Literature
Reading is fundamental. These books might help! (Click here for more information on books available to homegroup members that can be free for those who cannot afford to buy them):
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Staying Sober Without God by Jeffrey Munn:
Staying Sober Without God Workbook by Jeffrey Munn:
The Daily Stoic. We use an excerpt each day as our reading for our meeting. Click on the image for more information:
AA’s The God Word pamphlet: the story of 10 AA agnostics and atheists. Click on the image:
AA Grapevine’s One Big Tent – stories of atheists and agnostics in AA. Click on the image.
AA Living Sober pamphlet. Click on the image.
Traditional AA Big Book. Click on the image:
More Conference Approved AA Literature:
Do You Think You’re Different?
More suggested secular sobriety / recovery reading (let the Internet be your guide to find them!):
“The Alternative 12 Steps” by Martha Cleveland and Arlys G.
“Modern 12 Step Recovery” by Glenn Radar
“The 12 Steps of Realistic Recovery” by Mike H.
“Twelve Secular Steps: An Addiction Recovery Guide” by Bill Wolf
“Beyond Belief, Agnostic Musings for 12 Step Life” by Joe C. (daily readings)
“Quitting Weed: The Complete Guide” by Mathew Clarke
“Do Tell!: Stories by Atheists and Agnostics in AA” – AA Agnostica, edited by Roger C.
“Don’t Tell: Stories and essays by agnostics and atheists in AA” – AA Agnostica, edited by Roger C.
“A Secular Sobriety” by Dale K.
“The Little Book (A Collection of Alternative 12 Steps)” by Roger C.
“Waiting…A Non-Believer’s Higher Power” by Marya Hornbacher
“An Atheists Unofficial Guide to AA – for Newcomers” by Vince Hawkins
“An Atheists Unofficial Guide to AA – for Oldtimers” by Vince Hawkins
“The Five Keys, 12 Step Recovery Without A God” by Archer Voxx
“The Proactive Twelve Steps” by Serge Prengel
“A Freethinker in Alcoholics Anonymous” by John Lauritsen
“Common Sense Recovery, An Atheists Guide to Alcoholics Anonymous” by Adam N.
Books on the History of AA:
“A History of Agnostics in AA” by Roger C.
“Writing the Big Book (The Creation of AA)” by William H. Schaberg
“Key Players in AA History” by Bob K.
Additional Recovery-Related Books:
“The Psychology of the 12 Steps” by Paul V. Z., Psy. D.
“Sane…Mental Illness, Addiction and the 12 Steps” by Marya Hornbacher
“We’re not All Egomaniacs: Adapting the Twelve Steps for Alcoholics with Low Self-Esteem” by Beth Aich
