Alcoholics Anonymous and Recovery

Alcoholics Anonymous - Big Book 4th Edition

by: AA Services AA Services

The Big Book, parts of it do sound dated but it remains the corner-stone of any 12-step program.

Amazon Price: $7.40 (as of 12/28/2009)

Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions

by: Alcoholics Anonymous

The companion book, another must-have.

Amazon Price: $10.85 (as of 12/28/2009)

Living Sober

by: AA Services AA Services

Short but contains practical, down-to-earth help and advice on staying sober. Many speak highly of it.

Amazon Price: $5.92 (as of 12/28/2009)

The Annotated AA Handbook : A Companion to the Big Book

by: Frank D.

Said to be aimed at those who want more than the basic messages in the Big Book. Is very comprehensively indexed.

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How to Quit Drinking without AA: A Complete Self-Help Guide, 2nd Edition

by: Jerry Dorsman

The AA approach to attaining sobriety is not the only one that works and it may not be for you. This book suggests alternative strategies and is well reviewed. It is not anti-AA, merely suggesting other ways.

Amazon Price: $10.88 (as of 12/28/2009)

Sober for Good: New Solutions for Drinking Problems -- Advice from Those Who Have Succeeded

by: Anne M. Fletcher M.S. R.D.

Real case-histories and progmatic. Not AA and 12-step.

Amazon Price: $10.17 (as of 12/28/2009)

Alcohol: How to Give It Up and Be Glad You Did

by: Philip Tate PhD

Another book about non-AA approaches to treatment. This one focuses on SMART and REBT methodologies.

Amazon Price: $11.21 (as of 12/28/2009)

Getting Them Sober: You Can Help!

by: Toby Rice Drews

Rave reviews, seems to have actually changed lives.

Amazon Price: $9.95 (as of 12/28/2009)

Adult Children of Alcoholics

by: Janet G. Woititz

Another one with rave, and genuine-sounding reviews.

Amazon Price: $9.32 (as of 12/28/2009)

Prayer Steps to Serenity The Twelve Steps Journey: New Serenity Prayer Edition

by: L. G. Parkhurst Jr., Louis Gifford Parkhurst

Amazon Price: $16.30 (as of 12/28/2009)