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The Easy Way to Stop Smoking: Join the Millions Who Have Become Non-Smokers Using Allen Carr's Easyway Method

Allen Carr

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Total reviews: 441 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Believe the Hype 3 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

I think the reason why this book works is because so many people say it works. I read dozens upon dozens of excellent 5-star reviews of this book - but when I bought and read it, I was not all that impressed. It was repetitive, pedestrian and even annoying. However, the next day I remembered his "tight shoes" analogy. Then the next day I remembered to feel good about having a craving - its reminding you to be happy you quit.

Put simply - I think this book may have some subliminal hypnosis in it! Word for word, its not a very good book; but the ideas stick in your head for some reason, even when you dont remember exactly what it was you read.

My advice is to read a ton of excellent reviews before you read the book - then just read it looking for any subliminal messages. If this sounds crazy just do it to get a good laugh then. I quit after I read it and I havent smoked since - dont even want to. Maybe the success is psychosomatic, but quitting is quitting and I couldnt be happier.

Editorial Review:

A new edition of the revolutionary bestseller, with four million copies in print. Allen Carr’s innovative Easyway method—which he discovered after his own 100-cigarette-a-day habit nearly drove him to despair—has helped millions kick smoking without feeling anxious and deprived. That’s because he helps smokers discover the psychological reasons behind their dependency, explains in detail how to handle the withdrawal symptoms, shows them how to avoid situations when temptation might become too strong, and enables them to stay smoke-free. Carr discusses such issues as nicotine addiction; the social “brainwashing” that encourages smoking; the false belief that a cigarette relieves stress; the role boredom plays in sabotaging efforts to stop; and the main reasons for failure. With this proven program, smokers will be throwing away their packs for good.

The Little Book of Quitting

Allen Carr

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Total reviews: 12 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Editorial Review:

Allen Carr’s international bellseller, The Easy Way to Stop Smoking, has sold more than six million copies worldwide and helped to turn countless smokers into nonsmokers.
The Little Book of Quitting crystallizes 120 key points of the Easyway™ method in a concise and readily accessible format. Carr’s method can enable any smoker to quit easily, painlessly, and permanently without needing willpower, suffering withdrawal pangs, feeling deprived, or gaining weight. This is the perfect pocket refresher for those already applying Allen Carr’s method, and a great starting point for all those who want to quit the Easyway™.

Allen Carr discovered the Easyway™ tostop smoking in 1983—after his three-decade-long, 100-cigarette-a-day addiction had driven him to despair. First published in 1985, The Easy Way to Stop Smoking has sold over six million copies worldwide and has been translated into more than twenty languages. In addition to his books, Allen has established the Allen Carr clinics, now operating in countries around the world.

Self-Defeating Behaviors: Free Yourself from the Habits, Compulsions, Feelings, and Attitudes That Hold You Back

Milton R. Cudney, Robert E. Hardy

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Total reviews: 14 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Life Changing 5 out of 5 stars.
6 of 7 people found this review helpful.

When I purchased "Self-Defeating Behaviors: Free Yourself from the Habits, Compulsions, Feeldings, and Attitudes that hold you Back" I had expected very this to be a slow process. Nevertheless, to my surprise this was an instant transformation. The book was written in a way that openned my eyes to just how easy it was to change or shift my mental conditioning for the better. I keep this book handy so I can refresh myself about some of the self-defeating behaviors and how they are associated with other things or beliefs. Outstanding book, I highly recommend it for someone that is ready to take that giant step forward to change their life.

From a coach and athlete 5 out of 5 stars.
5 of 9 people found this review helpful.

This is a great book for homing in on the things in our minds and actions that keep us from really performing at our best. I have long been an advocate of changing to make things better in the sports arena and this book is a great tool to have available.

Editorial Review:

A guide to freeing ourselves from the inappropriate and crippling behaviors that sabotage our success.

The Cigarette Century: The Rise, Fall, and Deadly Persistence of the Product That Defined America

Allan M. Brandt

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The invention of mass marketing led to cigarettes being emblazoned in advertising and film, deeply tied to modern notions of glamour and sex appeal. It is hard to find a photo of Humphrey Bogart or Lauren Bacall without a cigarette. No product has been so heavily promoted or has become so deeply entrenched in American consciousness.And no product has received such sustained scientific scrutiny. The development of new medical knowledge demonstrating the dire harms of smoking ultimately shaped the evolution of evidence-based medicine. In response, the tobacco industry engineered a campaign of scientific disinformation seeking to delay, disrupt, and suppress these studies. Using a massive archive of previously secret documents, historian Allan Brandt shows how the industry pioneered these campaigns, particularly using special interest lobbying and largesse to elude regulation.But even as the cultural dominance of the cigarette has waned and consumption has fallen dramatically in the U.S., Big Tobacco remains securely positioned to expand into new global markets. The implications for the future are vast: 100 million people died of smoking-related diseases in the 20th century; in the next 100 years, we expect 1 billion deaths worldwide.

