false 4458224 1 As an atheist with a background in fundamentalism, Bucky Sinister was skeptical of 12-step groups when the time came for him to get sober. He was afraid of losing his artistic abilities and had big problems with the higher power concept. In spite of his hesitations, he stuck with the program and it rewarded him greatly. In <i>Get Up</i>, he shares the knowledge he gained on his journey, from being afraid of the 12-step philosophies to embracing them, motivating others to join him in their own efforts to get clean. <br><br>Sinister, a spoken word artist, poet, and performer, well-known on the West Coast for his grabbing, truthful, funny performances, puts out his own story, no frills, no excuses, and no holds barred. He offers a tough-love approach to recovery for all those, like him, who are turned off by traditional recovery books. <br><br>Sinister got sober using the 12-step program, has stayed sober, and now he leads the very group he joined on his path to recovery. In <i>Get Up</i>, he shares the stories and the steps that come from the self-identified scum bags who just might save your life. He talks straight to readers about how to make it work if they can't buy into the program right away. For example, Higher Power can be a whole lot of things -Thor and metaphor among them. He helps readers to accept the group in spite of their differences, rather than walking away. <br><br><i>Get Up</i> is the book that Sinister would have bought for himself, with the advice he wanted to hear when he first ventured into recovery. 4506472 1 10 2008 Get Up: A 12-step Guide to Recovery for Misfits, Freaks, and Weirdos total:15|5:8|4:5|3:2|2:0|1:0| 15 66 35 6 4 1 false false Sat Nov 29 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Sep 13 21:50:29 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 29 11:18:58 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 18 19:47:10 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 18 19:51:56 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jan 29 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 07:54:42 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 08:02:42 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Feb 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 08:51:24 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 08:51:24 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sat Sep 05 16:16:15 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 19:02:42 -0700 2009
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I started reading this book, today, Oct. 2, 2009. It is a really good book, so far, and I am almost 40 pages into it.

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