This is a truly lovely book. I just loved it. This book has soul and brains. It reaches in to you and grabs you by the heart. Can't say enough about it. I am not a big fan of AA and the likes. I'm tiered of how 12 step owns recovery in America. I'm sick of walking on egg shells around AA people in order not to offend any of their "our way is the only way" dogma. I'm sick of the smirks I get from 12 steppers when I say I used to use, but now I don't. I'm recovered. One of my "heretical" views is that people are not defined by their addictions, and after a certain point, some people are finished with the recovery process, and can move on. You may not need to go to AA forever. That being said, there is much to love about AA, and this book really captures the gold in the 12 step tradition. I'm a giant ACT nerd. ACT has changed my life. This book deftly reframes 12 step from an ACT perspective in a minimally offensive, maximally effective way. Bravo!