My Reading List

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Addictions - General Readings

• Changing for Good - James O. Prochaska
• Recovery Options - Joseph Volpicelli, Maia Szalavitz
• Step Zero - Arnold M. Washton, Nannette Stone-Washton
• Addiction or Self Medication? The Truth - Louis F. Markert PhD, Manijeh Nikakhtar MD
• When AA Doesn't Work For You - Ellis
• The Habit Change Workbook - James Claiborn Ph.D., Cherry Pedrick R.N.
• Coming Clean : Overcoming Addiction Without Treatment - Robert Granfield, William Cloud
• The Heart of Addiction - Lance M. Dodes
• Sex, Drugs, Gambling, ∓ Chocolate : A Workbook for Overcoming Addictions - A. Thomas Horvath
• Kill the Craving - Joseph, Ph.D. Santoro, Alfred Bergman, Robert Deletis
• Solutions Step by Step - Berg
• Overcoming Your Alcohol, Drug and Recovery Habits - James DeSena, Jeffrey A. Schaler, Joseph Gerstein

Alcohol

• Sober for Good - Fletcher
• The SMALL Book - Trimpy
• Rational Recovery - Trimpy
• The Miracle Method - Berg
• How to Quit drinking Without AA - Dorsman
• Alcohol: How To Give It Up And Be Glad You Did - Tate
• When AA Doesn't Work For You - Ellis

Alcohol Moderation/Control/Reduction

• 7 Weeks to Safe Social Drinking
• Responsible Drinking- Rotgers, Kern, Hoeltzel
• Alternatives to Abstinence
• The Art of Moderation
• Moderate Drinking - Kishline

Tobacco

• Quit & Stay Quit

Spending

• Think and Grow Rich - Hill

Controversies in Addiction

• The Truth About Addiction and Recovery - Peele
• Heavy Drinking
• Addiction As A Choice - Shaffer

Behavior

• Think and Grow Rich - Hill
• Changing for Good
• The Habit Change Workbook

Procrastination

• Step Zero
• Overcoming Doubt, Fear and Procrastination
• The Procrastination Workbook - William Knass

Shyness and Social Withdrawal

• Assertiveness Skills
• How to Start a Conversation ∓ Make Friends - Gabor
• People Skills

Relapse

• Kicking Addictive Habits Once and for All

Feelings/Moods

• Managing Your Mind and Mood Through Food
• Move Your Body, Tone Your Mood
• Food and Mood

Anger

• Letting Go of Anger

Anxiety

• The Feeling Good Handbook
• Overcoming Anxiety

Depression

• The Feeling Good Handbook - Burns

Fear

• Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway

Mood Swings

• The Feeling Good Handbook - Burns

Happiness

• The Feeling Good Handbook - Burns
• Authentic Happiness

Pain

• Transforming Your Chronic Pain

PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)

• Overcoming PTSD

Thoughts

• A Guide to Rational Living - Ellis
• Learned Optimism
• Three Minute Therapy: Change your thinking and change your life

Death

• The Denial of Death - Becker

Meaninglessness

• Man's Search For Meaning - Viktor E. Frankl

Perfectionism

• When Perfect Isn't Good Enough

Worries

• Learned Optimism
• How to Stubbornly Refuse to Make Yourself Miserable About Anything--Yes, Anything

Helping a friend or loved one

• How to Talk to the People You Love - Gabor

Life Management Skills

• Checklists for Life
• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Time Management

• The FranklinCovey Gift Guide!

Money Management

• Think and Grow Rich - Hill

Getting Organized

• Organizing From The Inside Out

Relationship building

• Better Boundaries
• How to Win Friends and Influence People
• How to Start a Conversation and Make Friends
• People Skills

Psychology of Addictions

• Love and Addiction - Peele
• The Meaning of Addiction - Peele

Self-Esteem/Self-Worth/Self-Confidence

• How to Raise Your Self-Esteem
• How to Win Friend and Influence People
• The Psychology of Self-Esteem - Brandon

Sociology of Addictions

• Diseasing of America - Peele
• Resisting 12-Step Coercion: How to Fight Forced Participation in AA, NA, or 12-Step Treatment - Peele

Contemporary Addiction Recovery Guidance and Treatment