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When Bad Things Happen to Good People

Harold S. Kushner

4.6 on Amazon

3 HN comments

High Performance Habits: How Extraordinary People Become That Way

Brendon Burchard and Hay House

4.7 on Amazon

3 HN comments

Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting

Lisa Genova

4.7 on Amazon

3 HN comments

Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.

Brené Brown

4.7 on Amazon

3 HN comments

Come As You Are: Revised and Updated: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life

Emily Nagoski Ph.D.

4.8 on Amazon

3 HN comments

Alcoholics Anonymous: The Big Book

Anonymous

4.7 on Amazon

3 HN comments

Your Brain on Porn: Internet Pornography and the Emerging Science of Addiction

Gary Wilson, Noah Church, et al.

4.7 on Amazon

3 HN comments

Parenting from the Inside Out: How a Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive: 10th Anniversary Edition

Daniel J. Siegel and Mary Hartzell

4.7 on Amazon

3 HN comments

The Year of Magical Thinking

Joan Didion

4.5 on Amazon

3 HN comments

Surrounded by Idiots

Thomas Erikson

4.5 on Amazon

3 HN comments

The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem

Dr. Nathaniel Branden and Macmillan Audio

4.6 on Amazon

2 HN comments

13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do: Take Back Your Power, Embrace Change, Face Your Fears, and Train Your Brain for Happiness and Success

Amy Morin

4.6 on Amazon

2 HN comments

Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich

Norman Ohler and Shaun Whiteside

4.7 on Amazon

2 HN comments

Dare: The New Way to End Anxiety and Stop Panic Attacks

Barry McDonagh

4.6 on Amazon

2 HN comments

Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People

Mahzarin R. Banaji and Anthony G. Greenwald

4.5 on Amazon

2 HN comments

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tyingqonAug 2, 2019

This affects earlier versions of the Alcoholics Anonymous "Big Book", and I'd heard it was a sore point for them.

http://silkworth.net/gsowatch/1939/uslaw.htm

okareamanonJune 26, 2021

We have tried every imaginable remedy. In some instances there has been brief recovery, followed always by a still worse relapse. Physicians who are familiar with alcoholism agree there is no such thing as making a normal drinker out of an alcoholic. Science may one day accomplish this, but it hasn't done so yet.
-- Alcoholics Anonymous Chapter 3, More About Alcoholism

I may soon be able to drink again after having my genes edited, but I'm not sure I would do it

chaoticmassonJuly 31, 2020

Reminds me of something my Dad sent me when I was dealing with grief over someone who wronged me. It's from the Alcoholics Anonymous book, but I found the advice worked anyway. Here's the scan from the book:
https://imgur.com/a/XlkPGLp
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