AA to Z: Addictionary to the 12-Step Culture Paperback - 1998 - 1st Edition
by Christopher Cavanaugh
Conversational, witty, and engaging, this must-have reference for all 12-step participants and their loved ones is comprised of real-life stories of recovering addicts as well as definitions and explanations of the terminology. The book offers the uninitiated a fascinating firsthand look at one of the most influential yet least documented cultural movements of our time.
From the rear cover
What does a codependent say to his mate when he wakes up?
"Good morning, how am I?"--Overheard at a Codependents Anonymous meeting
Throughout the world today, more than two million alcoholics and hundreds of thousands of drug addicts, compulsive overeaters, sex addicts, compulsive gamblers, codependents, and other addicts abstain from their addiction, having found a new life by practicing the 12-step program of recovery developed by Alcoholics Anonymous. Over the years, their practices have evolved into a way of life--the 12-Step Culture. "I don't remember my first meeting, but I've been told that I talked for a really long time."
--Mary, a member of Narcotics Anonymous "AA to Z is the first book to document the richness and diversity of the lives of recovering people and to provide an encyclopedic look at this unique subculture. Less self-help than enlightenment and entertainment, "AA to Z is comprised of real-life stories of recovering addicts as well as an "addictionary" of recovery terminology. Everything from the well-known slogan "One Day at a Time" to more esoteric terms like "pigeon" (a lovingly insulting term for a newcomer to the program) and "Wharf Rats" (sober Deadheads) is explained with clarity, insight, and humor.
"How it works, you ask--slowly and well."--Cooper, a member of Alcoholics Anonymous
Conversational, witty, and engaging, "AA to Z is a must-have for all 12-step participants and their loved ones, and it offers the uninitiated a fascinating firsthand look at one of the most influential yet least-documented cultural movements of our time.
From the jacket flap
What does a codependent say to his mate when he wakes up?
"Good morning, how am I?"--Overheard at a Codependents Anonymous meeting
Throughout the world today, more than two million alcoholics and hundreds of thousands of drug addicts, compulsive overeaters, sex addicts, compulsive gamblers, codependents, and other addicts abstain from their addiction, having found a new life by practicing the 12-step program of recovery developed by Alcoholics Anonymous. Over the years, their practices have evolved into a way of life--the 12-Step Culture. "I don't remember my first meeting, but I've been told that I talked for a really long time."
--Mary, a member of Narcotics Anonymous "AA to Z is the first book to document the richness and diversity of the lives of recovering people and to provide an encyclopedic look at this unique subculture. Less self-help than enlightenment and entertainment, "AA to Z is comprised of real-life stories of recovering addicts as well as an "addictionary" of recovery terminology. Everything from the well-known slogan "One Day at a Time" to more esoteric terms like "pigeon" (a lovingly insulting term for a newcomer to the program) and "Wharf Rats" (sober Deadheads) is explained with clarity, insight, and humor.
"How it works, you ask--slowly and well."--Cooper, a member of Alcoholics Anonymous
Conversational, witty, and engaging, "AA to Z is a must-have for all 12-step participants and their loved ones, and it offers the uninitiated a fascinating firsthand look at one of the most influential yet least-documented cultural movements of our time.
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- Title AA to Z: Addictionary to the 12-Step Culture
- Author Christopher Cavanaugh
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Pages 208
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Doubleday Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 1998-03-01
- ISBN 9780385483407 / 0385483406
- Weight 0.6 lbs (0.27 kg)
- Dimensions 8.48 x 5.52 x 0.53 in (21.54 x 14.02 x 1.35 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects English language, Drug addicts
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 97025139
- Dewey Decimal Code 616.860
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- Library Journal, 02/01/1998, Page 103
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