The Book Club Wellness Counseling & Residential Detox offers has a goal to build a community of people who want to share their insights through books and reading materials related to recovery.
We believe that the unique insight of those in recovery may help those following in their footsteps.
Anyone can contribute to the book club by suggesting books and adding reviews. We distribute many books free of charge.
Things you can do here:
See list of books
Order a book
Suggest a book
Return a book
How It Works
Read: We received the book and decided to read it.
Declare Our Continued Sobriety: We made our mark on the book, signing it with our initials and sobriety date. Sign on any open page or margin.
Pay It Forward: We exchanged the book for a new one, sharing this bit of human wisdom with another in need or in recovery. We are building a wide selection with ratings and reviews from those in recovery.
Found Books: If you find a book, simply share it with someone who might need it. Dropping it off at a local 12-Step meeting spot would also be an act of kindness.
Wellness Recovery Book Club Library
A Million Little Pieces by James Frey. Wellness Residential Counseling rating = 3.8. Tags: Biographies & Memoirs, Health, Fitness & Dieting, Specific Groups
Being Sober: A Step-by-Step Guide To Getting Through, and Living in Recovery by Harry Haroutunian. Wellness Residential Counseling rating = 4.5. Tags: Addiction & Recovery, Drug Dependency, Alcoholism, Substance Abuse
Believing in Myself: Self Esteem Daily Meditations by Earnie Larsen. Wellness Residential Counseling = 4.7. Tags: Self-Help, Self-Esteem, Happiness, Motivational
Beyond the Influence – Understanding & Defeating Alcoholism by Katherine Ketcham and William F. Asbury. Wellness Residential Counseling rating = 4.3. Tags: Addiction & Recovery, Alcoholism, Self-Help
Broken: My Story of Addiction and Redemption by William Cope Moyers, Katherine Ketcham. Wellness Residential Counseling rating = 4.2. Tags: Biographies & Memoirs, Addiction & Recovery, Journalists, Alcoholism, Substance Abuse
Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself by Melody Beattie. Wellness Residential Counseling rating = 4.4. Tags: Religion & Spirituality, Addiction & Recovery, Codependency, Mysticism, Substance Abuse
Cracked – Life On the Edge in Rehab Clinic by Drew Pinsky. Wellness Residential Counseling rating = 4.4. Tags: Biographies & Memoirs, Addiction & Recovery, Substance Abuse, Medical, Self-Help
Crank by Ellen Hopkins. Wellness Residential Counseling rating = 4.5. Tags: Teens, Parents, Drugs & Alcohol, Dating & Sex
My Friend Leonard by James Frey. Wellness Residential Counseling rating = 4.1. Tags: Politics & Social Sciences, Addiction & Recovery, Biographies & Memoirs, Medicine, Alcoholism, Crime & Criminals
Further Books in Our Library
Requiem for a Dream: A Novel by Hubert Selby Jr. and Darren Aronofsky. Wellness Residential Counseling rating = 4.1. Tags: Literature & Fiction, Contemporary, Psychological Thrillers, TV, Movie & Video Game Adaptations
Shantaram: A Novel by Gregory David Roberts. Wellness Residential Counseling rating = 4.7. Tags: Literature & Fiction, Contemporary, Action & Adventure, Literary
Sober for Good – New Solutions for Drinking Problems – Advice from Those Who Have Succeeded by Anne M. Fletcher M.S. R.D. Wellness Residential Counseling rating = 4.2. Tags: Addiction & Recovery, Alcoholism, Self-Help, Textbooks
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz. Wellness Residential Counseling rating = 4.5. Tags: Politics & Social Sciences, Native American Studies, Consciousness & Thought, Happiness
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle. Wellness Residential Counseling rating = 4.2. Tags: Religion & Spirituality, Self-Help, Meditation, Spiritual, New Age & Spirituality
The Privileged Addict by Charles A. Peabody. Wellness Residential Counseling rating = 4.5. Tags: Biographies & Memoirs, Addiction & Recovery, Depression
We All Fall Down: Living with Addiction by Nic Sheff. Wellness Residential Counseling rating = 4.4. Tags: Teen, Drug & Alcohol Abuse, Biographies, Social Issues, Crystal Meth, Rehab
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed. Wellness Residential Counseling rating = 4.5. Tags: Biographies & Memoirs, Travelers & Explorers, Women
12-Step Focused
12 Stupid Things That Mess Up Recovery: Avoiding Relapse through Self-Awareness and Right Action by Allen Berger Ph.D. Wellness Residential Counseling rating = 4.5. Tags: Addiction & Recovery, Neurology, Drug Dependency, Twelve-Step Programs
A Woman’s Way through the Twelve Steps by Stephanie S. Covington. Wellness Residential Counseling rating = 4.4. Tags: Addiction & Recovery, Obsessive-Compulsive, Compulsive Behavior, Twelve-Step Programs
Drop the Rock: Removing Character Defects – Steps Six and Seven by Bill Pittman. Wellness Residential Counseling rating = 4.6. Tags: Addiction & Recovery, Twelve-Step Program, Alcoholism, Substance Abuse
Each Day a New Beginning: Daily Meditations for Women by Karen Casey. Wellness Residential Counseling rating = 4.6. Tags: Religion & Spirituality, Addiction & Recovery, Twelve-Step Programs, Devotionals
First Year Sobriety: When All That Changes Is Everything by Guy Kettelhack. Wellness Residential Counseling rating = 4.2. Tags: Addiction & Recovery, Social Services & Welfare, Twelve-Step Programs, Alcoholism
Keep it Simple: Daily Meditations for Twelve-Step Beginning and Renewal by Anonymous. Wellness Residential Counseling = 4.6. Tags: Addiction & Recovery, Twelve-Step Program, Substance Abuse, Meditation
Living Sober by Anonymous. Wellness Residential Counseling rating = 4.5. Tags: Addiction & Recovery, Twelve-Step Program, Drug Dependency, Alcoholism
Mommy Doesn’t Drink Here Anymore: Getting Through the First Year of Sobriety by Rachael Brownell. Wellness Residential Counseling rating = 4.3. Tags: Addiction & Recovery, Twelve-Step Program, Alcoholism, Motherhood
Twenty Four Hours a Day by Anonymous. Wellness Residential Counseling rating = 4.6. Tags: Religion & Spirituality, Religious Studies, Twelve-Step Programs, Mysticism, Alcoholics Anonymous
