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Under the Influence : A Guide to the Myths
and Realities of Alcoholism
by James Robert Milam and Katherine Ketcham provides a good overview of
alcoholism and of the physical aspects of the disease and of its
progression.
amazon.co.uk
Beyond the
Influence: Understanding and Defeating Alcoholism
by Katherine Ketcham, William F. Asbury, Mel Schulstad, and Arthur P.
Ciaramicoli.
Makes the case that alcoholism is a disease. With recommendations for its
treatment.
amazon.co.uk
Seven Weeks to
Sobriety
by Joan Mathews Larson contains some interesting insights into the
physical aspects of the disease, and of the importance of diet and
nutrition for some recovering alcoholics.
amazon.co.uk
My Name Is
Bill : Bill Wilson--His Life and the Creation of Alcoholics Anonymous
by Susan Cheever is being published by Simon & Schuster in February 2004,
and can be ordered from
amazon.co.uk and fromamazon.com.
The Thinking
Person's Guide to Sobriety
by Bert Pluymen
A lawyer tells of his own recovery from alcoholism, and tells about other
alcoholics. The book can help one to answer the question, "Am I an
alcoholic?" This book recommends the program of Alcoholics Anonymous.
amazon.co.uk
Psychology of
Alcohol and Other Drugs : A Research Perspective
by John Jung
A serious academic work, 648 pages, that synthesizes considerable research
on alcoholism and other substance abuse.
amazon.co.uk
A Path to
Sobriety, The Inside Passage: A Common Sense Book on Understanding
Alcoholism and Addiction
by
Dennis L. Siluk
amazon.co.uk
Handbook of
Clinical Alcoholism Treatment
Edited by Bankole A. Johnson, Pedro Ruiz, and Marc Galanter. Baltimore,
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2003, 316 pp., $42.00 (paper).
"The editors and chapter authors of the
Handbook of
Clinical Alcoholism Treatment
set out to provide a comprehensive, easily accessible review addressing
crucial issues in the understanding of the disease of alcoholism. They
have accomplished this with extraordinary attention to detail in what has
morphed into a mini-textbook rather than a cursory review or handbook. For
primary care providers and addiction specialists, this resource provides
extensive epidemiological, neurobiological, psychological, and
sociocultural knowledge relevant to the understanding and successful
treatment of patients suffering from alcoholism."--from review at
ajp.psychiatryonline.org
amazon.co.uk.
Alcoholics Anonymous Literature
Of
the various books published by Alcoholics Anonymous, the following three
are the ones generally considered most important to people recovering in
A.A.:
Alcoholics Anonymous,
referred to as "the Big Book," explains the program of recovery and
contains various chapters in which individual alcoholics tell their
stories of recovery.
Recently issued Fourth Edition.
amazon.co.uk
Twelve Steps and
Twelve Traditions, referred to as "the Twelve and Twelve,"
contains chapters explaining the twelve steps of the
A. A. program of recovery and the twelve traditions that guide the
fellowship.
amazon.co.uk
Living Sober,
a slim paperback written in the 1970's, contains thirty-one short chapters
with helpful ideas on living sober. Especially helpful for beginners.
amazon.co.uk
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