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    Get Up: A 12-Step Guide to Recovery for Misfits, Freaks, & Weirdos
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    Get Up: A 12-Step Guide to Recovery for Misfits, Freaks, & Weirdos

    By Bucky Sinister

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    About this ebook

    A (former) skeptic works the 12-step program. “An incredibly funny and interesting guide on how to successfully unpack one’s mind when it’s overpacked.”—Amber Tamblyn, Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated actress
     
    This smart and snide book is a testament to the effectiveness of the 12-Step Program, a path to recovery that Bucky Sinister never expected to go down (and work).
    As a poet, author, and comedian, Sinister doesn’t 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 self-helps. He talks straight to readers who struggle to buy into the effectiveness of the 12-Step Program—particularly those like Sinister, an atheist, who have problems with the “higher power” concept intertwined with the program.

    Get Up presents itself as self-help, but don’t expect it to have the same tone as others you’ve read. The book is full of Sinister’s comedic touch, colorful language, and stories from “scumbags” that contain life-saving wisdom. An unabashed testimony to Sinister’s personal journey to sobriety and those of others, this recovery book is sure to educate, entertain, and inspire.

    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.
     
    “Step 13: Read Get Up, do what Bucky says, and find your inner A-Team character. And if you’re a ‘normie,’ buy this book for your friend who thinks they are too cool to get sober.”—Jen Kirkman, stand-up comedian, actor, and writer
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOpen Road Integrated Media
    Release dateOct 1, 2008
    ISBN9781609250553
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    Get Up: A 12-Step Guide to Recovery for Misfits, Freaks, & Weirdos
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    Bucky Sinister

    Bucky Sinister, is a spoken word artist who performs at comedy clubs and theaters, primarily on the West Coast, but also around the country. He has published nine chapbooks and three full English collections of poetry, the most recent being All Blacked Out & Nowhere to Go. His first full English CD, What Happens in Narnia, Stays in Narnia was released in 2007.

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    • 4/5
      Get UpA 12 Step Guide to Recovery For Misfits, Freaks & Weirdosby Bucky Sinister I love this book because it tells the truth. I found in these 169 pages a level of refreshing honesty and sharing that just blew me away. I learned many years ago the value of one addict helping another and the author brought that home again in spades. This amazing book based on the 12 step recovery model is a must read for the human race, cause nowadays everyone seems to be addicted to one thing or the other. I am pleased to see a guide of this caliber because there are so many who just get left behind when it comes to cookie cutter recovery,or the one size fits all approach. Through this author's eyes I could see myself and through his tried and true suggestions and insights I was able to grow just that little bit closer to enlightenment. I would recommend this book to those seeking a constructive and valuable tool especially tailored for those who keep falling through the spiritual cracks. Thanks Bucky, all I can say is I GET IT. Love & Light, Riki Frahmann
    • 5/5
      This was actually a 12 step guide to 12 step guides tilted at people who aren't enthusiastic about some of the tenets, like loving Yahweh, but who desperately need the benefits. Good for you, Bucky!
    • 3/5
      If the front cover didn't clue you in, the author is someone whose chip on the shoulder has become a permanent growth, something like a second head. Despite minor grammatical errors and occasional sloppiness of style, I think this book has a lot of merit. It's going to appeal mostly to the younger recovery crowd who feel conspicuous in traditional 12 steps programs, those of us who rebel for the pleasure of it. He is an atheist so he might be hard to connect with for people of all faith. He's also not a hand-holder. The support he offers his readers is akin to the rough hand up and punch on the shoulder that you'll get in a mosh pit, but it suits his target audience. This book is helpful for people who are ready to recover, but not wear penny loafers and khaki pants and part their hair down the middle. Personally, I think the guy still has some anger issues to contend with and will possibly mellow further with age, but I would recommend this book to people who wanted to take the first step towards recovery from addiction. I did gain a few helpful insights from the book. The chapters dealing with the creative personality and the persona of dysfunction and addiction that is often linked together was particularly worth reading.