I decided to write this book when I found out my wife was pregnant with our first child. The thought of bringing a life into this world with the possibility of them having to experience emotional pain to the extent of my own personal sufferings was not a good feeling. I realize all of the advice I have to offer isn’t going to prevent my children (or anyone else's) from experiencing different forms of pain throughout life. Countless people could write a book of this nature (as the information contained in the book isn’t rocket science), but I couldn’t find one which contained information that my kids might be able to relate to as a teen or young adult. Therefore, I decided to write my own book for my kids to read when the time becomes right based upon my personal testimony.
The title of the book is "20 Good Reasons to Stay Sober". I chose this title and format mainly because I was always told as a teen/young adult "you shouldn't do this" or "you shouldn't do that" but was never given any specific reasons as to why I shouldn't.
My hope is the people who read this book might consider some of the concepts herein in an attempt to avoid unnecessary pain.
Not everyone who drinks alcohol is, or will become, an alcoholic. Although, the only difference between a "normal" drunk person and an alcoholic is that an alcoholic is unable to control their drinking. The same negative results from drunkenness can happen to anyone, alcoholic or not. A drunken person is still a drunken person. Knowing this, I have put together 20 Good Reasons to Stay Sober (even if you don't have a drinking problem).
When putting together this book, I didn't want to produce a long, boring, piece of material which was going to be put down after 10 minutes of reading. The chapters are somewhat short, making this a quick and effective read.
This book was self-published in 2002 through Booksurge.com.
20 Good Reasons to Stay Sober (even if you don't have a drinking problem)
Author: David Eugene
104 page paperback (small pages)
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ISBN:
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1588987388
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Package Length:
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8.0 inches
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Package Width:
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5.25 inches
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Package Height:
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0.26 inches
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Package Weight:
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0.38 pounds
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*Note: The original paperback version available through Amazon.com and Booksurge.com published in 2002 has not been professionally edited. Therefore, please forgive any grammar or punctuation glitches you may come across.