Going to bookstore.What books have helped you?
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Don't let the Bastards Grind You Down - 50 things every alcoholic and addict in early recovery should know.
Just a short one, easy reading, and kinda AA based but I learnt alot from it, and alot about AA too x
Just a short one, easy reading, and kinda AA based but I learnt alot from it, and alot about AA too x
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I love reading celebrity and ordinary person(?) recovery books!
My favorites are:
Drinking, A Love Story - Caroline Knapp
A Million Little Pieces - James Frey
Addicted - Tony Adams
Dying To Survive - Rachael Keogh
Terry - George McGovern
Dry - Augusten Burroughs
Orangutan - Colin Broderick
American On Purpose - Craig Ferguson
Sober For Good - Anne M Fletcher
I think they're all worth reading.
My favorites are:
Drinking, A Love Story - Caroline Knapp
A Million Little Pieces - James Frey
Addicted - Tony Adams
Dying To Survive - Rachael Keogh
Terry - George McGovern
Dry - Augusten Burroughs
Orangutan - Colin Broderick
American On Purpose - Craig Ferguson
Sober For Good - Anne M Fletcher
I think they're all worth reading.
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Originally Posted by stepping 
Under The Influence
Actually read the whole thing TODAY.
Every alcoholic needs to read this book!
I am glad I did!
I enjoyed reading both books and I learned a lot.
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I found a few of those suggested.
Drinking, a love story
The easy way to stop drinking
Under the influence
Some of the others I will order online.
They have the BB here so I will read the pages suggested while I'm here.
Thank you all
Drinking, a love story
The easy way to stop drinking
Under the influence
Some of the others I will order online.
They have the BB here so I will read the pages suggested while I'm here.
Thank you all
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The book Alcoholics Anoymous is frre online and free in an audio version. The AA books can be bought at a low cost at most AA meetings or from the local intergroup office. That is the phone number found when you search AA city state.
Rational Recovery is available through it's website.
That "alcohol cure" book is NOT a good read, it makes you want to drink (gives ya a craving).
I wish you well! There is a book forum if you scroll to the bottom of the page.
Rational Recovery is available through it's website.
That "alcohol cure" book is NOT a good read, it makes you want to drink (gives ya a craving).
I wish you well! There is a book forum if you scroll to the bottom of the page.
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HRB - Awesome to hear that ya got it... let me know what you think! Skip to pages (yes, I am a cheater) 98 - 116 first "The Early Stages - The Deteriorative Stage". I cried. This hit me like a TON of bricks right to the chest! Actually the WHOLE book I found myself nodding and talking out loud! And yes there is a sequel Beyond the Influence but I have yet to read it. Heard it was great too.
The Big Book is available online free and at amazon used for very cheap. Think I paid close to just shipping on mine.
If you are going to use AA (even if you are not) invest in The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions..live by em. They really are a good tool.
Drinking, A Love Story is GREAT too! Hit close to home for me for sure.
Looks like everyone gave ya a great place to start
The Big Book is available online free and at amazon used for very cheap. Think I paid close to just shipping on mine.
If you are going to use AA (even if you are not) invest in The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions..live by em. They really are a good tool.
Drinking, A Love Story is GREAT too! Hit close to home for me for sure.
Looks like everyone gave ya a great place to start
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Update on "The Alcoholism and Addiction Cure". Quote from page 41 - "You'll read in detail about our three-step approach in Chapter Six, including how to put together your own support team of doctors, therapists, and specialized health practicioners..."
I need to build my own medical team? Does not sound promising...
I need to build my own medical team? Does not sound promising...
No it doesn't. Sounds like a reality TV show, or a video game. Sim Recovery, perhaps.
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I read the 'Alcohol and Addiction Cure' right before I got sober. I found it very informative, even if I didn't buy into everything it said. It is written by the owners of the Passages Recovery Center....which, as you correctly stated is costly. I still think the book is worth a read. So is:
Leave the Light On, Jennifer Storm
The Long Run, Mishka Shubaly ( Kindle Single )
Wishful Drinking, Carrie Fisher
(my favorites are still Dry, and Drinking a Love Story)
Leave the Light On, Jennifer Storm
The Long Run, Mishka Shubaly ( Kindle Single )
Wishful Drinking, Carrie Fisher
(my favorites are still Dry, and Drinking a Love Story)
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"Basketball Junkie" The Chris Herren Story
"Drinking, A love story" by Caroline Knapp
Currently reading "Beyond Belief" by Jose Hamilton the center fielder for the Texas Rangers and I cant put it down.
