jujube28

Hi! Newbie here. I've tried searching around the site but I'm not very good at this yet. I think that what would help me with my quit this time around is to have books to read at night that deal specifically with alcoholism. Instead of sitting there being bored in front of the TV when half the shows glamorize drinking. I figure it'd be a good way to ward off cravings.

Does anyone have a suggestion? I'm looking for anything really - memoirs, novels, etc. Or if there have been threads about this, could you point me in the right direction?

DAB

I read "The Big Book", "Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions", "Daily Reflections", and "Twenty-Four Hours a Day".
I hope that helps.

sugarbear1

There's an entire forum devoted to books.

jujube28

I just found it! Thanks.

Boleo

Alcoholics Anonymous
Dr. Bob and the Good Old Timers
Pass It On
Not-God, A History of Alcoholics Anonymous by Ernest Kurtz
Experience, Strength & Hope
Twelve & Twelve the 12 steps and 12 traditions of AA
AA Comes Of Age
Daily Reflections
As Bill Sees It
Drinking: A Love Story by Caroline Knapp.
High on Arrival by MacKenzie Phillips
Untied" by Meredith Baxter
Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher
After All by Mary Tyler Moore
Moving Pictures by Ali McGraw
Second Act by Lynda Carter
My Story by Ann-Margaret
A Glad Awakening by Betty Ford

freshstart57

Hi, Jujube. I feel the same way sometimes, it's good to have a selection of books I can refer to that look at alcoholism and addiction from a variety of different ways.

Anna started this thread just a little while ago and it has lots of reading in it. http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...rituality.html

Young

Check out the Aa grapevine. It's our meeting in print by alcholics for alcholics it always helps me. I listen to a lot of lead CDs and on my MP3 player there is several site where u can download leads for free just go to search engine and write Aa speakers for free something should come up. I needed to join a home group and get very active before the program really started working. It's we not me. Good luck!

F355

Rational Recovery by Jack Trimpey. You will be VERY glad to have read this book afterwards. Trust me!

(Says the once hopeless case who as of today has 8 months of sobriety!!!)

Young

Try a Aa meeting I know I couldn't do it alone. I live in a very small town and there are a ton of meetings so try to find a meeting and don't wory about everyone finding out its a anonymous program. Chances are you will see some people you haven't seen for a while. It really works if you want to get sober and have a different better way of life. Aa gave me a life I couldn't imagine. But it does say in our book we don't have a monopoly on sobriety but its what has worked for me. Good luck one day at a time

flutter

Despite the controversy around it, I loved the book "The Alcoholism and Addiction Cure" by Chris Prentiss. Yes, he runs a multi-bajillion dollar recovery program/business/whatever.. and the title is a play on recovery mumbo-jumbo, he doesn't use the terms alcoholic or addict in his perspective. A lot of what he wrote resonated with me and made sense, and that was helpful finally.

bnstphnsn

Josh Hamilton's biography was awesome. He's a drug addict but I still loved it.

He's a pro baseball player if you were wondering :P