Books on alcoholism

Books on living with an alcoholic
Marriage on the Rocks:  Learning to Live with Yourself and an Alcoholic
by Janet Geringer Woititz

Addresses issues confronting one who is living with an alcoholic spouse.

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Getting Them Sober: You Can Help!
by Toby Rice Drews

A book of practical suggestions.

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Games Alcoholics Play: The Analysis of Life Scripts
by Claude M. Steiner

Drawing on theories of transactional analysis, the author describes the three distinct types of alcoholics -- Drunk and Proud, Lush, and Wino -- and their games, scripts and rackets.

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Outwitting Your Alcoholic: Exploring and Escaping from the Strange World of Alcoholism
by Kenneth Lucas

Your alcoholic uses lots of excuses for drinking. This book offers ways to help you think straight and counter the excuses.

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Book for adult children of alcoholics

Books on codependency

Books on living with manipulative people

Book on talking to children about drugs and alcohol

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The Betty Ford Center Book of Answers: Help for Those Struggling With Substance Abuse and for the People Who Love Them
by James W. West M.D., with foreword by Betty Ford

Dr. West has been a physician at the Betty Ford Center since it opened in 1982.  Chapters in the book include  information on how to identify an alcoholic, intervention, effects of substance abuse on the brain and other parts of the body, treatment, prevention, and relapse.

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Love First: A New Approach to Intervention for Alcoholism and Drug Addiction (A Hazelden Guidebook)
by Jeff Jay and Debra Erickson Jay

Written for families seeking to help a loved one struggling with alcoholism or drug addiction, this book suggests a "love first" approach to intervention.

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Detachment: The Art of Letting Go While Living With an Alcoholic
by Evelyn Leite

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When They Won't Quit
by Bruce Cotter

A guide through the intervention process and on into the stages of treatment and early recovery.

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How to Spot Hidden Alcoholics: Using Behavioral Clues to Recognize Addiction in its Early Stages
by Doug Thorburn

"For those who may have alcoholics in their personal or professional lives, this book describes the indicators of alcoholism, many of which seem too subtle and innocuous to suggest addiction."--Galt Publishing

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When Someone You Love Drinks Too Much
by William F. Kraft

"When Someone You Love Drinks Too Much offers help to the families and friends of alcoholics. But the focus of the book is not problem drinkers, but the lives, needs, behaviors, and attitudes of those who are involved with them. Assuring family and friends that they cannot change their problem drinkers, the author urges them to seek to change themselves."--Saint Anthony Messenger Press & Franciscan Communications

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Marriage on the Rocks, booksamillion.com
For Teenagers Living With a Parent Who Abuses Alcohol/Drugs
by Edith Hornik-Beer

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One Day at a Time in Al-Anon

Daily readings for family and friends of alcoholics.

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Paths to Recovery: Al-Anon's Steps, Traditions and Concepts

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Courage to Change: One Day at a Time in Al-Anon II (Hardcover)

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The Language of Letting Go (Hazelden Meditation Series) (Paperback)
by Melody Beattie

Meditations for daily reflection.

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The Enabler: When Helping Hurts the Ones You Love (Paperback)
by Angelyn Miller

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