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Reading for Recovery: Serious Help for Serious Issues

A teacher, counselor, and recovering alcoholic with 38 years of sobriety lists 45 books he believes can be truly helpful in achieving and maintaining recovery.. He has tried to present a balanced, useful list that does not adhere to any single philosophy; he has included works of fiction and personal memoirs that he believes illuminate the nature of recovery in ways that go beyond studies and self-help. The compiler has also included multiple works by the late Terrence Gorski, who had a proufound effect on his own recovery.
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The Addictive Brain (Thad A. Polk)
The Addictive Brain
1
Thad A. Polk
Addictive Thinking (Twerski)
Addictive Thinking
2
Twerski
Being Sober (Haroutunian)
Being Sober
3
Haroutunian
Beyond Addiction (Foote)
Beyond Addiction
4
Foote
The Big Book
The Big Book
5
Blackout (Sarah Hepola)
Blackout
6
Sarah Hepola
Clean (Sheff)
Clean
7
Sheff
Codependent No More (Melody Beattie)
Codependent No More
8
Melody Beattie
The Courage to Change (Wholey)
The Courage to Change
9
Wholey
Dopesick (Beth Macy)
Dopesick
10
Beth Macy
Drink (Ann Dowsett Johnston)
Drink
11
Ann Dowsett Johnston
A Drinking Life: A Memoir (Peter Hamill)
A Drinking Life: A Memoir
12
Peter Hamill
Drinking: A Love Story
Drinking: A Love Story
13
From Denial to Recovery (Metzger)
From Denial to Recovery
14
Metzger
The Gifts of Imperfection (Brene Brown)
The Gifts of Imperfection
15
Brene Brown
Glow Kids (Nicholas Kardaras)
Glow Kids
16
Nicholas Kardaras
I'll Quit Tomorrow (Johnson)
I'll Quit Tomorrow
17
Johnson
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts
18
Integral Recovery (Dupuy)
Integral Recovery
19
Dupuy
Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked (Adam Alter)
Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked
20
Adam Alter
Learning to Live Again (Miller)
Learning to Live Again
21
Miller
Loosening the Grip (Kinney)
Loosening the Grip
22
Kinney
The Lost Weekend (Charles Jackson)
The Lost Weekend
23
Charles Jackson
The Middle Passage (Hollis)
The Middle Passage
24
Hollis
Narcotics Anonymous (NAWS)
Narcotics Anonymous
25
NAWS
No Laughing Matter (Martin)
No Laughing Matter
26
Martin
Not-God (Kurz)
Not-God
27
Kurz
Passages Through Recovery (Gorski)
Passages Through Recovery
28
Gorski
A Path With Heart (Jack Kornfield)
A Path With Heart
29
Jack Kornfield
The Players and Their Personalities (Gorski)
The Players and Their Personalities
30
Gorski
Portrait of the Addict as a Young Man (Bill Cleggs)
Portrait of the Addict as a Young Man
31
Bill Cleggs
Potato Chips for Breakfast (Scales)
Potato Chips for Breakfast
32
Scales
Recovery From Trauma, Addiction, or Both (Najavitz)
Recovery From Trauma, Addiction, or Both
33
Najavitz
Rewired (Spiegelman)
Rewired
34
Spiegelman
Staying Sober (Gorski)
Staying Sober
35
Gorski
Straight Talk About Addiction (Gorski)
Straight Talk About Addiction
36
Gorski
The Tao of Recovery (MacGregor)
The Tao of Recovery
37
MacGregor
This Naked Mind (Annie Grace)
This Naked Mind
38
Annie Grace
Twelve Secular Steps (Bill. W.)
Twelve Secular Steps
39
Bill. W.
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
40
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