This well researched, painstakingly documented book provides detailed information on the right-wing evangelical organization (Oxford Group Movement) that gave birth to AA; the relation of AA and its program to the Oxford Group Movement; AA's similarities to and differences from religious cults; AA's remarkable ineffectiveness; and the alternatives to AA. The greatly expanded second edition includes a new chapter on AA's relationship to the treatment industry, and AA's remarkable influence in the media.


About the Author
Stanton Peele, Ph.D., J.D., is an addiction expert who has investigated, written about, and treated addiction over five decades. He is the author of 14 previous books that have sold, collectively, almost two million copies. These include such classics as "Love and Addiction," "The Truth about Addiction and Recovery," "Diseasing of America," and "7 Tools to Beat Addiction." He has received awards for his lifetime contributions from the Rutgers Center of Alcohol Studies and Drug Policy Alliance. Stanton was recognized in The Atlantic as one of "10 people who are revolutionizing how we study addiction and recovery." In the course of his life's work, Stanton has identified that addiction isn't limited to drugs. He was among the first to describe natural recovery and its anchorings in life t


Book Information
ISBN 9781884365126
Author Charles Bufe
Format Paperback
Page Count 208
Imprint See Sharp Press
Publisher See Sharp Press
Weight(grams) 317g