Smoking and Politics: Bureaucracy Centered Policymaking (6th Edition) (Real Politics in America Series)

A. Lee Fritschler, Catherine E. Rudder

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Good info, but disorganized 4 out of 5 stars.
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Federal policy with regard to tobacco has undergone substantial change over the past thirty years. Fritschler and Hoefler have regularly updated their book, to include these new changes. Unfortunately for them, the mid- to late-1990s has seen a whole new series of proposals, which means a two year old book is already somewhat out of date.

Also, with each new edition, they've tried to maintain the general organization of their earlier editions. This means the fifth edition tells a somewhat disjointed story. The book jumps repeated from the 1960s to the 1970s to the 1980s and 1990s, then back again. Often, this leaves the reader confused as to exactly *when* a particular change occurred.

The book's strongest point is that it clearly illustrates the importance of the bureaucracy in making [not just implementing] public policy. Many policy texts present the mistaken impression that Congress makes policy and the bureaucracy implements policy. Fritschler and Hoefler do policy students a great service by demonstrating the importance of the federal rulemaking process, and the ability of an activist bureaucracy to make or motivate substantial changes in federal policy.

Editorial Review:

This brief, supplemental text is intended for introductory courses in American government, or intermediate level courses on public policy, public administration, and administrative law. This new 6th edition is a now part of the Paul S. Herrnson (Editor) series Real Politics in America. Recognizing the centrality and complexity of modern bureaucracy public policy making, Smoking and Politics helps the reader understand why under our system of government tobacco is a legal and thriving industry despite the harms caused by using its products.

Stop Smoking in One Hour: Play the CD... Just Once... and Never Smoke Again!

Susan Hepburn

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Total reviews: 42 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Can't believe it worked 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

I'm sad to say I smoked for 15 + years and tried so many times to stop. I got this book for christmas (again many thanks mom) and sat back and read it while I smoked for about 2 months. I listened to the CD at least once maybe twice but no more than that. After I woke up / was brought out of hypnosis I felt ready to stop and did. Now being a smoker when things got rough a few days later I lit up, and had 2 puffs (one to light it and one to make sure I didn't want it) and none since.

I'm not sure exactly what helped but I know I really thought about why I was reaching for a smoke and was able to choose not to. It's 2 years later and I can't remember smoking - even though my husband still does.

I'd say if you're reading these reviews you are considering quiting or you want to help someone else. Either way buy it already it's worth it!

Editorial Review:

Everyday, an estimated one thousand Americans die from the effects of smoking. There are 45 to 50 million nicotine addicts in the United States, and most would like to quit. If you are one of them, this book is your guide.

The Easy Way to Stop Smoking

Allen Carr

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Nearly two years ago I read this book... 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

...and I am still free from cigarette smoking.

The writing style took a little getting used to, but I allowed myself to believe what it is saying, and I found that I was freed from my previously-held beliefs about smoking. "Cured" sounds far-fetched, but that's how I feel now. I smoked for 16 years, and of the many times I attempted to quit, this was the only successful method.

Try it, even if you don't feel ready to. After all, you can keep smoking while you read the book (indeed, the book instructs you to do so).

Editorial Review:

This new edition of a revolutionary bestseller helps you use the Easyway method to eliminate the psychological reasons for smoking, handle withdrawal symptoms, avoid temptation situations, and stay a non-smoker! Discovered by Allen Carr in 1983 after his 100-cigarettes-a-day drove him to despair, this method is widely used around the world -- having helped millions of smokers quit successfully. Now you, too, can enjoy the freedoms of being a non-smoker!

Allen Carr's Easy Way for Women to Stop Smoking

Allen Carr

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If it doesn't work... 5 out of 5 stars.
6 of 6 people found this review helpful.

For the minority of people for which this book doesn't work: Please buy a copy of Allen Carr's The Only Way to Stop Smoking Permanently. I know of some people who have read "The Easy Way" a few times and it didn't work, then read "The Only Way" and it worked. Plus my brother had to read "The Only way" three or four times before it 'clicked'. (although around 80% of people only have to read one of the books just once) Please don't give up! Allen Carr's books are generally very very effective with the vast majority of people!

