What books?! - Al-Anon Family Group

kelllkelll · Member

What books?!

missmeliss · ~*Service Worker*~

Hi Kell

There are al-anon daily readers which have a page for each day of the year, "Courage To Change, One day at a Time in Al-anon" and "Hope for Today". There is also a daily reader that is not al-anon approved but is excellent called "The Language of Letting Go" by Melody Beatty.
In addition there is a book called "Pathways to recovery" which works through the 12 steps of al-anon and additionally there is a series of books called "Getting Them Sober" by Toby Rice Drews that are amazing.
I bought all of them second hand from www.bookdepository.com/, and I have also seen some of them at the library.
Otherwise if you can get to a meeting they often have a lending library, just ask

Breakingfree · ~*Service Worker*~

I agree to all of the books mentioned above! There are many more and for me "Perfect Daughters" by Robert J Ackerman was another good one. "Getting Them Sober" by Toby Rice Drews was my number one most helpful and the 3 daily readers I bought in my al-anon face to face meetings and they are great reminders daily. Glad you are here and keep coming back. Sending you love and support on your journey!

missmeliss · ~*Service Worker*~

I hadn't heard of that one Karen, looking for it now

pinkchip · ~*Service Worker*~

There is Nar-Anon specific literature also. Alanon is a much bigger and easily available resource, but there are slight differences in dealing with drug addiction vs. alcoholism. Check out nar-anon-webstore.myshopify.com/collections/books-booklets

maryjane · ~*Service Worker*~

Getting Them Sober was my go-to books until I got more into AlAnon. And there is a web site of gettingthemsoberdotcom that you can easily pick up some information too. Also anything by Melody Beattie especially the codependent no more titles (there are a few). Hope for Today is the best daily reader from AlAnon regarding having your children as addicts because it is a newer edition of daily reader. The older editions addressed spouses' addiction more than parents dealing with children, but they are all good.

honeypig · Member

The books I've found most helpful are "How Alanon Works For Families and Friends of Alcoholics", "Pathways to Recovery" which someone else mentioned, and again, as another poster mentioned, anything by Melody Beattie. "The Language of Letting Go" is a wonderful daily reader and has become my favorite for that type of book.

From a different perspective, "Waiting: A Nonbeliever's Higher Power" by Marya Hornbacher was a book I found use in, too.

ladybugnessa · Senior Member

How Alanon Works is one
The big book of AA is another
and Paths To Recovery (DO THE questions) has been incredible.

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