07-05-2002 at 05:01 PM.

07-04-2002, 06:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
Morning Glory Guest Posts: n/a	The Bible God My Utmost for His Highest Daily Devotional Oswald Chambers Hinds' Feet on High Places Hannah Hurnard God Uses Cracked Pots Patsy Clairmont Men Who Hate Women and the Women Who Love Them Susan Forward,Joan Torres Star Trek Gene Roddenberry

07-09-2002, 05:20 PM	#7 (permalink)
Ann Sharing Our Light Glop 2:Glops Revenge Champion! Ray Ray Shuffle Champion! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: By The Lake Posts: 18,168	Moving this back up and will try to "sticky" it. It is a great reference for newcomers or people who need something new to read. Most are avaiable at libraries...so you don't have to spend a lot of money. __________________ Somewhere between the gator swamp and the Taj Mahal there is a path, it may be hidden, overgrown or may blend in with the other surroundings, but it is there, it's your path and it is calling you.~Frankly~

07-18-2002, 06:08 AM	#8 (permalink)
Terryb39 Paused Join Date: May 2002 Location: Dayton, OH,USA Posts: 40	Out of the Rough, by Laura Baugh The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success, by Deepak Chopra A Woman's Way Through the Twelve Steps, by Stephanie Covington The Spiritual Self, by Abraham Twerski Excellent Idea!!!!!!!!!

07-18-2002, 10:51 PM	#9 (permalink)
marie Paused Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: indiana Posts: 25	Here are two that helped me enormously. UNDER THE INFLUENCE by Milam & Ketcham GETTING THEM SOBER - YOU CAN HELP by Toby Drews

08-05-2002, 02:19 PM	#10 (permalink)
Paulie It is what it is!!! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Sobriety Posts: 5,778	Life Strategies by Phil Mc Graw - (anything by Dr. Phil I like) The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz __________________ I know more about how to live than I did yesterday, but not as much as I'll know tomorrow. Today, Ill learn something new~JFT, 1/27/06 The difference between a good day and a bad day, is about 2 days~Ann of SR

08-07-2002, 12:27 PM	#11 (permalink)
shrecky Paused Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Mn Posts: 12	"The four agreements" is a wonderful book Pauline! For those with dpression "the happy handbook" (not sure about the author, it's a man and he's a doctor) is GREAT!

08-10-2002, 12:45 PM	#12 (permalink)
Ogly Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Colorado Posts: 168	I carry the four agreements with me every where I go......I also recommend: Conversations with God - volume 1 Finding your north star - Martha Beck In the Meantime by Iyanla Vanzant Who moved my cheese - Spencer Johnson, MD Addictive Thinking and the Addictive Personality - Abraham J Twerski, Cragi Nakken tuesdays with Morrie, Mitch Albom The seven dumbest relationship mistakes smart people make - Carylon Bushong When your moment comes - by Dan Pallotta The Mastery of Love - Don Miguel Ruiz __________________ The chulpa bunny rides again!!! Where's my fur? Who stole my frying pan?

08-11-2002, 09:30 AM	#13 (permalink)
blackpearl Paused Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: HBG,PA Posts: 13	WHERE CAN I BUY A BOOK LIKE THESE?

08-11-2002, 09:37 AM	#14 (permalink)
Morning Glory Guest Posts: n/a	blackpearl, You can get these books, and help SoberRecovery, by clicking here: <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=soberrecovery-20&path=tg/browse/-/10">Health, Mind & Body</A> Hugs, MG

08-11-2002, 09:41 AM	#15 (permalink)
smoke gets in my eyes Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: That's what I'd like to know. Posts: 2,420	Hi Blackpearl! If you like to shop online, use hazelden.com or amazon.com to find these books. There are Hazelden links on this site and the administrators would very much appreciate it if you connected through them... it helps this site! Personally, I like to do the used- book store thing. My recovery has a budget... LOL! I generally go armed with a list of books and author's names... but I browse the self-help and addiction sections, too. I have found some of the best things that way. Happy reading! Hugs, Smoke

08-11-2002, 10:31 AM	#16 (permalink)
Ogly Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Colorado Posts: 168	All the books I listed are avialalbe through barnes and noble or BN.com...... Ogly __________________ The chulpa bunny rides again!!! Where's my fur? Who stole my frying pan?

