Subjects:  1. Self-Help    2. Substance Abuse & Addictions - General    3. Twelve-Step Programs    4. Self-Help / Substance Abuse   

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mediocre
From a recovery point of view, this book will not change your program or anything. It's one of those quick knock-offs that someone did when they needed money. I liked Mel B's work on "Pass It On" and the book about Ebby, but she really sold short on this one. You could simply read the chapter titles in this book and you've read the whole thing. And while vaguely illustrating her points, Mel wanders off into conjecture and personal opinion, and admits that's what she's doing!
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Subjects:  1. Alcohol Abuse    2. Alcoholics    3. Alcoholics Anonymous    4. Biography    5. Biography & Autobiography    6. Biography / Autobiography    7. Biography/Autobiography    8. Philosophers    9. Specific Groups - Special Needs    10. Substance Abuse & Addictions - Alcoholism    11. Twelve-Step Programs    12. United States    13. W., Bill    14. Alcoholism    15. Biography: general    16. Religion: general    17. Self-Help / Substance Abuse   

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What Gems of Truth I Gleaned from this Insightful Book!
The grief implicit in alcoholism and other addictions is treated gently in this look at how God/Christianity influenced the A.A. Groups of the past, and continues to do so today. This is an honest, clear-headed, and carefully researched book well worth reading. I loved this book from page one!

An Excellent Study of Early AA and Christian Influences
Dick B. has performed a great service in writing this guide to early A.A. Groups and conducting similar groups today.He puts in print what many of us have recognised as the biblical and Christian roots in the 12 Steps and the Serenity Prayer.He shows how the early meetings were conducted and gives guidance for conducting similar meetings today; such as Serenity Groups.
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Subjects:  1. Alcoholics Anonymous    2. Alcoholism    3. Bibles - God's Word    4. Christianity    5. History    6. Religion    7. Religious aspects    8. Self-Help    9. Spirituality - General    10. Treatment    11. Twelve-Step Programs   

Subjects:  1. Psychology    2. Psychotherapy - General    3. Self-Help    4. Substance Abuse & Addictions - General    5. Twelve-Step Programs    6. Alcoholism    7. Coping with drug & alcohol abuse    8. Mind, Body, Spirit   

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Everyday guide to life clean & sober
This is a wonderful guide on all the things I never knew about...such as Patience, Rejection, Surrender, Humility. Not only does the book explain the emotions, but it offers good sound advice on what to do with them. Thebook is written by people who are all recovering from addictions. Peoplewho know and understand. Many, many times I turned to this book foranswers. And I always give one to the newcomers. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Meditations    2. Recovery    3. Religious aspects    4. Self-Help    5. Self-realization    6. Substance Abuse & Addictions - General    7. Twelve-Step Programs    8. Self-Help / General   

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In Search of the Fountain of Youth
As an LPN, I felt Dr. Francisco Contreras did a wonderful job explaining his 10 steps to look younger, feel better, and to live longer.He gave many sources of updated (breakthrough) research information on the aging process and how to slow it down and possibly even reverse it from the cellular level!He gave specific information on weight loss, vitamins, minerals, enzymes & hormones, exercise, lyfestyles, and attitudes and how they are a part of the aging process.I've already re-consulted this book several times and I've only had it a couple of weeks! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Health    3. Health & Fitness    4. Health/Fitness    5. Healthy Living    6. Longevity    7. Twelve-Step Programs   

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good relationship book
First, let be honest upfront -- I looked over this book while it was being written and the concerns I raised then were dealt with by the author so I have nothing negative to say about this book.
An Insightful Perspective
Anyone seeking greater self-awareness and/or a deeper understanding of the complexity of BDSM relationships can learn a great deal from "Partners in Power." No matter whether one is a neophyte to BDSM or an experienced player, the truth is that life offers so many opportunities to continue learning and exploring, and it is wonderful to have resources such as this book to edify, to enlighten and to guide. Insightful Thoughts
Throughout this book, I found myself agreeing with a lot of what Jack has to say. His words resonate with my philosophies about BDSM. As some of you know, he has a weekly email column called "Leather Views" and reading this book in some ways is like an extended version of one of his column. His writing is always entertaining and usually thought-provoking, as is this book.Read more

Subjects:  1. Human Sexuality    2. New Age    3. Psychology    4. Self-Help    5. Sexual Instruction    6. Twelve-Step Programs    7. Sex & sexuality   

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A Catholic book that's afraid to be Catholic!
When I first heard about Matt Talbot I was fascinated. This was a saint I could relate to! An ordinary working-class man who struggled with alcohol and substituted a saintly life for drinking! But when I started to read this book, I grew disapointed. Matt Talbot was Catholic, and the author of this book is Catholic, but the author goes out of his way to "strip down" everything and make the book appealling to non-Catholic Christians (minimize discussion of Mary, etc). In doing this, the author strips away what made Matt Talbot's life fascinating; his devotion to his CATHOLIC (not non-denominational Christian) faith. What a let-down.

