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A list of non-fiction books on addiction and recovery that may be helpful to addicts, family & friends, and professionals in the field.
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The Addiction Manifesto
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The Craving Brain: Science, Spirituality and the Road to Recovery
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4.16 avg rating — 44 ratings
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The Drug Users Bible
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Dominic Milton Trott (Goodreads Author)
4.42 avg rating — 108 ratings
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Clean: Overcoming Addiction and Ending America's Greatest Tragedy
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David Sheff (Goodreads Author)
3.92 avg rating — 1,242 ratings
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The Bench
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4.44 avg rating — 16 ratings
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The Weight of Air: A Story of the Lies about Addiction and the Truth about Recovery
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The Drug Users Bible [Extended Edition]
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Dominic Milton Trott (Goodreads Author)
4.42 avg rating — 40 ratings
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This Naked Mind: Alcohol Exposed Drink Less, Find Freedom, Discover Happiness And Change Your Life.
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Annie Grace (Goodreads Author)
4.24 avg rating — 19,662 ratings
score: 296,
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Addiction Recovery DIY: Do it Yourself - Conquer Your Drug or Alcohol Addiction at Home
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K.J. Gordon (Goodreads Author)
4.98 avg rating — 48 ratings
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Refreshed!: The common-sense guide to taking back the control of your life from anxiety, stress, and fear with science, new thinking, and mother nature.
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3.94 avg rating — 18 ratings
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Corrections in Ink: A Memoir
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Keri Blakinger (Goodreads Author)
4.25 avg rating — 4,975 ratings
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Beyond Addiction: How Science and Kindness Help People Change
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4.32 avg rating — 863 ratings
score: 198,
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Why Don't They Just Quit?
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Joe Herzanek (Goodreads Author)
4.08 avg rating — 102 ratings
score: 197,
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Out of the Shadows: Understanding Sexual Addiction
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4.11 avg rating — 1,172 ratings
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Memoirs of an Addicted Brain: A Neuroscientist Examines his Former Life on Drugs
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4.04 avg rating — 2,226 ratings
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Never Binge Again: Reprogram Yourself to Think Like a Permanently Thin Person
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3.31 avg rating — 7,149 ratings
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Opiate Addiction - How to detox from Opiates
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3.69 avg rating — 16 ratings
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An Introductory Guide to Narcotics Anonymous
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4.43 avg rating — 37 ratings
score: 193,
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No More Letting Go: The Spirituality of Taking Action Against Alcoholism and Drug Addiction
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Debra Jay (Goodreads Author)
4.35 avg rating — 97 ratings
score: 191,
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Alcoholics Anonymous
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4.49 avg rating — 11,727 ratings
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Quit or Die Trying
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Alison Beard (Goodreads Author)
4.45 avg rating — 22 ratings
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The Acid Diary
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Daniel S. William Fletcher (Goodreads Author)
4.21 avg rating — 56 ratings
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The Joey Song: A Mother's Story of Her Son's Addiction
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Sandra Swenson (Goodreads Author)
4.52 avg rating — 397 ratings
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The Girl Behind the Painted Smile: My battle with the bottle
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Catherine Lockwood (Goodreads Author)
3.76 avg rating — 1,304 ratings
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Addiction Is the Symptom: Heal the Cause and Prevent Relapse with 12 Steps That Really Work
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Rosemary Ellsworth Brown (Goodreads Author)
4.60 avg rating — 10 ratings
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Astronomicon minorem - DMT, Cthulhu and You
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Khurt Khave (Goodreads Author)
3.73 avg rating — 22 ratings
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The Grieving Indian
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3.97 avg rating — 32 ratings
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Am I Going To Be Okay?
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Debra Whittam (Goodreads Author)
4.60 avg rating — 30 ratings
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He Restoreth my Soul
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4.43 avg rating — 309 ratings
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Basketball Junkie
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4.11 avg rating — 1,565 ratings
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Геннадий Шичко и его метод
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Alice Had a Palace
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Brenda Rae Schoolcraft (Goodreads Author)
4.16 avg rating — 50 ratings
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The Realest Shit You Ever Heard
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Cris Lane (Goodreads Author)
4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings
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The Recovery Conscious Mind
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A Common Struggle: A Personal Journey Through the Past and Future of Mental Illness and Addiction
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3.80 avg rating — 1,917 ratings
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Eagles in the Dust: Alcohol and Other Chemical Pastimes
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Overcoming: A Journey From Pain to Peace, Purpose and Power
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4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings
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End of the Rainbow
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3.57 avg rating — 30 ratings
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Why We Shouldn't Drink Alcohol
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The Right Rehab: A Guide to Addiction and Mental Illness Recovery When Crisis Hits Your Family
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Walter Wolf (Goodreads Author)
4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Off Center: A Memoir of Addiction, Recovery, and Redemption in Professional Football
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4.71 avg rating — 17 ratings
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A Daily Dose of Now: 365 Mindfulness Meditation Practices for Living in the Moment
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Nita Sweeney (Goodreads Author)
4.90 avg rating — 10 ratings
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Me, Myself & My Amygdala: A Mindfulness Guide to Sobriety & Well-Being
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Living Sober
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4.36 avg rating — 1,849 ratings
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Facing the Dragon: How a Desperate Act Pulled One Addict Out of Methamphetamine Hell
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4.21 avg rating — 153 ratings
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He Did Deliver Me From Bondage
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4.46 avg rating — 347 ratings
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Inside Rehab: The Surprising Truth About Addiction Treatment—and How to Get Help That Works
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3.80 avg rating — 351 ratings
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Allen Carr's Easy Way for Women to Stop Smoking
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Between Breaths: A Memoir of Panic and Addiction
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4.06 avg rating — 8,438 ratings
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Ninety Days: A Memoir of Recovery
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Bill Clegg (Goodreads Author)
3.92 avg rating — 1,253 ratings
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The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness
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4.15 avg rating — 11,686 ratings
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A Daily Dose of Now: 365 Mindfulness Meditation Practices for Living in the Moment
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Nita Sweeney (Goodreads Author)
4.90 avg rating — 10 ratings
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The Seven Key Principles of Successful Recovery: The Basic Tools for Progress, Growth, and Happiness
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3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings
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Love First: A New Approach to Intervention for Alcoholism & Drug Addiction (A Hazelden Guidebook)
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Jeff Jay (Goodreads Author)
4.24 avg rating — 213 ratings
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Crooked: Outwitting the Back Pain Industry and Getting on the Road to Recovery
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4.16 avg rating — 874 ratings
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The Easy Way to Stop Smoking: Join the Millions Who Have Become Non-Smokers Using Allen Carr's Easyway Method
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4.27 avg rating — 17,863 ratings
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Constant Craving: What Your Food Cravings Mean and How to Overcome Them
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3.67 avg rating — 418 ratings
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Portrait of an Addict as a Young Man: A Memoir
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Bill Clegg (Goodreads Author)
3.78 avg rating — 4,866 ratings
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Roaring Drunk: An Idiots Guide on Becoming an Alcoholic
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Sexaholics Anonymous
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Scar Tissue
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Practice These Principles: Living the Spiritual Disciplines and Virtues in 12-Step Recovery to Achieve Spiritual Growth, Character Development, and Emotion Sobriety – Step 4
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Ray A. (Goodreads Author)
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
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Disclosing Secrets: When, to Whom, & How Much to Reveal
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3.94 avg rating — 18 ratings
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Out of the Wreck I Rise: A Literary Companion to Recovery
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4.19 avg rating — 117 ratings
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In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction
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4.48 avg rating — 22,968 ratings
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