08-18-2002, 01:21 AM	#17 (permalink)
margo Forum Leader Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: North Vancouver, British Columbia Posts: 1,741	Some of my favourites, not necessarily recovery-related, but still great reads: The Path To Love - Deepak Chopra The House of the Spirits - Isabel Allende (also an excellent movie with Meryl Streep, Jeremy Irons, Glenn Close, Winona Ryder, and Antonio Banderos - yum yum ) Goddesses For Every Season - Nancy Blair Women Who Run With the Wolves - Clarissa Pinkola Estes Conversations with God (Book 1) - Neale Donald Walsch Isak Dinesen The Life of a Storyteller - Judith Thurman (Dinesen's life story was also told in the movie "Out of Africa") Illuminata - Marianne Williamson Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe - Fannie Flagg Journey of the Heart - John Welwood I Know This Much Is True - Wally Lamb She's Come Undone - Wally Lamb Darkness Visible - William Styron Alice In Wonderland - Lewis Carroll How To Turn Your Ex-Boyfriend Into a Toad - Athena Starwoman (this is for no-harm fun ONLY - no offence meant to the guys ) <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=soberrecovery-20&path=tg/browse/-/10">Health, Mind & Body</A> I should stop now as I could go on and on. I love a good read with my feet up, a cig, and a cup of tea! Smoke - I used to live in Seattle and there was a wonderful used-book store in the University District. There was a fat black cat who slept in the window and overstuffed armchairs and couches throughout the store. You could take your coffee in with you and spend all day browsing and reading if you wanted to. It was definitely one of my favourite places to go.

08-19-2002, 01:15 PM	#18 (permalink)
shrecky Paused Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Mn Posts: 12	The artist way is also very good!

08-19-2002, 09:45 PM	#19 (permalink)
Ann Sharing Our Light Glop 2:Glops Revenge Champion! Ray Ray Shuffle Champion! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: By The Lake Posts: 18,168	"A Prayer For Owen Meany" by John Irvine (also from Toronto) This book, by the author of "The Ciderhouse Rules" and "The World According to Gorp", is one of my favourite books of any I have read. It is a novel, rather than a "how to" recovery book, but it is so funny/sad/emotional and spiritual all at the same time. It is just GREAT reading. And it teaches many many lessons relevant to our recovery. No kidding, it's really, really, really good. __________________ Somewhere between the gator swamp and the Taj Mahal there is a path, it may be hidden, overgrown or may blend in with the other surroundings, but it is there, it's your path and it is calling you.~Frankly~

08-20-2002, 08:37 AM	#20 (permalink)
Paulie It is what it is!!! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Sobriety Posts: 5,778	I am going to jump in here at recommend a book that our friend Ann recommened to me and I just read it and loved it. Playing It by Heart by Melodie Beatie (the author of Co-dependent NO more). I did not know she was an addict also. It has helped me learn about not only my co by also about my Addict self more. It may help some of you learn more about your A's also. Thanks again Ann __________________ I know more about how to live than I did yesterday, but not as much as I'll know tomorrow. Today, Ill learn something new~JFT, 1/27/06 The difference between a good day and a bad day, is about 2 days~Ann of SR

08-20-2002, 09:01 AM	#21 (permalink)
margo Forum Leader Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: North Vancouver, British Columbia Posts: 1,741	Anns - I LOVE that book!!! I think I must have read it about half a dozen times.

08-20-2002, 11:42 AM	#22 (permalink)
shrecky Paused Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Mn Posts: 12	Also "women who orun with the wolves" is good. I'm sorry I don't who writes the books I read!

08-20-2002, 02:36 PM	#23 (permalink)
Ann Sharing Our Light Glop 2:Glops Revenge Champion! Ray Ray Shuffle Champion! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: By The Lake Posts: 18,168	Thanks Pauline For those who don't know, "Playing It By Heart" is again Melody Beattie sharing her life, and she tells through back flashes stories of her growing up in an addictive home and being the victim of sexual abuse. Also, she discusses her years as an addict (and she was as addicted as they get!) and her recovery. It helped my understand more about addiction than anything I have read, and it made me so very grateful that this wonderful woman lived to write all her great codependency books. It's a "must read" for sure. Glad you enjoyed it Pauline. __________________ Somewhere between the gator swamp and the Taj Mahal there is a path, it may be hidden, overgrown or may blend in with the other surroundings, but it is there, it's your path and it is calling you.~Frankly~

08-26-2002, 01:45 PM	#24 (permalink)
shrecky Paused Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Mn Posts: 12	I just finished reading "Playing it by heart" by Melody Beattie. I started it last night at 9 pm, just finished it. I didn't really understand codependancy until last night. What an eye opener! Great book! I'm going to buy more of her books now!

08-28-2002, 01:30 PM	#25 (permalink)
osier59 No More Mrs. Nice Guy Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Iowa Posts: 722	I would like to add the Dilemma of the Alcoholic Marriage.. If you are lucky enough to have a Half Priced Book Store in your area, check them regularly. I have found most of these books, gently used and normally pay only about $3 each! Happy reading! O59

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