What I have been looking for!
After almost 3 years in A.A., I was happy to see this book come out because I could not deal with A.A.'s concept of "God as we understand him" anymore.I would never sponsor anybody in A.A. because I had no intentions of telling them to "choose a god of your understanding".To me this is nothing more than suggesting that somebody create God in their own image and encouraging them to partake in idolatry.This book gave me what I needed to leave A.A. with confidence. Spirits and the Spirit
You won't get any dreary "Here's how I finally hit bottom" tales from this book by an alcoholic who stopped drinking more than 15 years ago. Instead, Philip Maynard lets us look into the mind of the alcoholic. According to Maynard, drinking provided a release from daily stress and the feeling of being lifted "above the world" to a realm of unsurpassed pleasure and self-knowledge. The drinker is, in effect, "fooled into believing he has hit on the key to an easy transcendence over the world."Read more

Subjects:  1. 1856-1925    2. Alcoholics    3. Alcoholism    4. Christianity    5. Christianity - Christian Life - General    6. Inspirational - Catholic Self Help    7. Inspirational - General    8. Rehabilitation    9. Religion - Christian Life    10. Religious aspects    11. Self-Help    12. Substance Abuse & Addictions - Alcoholism    13. Talbot, Matt,    14. Twelve-Step Programs    15. Talbot, Matt   

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If you are an adult diagnosed with ADD it is a must.
Jerry Sieden, a minister with ADD, wrote this workbook in the most compassionate of ways and I have loved it from the moment I picked it up.If you are interested in starting a 12-Step ADD Group this is the book touse but you can work it by yourself and get great healing from the pain ofliving a life with ADD and not knowing it. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Attention-deficit hyperactivit    2. Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder    3. General    4. Health Care Delivery    5. Psychopathology - General    6. Recovery    7. Self-Help    8. Treatment    9. Twelve-Step Programs   

Subjects:  1. Codependency    2. Miscellanea    3. Self-Help    4. Twelve-Step Programs    5. Self-Help / Substance Abuse   

Subjects:  1. 1879-1950    2. Best books    3. Bibliography    4. Catalogs    5. Library    6. Recovery    7. Religion    8. Religion / Counseling    9. Self-Help    10. Self-Help / Alcoholism    11. Smith, Robert Holbrook,    12. Spirituality - General    13. Substance Abuse & Addictions - Alcoholism    14. Theology    15. Twelve-Step Programs    16. United States    17. Alcoholics Anonymous    18. Alcoholism    19. Coping with drug & alcohol abuse    20. Counseling    21. Smith, Robert Holbrook   

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An insightful, useful guide for both individuals and groups
Library Journal: "Schnarr's encouraging insights are illuminated by his own honest struggles with personal failure and addiction." Wisconsin Bookwatch: "Spiritual Recovery . . . charts a path to freedom from unconscious compulsions born of guilt, fear, anger,want and resentment. . . . Grant Schnarr uses lively, compelling anecdotes to show how to recognize and break free from addictive thoughts and behaviors."

A practical guide to growing spiritually
Grant Schnarr provides the reader with a slightly altered version of the 12 step program begun by Alcoholics Anonymous.The guide, while it demands the reader to be humbled and to really examine their greatest faults, is a wonderful support for anyone wishing to grow spiritually.It is difficult to admit one's less likable traits, but this guide helps the reader do this without making him or her feel horrible about themselves.Very helpful and definitely worth reading for anybody, not just those in recovery. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1688-1772    2. Christianity    3. Christianity - Christian Life - General    4. Recovery    5. Religion    6. Religious aspects    7. Self-Help    8. Spiritual life    9. Spirituality - General    10. Swedenborg, Emanuel,    11. Twelve-Step Programs    12. Christian life & practice    13. Christian spirituality    14. Family & Health    15. Self-Help & Practical Interests    16. Swedenborg, Emanuel   

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Before Buying See New Edition on Amazon ISBN: 0977805387 !
Thanks for all of your helpful reviews on this 2004 edition!From my readers' feedback, I created the New Serenity Prayer Edition with 12 new readings on The Serenity Prayer and show how parts of this Prayer correspond to each of the 12 Steps.The Workbook has been improved and each reading has been revised, with many expanded. Many helpful "Prayer Steps Principles" have also been added.The book has grown from 200 pages to 268 pages, but the price has not increased.Before you buy this older edition, check out Prayer Steps to Serenity The Twelve Steps Journey: New Serenity Prayer Edition, ISBN: 0977805387.

