Plain text ebooks from the authors and publishers at Smashwords. They lack much formatting, but they're readable on virtually anything.
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Why Can't I Be Enough For You? | by Karen Exelby Jan. 12, 2012 | $9.99 | 51322 words | Sample 20% |
| The story of one woman's survival in a marriage torn by infidelity and sexual addiction. | |||||
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Dead Drunk | by Gil VanWagner Dec. 31, 2011 | Free! | 95544 words | Read a sample |
| Buddy's story. He is going through recovery....working the 12 Steps that have saved so many......only he is doing it over twenty years after he died. A message of hope that crosses time and space for addicts in all shapes and sizes....and those that love them. | |||||
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Changing from the INSIDE OUT! Six Ways to Losing Weight for Life! | by greg ryan Dec. 02, 2011 | $9.99 | 18839 words | Sample 10% |
| Changing from the INSIDE OUT is a common sense approach to losing weight by one of the most sought after trainers today. A combination of psychology and fitness makes this a proven method for thirty years. So easy its deceptive! Greg Ryan trainer to the stars! | |||||
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A Way Back from Deep Debt: Debtors Anonymous | by Jerrold Mundis Nov. 19, 2011 | Free! | 3622 words | Read a sample |
| This article on Debtors Anonymous originally appeared in the New York Times Magazine. Debtors Anonymous is a 12-Step self-help program modeled on Alcoholics Anonymous that helps its members recover from past debts, negotiate with and pay off all their creditors on a humane and manageable schedule, increase income, avoid new unsecured debt going forward, and live a happier life with money. | |||||
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EZ Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous | by Anonymous Member of AA Sep. 08, 2011 | $7.99 | 34951 words | Sample 20% |
| The EZ Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous is the first “translation†of AA's Big Book since its publication in 1939. The EZ Big Book follows the original text, sentence by sentence, rephrasing it for modern readers. Gender/lifestyle stereotypes and sexist language are avoided, and a "Higher Power" is referred to in terms acceptable to readers of any faith. | |||||
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30 Days | by Karin Burke May 16, 2011 | $8.99 | 27063 words | |
| Help for addicts and alcoholics in early recovery. Tips on getting through the physical, emotional, and interpersonal difficulties of early sobriety. Offering hope as well as practical tools, this book covers everything from addiction psychology to sex and dating, eating habits and sobriety options. | |||||
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Growing Toward Light | by Maureen Middlefield Jan. 30, 2011 | $2.99 | 6388 words | Sample 50% |
| Recovering alcoholics speak of their "bottom," that point in their lives when they had sunk as low as they were willing to go and looked for a way out of their pain. As a codependent, I had a very low bottom. I was diagnosed with psychosis and was incarcerated. The story you're about to read describes how I used Twelve-Step programs to work my way back toward health. | |||||
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More Shall Be Revealed | by Susan Brown March 20, 2010 | $6.95 | 55571 words | Sample 25% |
| Our traumas and our sorrows need not define us nor run our lives. . . we can truly change our tune, clear the old refrains which have seemed to control us. We are energetic beings full of Light and Love, poised on the threshold of events beyond our wildest dreams. We ourselves are powerful beyond measure if we courageously look within and allow more to be revealed . . . | |||||
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The Compact Diet | by Dwight Gilbert Jones Aug. 11, 2009 | $2.99 | 9476 words | |
| Make your eating habits your beauty secret, not your albatross. Food and drink are easily managed by compacting the nutrient profile of your meals and behaving in stores, not your kitchen. Will power does not reliably exist and cannot save you over time. Your weight will firmly stabilize around a stronger core, and you need only add modest aerobic exercise for permanent, attractive health. | |||||
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The Third Act of Life | by Stephen Spignesi June 16, 2009 | $9.95 | 40972 words | Sample 10% |
| Are you one of the 100 million Americans who are 45 or over? Then THE THIRD ACT OF LIFE by Jerome Ellison (with Stephen Spignesi) is the book for you. Learn how to embrace the third act of your life using a practical, spiritually-logical, motivational, 12-step program that has inspired people since the book's 1st edition almost 40 years ago. THE THIRD ACT is a classic of vital aging. | |||||
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The Art of Loving an Addict | by Carol Northfield Jan. 25, 2009 | $2.99 | 7326 words | Sample 50% |
| It has been said that addiction is a victimless crime, but those who love people who are addicted to one substance or another know better. Not only are addicts victims of their disease, but the lives of those of us who love them are deeply affected, too. If you know-or suspect-you love an addict, this story is written for you, an account of what worked for me, some of which might work for you. | |||||