We Are the Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life
By: Laura McKowen
4.33
Format: 248 pages, Hardcover
"A masterpiece. The truest, most generous, honest, and helpful sobriety memoir I’ve read. It’s goin…
Want to Read $ 9.99"Maybe it’s helpful to linger there for a minute, in the terrible and the necessary. To start to see them as the same. Maybe in this way, pain is not such a problem"-Laura McKowen, We Are the Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life
"The typical question is, Is this bad enough for me to have to change? The question we should be asking is, Is this good enough for me to stay the same? And the real question underneath it all is, Am I free?"-Laura McKowen, We Are the Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life
"The truest story - the one that will always be truest - is that I am a human being, being human. Sometimes, I am my best self. Sometimes, not so much. But goddamn, I am trying to do better. I am always trying to do better. My guess is that you are, too."-Laura McKowen, We Are the Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life
"Lying and withholding is the cheapest, easiest way to control others. You control their perception, control their response to you, control who you need them to be, In telling the truth, I was surrendering control with the hope that it would lead to something different. I hoped it would lead to something real."-Laura McKowen, We Are the Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life
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1. This Naked Mind: Control Alcohol, Find Freedom, Discover Happiness & Change Your Life
By: Annie Grace
4.25
Format: 271 pages, Kindle Edition
Millions of people worry that drinking is affecting their health, yet are unwilling to seek change … read more
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- mental health
- nonfiction
- alcohol
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2. Unwasted: My Lush Sobriety
By: Sacha Zimmerman Scoblic
3.80
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
The single glass of wine with dinner. . .the cold beer on a hot day. . .the champagne flute raised … read more
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- alcohol
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3. Drinking: A Love Story
By: Caroline Knapp
4.09
Format: 286 pages, Paperback
The roots of alcoholism in the life of a brilliant daughter of an upper-class family are explored i… read more
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"When you quit drinking you stop waiting."-Caroline Knapp, Drinking: A Love Story
"That was my favorite line: I'll drink less when things get better."-Caroline Knapp, Drinking: A Love Story
"The hard things in life, the things you really learn from, happen with a clear mind."-Caroline Knapp, Drinking: A Love Story
"To a drinker the sensation is real and pure and akin to something spiritual: you seek; in the bottle, you find."-Caroline Knapp, Drinking: A Love Story
4. Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget
By: Sarah Hepola
4.03
Format: 230 pages, Hardcover
Alcohol was "the gasoline of all adventure" for Sarah Hepola. She spent her evenings at cocktail pa… read more
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- alcohol
- audiobook
"I understood drinking to be the gasoline of all adventure."-Sarah Hepola, Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget
"That is true strength. To want what you have, and not what someone else is holding."-Sarah Hepola, Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget
"Moving a pile of bricks from one side of the room to the other requires strength. Time, discipline, patience."-Sarah Hepola, Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget
"I had two speeds, which often varied with my blood alcohol level: fine with whatever, and never, ever satisfied. Where was the balance between these two?"-Sarah Hepola, Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget
5. Girl Walks Out of a Bar: A Memoir
By: Lisa F. Smith
4.15
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Lisa Smith was a bright young lawyer at a prestigious law firm in NYC when alcoholism and drug addi… read more
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- alcohol
- audiobook
6. Between Breaths: A Memoir of Panic and Addiction
By: Elizabeth Vargas
4.05
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Beloved former ABC 20/20 anchor Elizabeth Vargas share the truth about her alcohol addiction and … read more
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- audiobook
7. Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol
By: None
3.95
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Combining in-depth research with her own personal story of recovery, an award-winning journalist de… read more
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8. Drinking Games
By: Sarah Levy
3.78
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Part memoir and part social critique, Drinking Games is about how one woman drank and lived — until… read more
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9. We Are the Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life
By: Laura McKowen
4.33
Format: 248 pages, Hardcover
"A masterpiece. The truest, most generous, honest, and helpful sobriety memoir I’ve read. It’s goin… read more
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- mental health
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- alcohol
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"Maybe it’s helpful to linger there for a minute, in the terrible and the necessary. To start to see them as the same. Maybe in this way, pain is not such a problem"-Laura McKowen, We Are the Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life
"The typical question is, Is this bad enough for me to have to change? The question we should be asking is, Is this good enough for me to stay the same? And the real question underneath it all is, Am …"-Laura McKowen, We Are the Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life
"The truest story - the one that will always be truest - is that I am a human being, being human. Sometimes, I am my best self. Sometimes, not so much. But goddamn, I am trying to do better. I am alwa…"-Laura McKowen, We Are the Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life