A Truly Beautiful Book!!!
Prayer Steps to Serenity is trulybeautiful inside and out.The cover and the reviews drew me into buying the book.Then, I was surprised to see the picture of the Tree that began each new step take on new growth and leaves as I read through the book.
This book saved my life and my family
The first edition helped me find serenity and sobriety in a way only God could have directed.I was on the brink of destruction and this book helped me find my way back.The influence was overwhelming.I have also read the recent, expanded edition and use it to help maintain my serenity and sobriety.
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Subjects:  1. Inspirational    2. Inspirational - Protestant    3. Self-Help    4. Spiritual    5. Substance Abuse & Addictions - General    6. Twelve-Step Programs    7. Coping with drug & alcohol abuse    8. Self-Help & Practical Interests   

Subjects:  1. Complications    2. Dual diagnosis    3. Patients    4. Post-traumatic stress disorder    5. Psychology    6. Psychopathology - Addiction    7. Rehabilitation    8. Treatment    9. Twelve-Step Programs   

Subjects:  1. Adult Children of Alcoholics    2. Drug Guides    3. Self-Help    4. Spanish: Adult Nonfiction    5. Twelve-Step Programs   

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Disappointing!
I was really disappointed when I read this book.If you've read the 12 steps of compulsive overeating, then you've pretty much read this book.It tells you the same thing.It takes forever to get you to the place where you can create your own meal plan...and what a joke!There's no way I can stick to something like that.I would starve too death!
Traditional 12 step approach
After I read the book and was very disappointed, I went on-line to write this review.I find myself agreeing completely with the reviews that gave this book a low rating.It is yet another attempt to espouse the virtues of the 12 step Overeaters Anonymous program.While I think there are good aspects of the 12 step program and that it may help some, there are many that the program simply wouldn't work for, including myself.Mainly, I think, because it mandates that you cut flour, sugar, and other foods completely from your diet. I feel that this sets a person up to fail because one ends up feeling deprived, which leads to binging.In fact there is a whole chapter in the book that talks about case studies and nearly every person mentioned has relapsed and is valiantly trying to get back to abstinence and lose the weight yet again.I would suggest that instead of working a program that obviously isn't working, they should perhaps seek another solution, maybe in the form of professional counseling.I would recommend "The Solution" by Laurel Mellin, which is a comprehensive support solution with groups and pyschologists around the country practicing the methods given in the book.I have found this method much more helpful than Overeaters Anonymous ever was.If OA is working for you, then I think that is great, but if you are like me and do not find that it fits you, I encourage you to look elsewhere.The Solution is a great place to start, and if you want to check out the website go to WWW.Sweetestfruit.com.

A disappointment
What a disappointment!The authors’ answer to binge-eating is simply eliminating all sugar, flour, fat, caffeine, or whatever your “trigger” foods are from your diet.Not only that, but they insist you must weigh and measure your food all the time for the rest of your life.That’s hardly what I consider freeing yourself from obsessing about food.They actually recommend keeping an emergency food kit in your car to be sure you always have measuring cups, a food scale, and several cans of “safe” food available to you at all times.Perhaps this is wise advice for people who are morbidly obese, but for those of us who are at a normal weight, or only slightly over, and are looking for some insight and realistic advice on dealing with compulsive/binge eating, this book is NOT the answer! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Abridged Audio - Self-Help    2. Audio - Self-Help    3. Audiobooks    4. Compulsive eating    5. Eating Disorders - General    6. Nutrition    7. Self-Help    8. Twelve-Step Programs   

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Subjects:  1. Abridged Audio - Self-Help    2. Audio Adult: Books On Tape    3. Self-Help    4. Substance Abuse & Addictions - Alcoholism    5. Twelve-Step Programs   

Subjects:  1. Self-Help    2. Substance Abuse & Addictions - General    3. Twelve-Step Programs    4. Self-Help / Substance Abuse   

Subjects:  1. Recovery    2. Self-Help    3. Study skills    4. Twelve-Step Programs   

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The Flow of Life!
I started reading this book when I was flying to Europe and the first part "Ashes" had really profound impact on me and I was not able to control my tears. The meaning of life!
This book summarizes life as the author wrote: The meaning of life!
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Subjects:  1. Motivational & Inspirational    2. Personal Growth - Happiness    3. Religion / Inspirational    4. Self-Help    5. Self-Help / Happiness    6. Twelve-Step Programs    7. Inspirational    8. Religion    9. Self-improvement