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Quit: Read This Book and Stop Smoking (Running Press Miniature Editions)

Charles Wetherall

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Total reviews: 2 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

I read a lot of books - this was one of them. 5 out of 5 stars.
12 of 13 people found this review helpful.

When I was trying to give up smoking I read a lot of books. this was one of them. this was one of the beter ones. The one that did it for me though was The Voice of Tobacco. Good book, great idea, stopped me and made me laugh as well.

It worked! 5 out of 5 stars.
0 of 0 people found this review helpful.

I smoked 2-3 packs a day of menthols and tried the pills and hypnosis but neither worked. Read this book in less then 2 hours and haven't smoked since! That was over 7 years now and saved thousands of dollars not to mention smelling like a dirty ashtray. Please try this book before you blow money on useless treatments like I did. Good luck!

Editorial Review:

The classic anti-smoking bestseller, revised and updated for the 21st century, is now coming to our Miniature Edition(R) line! With an estimated 45 million smokers in the U.S. and smoking-related diseases claiming 438,000 American lives each year, a revision of this perennial bestseller is just what the doctor ordered. Now in our pocket-sized, accessible Miniature Edition(R) format, fully updated with the most current disease and smoking statistics and its positive, persuasive message, this book will help a whole new generation of smokers quit.

Smoke: A GlobalHistory of Smoking

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Total reviews: 3 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Editorial Review:

Includes images of many well-known smokers, including James Dean, Marlene Dietrich, Humphrey Bogart, Mae West, Charlie Parker and Johnny Depp.
Examines smoking in many guises, including history, culture, art, literature, gender, sexuality and health; also assesses the future of smoking and describes the harm it causes.

Human beings have always smoked, and they probably always will. Every culture in recorded history has smoked something, whether as a cure or for pleasure, whether as part of a ritual or as an aspect of popular culture. It is curious then that no history of smoking has been written based on the assumption that smoking-in all of its forms and products-is a cultural phenomenon common to all human societies.

Smoke: A Cultural History of Smoking Around the World examines the culture of smoking in different traditions and places. From opium dens in Victorian England to tobacco in Edo-period Japan, and from ganja and cocaine to Havana cigars, Smoke encompasses the subject as no book has before.

More than 300 illustrations document smoking and smokers of many substances including tobacco, scented cigarettes, marijuana, opium and cocaine. The essays examine the changing role of smoking in high and popular culture, ranging from images used in advertising to the legal and moral critiques of smoking, and from opera to the Internet. Smoke will appeal to all those who smoke, all those who used to smoke, and all those who have tried-and failed-to give it up.

Sander L. Gilman is distinguished professor of the liberal arts and medicine at the University of Illinois, Chicago, and is the author and editor of more than 60 books.

Zhou Xun is an ESRC research fellow in the History Department at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, U.K.

The Cigarette Papers

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Editorial Review:

Around-the-clock tobacco talks, multibillion-dollar lawsuits against the major cigarette companies, and legislative wrangling over how much to tax a pack of cigarettes--these are some of the most recent episodes in the war against the tobacco companies. The Cigarette Papers shows what started it all: revelations that tobacco companies had long known the grave dangers of smoking, and did nothing about it.
In May 1994 a box containing 4,000 pages of internal tobacco industry documents arrived at the office of Professor Stanton Glantz at the University of California, San Francisco. The anonymous source of these "cigarette papers" was identified only as "Mr. Butts." These documents provide a shocking inside account of the activities of one tobacco company, Brown & Williamson, over more than thirty years. Quoting extensively from the documents themselves and analyzing what they reveal, The Cigarette Papers shows what the tobacco companies have known and galvanizes us to take action.

Quit Smoking Today Without Gaining Weight

Paul McKenna

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How to Quit Smoking Without Gaining Weight

The American Lung Association

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Editorial Review:

Do you rely on smoking to keep your weight in check?

Are you afraid to quit smoking because you're worried about gaining weight?

Have you gained weight after quitting smoking...and gone back to smoking with hopes of losing the weight?

If you answered YES to any of these questions, it's time to learn

HOW TO QUIT SMOKING WITHOUT GAINING WEIGHT

Based on the American Lung Association's smoking cessation program, here is expert advice on how to quit smoking in a healthy way that allows you to kick the habit without ruining your waistline. This groundbreaking book will show you:

• How quitting smoking can add years to your life

• Why vegetables and fruits are the most important foods to eat while you're quitting

• How to add more physical activity to your day

• Which foods to turn to during a nicotine craving

• How to stay motivated, even during tough times

...and dozens of other strategies that can help you to work with your cravings -- instead of against them -- to attain a healthy and fit smoke-free life.

Includes meal plan suggestions, recipes, and snack ideas!

If Only I Could Quit: Recovering From Nicotine Addiction

Karen Casey

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Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 4 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Great Motivational Material 5 out of 5 stars.
12 of 12 people found this review helpful.

I read this book when I quit smoking and it helped me so much. It is written by someone with an AA background and is written in that kind of a format. Each day for the first few months is a story about someone's struggle with smoking. Then there is a short devotional. I would read a chapter each night before I went to sleep. Somehow that really reinforced my resolve not to smoke for one more day.

I give this book a 5 star for helping you keep the resolve to not smoke!!

If only I could not have bought this book. 1 out of 5 stars.
7 of 11 people found this review helpful.

