Recommended Reading

Recommended Reading

Books recommended by David Hacker (click to see David's Story)

Title	Author or Publisher	Description
The Bible, New American Standard Version	The Lockman Foundation	Accurate and easy to read translation.
Alcoholics Anonymous	Doctor Bill W.	12 step recovery program for alcoholics.
Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy	David Burns, M.D.	Self-help and therapy, about 70% of people suffering depression improve by just reading this book.
Adult Children of Alcoholics	Janet Woititz, Ed.D.	Wisdom and information on adult children of dysfunctional families.
The Dual Disorders Recovery Book	Hazelden	12 step program for those with an addiction problem and psychiatric illness.
Day by Day	Billy Graham	Daily inspirational writings based on the Bible.
Daily Word (Tract)	Unity	Daily spiritual upliftment based on the bible with an entry for every day one booklet for every month is sent out to subscriber.
The Pill Book	Harold Silverman	Guide to medications, drug interactions and their side effects.
The Anxiety and Phobia workbook	Edmund Bourne Ph.D.	A useful workbook for managing Anxiety and Phobia.
Wellness Action Recovery Plan (WRAP)	Mary Copeland, MS, MA	Self-help approach where you make your recovery plan and follow it.
Coping with Voices	Patricia Deegan, Ph.D.	A self-help book on how to manage when you are hearing voices.
Lincoln's Devotional	Carl Sandburg	Personal religious notes that Abraham Lincoln used.
Steps to Peace	Billy Graham	Introduction to becoming a Christian.
When Someone You Love has a Mental Illness	Rebecca Woolis, M.F.C.C.	A handbook for Family, Friends, and Caregivers of those with a mental illness.
Surviving Schizophrenia	E. Fuller Torrey	Information for families of those with schizophrenia.

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