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Recovery Books: Best and Worst
Seven Weeks to SobrietySeven Weeks to Sobriety by Joan Mathews Larson
Buy new: £4.38 / Used from: £0.33
Ridiculous diet to 'cure' addiction. Laughable.
How to Quit Without Feeling S**t: The fast, highly effective way to end addiction to caffeine, sugar, cigarettes, alcohol, illicit or prescription drugs: ... Alcohol, Illicit or Prescription DrugsHow to Quit Without Feeling S**t: The fast, highly effective way to end addiction to caffeine, sugar, cigarettes, alcohol, illicit or prescription drugs: ... Alcohol, Illicit or Prescription Drugs by Patrick Holford
Buy new: £11.89 / Used from: £10.10
Yet another diet scheme - again!
7 Weeks to Safe Social Drinking: How to Effectively Moderate Your Alcohol Intake7 Weeks to Safe Social Drinking: How to Effectively Moderate Your Alcohol Intake by Donna, J Cornett
Buy new: £10.79 / Used from: £14.36
Did you see a squadron of pigs flying past?
Sober for Good: New Solutions for Drinking Problems--Advice from Those Who Have SucceededSober for Good: New Solutions for Drinking Problems--Advice from Those Who Have Succeeded by Anne M. Fletcher
Buy new: £4.75 / Used from: £2.79
Arrogant fantasy about 'Masters' who 'conquer' addiction.
Overcoming Your Alcohol, Drug and Recovery Habits: An Empowering Alternative to AA and 12-Step TreatmentOvercoming Your Alcohol, Drug and Recovery Habits: An Empowering Alternative to AA and 12-Step Treatment by Jim DeSena
Buy new: £6.39 / Used from: £7.89
A good way to stay sick
Alcohol: How to Give it Up and be Glad You Did: How to Give It Up and Be Glad You DidAlcohol: How to Give it Up and be Glad You Did: How to Give It Up and Be Glad You Did by Philip Tate
Buy new: £4.68 / Used from: £4.60
Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy psychobabble
Rational Recovery: The New Cure for Substance AddictionRational Recovery: The New Cure for Substance Addiction by Jack Trimpey
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £7.22
Anti-AA. Resentful and bonkers.
Understanding the Twelve Steps: A Interpretation and Guide for Recovering PeopleUnderstanding the Twelve Steps: A Interpretation and Guide for Recovering People by Terence T. Gorski
Buy new: £3.17 / Used from: £3.13
Sound - but rather condescending
Detox YourselfDetox Yourself by Jane Scrivner
Buy used from: £0.01
Wrong sort of 'detox'. For health-food fetishists and dieters only.
Alcoholics Anonymous - Big BookAlcoholics Anonymous - Big Book by AA Services AA Services
Buy new: £6.27 / Used from: £0.32
The real McCoy. This is where it all started. Essential.
The Steps We Took: A Teacher of the Twelve Steps Shares His ExperienceThe Steps We Took: A Teacher of the Twelve Steps Shares His Experience by Joe McQ
Buy new: £2.89 / Used from: £2.80
Full of wise words from Joe McQ. A bit 'religious'.
Addictive Thinking: Understanding Self-deception - How the Lies We Tell Ourselves and Others Perpetuate Our AddictionsAddictive Thinking: Understanding Self-deception - How the Lies We Tell Ourselves and Others Perpetuate Our Addictions by Abraham J. Twerski
Buy new: £3.67 / Used from: £3.63
Accurate insight into devious addictive rationalising. Intriguing.
The Addictive Personality: Understanding the Addictive Process and Compulsive BehaviorThe Addictive Personality: Understanding the Addictive Process and Compulsive Behavior by Craig Nakken
Buy new: £4.00 / Used from: £3.48
Sheds some very useful light on addictive behaviors. Recommended.
Living SoberLiving Sober by AA Services AA Services
Buy new: £2.40 / Used from: £0.01
As relevant today as when it was first written. Excellent.
No Big Deal: A Guide to Recovery from AddictionsNo Big Deal: A Guide to Recovery from Addictions by John Coats
Buy new: £7.99 / Used from: £7.41
Convincing, modern explanation of the 12-step program. Great.
Relapse Prevention Counseling Workbook: Managing High-Risk SituationsRelapse Prevention Counseling Workbook: Managing High-Risk Situations by Terence T. Gorski
Buy new: £5.10 / Used from: £26.75
Useful techniques for staying clean and sober. Handy.
Addiction and Recovery for Dummies (For Dummies)Addiction and Recovery for Dummies (For Dummies) by Shaw, Brian F. PhD
Buy new: £7.79 / Used from: £0.33
Factual and informative. A bit dry
Healing the Shame That Binds You (Recovery Classics) (Recovery Classics)Healing the Shame That Binds You (Recovery Classics) (Recovery Classics) by John Bradshaw
Buy new: £4.68 / Used from: £3.50
Poor me, poor me... Pour me another!
The Truth About Addiction and RecoveryThe Truth About Addiction and Recovery by Stanton Peele
Buy new: £7.65 / Used from: £1.92
Paranoid conspiracy theory
Freedom from Addiction: The Secret Behind Successful Addiction Busting (Human Givens Approach)Freedom from Addiction: The Secret Behind Successful Addiction Busting (Human Givens Approach) by Joe Griffin
Buy new: £6.49 / Used from: £4.20
By psychologists who fail to understand addiction.
The Easy Way to Stop Drinking: A Revolutionary New Approach to Escaping from the Alcohol TrapThe Easy Way to Stop Drinking: A Revolutionary New Approach to Escaping from the Alcohol Trap by Allen Carr
Buy new: £6.80 / Used from: £4.23
Helpful for stopping. Not so useful for staying stopped.
Allen Carr's Easy Way to Control AlcoholAllen Carr's Easy Way to Control Alcohol by Allen Carr
Buy new: £2.87 / Used from: £2.87
Same as above. Not really about controlling. It tells you to stop.
Alcoholism and Addiction Cure: A Holistic Approach to Total RecoveryAlcoholism and Addiction Cure: A Holistic Approach to Total Recovery by Chris Prentiss
Buy new: £6.17 / Used from: £7.87
Chris Prentiss's amateur recovery system.
Beat the Booze: A Comprehensive Guide to Combating Drink Problems in All Walks of LifeBeat the Booze: A Comprehensive Guide to Combating Drink Problems in All Walks of Life by Edmund Tirbutt
Buy new: £6.49 / Used from: £4.87
More a collection of useful information and contacts than a book about beating booze.
Cleaning Up: How I Gave Up Drinking and LivedCleaning Up: How I Gave Up Drinking and Lived by Tania Glyde
Buy new: £5.49 / Used from: £3.75
You can hear stories like this any night of any week at any AA meeting