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'…
Want to Read $ 6.99"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 probably would have regaled my friend with how miffed I was, for an hour too."-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 in the brain. Or holding somebody's hand. I still use these tools to this day."-Catherine Gray, The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober
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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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- self help
- personal development
- memoir
- health
- psychology
- mental health
- nonfiction
- alcohol
- audiobook
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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- memoir
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- mental health
- alcohol
- nonfiction
- self help
3. Dry
By: Augusten Burroughs
4.03
Format: 293 pages, Paperback
You may not know it, but you've met Augusten Burroughs. You've seen him on the street, in bars, on … read more
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"I was drunk from the attention"-Augusten Burroughs, Dry
"His laugh is made of porch swings and lemonade."-Augusten Burroughs, Dry
"It's amazing how drunk you can be without alcohol."-Augusten Burroughs, Dry
"When you do not have your health, nothing else matters at all."-Augusten Burroughs, Dry
Similar categories in Allen Carr's Allen Carr's Easy Way to Control Alcohol book and Catherine Gray's The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober
- self help
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- psychology
- nonfiction
- alcohol
- audiobook
5. 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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- biography
- memoir
- psychology
- mental health
- nonfiction
- alcohol
- self help
"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
6. 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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- self help
- biography
- memoir
- psychology
- mental health
- 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
7. Glorious Rock Bottom
By: Bryony Gordon
4.34
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In Glorious Rock Bottom Bryony opens up about a toxic twenty-year relationship with alcohol and dru… read more
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- audiobook
8. 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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- nonfiction
- alcohol
- audiobook
"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
9. 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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- self help
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- memoir
- health
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- mental health
- 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
10. 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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- self help
- personal development
- biography
- memoir
- health
- psychology
- mental health
- nonfiction
- 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
11. Alcohol Explained
By: William Porter
4.36
Format: 273 pages, Kindle Edition
Alcohol Explained is the definitive, ground-breaking guide to alcohol and alcoholism. It explains h… read more
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- self help
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- nonfiction
- alcohol
- audiobook
12. Alcohol Lied to Me: The Intelligent Way to Escape Alcohol Addiction
By: Craig Beck
4.06
Format: 161 pages, Kindle Edition
Craig Beck is a well-regarded family man with two children, a beautiful home, and a successful medi… read more
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- health
- nonfiction
- alcohol
- self help
13. 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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- personal development
- health
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- mental health
- nonfiction
- alcohol
- audiobook
14. 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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- nonfiction
- alcohol
- audiobook
15. Push Off from Here: Nine Essential Truths to Get You Through Sobriety (and Everything Else)
By: Laura McKowen
4.53
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of We Are the Luckiest and founder of the international recovery commun… read more
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- memoir
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- nonfiction
- self help
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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- health
- mental health
- nonfiction
- self help
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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- memoir
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- nonfiction
- alcohol
- audiobook
19. The Sober Girl Society Handbook: An Empowering Guide to Living Hangover Free
By: Millie Gooch
4.17
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Part memoir, part survival guide, this is an empowering self-help book with a simple message at its… read more
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- memoir
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- nonfiction
- alcohol
- audiobook
20. Why Don't You Drink Alcohol?: 101 Ways To Say I Quit Drinking Alcohol Without It Being Awkward (Sort of) (Sobriety books for women Book 3)
By: Sienna Green
4.20
Format: 71 pages, Kindle Edition
Why is alcohol the only drug we have to justify NOT taking? If you want 101 hilarious ways to say I… read more
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21. The Alcohol Experiment: A 30-day, Alcohol-Free Challenge to Interrupt Your Habits and Help You Take Control
By: Annie Grace
4.31
Format: 239 pages, Paperback
Now complete with daily prompts to reflect on each day of a month-long, alcohol-free plan, the auth… read more
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- personal development
- memoir
- health
- psychology
- mental health
- nonfiction
- alcohol
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