What book?
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What book?
I am still living with my ABF, more or less seperate lives and really working on the detachment. I have very little money but I can afford to buy one book, what would you lovely people recommend?
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I would recommend "Getting Them Sober" by Toby Rice Drews. You can also read many chapters on the website Getting Them Sober- Recovery Communications. 
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Originally Posted by strawberryfair 
Thanks for your help
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Welcome to SR, Strawberryfair. Depends on what type of information you're looking for.
The first book I picked up was Under the Influence by Milam and Ketcham. I wanted information on what alcoholism is and what it does to the body and this is an excellent book for that.
I brought home The Brown Bottle by Penny Jones for DS. It actually helps to remind me that the bottle has taken over STBXAH's promise. (DS likes the book too.)
OT - Wicked, I'm a highlighter and pen fanatic. I have a small 'treasure chest' at home (an old wooden jewelry box with hammered metal in fleur de lis design on it) filled with them. DS loves it and has taken to storing his crayons in it too and uses everything for his art projects. I think I might have been a writer or scribe in an previous life, new pens are just so cool!
The first book I picked up was Under the Influence by Milam and Ketcham. I wanted information on what alcoholism is and what it does to the body and this is an excellent book for that.
I brought home The Brown Bottle by Penny Jones for DS. It actually helps to remind me that the bottle has taken over STBXAH's promise. (DS likes the book too.)
OT - Wicked, I'm a highlighter and pen fanatic. I have a small 'treasure chest' at home (an old wooden jewelry box with hammered metal in fleur de lis design on it) filled with them. DS loves it and has taken to storing his crayons in it too and uses everything for his art projects. I think I might have been a writer or scribe in an previous life, new pens are just so cool!
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Originally Posted by HealingWillCome
All great picks listed so far.
Shop amazon.com, buy used, and you may be able to pick up a few of them for the price of one!
Shop amazon.com, buy used, and you may be able to pick up a few of them for the price of one!
OT - Wicked, I'm a highlighter and pen fanatic. I have a small 'treasure chest' at home (an old wooden jewelry box with hammered metal in fleur de lis design on it) filled with them. DS loves it and has taken to storing his crayons in it too and uses everything for his art projects. I think I might have been a writer or scribe in an previous life, new pens are just so cool!
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Originally Posted by SteppingUp
I would recommend "Getting Them Sober" by Toby Rice Drews. You can also read many chapters on the website Getting Them Sober- Recovery Communications.
Curled up in a good book...
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Originally Posted by wicked
I would recommend Codependent No More by Melody Beattie.
Originally Posted by theuncertainty
The first book I picked up was Under the Influence by Milam and Ketcham. I wanted information on what alcoholism is and what it does to the body and this is an excellent book for that.
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I also recommend CoDependant No More
There is another site, Half.com: Textbooks , Books , Music , Movies , Games , Video Games which is a off spring of ebay, you can get new books at half price or used books really cheap! If you have an ebay account you can sign in with that.
There is another site, Half.com: Textbooks , Books , Music , Movies , Games , Video Games which is a off spring of ebay, you can get new books at half price or used books really cheap! If you have an ebay account you can sign in with that.
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Thanks for all your replies and help. I managed to get a secondhand copy of Codependent No More...Just on chapter one and can't put it down, OMG I can relate to all that is being said.
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