Recommended Books
Addiction & Chemical Dependency
Following is a list of books we’ve found helpful for those dealing with the topics of addiction and chemical dependency:
- “Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey Through His Son’s Addiction,” by David Sheff
- “Drinking: A Love Story,” by Caroline Knapp
- “Happy Hours: Alcohol in a Woman’s Life,” by Devon Jersild
- “Mending a Shattered Heart: A Guide for Partners of Sex Addicts,” by Robert Weiss, Omar Minwalla, Sonja Rudie and Jennifer P. Schneider
- “Narrative Means to Sober Ends: Treating Addiction and Its Aftermath,” by Jonathan Diamond PhD
- “Out of the Shadows: Understanding Sexual Addiction,” by Patrick Carnes
- “Wild Hunger: The Primal Roots of Modern Addiction,” by Bruce W. Wilshire