"Drinking, A love story" by Caroline Knapp
Currently reading "Beyond Belief" by Jose Hamilton the center fielder for the Texas Rangers and I cant put it down.
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HitRockBottom,
I totally agree with you that we have the ability to make changes in our lives that we need, in order to recover. Books have been a huge help for me in my recovery, and continue to guide me on my path to this day.
'A Return to Love' by Marianne Williamson
'A Course in Miracles' by Marianne Williamson
'The Seat of the Soul' by Gary Zukav
'A New Earth' by Eckhart Tolle
I totally agree with you that we have the ability to make changes in our lives that we need, in order to recover. Books have been a huge help for me in my recovery, and continue to guide me on my path to this day.
'A Return to Love' by Marianne Williamson
'A Course in Miracles' by Marianne Williamson
'The Seat of the Soul' by Gary Zukav
'A New Earth' by Eckhart Tolle
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Caroline Knapp's book is hands down the best I've read.
I also read Pete Hamill's book.
Elizabeth Wurtzel wrote a good book about getting sober - More Now Again is what it is called I believe? Although her active in addiction chapters were very difficult to read.
Smashed, Story of A Drunken Girlhood also resonated with me.
I enjoyed Lit by Mary Karr and Dry as well.
Now for the negatives, I did not really enjoy Mommy Doesn't Drink Here Anymore or The Sobering Truth by Jeff Herten - neither really resonated with me, although both were easy reads. Not bad by any means, but not something I'd recommend.
I also read Pete Hamill's book.
Elizabeth Wurtzel wrote a good book about getting sober - More Now Again is what it is called I believe? Although her active in addiction chapters were very difficult to read.
Smashed, Story of A Drunken Girlhood also resonated with me.
I enjoyed Lit by Mary Karr and Dry as well.
Now for the negatives, I did not really enjoy Mommy Doesn't Drink Here Anymore or The Sobering Truth by Jeff Herten - neither really resonated with me, although both were easy reads. Not bad by any means, but not something I'd recommend.
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Here's my list of books:
1. Drinking, A Love Story
2. Diary of an Alcoholic Housewife
3. Moments of Clarity
4. How to Quit Drinking Without AA (Not really anti-AA, but has tons of practical advice)
5. Sober for Good
Have not read but very much want to (and will!):
1. Okay, I Quit, Now What?
2. Living Sober Sucks (but living drunk sucks more)
3. Best Kept Secret
4. Still Standing: Addicts Talk About Living Sober
5. Passages Through Recovery: An Action Plan for Preventing Relapse
6. Mommy Doesn't Drink Here Anymore: Getting Through the First Year of Sobriety
7. Second Chances: Top Executives Share Their Stories of Addiction & Recovery
8. Drinking Diaries: Women Serve Their Stories Straight Up
9. Chicken Soup for the Recovering Soul: Your Personal, Portable Support Group with Stories of Healing, Hope, Love and Resilience (Chicken Soup for the Soul)
10. Tales of Addiction and Inspiration for Recovery: Twenty True Stories from the Soul
1. Drinking, A Love Story
2. Diary of an Alcoholic Housewife
3. Moments of Clarity
4. How to Quit Drinking Without AA (Not really anti-AA, but has tons of practical advice)
5. Sober for Good
Have not read but very much want to (and will!):
1. Okay, I Quit, Now What?
2. Living Sober Sucks (but living drunk sucks more)
3. Best Kept Secret
4. Still Standing: Addicts Talk About Living Sober
5. Passages Through Recovery: An Action Plan for Preventing Relapse
6. Mommy Doesn't Drink Here Anymore: Getting Through the First Year of Sobriety
7. Second Chances: Top Executives Share Their Stories of Addiction & Recovery
8. Drinking Diaries: Women Serve Their Stories Straight Up
9. Chicken Soup for the Recovering Soul: Your Personal, Portable Support Group with Stories of Healing, Hope, Love and Resilience (Chicken Soup for the Soul)
10. Tales of Addiction and Inspiration for Recovery: Twenty True Stories from the Soul
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Thank you all for your info, I am so glad you took the time to respond. I will let you all know how the books I bought yesterday resonate with me. I look forward to reading many others that have been suggested.
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