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Everything here is free and legal to read. The basic text of AA is online in full, and the old Stoics have been free for two thousand years.
Recovery
The AA shelf
Alcoholics Anonymous
The Big Book
The basic text of AA, free to read online, chapter by chapter. Start with the personal stories if the beginning feels like too much; you will find someone who sounds like you.
Alcoholics Anonymous
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
A plain walk through each of the twelve steps and twelve traditions, one at a time. Free to read online when you want to go deeper than the meeting allowed.
Alcoholics Anonymous
Daily Reflections
A short reading for every day of the year, free online. A quiet way to start the morning before the noise gets going.
Alcoholics Anonymous
Living Sober
Simple, practical tips from people who have done it, on how to stay away from that first drink one day at a time. Free to read or listen to online.
Philosophy
The Stoic shelf
Marcus Aurelius
Meditations
The private notebook of a Roman emperor reminding himself to stay steady, humble, and honest. Public domain and free to read or download.
Epictetus
The Enchiridion
A short handbook on what is in your control and what is not, which is most of the recovery serenity prayer in older words. Public domain and free.
Stillness
Mindfulness
Lao Tzu
Tao Te Ching
Short verses on softness, patience, and letting things unfold instead of forcing them. Public domain and free to read online.
Thich Nhat Hanh
Plum Village Mindfulness Practices
Free written and audio guides to breathing, walking, sitting, and eating with attention. Nothing to buy and nothing to sign up for.