A Former Skeptics Guide to the 12Step Program Knowledge from a personal journey. Experiences with addiction vastly differ but something can be learned from everyones journeyespecially those who achieve sobriety. Author Bucky Sinister penned this book because he had something to share from his own journey a realization that completely changed his outlook on recovery. This smart and snide book is his testament to the effectiveness of the 12Step Program a path to recovery that he never expected to go down and work. A toughlove approach to recovery. As a poet author and comedian Sinister doesnt hold back from speaking the truth in this book. He speaks bluntly about addiction and his own struggles with it. Sinister appeals to those who are turned off by the usual recovery selfhelps. He talks straight to readers who struggle to buy into the effectiveness of the 12Step Programparticularly those like Sinister an atheist who have problems with the higher power concept intertwined with the program. A different kind of selfhelp. Sinisters book presents itself as selfhelp but dont expect it to have the same tone as others youve read. The book is full of Sinisters comedic touch colorful language and stories from scumbags that contain lifesaving wisdom. An unabashed testimony to Sinisters personal journey to sobriety and those of others this recovery book is sure to educate entertain and inspire. Read Bucky Sinisters Get Up A 12Step Guide to Recovery for Misfits Freaks and Weirdos and find... A different outlook on the 12Step ProgramRaw and honest stories of addiction and staying soberA source of both light laughter and cutting wisdom for those on the path to recovery Readers of books such as The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober Recovery Freedom from Our Addictions and Staying Sober Without God will find further guidance and inspiration in Get Up which should be the next book for you. show more