Secrets of Alcoholics Anonymous Everyone Should Know

Secrets of Alcoholics Anonymous Everyone Should Know

Author: Elaine and Dallas

Publisher: Palace Guard Publications

Published: 2011-09

Total Pages: 118

ISBN-13: 9780615541549

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Secrets, secrets, secrets. For over 75 years the program of Alcoholics Anonymous has been shrouded in secrecy. AA, founded to help the afflicted overcome alcoholism with guidance, spiritual growth, and love also exposes the recovering alcoholic to potentially more mayhem than they may have ever encountered in a bar. Its meetings can be a haven for lowlifes, predators, con artists, control freaks, neurotics, as well as the dysfunctional behavior prevalent these days. This book sheds light on the disturbing and sometimes sordid stories that have taken place in AA and does it without revealing the identities of the membership. It is our hope that newcomers, as well as longer-time members, who come to AA seeking relief from their alcoholism will become aware of the potential hazards they may encounter in the program. We also hope this book will remind long-time members of the pitfalls they may have long overcome so they maintain a fresh awareness needed to help guide newcomers. Written by a 30-year AA member and a 1-year-sober newcomer, this book can enlighten participants in the AA program of the murky underside of this heralded organization. Persons who inhabit Alcoholics Anonymous and victimize members with immoral or criminal acts have earned their place in this informative work. But AA is also a rich mission field and can provide spiritual growth for those who want to tap into the enlightenment offered by its literature and discussion groups and by the many healthy and helpful folks who can make the AA experience so wondrous and grand. Regards and anonymously yours, Elaine and Dallas


Alcoholics Anonymous

Alcoholics Anonymous

Author: Bill W.

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2014-09-04

Total Pages: 418

ISBN-13: 0698176936

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A 75th anniversary e-book version of the most important and practical self-help book ever written, Alcoholics Anonymous. Here is a special deluxe edition of a book that has changed millions of lives and launched the modern recovery movement: Alcoholics Anonymous. This edition not only reproduces the original 1939 text of Alcoholics Anonymous, but as a special bonus features the complete 1941 Saturday Evening Post article “Alcoholics Anonymous” by journalist Jack Alexander, which, at the time, did as much as the book itself to introduce millions of seekers to AA’s program. Alcoholics Anonymous has touched and transformed myriad lives, and finally appears in a volume that honors its posterity and impact.


Alcoholics Anonymous

Alcoholics Anonymous

Author: Charles Bufe

Publisher: See Sharp Press

Published: 1997-12-01

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 1884365752

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This well researched, painstakingly documented book provides detailed information on the right-wing evangelical organization (Oxford Group Movement) that gave birth to AA; the relation of AA and its program to the Oxford Group Movement; AA's similarities to and differences from religious cults; AA's remarkable ineffectiveness; and the alternatives to AA. The greatly expanded second edition includes a new chapter on AA's relationship to the treatment industry, and AA's remarkable influence in the media.


Her Best-Kept Secret

Her Best-Kept Secret

Author: Gabrielle Glaser

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2013-07-02

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 1439184402

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For readers of Quit Like a Woman, this “engaging account of women and drink, [cites] fascinating studies about modern stressors…and evidence that some problem drinkers can learn moderation….Bound to stir controversy” (People). In Her Best-Kept Secret, journalist Gabrielle Glaser uncovers a hidden-in-plain-sight drinking epidemic. Using “investigative rigor and thoughtful analysis” (The Boston Globe), Glaser is the first to document that American women are drinking more often than ever and in ever-larger quantities in this “substantial book, interested in hard facts and nuance rather than hand-wringing” (The New York Times Book Review). She shows that contrary to the impression offered on reality TV, young women alone aren’t driving these statistics—their moms and grandmothers are, too. But Glaser doesn’t wag a finger. Instead, in a funny and tender voice, Glaser looks at the roots of the problem, explores the strange history of women and alcohol in America, drills into the emerging and counterintuitive science about that relationship, and asks: Are women getting the help they need? Is it possible to return from beyond the sipping point and develop a healthy relationship with the bottle? Glaser reveals that, for many women, joining Alcoholics Anonymous is not the answer—it is part of the problem. She shows that as scientists and health professionals learn more about women’s particular reactions to alcohol, they are coming up with new and more effective approaches to excessive drinking. In that sense, Glaser offers modern solutions to a very modern problem.


