Marlene Chamberlain. He mixes both facts on alcoholism and stories of alcoholics from different walks of life and at various stages of recovery. Although his approach contains a good touch of humor, he remains fully cognizant of the seriousness of his subject. A particularly valuable chapter is "Wake-up Call for Women." H
- Title : The Thinking Person's Guide to Sobriety
- Author : Bert Pluymen
- Rating : 4.63 (162 Vote)
- Publish : 2014-10-24
- Format : Paperback
- Pages : 256 Pages
- Asin : 0312254288
- Language : English
Marlene Chamberlain. He mixes both facts on alcoholism and stories of alcoholics from different walks of life and at various stages of recovery. Although his approach contains a good touch of humor, he remains fully cognizant of the seriousness of his subject. A particularly valuable chapter is "Wake-up Call for Women." Here he warns that not only are women at increased risk because of their drinking, but they suffer much more for drinking far less than men. For them, alcohol can become lethal after just two drinks. This is scary stuff, but through both the stories and his own tips, Pluymen shows those in the grip of this deadly disease a clear and effective way out. From Booklist Pluymen, once named one of the best lawyers in America, turns his attention from the law to write a thoroughly engaging, yet thought-provoking book on alcoholism. He is careful to point out that alcoholism iJames explains his thorough and honest approach to gathering facts at the end. In the mix as well is a sweet, elderly German noblewoman who encounters a bootlegger by chance and finds that her prissy noble life can't hold a candle to watching drunken Lindy Hoppers in Harlem.The novel reads like utter fluff--"Sex and the City" meets "Queer as Folk"--but there's more beneath that cheerful facade. Most will also need to seek out other sources to find better information on the construction of the clothing as well. I'm not a connoisseur of romance novels, but I've read my fair share. However, Jamie James' biography of Joe Slowinski, an energetic herpetologist, is more interesting than the lives of most of our presidents and celebrities. Here we meet the mother and her views on homosexuality are made quite clear with the church committee when they ask Pete to do the cowboy games for the church group and we are told about a new character, Asher the preacher’s nephew that is openly gay. Most will also need tThis is an informative book that will shed new light on how alcohol abuse can ruin people's lives--even if they thought it could never happen to them.. It also contains insightful, witty, uplifting, and wryly humorous stories of the many people Pluymen met who were also searching for sobriety. Answering yes to these questions sparked Pluymen's realization that life could be so much more fulfilling if he was sober. This book is Bert Pluymen's story of struggle and triumph over alcohol addiction
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