(The following is a list of books and web sites which have been useful to some or all of our members in the recent past. While the first two are available only through one of our meetings or by direct order to SMART Recovery national headquarters, many of the rest are available through local bookstores. We wish to note, however, that except for the first two listed, we do not endorse any of the material listed.)

S.M.A.R.T. Recovery Member's Manual A compilation of practical information
to assist the reader in recovery.

S.M.A.R.T. Recovery: A Sensible Primer by William Knaus.

When AA Doesn't Work for You: Rational Steps to Quitting Alcohol, by Albert Ellis.

Addiction, Change and Choice: The New View of Alcoholism by Vince Fox.
The new version of this book has just been issued.

The Truth About Addiction and Recovery by Stanton Peele and Archie Brodsky.

Cognitive Therapy of Substance Abuse by Aaron T. Beck, Fred D. Wright,
Cory F. Newman, and Bruce Liese.

Alcohol: How to Give It Up and Be Glad You Did, A Sensible Approach, by Philip Tate.

Changing For Good, by James Prochaska, John Norcross, & Carlo DiClemente

The Diseasing of America: Addiction Treatment Out of Control, by Stanton Peele

The Small Book, by Jack Trimpey

Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy and The Feeling Good Handbook,
by David D. Burns.

The New Guide to Rational Living by Albert Ellis.

Several Web Sites have also been useful to some of our members:

The Albert Ellis Institute: www.rebt.org
The Stanton Peele Addiction Web Site: http://194.229.207.45