Thank God for Allen Carr and the Easy Way 5 out of 5 stars.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

This is the most incredible book which has completely changed my life. I quit smoking almost effortlessly with the assistance of this plan. If you read this book and absorb what it says, you will easily throw away the cigarettes. I will never smoke again and if I ever get the urge, I will pull the book back out. I only wish I had discovered this years earlier.

Free at last!! 5 out of 5 stars.
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UPDATE! I am still euphoric to be a non-smoker. Almost every time I take a deep breath, I giggle a little at the joy of being able to breathe so freely. I will keep updating every so often to reinforce the fact that THIS BOOK DOES WORK!!

I smoked for 12 years, for awhile smoking 2+ packs a day, then for the last year and a half smoked cigars. And I don't mean just puffing on them, but INHALING 6 to 7 every day. The minute I put this book down (January 3, 2007), the world was different for me. The sky was brighter, the air was sweeter and every day seemed to be just brimming over with potential. I knew it was because I was free. It is now 3 1/2 months later, and I am still riding that wave of euphoria. Now if I am around cigarette smoke too long instead of craving one (as with other methods) I get a bad headache.

So don't rush through the book! And don't skip to the back and read (obviously one of the reviewers here did and that is why the book didn't work for them). Debate every aspect of it with yourself, your spouse, your family and/or your friends. Let it be the valuable key to your tobacco prison--you have nothing to lose except your addiction to the "demon weed".

How To Quit Smoking Even If You Don't Want To

Barbara Miller

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Editorial Review:

You can quit smoking! It is not impossible!

I use to say, "I don't want to quit smoking" I asked myself, "What if this was the addiction?" I then thought, I want to, want to quit. What could make you want to quit?

My biggest motivation came from not wanting to be controlled by this nicotine. I wanted to be in charge. This book is about how to transform one's thinking while simultaneously getting ready to quit.

"This book gives you a step-by-step plan that will show you how to get ready to quit. Quitting smoking is like going into battle. With this plan in place you will be ready to win!

You will learn how to develop your willpower and tap into an incredible source of "Self-Power." This plan shows you exactly what to do.

How to Quit Smoking Even If You Don't Want To is in textbook format with ten brainstorming exercises you must do. People who smoke are often on "auto-pilot-thinking." This plan interrupts the "auto-pilot" and shows you how to re-write the script.

It is true that you do not have to want to quit smoking but you do have to want to change something about how you make decisions. It is not complicated. As a matter of fact it is all very easy. By doing the exercises and following through with the plan you will "see" exactly what is holding you on to cigarettes. When you "see" what is keeping you addicted it becomes a whole lot easier to let go. This book will show you how to eliminate 75% of the nicotine fits, if not more. When you are all done the brainstorming exercises you will have made a one-of-a-kind, custom-made tool that will tell you what to think, when to think it, what to do and when, and how to act and how not to act. You will use this tool when you open your last pack.

I often hear people say, "I have tried everything." My response is, "Have you looked in the mirror?" The answers lie inside you, not in the drugstore. This book is about transforming yourself from the inside. Some of the exercises can help you change other areas of your life that you are not completely satisfied with.

My plan and method is about transforming your mind into one that can do what it could not do before. This is a serious subject with a twist of humor. I am sure you will enjoy it!

Do not be afraid of trying to quit smoking. Be afraid of what will happen if you do not!

Be free! Go for it!

American Lung Association 7 Steps to a Smoke-Free Life

Edwin B. Fisher

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One thousand Americans die each day from the effects of smoking. There are 45 to 50 million nicotine addicts in the United States alone, and most would like to quit. If you are one of them, this book is your guide. Based on the American Lung Association's Freedom from Smoking program, it acknowledges that each smoker is different and requires different strategies. You identify the places, times, moods, and conditions that trigger your need to smoke. Then you learn many techniques that you can choose from and adapt to fit your personal needs, lifestyle, and smoking habit. 7 Steps to a Smoke-Free Life leads you through this process: 1. Understand Your Habit and Addiction.
2. Build Your Motivation to Quit.
3. Develop Your Quitting Plan.
4. Prepare for Your Quit Day.
5. Quit.
6. Fighting Temptations--the First Two Weeks.
7. Staying Focused--the First Six Months.

The book is organized interactively, presenting information that will help you understand your habit and break it, worksheets, and checklists that you fill out to personalize your plan, and frequent "quick quit tips" of suggestions and motivation. Even if you've tried unsuccessfully to quit before, this book will prove full of useful tips to help you become an ex-smoker. --Joan Price