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SMART RECOVERY®
RECOMMENDED READING LIST

Note: Publications with an asterisk (*) are available through the SMART Recovery Central Office and may be ordered online via www.smartrecovery.org.
SMART
Recovery® Publications
SMART Recovery Handbook * -
A
compilation of practical information
designed to assist the reader in
attaining the ultimate goal of recovery.

Addictive Behavior – For Members
Alcohol: How to
Give it Up and Be Glad You Did, A
Sensible Approach
*
-
Philip
Tate, Ph.D. (See Sharp Press 1997)
Sex, Drugs,
Gambling, & Chocolate: A Workbook for
Overcoming Addictions
* - A Thomas Horvath, Ph.D. (Impact
Publishers, Inc. - 1998
The Small Book
-
Jack
Trimpey, LCSW (Delacorte Press, New
York, NY - 1992)
When AA Doesn’t
Work for You: Rational Steps to Quitting
Alcohol
-
Albert
Ellis, Ph.D. & Emmett Velten, Ph.D.
(Barricade Books, Inc.Fort Lee, NJ -
1992)

Addictive Behavior – For
Members or Concerned Significant Others –
Overviews of Treatment and Other
Resources for Addiction
Recovery Options:
The Complete Guide
–
Volpicelli & Szalavitz (John wiley &
Sons, Inc. 2000-2002)
Resisting 12-Step
Coercion
*
-
Stanton
Peele, Charles Bufe, & Archie Brodsky
(See Sharp Press - 2000)
Sober for Good:
New Solutions for Drinking Problems –
Advice from those who have Succeeded *
– Anne Fletcher (Houghton Mifflin Co.
2001)
The Truth about
Addiction and Recovery
-
Stanton
Peele, Ph.D. & Archy Brodsky with Mary
Arnold (Simon & Schuster - 1989)
Get Your Loved One Sober: Alternatives to Nagging, Pleading, and Threatening * – Robert J. Meyers, Ph.D., and Brenda L. Wolfe, Ph.D. (Hazelden Publishing and Educational Services 2004).

Addictive Behavior - For Facilitators
& Volunteer Advisors
The Handbook of Alcoholism Treatment Approaches: Effective
Alternatives
(3rd edition)
– Hester & Milller, eds. (Allyn & Bacon
2003)
Managing Addictions: Cognitive, Emotive and Behavioral Techniques
*
–
Bishop (Albert Ellis Institute 2001
Motivational Interviewing (2nd ed.)
– Miller and Rollnick (Guilford
Publications, Inc. April 2002)
Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment: A Research Based Guide
-
National Institute on Drug Abuse (free
on website)

Addictive Behavior – Websites & Other
Media
www.smartrecovery.org
www.health.org

General Behavior Change - For Members –
Manuals to Guide Change
Coping Better…Anytime, Anywhere
- Maxie
Maultsby (Rational Self-Help Aids Sept.
1990)
Feeling Good
- David Burns
(Signet, 1980)
How to Stubbornly Refuse to
Make Yourself Miserable about Anything,
Yes Anything!
-
Albert
Ellis, Ph.D. (Lyle Stuart, Inc.,
Secaucus, NJ - 1988)
Three Minute Therapy, Change Your Thinking, Change your Life *
- Michael Edelstein, Ph.D. (Glenbridge
Publishing, Ltd. - 1998)
When I Say No I Feel Guilty
–
Manuel Smith (Bantam/Non-Fiction Reissue
Edition Feb.1, 1975)

General Behavior Change - For Members or
Concerned Significant Others – Overviews of
Treatment, Other Resources for Behavior
Problems
The Authoritative Guide to
Self Help Books
-
Santrock,
Minnett, and Campbell (Guilford Press -
1994)
Changing for Good -
James Prochaska, Ph.D., John Norcross,
Ph.D. & Carlo DiClemente, Ph.D. (Wm.
Morrow & Company, New York, NY - 1994)

Addictive Behavior – Websites & Other
Media - General Behavior Change - For
Facilitators & Volunteer Advisors
www.aabt.org
www.mindtools.com

updated 1-28-07 |