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Title: The Thinking Person's Guide to Sobriety by Bert Pluymen ISBN: 0-312-25428-8 Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin Pub. Date: 10 January, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.11 (27 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Not For Everyone
Comment: Save your money. Trade in your addiction to alcohol for a dependency on AA meetings. Trade in your girlfriend for a dog. And fill your empty meaningless life with religion. That sums up this book. Although this book tries to hide its religion under the guise of spirituality it is overtly religious. The first sixty pages were so filled with religious connotations I almost stopped reading the book several times. Once I made it past the first section of the book I actually enjoyed reading the stories people had submitted to the author. Even the author's story is enjoyable to read if you ignore the fact that it is peppered with religious overtones. The individual stories are pretty good and I can identify with many of the people who wrote them but you don't need to read about people like you to know whether or not you are an alcoholic. Suffice it to say if you're buying this book you are. If you are like me you are looking for some insights on how to cope with the struggles of overcoming alcohol addiction not someone telling you to go to AA and church and that's what you get here. After hundreds of pages of reading the reader should walk away with something more than the recommendation that he should go to AA and church. If you want to go to AA than you don't need to buy this book, just go to AA and save yourself the time you would invest reading this book. But realize this: when you go to AA it is for life. Most people who stop going to meetings end up going back to drinking. AA is not a cure it is a substitute. And religion, don't get me started. Go to AA, go to church, if you like, but don't buy this book. Needless to say I am very disappointed with this purchase. I was so perturbed by this book that I had to write a review, which I never do, with the sole intent of letting people know this book is not for everyone.
Rating: 5
Summary: Personal Life Saver
Comment: At 46, I was a successful business owner with a beautiful home and good marriage. I also drank every evening and as a result had trouble sleeping. I was exhausted most of the time and often unpleasant to be around. Even so, I wasn't sure I qualified as an alcoholic. I saw this book and the title spoke to me. After reading the first few pages, I knew I'd found a soul mate in Bert. His story of being a high-level, functioning alcoholic was similar to mine. I had stayed away from AA due to the "God" thing. But, I started going to meetings 5 years ago because of this book. Now, I have my own interpretation of a higher power. I don't call it God or feel the need to join a religion or go to church. To each his/her own. What I have found in AA is a method for dealing with life's problems and a measure of serenity never before known to me. Life still happens, and good and bad things come my way, but I no longer need to numb unpleasant thoughts at night with alcohol. Read this book if you have any doubt about your drinking.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Bridge
Comment: In Alcoholics Obvious, all of my waking time it seemed was spent thinking of drinking, drinking or passed out from drinking. When I was "sober", my thoughts where influenced by alcohol, and I made a choice to pour more into my body. And I felt miserable and when I became miserable "enough", I came into AA screaming for help. The bottom was when I stopped digging.
The Thinking Persons Guide to Sobriety was the bridge to AA and early sobriety. What I really wanted to know is "There a Solution"? I wanted to find the loophole. The easier softer way. I did not want to sit with a bunch of old guys, drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes. Tell me Bert... please.. is there such thing as hip sobriety, happy sobriety, and a content life? It opened my eyes to the possibility that I could not drink and be happy. I learned that Same Man, Same Result, Changed Man, Changed Result. This book provided the opportunity to explore intellectually my options prior to making the decision, the decision to change.
I have been blessed with a life without alcohol or drugs for over 5 years now and the truth is that no one is more surprised than me. As it states in one of the promises of AA, I have truly found a new freedom and a new happiness. I have found in AA a fellowship, a wonderful mosaic of true friends, a common solution to my problem, opportunities to be of service and a relationship with a Power that not only keeps me sober, opens my heart to the possibilities and an ability to wonder.
One last thought, I have a Native American sponsor, and not once has she suggested that a sweat lodge would be a solution, never have I been told that The Buddha, Jesus, Mohammed or Allah is the "solution". Neither does this book. I have many friends in AA who have a religious affiliation and many that don't. This book guided me to know, my conception of a "Higher Power" is my choice.
I do not know if the reader here has a problem with alcohol. I do know if you want conscious information by someone who has walked the path and are looking for your own, this book might be helpful. What is at risk really, the cost of a two or three cocktails or a life of unimaginable possibility?
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Title: Sober for Good: New Solutions for Drinking Problems -- Advice from Those Who Have Succeeded by Anne M. Fletcher ISBN: 0618219072 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Pub. Date: 17 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: First-Year Sobriety: When All That Changes Is Everything by Guy Kettelhack ISBN: 1568382308 Publisher: Hazelden Publishing & Educational Services Pub. Date: 01 October, 1998 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: How to Quit Drinking Without Aa: A Complete Self-Help Guide by Jerry Dorsman ISBN: 076151290X Publisher: Prima Lifestyles Pub. Date: 01 June, 1998 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Beyond the Influence: Understanding and Defeating Alcoholism by Katherine Ketcham, William F. Asbury, Mel Schulstad, Arthur P., Ed.D., Ph.D. Ciaramicoli, William F. Asbury ISBN: 0553380141 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 04 April, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Alcohol: How to Give It Up and Be Glad You Did by Philip Tate Ph.D. ISBN: 1884365108 Publisher: See Sharp Press Pub. Date: 01 October, 1996 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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