Undrunk

Undrunk

Author: A.J. Adams

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2009-07-22

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13: 159285835X

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A candid, often hilarious guide for anyone who "just doesn't get" Alcoholics Anonymous. In this unprecedented book, A. J. Adams uses self-deprecating humor, entertaining anecdotes, and frank descriptions to introduce anyone who "just doesn't get" Alcoholics Anonymous to the complete "Undrunk" lifestyle. Beginning with the story of his first AA meeting, he takes the mystery out what goes on behind closed doors, dispelling misconceptions of AA as cultlike, secretive, campy, or lowbrow. He then presents a user-friendly history and introduction to AA, explaining the Steps, Traditions, terms, and sayings--all punctuated by honest, often hilarious descriptions of his own struggles and eventual transformation to "getting" the program.


Daily Reflections

Daily Reflections

Author: A a

Publisher:

Published: 2017-07-27

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 9781684113712

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This is a book of reflections by A.A. members for A.A. members. It was first published in 1990 to fulfill a long-felt need within the Fellowship for a collection of reflections that moves through the calendar year--one day at a time. Each page contains a reflection on a quotation from A.A. Conference-approved literature, such as Alcoholics Anonymous, Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, As Bill Sees It and other books. These reflections were submitted by members of the A.A. Fellowship who were not professional writers, nor did they speak for A.A. but only for themselves, from their own experiences in sobriety. Thus the book offers sharing, day by day, from a broad cross section of members, which focuses on the Three Legacies of Alcoholics Anonymous: Recovery, Unity and Service. Daily Reflections has proved to be a popular book that aids individuals in their practice of daily meditation and provides inspiration to group discussions even as it presents an introduction for some to A.A. literature as a whole.


Slaying the Dragon: The History of Addiction Treatment and Recovery in America

Slaying the Dragon: The History of Addiction Treatment and Recovery in America

Author: William L. White

Publisher:

Published: 2014-07-01

Total Pages: 558

ISBN-13: 9780692213469

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"This is the remarkable story of America's personal and instituional responses to alcoholism and other addictions. It is the story of mutual aid societies: the Washingtonians, the Blue Ribbon Reform Clubs, the Ollapod Club, the United Order of Ex-Boozers, the Jacoby Club, Alcoholics Anonymous and Women for Sobriety. It is a story of addiction treatment institutions from the inebriate asylums and Keeley Institutes to Hazelden and Parkside. It is the story of evolving treatment interventions that range from water cures and mandatory sterilization to aversion therapies and methadone maintenance. William White has provided a sweeping and engaging history of one of America's most enduring problems and the profession that was birthed to respond to it" -- BACK COVER.


12-step Horror Stories

12-step Horror Stories

Author: Rebecca Fransway

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13:

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Since leaving Alcoholics Anonymous after 17 wasted years, Fransway has devoted herself to exposing horrifying first-person accounts of physical, sexual, and emotional abuse in 12-step programs.


The 20 Most Misunderstood, Misinterpreted, Mistakes

The 20 Most Misunderstood, Misinterpreted, Mistakes

Author: Danny Falcone

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2016-02-28

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13: 1504982401

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After traveling the world doing workshops on the steps and Big Book studies for over twenty years, Danny has realized how many people have no real understanding of the program of recovery. The national recovery rate of 15 percent success is a far cry from the statistics of 75 percent presented in the Big Book. This book outlines the most common mistakes and misunderstandings that happen daily with the recovering population. If you want a new understanding of the 12-Step Program, this book is a must-read.