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AUDIO BOOK COMPANION PAGE

REALLY RECOMMENDED READING

In a world of over 7.7 billion people, 130 million books, and 1.8 billion websites (and growing) there is seemingly no end to the resources available for our spiritual journeys. Here are some of our curated favorites:

PURPOSEFUL BOOKS

  • The Mystic Heart: Discovering a Universal Spirituality in the World’s Religions by Wayne Teasdale

  • Mindful Paths: Steps Towards a Living Spirituality by Constance McClain and James Walker

  • The Ten Challenges: Spiritual Lessons from the Ten Commandments for Creating Meaning, Growth, and Richness Every Day of Your Life by Leonard Felder

  • Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life by Karen Armstrong

  • The Art of Happiness at Work by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Howard C. Cutler, M.D.

  • Ethics for the Real World: Creating a Personal Code to Guide Decisions in Work and Life by Ronald A. Howard and Clinton D. Korver

  • Good Citizens: Creating Enlightened Society by Thich Nhat Hanh

  • The Book of Forgiving: The Fourfold Path for Healing Ourselves and Our World by Desmond Tutu and Mpho Tutu

  • The Life You Can Save: How to Do Your Part to End World Poverty by Peter Singer

  • A Plea for the Animals: The Moral, Philosophical, and Evolutionary Imperative to Treat All Beings with Compassion by Matthieu Ricard

  • GreenFaith: Mobilizing God’s People to Save the Earth by Fletcher Harper

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INSPIRING WEBSITES

 

THOUGHT-PROVOKING PODCASTS

 

REMARKABLE RECOVERY RESOURCES

  • Sober Curious: The Blissful Sleep, Greater Focus, Limitless Presence, and Deep Connection Awaiting Us All on the Other Side of Alcohol by Ruby Warrington

  • Breathing Under Water: Spirituality and the Twelve Steps by Richard Rohr

  • The 12-Step Buddhist: Enhance Recovery from Any Addiction by Darren Littlejohn

  • Recovery―The Sacred Art: The Twelve Steps as Spiritual Practice (The Art of Spiritual Living) by Rabbi Rami Shapiro and Joan Borysenko Ph.D.

  • From Survival to Recovery: Growing Up in an Alcoholic Home by Al- Anon Family Groups

  • Dry: A Memoir by Augusten Burroughs

  • Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher

  • Lit: A Memoir (P.S.) by Mary Karr

  • The Dark Side of The Light Chasers by Debbie Ford

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… plus a robust list of websites at spiritual-rebel.com/recovery
 

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