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How Al-Anon Works for Families and Friends of Alcoholics

By: Al-Anon Family Groups
Narrated by: Anonymous members of Al-Anon Family Groups
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Al-Anon's basic book discusses the mutual-help program of recovery, including personal stories. A beginning approach to the Twelve Concepts of Service is included.

©1995, 2008 Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. (P)2013 Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.
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A needed audio book

So wonderful to have an audio version of such a helpful book for families and friends of alcoholics. Read by members of Al-Anon just like at a meeting!

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This book is very helpful. The audio is not professionally polished but I like that many different members' voices come together in this audio book. It makes for a feeling of connection with the many people that are walking through similar experiences.

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very helpful and loved this book

loved it and would read it again. thanks so much to the author for writing this it has explained to me more about Al Anon 😀

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We don't need to struggle! The path is there to recover!

I can relate many of the narratives in the book. It is very emotional and touched deeply my soul. The little bits and pieces of the stories, the hopes for all of those individuals made me to realize ...I am not alone! I have a right, and I can make a decision of my own life! To the better future, I just need to make the first and most difficult step, to GET HEP. It is true! The path will be not easy, will be bumpy with ups and downs...but worth it!

The only problem I had, some of the recordings were difficult to hear.

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Worth it, even though it needs pro recording!

If you could sum up How Al-Anon Works for Families and Friends of Alcoholics in three words, what would they be?

Real help is available

What did you like best about this story?

Could relate on many levels. Applies to many situations. Logically organized. Lets you know what to expect from a meeting, as well as how to apply help to your own situation, no matter what it is. Covers a lot of ground.

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Anonymous members of Al-Anon Family Groups?

ANYBODY that is a professional book narrator in a real studio!!! Think Barbara Rosenblatt would be great.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I listened for hours, and went back to listen to parts of it over again. This is the kind of book that you can listen to multiple times and get a lot more info from at each hearing.

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I understand that they wanted to use "real people/members," so that it would be more relatable and honest. But frankly, the recording quality suffers enormously, and many of the narrators are too stilted. I ended up downloading it again at the highest recording quality and it still took me a long time to be able to stop wincing at the poor audio quality. It is frankly sometimes difficult to hear, especially since I like to listen while driving. I am spoiled by the quality of professional audiobooks, I realize. But this is one area where I feel that Al-Anon needs to break down and turn something this important over to professional book narrators and sound engineers. Still, the material itself is invaluable, and I will be listening to this again and again. I hope others will also petition Al-Anon to re-do this professionally, and to release more Conference Approved Literature in audio formats. They are sorely behind the times in making material available in electronic and audio formats.

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Can’t get to meetings?

Need to attend Al-Anon meetings but for one reason or another you are unable to?
Audible gives you the next best thing.
Listen to members tell you their story and how the program worked for them
If drugs and alcohol in the lives of your family is making your life miserable,listen to this book

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GREAT book!

so glad I found this book on audible! wonderful read! this book speaks volumes to me!

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The best of alanon, the worst of audio quality

This book covers all basics of ALANON, but the audio quality is as if people were on the phone. I also had to listen on 1.25 speed.

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Eternally Grateful!!

While I desperately wish Al-Anon could provide all their literature in audio form, I am eternally grateful for this one. I started to read this book as a new member of Al-Anon while doing everything else I had to do and living with two active alcoholics in denial and one of them was completely toxic. I got to chapter four where I got stuck from my learning disabilities with reading. Then I found the audio book, as you might be able to see, I finished the audiobook.
I am eternally grateful that they made the book because with the paper book and audiobook I am able to take in a lot more information. The biggest “take away” is that I Am Not alone in the mess I’m in. Others have gone before me and blazed a trail where I can follow. From different genders, and backgrounds, and experiences I found commonality in Every story. And the wonderful pace and presentation by different voices enriched what I learned even more.
If you have alcoholism anywhere in your life even history or even any substance abuse, take heart, we have been there where you are standing now. Go to an Al-Anon meeting and if you’re not comfortable try another one, and another one. When I attended my first meeting, it was emphasized to attend six different meetings to find your home group — the one you’re most comfortable in or attend as many as you can.
Get the help you deserve to become the person you were meant to be. Al-Anon.org.

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Well needed book..

It's great to let you know that you are not alone.
Very Real?,could knew better sound, but understand that it's live..

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