Alcoholism category: 580 books
The Way of Our People
Weekly Inspiration for American Indians in Recovery from Alcoholism
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2015
These inspirational meditations, prayers, and stories were written by an Ojibwe Elder and alcohol and drug counselor to speak directly to American Indians about their everyday experience of recovery from alcoholism. A combination of Ojibwe and Twelve Step spiritual principles and practices, along...
by John Reidy
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2014
A little boy is the subject to his Dad's alcoholism. Both he and his Mom are living in fear from the out of control Father because of his drinking
Please don’t drink Dad. A little boy is the subject to his Dad's alcoholism. It is starting to affect every part of their lives from what was...
Out of the Wreck I Rise
A Literary Companion to Recovery
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2018
“There’s still time to change things.”—Siri Hustvedt, The Blazing World
Addiction is easy to fall into and hard to escape. It destroys the lives of individuals, and has a devastating cost to society. The National Institute of Health estimates seventeen million adults in the United States...
Sober Stick Figure
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2016
Sober Stick Figure is a memoir from stand-up comedian Amber Tozer, chronicling her life as an alcoholic and her eventual recovery- starting with her first drink at the age of seven-all told with the help of childlike stick figures. Amber writes and illustrates the crazy and harsh truths of being raised...
by Michael Steimel
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2017
Fool On a Hill is a true story of a small town boy who struggles to fit in, and eventually discovers alcohol. He becomes a successful businessman and his dreams are coming true, until the alcohol takes hold and leads him down a path of misery. In desperation, he cries out to God and his world is turned...
by William Seabrook
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2015
"Perhaps the most honest and haunting accounts of the struggle for mental health in literature." — Observer
This dramatic memoir recounts an eight-month stay at a Westchester mental hospital in the early 1930s. William Seabrook, a renowned journalist and explorer, voluntarily committed...
by Nancy Enn
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2017
Nancy Enn drops her alcoholic son into the reader's lap. A powerful, raw collection of journal entries, "Killing Me With Your Booze" exposes the slow death of all that is good. Discover how her son's drunkenness harms their relationship, steals hope and defies happiness. It's a robust sharing...
Bill W My First 40 Years
An Autobiography by the Co-founder of AA
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2010
Told here for the first time in his own words is the story Bill W.--a man who, for his part in founding Alcoholics Anonymous, would be honored as one of the most important figures of the 20th century.
"I was born, to be exact, in a hotel then known as Wilson House... I was born, perhaps rightly,...
This Naked Mind
Control Alcohol, Find Freedom, Discover Happiness & Change Your Life
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2015
This Naked Mind has ignited a movement across the country, helping thousands of people forever change their relationship with alcohol.
Many people question whether drinking has become too big a part of their lives, and worry that it may even be affecting their health. But, they resist change...
A Day at a Time
Daily Reflections for Recovering People
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2009
**Based on the spiritual foundation of Alcoholics Anonymous, these daily reflections and prayers offer inspiration, comfort, and hope to those of us recovering from addictions.
These daily reflections, prayers, and tags of memory-sticking phrases are intended to offer inspiration, comfort,...
Five O'Clock Comes Early
A Young Man's Battle with Alcoholism
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2015
Bob Welch was twenty-three, a World Series star, and promising young pitcher with the Los Angeles Dodgers when he realized he was an alcoholic. He became one of the first prominent athletes to discuss his ongoing treatment for addiction. His description of his time at the rehab center and his daily...
Hi, My Name Is Jack
One Man's Story of the Tumultuous Road to Sobriety and a Changed Life
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2011
This highly personal, intriguing memoir gives hope and encouragement to those struggling with addiction and the ones who love them.
In this grippingly honest narrative about one man’s journey from alcoholism and self-destruction to recovery and a changed life, readers will be dismayed at...
by Bill Wilson
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2013
Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no dues or fees for A.A....
Drunkard
A Hard-Drinking Life
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2008
"A compelling read, sad and wistful and breathtakingly forthright."—Chicago Magazine
Chicago Sun-Times columnist Neil Steinberg loved his job, his wife, and his two young sons. But he also loved to drink. Drunkard is an unflinchingly honest account of one man's descent into alcoholism...