Kategoria BISAC: Self-Help >> Twelve-Step Programs

This book is not just for Jewish people. It's for all people who would gain insight-- and strength to heal--from Jewish tradition. - All people who are in trouble with alcohol, drugs, or other addictions--food, gambling, and sex - Anyone seeking an understanding of the Twelve Steps from a Jewish perspective--regardless of religious background or affiliation - Alcoholics and addicts in recovery - Codependents - Adult children of alcoholics - Specialists in recovery and treatment An updated and expanded edition of a recovery classic. A rabbi, a psychiatrist, and many recovering Jewish people...

Acclaimed author and screenwriter William G. Borchert explores the life and times of Lois Burnham Wilson, the spirited creator of Al-Anon and wife of Alcoholics Anonymous co-founder Bill Wilson. From her privileged childhood in turn-of-the-century New York City to her socialite status as the 'Wall Street Wife' of the charismatic Bill in the roaring '20s to the couple's audacious crosscountry motorcycle excursions in the 1930s,...

Chemical dependency is a devastating and debilitating disease that affects not only the ill person but permeates destruction to anyone coming into contact or to anyone having a relationship with a victim of alcohol or drug abuse. This book tells the story poignantly and succinctly the suffering of a young family caught in the throes of alcoholism. This book evolved from a unique open meeting in an Alano club when a mother and her daughter each told her own story of the dark place alcoholism was taking the parents and children. The journey that leads to recovery is told in three parts...

Jack Watts' startling personal story of being victimized by religious abuse and then sinking into alcoholism and self-destructive behaviors will resonate strongly with the many thousands of those who have been disenfranchised or even crushed by institutionalized religion. Recovering from Religious Abuse will help these walking wounded discover how to come to terms with their past as they...

Learn about the luminaries behind one of the greatest social movements of our time through the never-before-published recordings, letters, and stories found in this intimate multimedia retrospective.This unique book and audio CD draw on letters, journal entries, and speeches from Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) conferences, and recorded conversations to tell the personal stories of AA cofounders...

The most complete history of A.A. ever written. Not God contains anecdotes and excerpts from the diaries, correspondence, and occasional memoirs of A.A.'s early figures. A fascinating, fast-moving, and authoritative account of the discovery and development of the program and fellowship that we know today as Alcoholics Anonymous.

Since 1954, Twenty-Four Hours a Day has become a stable force in the recovery of many alcoholics throughout the world. With over six and a half million copies in print (the original text has been revised), this "little black book" offers daily thoughts, meditations, and prayers for living a clean and sober life. A spiritual resource with practical applications to fit our daily lives."For yesterday is but a dream, and tomorrow is only a vision" is part...