Drinking Sucks

Transcending alcohol doesn't have to be a gut-wrenching cycle of relapse and redemption, contrary to what Big Rehab would like you to believe.This book is the shortcut to filling in the missing pieces of your alcohol recovery forever. In less than 200 pages, you will learn how to move beyond alcohol - and beyond pseudo-religious "sobriety" bromides - and start building the life you were born to live.Drinking Sucks! is Chris Scott's self-improvement manifesto for heavy drinkers who simply want to dominate alcohol and rebuild their lives from scratch. It's the product of years' worth of epiphanies about quitting drinking, restoring health, and finding life direction. After reading this book, you will understand the nature of alcohol addiction and the reasons why you drink the way you do. You will discover highly effective strategies for self-transformation that have long been ignored by mainstream recovery programs. Everything you ever thought was impossible will become possible the second you take charge of your life.

The author states the book is not an anti-alcohol book. He honestly and openly admits that he misses his old friend alcohol, but it is a problem. He makes the choice not to drink and suggests ways to stay sober.

Hey—you there with the cheap chardonnay—you think you know how to drink, but this book will gently lead you to the conclusion that you do, indeed, suck at drinking. It's time to imbibe correctly, and author Matthew Latkiewicz has compiled this helpful, wryly humorous guide to help you navigate any drinking situation and answer any pedantic questions, including: * What's the difference between a flip, a fizz, and a smash? * What is the official state term for being inebriated in Iowa? * How do you choose the right drink to suit any occasion? And much more! Complete with tons of helpful illustrations and handy graphs, this guide will become indispensable to anyone who no longer wants to…suck at drinking.

A selection of writing from Australia's funniest, most incisive political commentator. Rise of the Ruddbot presents the distilled highlights of Annabel Crabb's writing on the political events of the last few years, featuring Godwin Grech, Peter Garrett, Tony 'People Skills' Abbott, the Ruddbot, and more. Sequenced and introduced by Annabel Crabb, this is the perfect companion for an election year.

Based on the key principles for healthy eating in "The Seven Pillars of Health," this practical guidebook for parents includes Dr. Colbert-approved foods and restaurant menu choices, along with helpful tips, charts, and nutrition information.

Twenty-eight-year-old Carrie Sansone has been losing hope that her streak of bad luck would ever turn around. She’s an alcoholic, she’s struggling financially, and—after a stint in rehab following a DUI that totaled her car—she’s desperate to prove to herself and to everyone in her life that she’s a good and worthwhile person. Then a job opportunity falls in her lap: a wealthy couple want her to serve as a surrogate and carry their baby for them. Despite the misgivings of her friends, family, and therapist, Carrie goes ahead with the surrogacy. But the pregnancy and the relationship with the intended mother don’t go as expected. As tension rises between her and the intended parents, Carrie’s world gets turned upside down, and she must face the truth about herself before she can take on the biggest challenge of her life. In this novel, a young woman who takes a job as a surrogate mother for a wealthy couple finds herself facing complications from multiple sources, including her own struggles with alcohol.

An opinionated, illustrated guide for cocktail beginners, covering the basics of spirits plus making and drinking cocktails, written by celebrated craft cocktail bartender Jeffrey Morgenthaler. This easy-reading, colorful introduction for cocktail beginners, with approximately 100 succinct lessons on drinking culture, spirits, and cocktail making, is delivered in the pithy, wry style Morgenthaler is known for in his instructional videos and writing for beverage publications. Novices will learn how to order a drink, how to drink with the boss, how to drink at the airport, and more. Twelve perfect starter recipes—ranging from a Dry Gin Martini to a Batched Old-Fashioned (perfect for the flask)—plus thirty original illustrations round out this distillation for new enthusiasts.