Recommended Books, Counseling Workbooks, and Journals

Known as the "Big Book," the basic text of Alcoholics Anonymous has helped millions of people worldwide get and stay sober since the first edition appeared in 1939. Opening chapters articulate A.A.’s program of recovery from alcoholism — the original Twelve Steps — and recount the personal histories of A.A.'s co-founders, Bill W. and Dr. Bob. 

Written by addicts, for addicts, and about addicts, this is the softcover edition of the book that sets forth the spiritual principles of Narcotics Anonymous that hundreds of thousands of addicts have used in recovery.  

A year of plainspoken daily readings for people in recovery, rebuilding after consequences, and learning to live with more honesty, responsibility, and decency. These 365 reflections speak to shame, anger, humility, grief, boundaries, forgiveness, self-respect, and the daily work of change. Recovery is more than abstinence. It is learning how to live with yourself, treat people better, and keep showing up one day at a time. 

3.5 Years is a raw memoir of addiction, accountability, prison, and rebuilding. Burton Burt shares how silence forced him to face the truth, break old patterns, and begin again. It is not a story of easy redemption, but of painful honesty, repair, and choosing a different future. 

Recovery Awareness: Second Edition is a clinically grounded, trauma-informed workbook for individuals ready to face their addiction with honesty, structure, and grit.