Recovery Books: Best and Worst

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Seven Weeks to Sobriety
1.  Seven Weeks to Sobriety by Joan Mathews Larson
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  "Ridiculous diet to 'cure' addiction. Laughable."
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How To Quit Without Feeling S**T: The fast, highly effective way to end addiction to caffeine, sugar, cigarettes, alcohol, illicit or prescription drugs
2.  How To Quit Without Feeling S**T: The fast, highly effective way to end addiction to caffeine, sugar, cigarettes, alcohol, illicit or prescription drugs by Patrick Holford
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  "Yet another diet scheme - again!"
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7 Weeks to Safe Social Drinking: How to Effectively Moderate Your Alcohol Intake
3.  7 Weeks to Safe Social Drinking: How to Effectively Moderate Your Alcohol Intake by Donna, J Cornett
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  "Did you see a squadron of pigs flying past?"
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Sober for Good: New Solutions for Drinking Problems--Advice from Those Who Have Succeeded
4.  Sober for Good: New Solutions for Drinking Problems--Advice from Those Who Have Succeeded by Anne M. Fletcher
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  "Arrogant fantasy about 'Masters' who 'conquer' addiction."
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Overcoming Your Alcohol, Drug and Recovery Habits: An Empowering Alternative to AA and 12-Step Treatment
5.  Overcoming Your Alcohol, Drug and Recovery Habits: An Empowering Alternative to AA and 12-Step Treatment by Jim DeSena
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  "A good way to stay sick"
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Alcohol: How to Give it Up and be Glad You Did
6.  Alcohol: How to Give it Up and be Glad You Did by Philip Tate
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  "Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy psychobabble"
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Rational Recovery: The New Cure for Substance Addiction
7.  Rational Recovery: The New Cure for Substance Addiction by Jack Trimpey
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  "Anti-AA. Resentful and bonkers."
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Understanding the Twelve Steps: A Interpretation and Guide for Recovering People
8.  Understanding the Twelve Steps: A Interpretation and Guide for Recovering People by Terence T. Gorski
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  "Sound - but rather condescending"
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Detox Yourself
9.  Detox Yourself by Jane Scrivner
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  "Wrong sort of 'detox'. For health-food fetishists and dieters only."
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Alcoholics Anonymous - Big Book
10.  Alcoholics Anonymous - Big Book by AA Services AA Services
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  "The real McCoy. This is where it all started. Essential."
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The Steps We Took: A Teacher of the Twelve Steps Shares His Experience
11.  The Steps We Took: A Teacher of the Twelve Steps Shares His Experience by Joe McQ
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  "Full of wise words from Joe McQ. A bit 'religious'."
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Addictive Thinking: Understanding Self-deception - How the Lies we Tell Ourselves and Others Perpetuate Our Addictions
12.  Addictive Thinking: Understanding Self-deception - How the Lies we Tell Ourselves and Others Perpetuate Our Addictions by Abraham J. Twerski
The list author says:
  "Accurate insight into devious addictive rationalising. Intriguing."
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The Addictive Personality: Understanding the Addictive Process and Compulsive Behavior
13.  The Addictive Personality: Understanding the Addictive Process and Compulsive Behavior by Craig Nakken
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  "Sheds some very useful light on addictive behaviors. Recommended."
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Living Sober
14.  Living Sober by AA Services
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  "As relevant today as when it was first written. Excellent."
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No Big Deal: A Guide to Recovery from Addictions
15.  No Big Deal: A Guide to Recovery from Addictions by Dr Robert Lefever
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  "Convincing, modern explanation of the 12-step program. Great."
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Relapse Prevention Counseling Workbook: Managing High-Risk Situations
16.  Relapse Prevention Counseling Workbook: Managing High-Risk Situations by Terence T Gorski
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  "Useful techniques for staying clean and sober. Handy."
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Addiction and Recovery For Dummies
17.  Addiction and Recovery For Dummies by M. David Lewis
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  "Factual and informative. A bit dry"
£8.39   Used & New from: £2.31
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Healing the Shame That Binds You (Recovery Classics)
18.  Healing the Shame That Binds You (Recovery Classics) by John Bradshaw
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  "Poor me, poor me... Pour me another!"
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The Truth about Addiction and Recovery
19.  The Truth about Addiction and Recovery by Stanton Peele
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  "Paranoid conspiracy theory"
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Freedom from Addiction: The Secret Behind Successful Addiction Busting (Human Givens Approach)
20.  Freedom from Addiction: The Secret Behind Successful Addiction Busting (Human Givens Approach) by Joe Griffin
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  "By psychologists who fail to understand addiction."
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The Easy Way to Stop Drinking: A Revolutionary New Approach to Escaping from the Alcohol Trap
21.  The Easy Way to Stop Drinking: A Revolutionary New Approach to Escaping from the Alcohol Trap by Allen Carr
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  "Helpful for stopping. Not so useful for staying stopped."
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Allen Carr's Easy Way to Control Alcohol
22.  Allen Carr's Easy Way to Control Alcohol by Allen Carr
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  "Same as above. Not really about controlling. It tells you to stop."
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Alcoholism and Addiction Cure: A Holistic Approach to Total Recovery
23.  Alcoholism and Addiction Cure: A Holistic Approach to Total Recovery by Chris Prentiss
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  "Chris Prentiss's amateur recovery system."
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Beat the Booze: A Comprehensive Guide to Combating Drink Problems in All Walks of Life
24.  Beat the Booze: A Comprehensive Guide to Combating Drink Problems in All Walks of Life by Edmund Tirbutt
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  "More a collection of useful information and contacts than a book about beating booze."
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Cleaning Up: How I Gave Up Drinking and Lived
25.  Cleaning Up: How I Gave Up Drinking and Lived by Tania Glyde
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  "You can hear stories like this any night of any week at any AA meeting"
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