Research Catalog

Title

AA to Z : addictionary to the 12-step culture / Christopher Cavanaugh.

Author

Cavanaugh, Christopher.

Publication

New York : Doubleday, c1998.

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Holdings

Details

Description

196 p.; 21 cm.

Summary

AA to Z is the first book to document the richness and diversity of the lives of recovering people and to provide an encyclopedic look at this unique subculture. Less self-help than enlightenment and entertainment, AA to Z is comprised of real-life stories of recovering addicts as well as an "addictionary" of recovery terminology. Everything from the well-known slogan "One Day at a Time" to more esoteric terms like "pigeon" (a lovingly insulting term for a newcomer to the program) and "Wharf Rats" (sober Deadheads) is explained with clarity, insight, and humor. Conversational, witty, and engaging, AA to Z is a must-have for all 12-step participants and their loved ones, and it offers the uninitiated a fascinating firsthand look at one of the most influential yet least-documented cultural movements of our time.

Subject

• Substance-Related Disorders
• Self-Help Groups
• Drug addicts > Dictionaries
• Recovering addicts > Dictionaries
• Alcoholics > Dictionaries
• Twelve-step programs > Dictionaries
• English language > Dictionaries
• English language > Terms and phrases

Genre/Form

• Dictionaries
• Dictionary

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-185).

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

ISBN

0385483406

LCCN

^^^97025139^

OCLC

• 37024991
• SCSB-13384747

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library