Audiobooks by Thomas H Schear

Alcoholism & Addiction Recovery: Volume 1

Recovery from Alcoholism & Addiction, Volume 1 is a compilation of the first three of five booklets written by Robert C. Hickle, M.A. between 1976 and 1980. Drawing on 40 years of experience where he developed employee assistance programs in both the railroad and manufacturing industries. Counseling hundreds of alcoholics and addicts Bob developed his own way of seeing the alcoholic/addict, their families, the addictions profession, and society’s view of alcohol. His unique view starts from having parents who were both alcoholics and then raised by his grandmother who was a teetotaler and a member of the Women’s Temperance League. If you asked him, he would tell you he never had even a sip of alcohol believing that if he did, he’d go down the same road as his parent. This was quite an accomplishment given that Bob served in both Army and Navy during WW II. Additionally, he served on several boards and committees during the initial development of alcoholism treatment programs in the State of Iowa while also being a Boy Scout Leader, an active member of the Methodist Church, and an avid outdoorsman. His booklets contain his words of wisdom in short chapters with pithy titles like: “Alcoholics Lie a Lot,” “Sober and In Trouble,” “It’s The Progression That Fools Us” as he relates his observations, experiences, and perspectives as he worked mostly with alcoholics. Always coming from the perspective of caring about the alcoholic, seeing himself as much as a student learning from the alcoholic about the nature and course of alcoholism and its recovery.

Robert C Hickle, Thomas H Schear (Author), Frank Gerard (Narrator)

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Alcoholism & Addiction Recovery: Volume 2

Volume one of Alcoholism and Addiction Recovery presented the last 2 or five booklets authored by Robert C. Hickle. This work, volume two, presents the remaining two. 'Pearl of Great Price' and 'Keeping It Simple' broaden and deepen an accounting of Bob's experiences, observations, perceptions, and opinions about alcoholism, and by extension, drugs, and other addictions, those who suffer from them, and how help and recovery can be reached. With chapter titles like 'Dry for 15 Years, Happy for Three Months', 'Stop Being Part of the Problem', 'Alcohol Is Not the Problem', and finally, 'We've Got to Go at It Backwards', Bob presents what he has learned from alcoholics, addicts, and their families over his 40-plus-year career. Straight talk, jargon-free, and down-to-earth are the hallmarks of his writing style as he tries to flesh out the complicated problems of alcoholism and addiction into practical, everyday terms and concepts for any alcoholic, addict, their family, and counseling professional can use to supplement their path to recovery.

Robert C Hickle, Thomas H Schear (Author), Frank Gerard (Narrator)

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Alcoholism & Addiction Recovery

Responsible Drinking & Other Myths is the first of five booklets written by Robert C. Hickle between 1976 and 1980. Drawing on 40 years of experience where he developed employee assistance programs (in both the railroad and manufacturing industries), counseling hundreds of alcoholics and addicts, Bob developed his own way of seeing the alcoholic/addict, their families, the addictions profession, and society’s view of alcohol. His unique view starts from having had parents who were both alcoholics, then raised by his grandmother, who was a teetotaler and a member of the Women’s Temperance League. If you asked him, he would tell you he never had even a sip of alcohol, believing that if he did, he’d go down the same road as his parents. This was quite an accomplishment given that Bob served in both the Army and Navy during WWII. Additionally, he served on several boards and committees during the initial development of alcoholism treatment programs, in the state of Iowa, while also being a Boy Scout Leader, an active member of the Methodist Church, and an avid outdoorsman. His booklets contain his words of wisdom in short chapters and with pithy titles like: “Dealing with the Tensions of Sobriety,” “Sober and in Trouble,” and “Psychic Pain” as he relates his observations, experiences, and perspectives on working mostly with alcoholics. Always coming from the perspective of caring about the alcoholic and seeing himself as much as a student learning from the alcoholic about the nature and course of alcoholism and its recovery.

Robert C Hickle, Thomas H Schear (Author), Frank Gerard (Narrator)

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Alcoholism & Addiction Recovery

The final booklet in the series of five by Robert Hickle. His theme throughout all five works has been to make sure the means, the tools, and the attitudes needed to have a healthy and happy recovery are available and understandable in a down-to-earth, plain-speaking, jargon-free manner. Sparking interest in his views, Bob continues with such chapter titles as 'We've Got to Go at It Backwards', 'Incomplete Grieving', 'The Right Word and the Right Time', 'Is the Alcoholic an Addict?', and finally, 'He Had to Quit Because He Couldn't Stop'. Throughout all of Bob's writings, his care, concern, and insight are clear. With this as the final booklet he wrote, you'll find the remaining four at Amazon. It is our hope you will purchase all of them and write a review for each.

Robert C Hickle, Thomas H Schear (Author), Frank Gerard (Narrator)

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