I recieved this book in the mail yesterday, and today it is ripped up and sitting my kitchen garbage can where it belongs. I didn't even want to take it to the used book store and get a couple of bucks for it because I did not want someone else to waste thier money on it. The index is very decieving. It appears that the author is going to cover all of these topics, but all she did was compile a bunch of peoples stories about their struggles with cigarettes and put them all togother and call it a book. The stories are pretty lame too,at least the ones I read. Admittedly, I did not read the entire book-my urge to put this trash where it belonged was too strong. If I had as much distaste for cigarettes as I have for this book I would never smoke again. This review is my last bit of closure and now I can get on with my life.

Editorial Review:

Karen Casy has combined the experiences found in 24 personal stories and the strength of Twelve Step philosophy to create a three-month, one-day-at-a-time program to begin recovery from nicotine addiction.

Quitting Smoking for Dummies

David, M.D. Brizer

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Editorial Review:

The decision to quit smoking is far from a casual one. Quitting smoking involves your complete commitment; it must become your number-one priority. Mustering all the support you can get, you need to decide to turn up the flame on your survival instincts, your belief in a healthy future, and your will power and faith that you can and will quit.

The sooner you stop smoking, the better your chances of avoiding some of the unwelcome consequences of smoking. You body and brain begin to recover almost immediately. Cigarette cravings aside, your body wants to stop smoking, and the moment you cut loose the smokes, your respiratory system begins to clear itself out. Here are just a few of the benefits you can reap from kicking the habit:

• A longer life with a lower risk of cancer and other deadly diseases
• No more sore throats, congested lungs, and persistent cough
• The ability to exercise and "get back into shape"
• Kissable breath and clothes that don't smell like you just came home from a bar
• Being able to really taste good food
• Pleasing your family and friends and no more being the outcast

Like all smokers, you've probably tried to quit a half dozen times, only to relapse. Perhaps you'd given up all hope of being able to quit, but now you're getting pressure from others, such as family members, to end your smoking career completely. But how do you take those first steps? And how do you follow through with your commitment to quit smoking? Quitting Smoking For Dummies can help.

Quitting Smoking For Dummies takes a total approach to help you quit smoking – short of yanking the cigarettes from your hands. It gives you the cold, hard truth about why you're addicted and how smoking harms your body – and it helps you develop a plan for finally quitting. Here's just a sampling of the topics you'll find covered:

• Understanding the various forms of tobacco – and their effects
• Figuring out why you're addicted
• Analyzing the health risks of smoking
• Developing a strategy to quit smoking
• Exploring nicotine replacement therapies
• Staying clean: Avoiding the relapse
• Getting help from support groups and programs
• Special considerations for pregnancy and teen smoking

So, the question to ask yourself is, "Why wait to quit?" You're going to have to eventually; why not start now? With Quitting Smoking For Dummies, you can start your recovery today, and look forward to a long and healthy life.

A Teen's Guide To Living Drug Free

Bettie B. Youngs, Jennifer Leigh Youngs, Tina Moreno

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Total reviews: 2 Average rating: 1.0 of 5

This book is very fake 1 out of 5 stars.
3 of 7 people found this review helpful.

After reading ms youngs book A teen's guide to living drug free, I would think that she would have named it a teens guide to being a drug-e, this book realy had good points but I dont think a book can do the work to keeping teens sober they need more drug education class's in schools.

Editorial Review:

The authors of the best-selling Taste Berries for Teens series guide teens through life's toughest challenges.

Dedicated to the fresh, new perspectives of today's teenagers (from twelve through twenty), this new volume shares advice, commentary and stories on dealing with one of the most prevalent challenges of adolescence: drugs and alcohol. But more and more, teens are using their courage and knowledge to meet this challenge head-on, choosing to live a drug- and alcohol-free lifestyle.

Divided into six units, each chapter opens with a story from a teen and concludes with "Questions to Think About," to allow the realistic and honest message to set in. Resources and referrals, as well as information on twelve-step programs, are also included.

Out of the Ashes: Help for People Who Have Stopped Smoking

Peter Holmes

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GREAT BOOK 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

When I receievd my book I started to read it right away. I really like the way this book is written. Very encouraging. It has little sayings in it that help you get your mind in the right place. It doesnt focus on just one way to quit it gives you several ideas and ways to think abot it. I let my aunt read it and she let her friend read it and it just kept getting passed around. From everyone who has read this book that I know love it. I actually have no idea who has my book right now. So many people have passed it around I forget who has it now. I recommend this book to anyone who is trying break the habit. This book has helped alot of people I know. It is worth reading!!!!

Invaluable support for ex-smokers 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

Whether you quit smoking 1 day ago, 1 week ago or 1 year ago, this little book is full of supportive little quotes and sayings to keep your quit strong. I quit 6 years ago and I recommend this book to everyone I know who is starting off on a journey to quit smoking. Well worth the investment!!

Editorial Review:

Offering ex-smokers new ways to cope with the challenges of remaining smoke-free.

Es Facil Dejar De Fumar, Si Sabes Como/ It's Easy Quit Smoking, If You Know How to (Espasa Practico)

Allen Carr

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It works 5 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

I bought it as a gift since I quit smoking after reading the book 4 years ago. I had tried to quit smoking a zillion times and the book, gives you enough brainwashing arguments to counter attack every time you are tempted to smoke again.