"Lying and withholding is the cheapest, easiest way to control others. You control their perception, control their response to you, control who you need them to be, In telling the truth, I was surrend…"-Laura McKowen, We Are the Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life
10. Quit Like a Woman: The Radical Choice to Not Drink in a Culture Obsessed with Alcohol
By: Holly Whitaker
4.00
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
The founder of a female-focused recovery program offers a radical new path to sobriety. “You don… read more
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- nonfiction
- alcohol
- audiobook
"OK,"-Holly Whitaker, Quit Like a Woman: The Radical Choice to Not Drink in a Culture Obsessed with Alcohol
"Alcohol is the only drug in the world where, when you stop taking it, you are seen as having a disease."-Holly Whitaker, Quit Like a Woman: The Radical Choice to Not Drink in a Culture Obsessed with Alcohol
"...we've reached a tipping point--more [women] are aware of the terms of our own oppression and of our complicity in the oppression of others."-Holly Whitaker, Quit Like a Woman: The Radical Choice to Not Drink in a Culture Obsessed with Alcohol
"Americans aren't stupid. We are, however, preternaturally disposed to herd behavior (FOMO), with a strong desire to preserve a sense of individuality and maintain control over our decision making. We…"-Holly Whitaker, Quit Like a Woman: The Radical Choice to Not Drink in a Culture Obsessed with Alcohol
11. The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober
By: Catherine Gray
4.33
Format: 274 pages, Kindle Edition
Ever sworn off alcohol for a month and found yourself drinking by the 7th? Think there's 'no point'… read more
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- alcohol
- audiobook
"I'm free from all of that "where's the next drink coming from?" stress. At one point I mislay my water. So what? If that had been wine, I would have been crushed, and annoyed for the next hour. I pro…"-Catherine Gray, The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober
"He gave me so many anti-anxiety techniques. Reciting the alphabet backwards if I'm walking to a boozy party and feel my heart start to jackhammer. Tapping along to a song, which does something fancy …"-Catherine Gray, The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober
12. Sober Curious: The Blissful Sleep, Greater Focus, Limitless Presence, and Deep Connection Awaiting Us All on the Other Side of Alcohol
By: Ruby Warrington
3.61
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Would life be better without alcohol? It’s the nagging question more and more of us are finding … read more
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- alcohol
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13. The Sober Diaries: How one woman stopped drinking and started living.
By: Clare Pooley
4.37
Format: 349 pages, Kindle Edition
BY THE AUTHOR OF NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER THE AUTHENTICITY PROJECT, THE BRAVE AND FUNNY MEMOIR THA… read more
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14. Euphoric: Ditch Alcohol and Gain a Happier, More Confident You
By: Karolina Rzadkowolska
4.16
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Euphoric is your eight-week plan for an alcohol-free lifestyle that can lead to more happiness, wel… read more
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15. Sunshine Warm Sober: Unexpected sober joy that lasts
By: Catherine Gray
4.19
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The new book from Catherine Gray - icon of the Quit Lit movement and author of The Unexpected Joy o… read more
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- alcohol
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16. Sober On A Drunk Planet: Giving Up Alcohol (Quit lit, #1)
By: Sean Alexander
3.97
Format: 233 pages, Kindle Edition
The Unexpected Shortcut to Finding Happiness, Health and Financial Freedom What are the most min… read more
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- nonfiction
- alcohol
- self help
17. Soberful: Uncover a Sustainable, Fulfilling Life Free of Alcohol
By: Veronica Valli
4.16
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
How to stop drinking, stay stopped, and develop emotional skills for a life of excitement and conne… read more
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18. The Sober Lush: A Hedonist's Guide to Living a Decadent, Adventurous, Soulful Life--Alcohol Free
By: Amanda Eyre Ward
3.74
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A sober hedonist's guide to living a decadent, wild, and soulful life--alcohol-free. In a culture … read more
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19. Intoxicating Lies: One Woman’s Journey to Freedom from Gray Area Drinking
By: Meg Geisewite
4.27
Format: 172 pages, Paperback
Meg never hit a “rock bottom.” Most people think that in order to acknowledge and address a drin… read more
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20. Drunk-ish: A Memoir of Loving and Leaving Alcohol
By: Stefanie Wilder-Taylor
4.04
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
From the author of Sippy Cups Are Not for Chardonnay , a hilariously candid and refreshingly honest… read more
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21. Nothing Good Can Come from This
By: Kristi Coulter
3.95
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
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"Can you ask the bartender to make me something nonalcoholic that isn't sweet?'... What he got was a coupe glass filled with something that tasted a little like tea, a little like soda, and a lot like…"-Kristi Coulter, Nothing Good Can Come from This
"Yes, he had a temper that left at least one hole in our walls before he went to therapy and got a handle on it. But he treated me like a superhero princess and was also warm, responsible, hilarious, …"-Kristi Coulter, Nothing Good Can Come from This
"This is why I drank, you know. Because I wanted every day to be like that. I wanted every day to feel like a movie montage, or at least to end in an epiphany, or at least to have a clear narrative ar…"-Kristi Coulter, Nothing Good Can Come from This
"Because I just don't really care about what the liquid in my glass says about me anymore. I'd like to tell you it's because sobriety cured my need for specialness. I'd like to tell you I invented the…"-Kristi Coulter, Nothing Good Can Come from This
