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When Bill Wilson, with his friend Dr. Bob Smith, founded Alcoholics Anonymous in 1935, his hope was that AA would become a safe haven for those who suffered from this disease. Thirty years after his death, AA continues to help millions of alcoholics recover from what had been commonly regarded as a hopeless addiction. Still, while Wilson was a visionary for millions, he was no saint. After cofounding Alcoholics Anonymous, he stayed sober for over...
Publisher
Page 124 Productions
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
"Tells the story of William G. Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous. ... Interviews, recreations, and rare archival material reveal how Bill Wilson, a hopeless drunk near death from his alcoholism, found a way out of his own addiction and then forged a path for countless others to follow"--Container.
9) Living sober
Publisher
Alcoholics Anonymous World Services
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
English
Description
A list of thirty-one suggestions Alcoholics Anonymous members have used to stay sober.
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Publisher
Eagle Brook
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
English
Description
The author presents a first-person account of her fourteen years as a drunk, arguing that Alcoholics Anonymous is a flawed program that is more a part of the problem than a solution; and tells how she found her own path to sobriety.
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Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Presents an exploration of addiction that blends memoir, cultural history, literary criticism, and journalistic reportage to analyze the role of stories in conveying the addiction experience, sharing insights based on the lives of artists whose achievements were shaped by addiction.
"A transformative work showing that sometimes the recovery is more gripping than the addiction. With its deeply personal and seamless blend of memoir, cultural history,...
Author
Publisher
Dial Press
Pub. Date
c1996
Language
English
Description
Autobiographical account of a woman who battled alcoholism for twenty years, discussing how the addiction affected her relationships, job performance, and mental and physical health. Also examines her experience with various methods of quitting and her eventual success with a rehabilitation program.
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Hazelden
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
Argues that addicts do not have to hit bottom and interventions do not have to be confrontational, explaining, step by step, how to intervene in a loving and effective way, getting a loved one ready to accept help for alcohol or drug addiction.
16) Crazy heart
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
The powerful story of a country music star's rocky road to redemption. Bad Blake is a boozy, broken-down singer who reaches for salvation with the help of Jean, a journalist who discovers the real man behind the music. But will Bad's hard-livin' ways and crazy heart cost him his last chance at a comeback?
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English
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Georgia, SuSu, Teeny, Diane, and Linda are back in a warm, sassy Southern novel from the New York Times bestselling author of QUEEN BEE OF MIMOSA BRANCH and RED HAT CLUB.
Georgia, SuSu, Teeny, Linda and Diane have been friends for more than thirty years. But, when Pru Bonner, black sheep of the group, falls off the wagon so hard it shakes their world, "the girls" stage a hilarious kidnapping in Vegas to help their childhood friend clean up her act....
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