There was another thread about this a while back. I love this book. And yes, Prentiss does have a program in Cali that costs $60K to attend, however, his writing this offers some ideas on the program he's developed, the basic ideas that he has about dependency and recovery.. I read this and it wasn't like what I'd been reading before. It just MADE SENSE to me. It's not a *new* perspective really, just packaged differently in a new book, from a new contributor. It does not follow the disease model, or traditional 12 step program.. that in itself was of appeal to me. As with any approach, I'm sure it's peppered with flaws, etc.. Nothing works for anyone if they don't do most of the work, ya know?
I didn't order it on TV and haven't seen it sold that way, my therapist 'assigned' it as supplemental reading material.
Check it out, I'm sure you can find a cheap copy online somewhere, I think the full sticker price is like 15 bucks at most stores anyways. I really liked it.