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99% Sober
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99% Sober

by Patrick Ruddy

Part memoir and part self-help, 99% Sober looks at what it means to take control of your drinking and the changes that can follow. Patrick Ruddy connects that shift with improved health, wealth and happiness.

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A ZeroFierce Guide to Spirits & Sorrow
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A ZeroFierce Guide to Spirits & Sorrow

by Amanda L Foster

Amanda L Foster offers a compassionate guide for people using alcohol to cope with grief after the loss of a loved one. Blending personal experience with practical tools, the book looks at how to face sorrow without numbing it.

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Blackout
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Blackout

by Sarah Hepola

Sarah Hepola’s memoir traces the years when drinking felt like freedom, and the blackouts that gradually exposed its cost. With honesty, humour and clarity, it follows her move toward a sober life and a fuller sense of self.

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From Rock Bottom to Sober Forever
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From Rock Bottom to Sober Forever

by Susan Laurie

Susan Laurie’s memoir traces her journey from severe alcoholism and repeated failed attempts at recovery to lasting sobriety. It is a candid, deeply personal account for anyone concerned about their own drinking or that of someone close to them.

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Quit Like a Woman
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Quit Like a Woman

by Holly Glenn Whitaker

Holly Whitaker examines how deeply alcohol is woven into everyday life and why choosing not to drink can feel radical, especially for women. Blending memoir with cultural critique, she challenges traditional recovery models and reframes sobriety as a path to belonging, power and self-care.

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The Double Life of a High-Functioning Alcoholic
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The Double Life of a High-Functioning Alcoholic

by Howard Kane

A candid memoir novel about a successful man whose drinking stays hidden behind work, family life, and outward control until the cost becomes impossible to ignore. It looks closely at dependence, self-deception, and the courage it takes to stop drinking.

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The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober
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The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober

by Catherine Gray

Catherine Gray combines personal experience, factual reportage, expert contributions and self-help advice in an approachable account of what can change when alcohol is no longer part of daily life. It is candid about the difficulty of going sober while keeping sight of its benefits.

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This Naked Mind
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This Naked Mind

by Annie Grace

Annie Grace offers a practical, science-rooted guide to changing your relationship with alcohol, with a focus on helping readers drink less or stop entirely. It combines research, personal stories and exercises in a calm, accessible way.

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