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    Get Up: A 12-step Guide to Recovery for Misfits, Freaks, and Weirdos

    By Bucky Sinister

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    As an atheist with a background in fundamentalism, Bucky Sinister was skeptical of 12-step groups when the time came for him to get sober. He was afraid of losing his artistic abilities and had big problems with the higher power concept. In spite of his hesitations, he stuck with the program and it rewarded him greatly. In Get Up, he shares the knowledge he gained on his journey, from being afraid of AA philosophies to embracing them, motivating others to join him in their own efforts to get clean.

    Sinister, a spoken word artist, poet, and performer, well-known on the West Coast for his grabbing, truthful, funny performances, puts out his own story, no frills, no excuses, and no holds barred. He offers a tough-love approach to recovery for all those, like him, who are turned off by traditional “recovery” books. Sinister got sober in AA and has stayed sober in AA, and now he leads the very group he joined on his path to recovery.

    In Get Up, he shares the stories and the steps that come from the “self-identified scum bags who just might save your life.” He talks straight to readers about how to make it work if they can’t buy into the program right away. For example, “Higher Power” can be a whole lot of things — Thor and metaphor among them. He helps readers to accept the group in spite of their differences, rather than walking away. Get Up is the book that Sinister would have bought for himself, with the advice he wanted to hear when he first ventured into recovery.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRed Wheel Weiser
    Release dateOct 1, 2008
    ISBN9781609250553
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    Get Up: A 12-step Guide to Recovery for Misfits, Freaks, and Weirdos
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    Bucky Sinister

    Bucky Sinister, is a spoken word artist who performs at comedy clubs and theaters, primarily on the West Coast, but also around the country. He has published nine chapbooks and three full English collections of poetry, the most recent being All Blacked Out & Nowhere to Go. His first full English CD, What Happens in Narnia, Stays in Narnia was released in 2007.

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    • 4/5
      Get UpA 12 Step Guide to Recovery For Misfits, Freaks & Weirdosby Bucky Sinister I love this book because it tells the truth. I found in these 169 pages a level of refreshing honesty and sharing that just blew me away. I learned many years ago the value of one addict helping another and the author brought that home again in spades. This amazing book based on the 12 step recovery model is a must read for the human race, cause nowadays everyone seems to be addicted to one thing or the other. I am pleased to see a guide of this caliber because there are so many who just get left behind when it comes to cookie cutter recovery,or the one size fits all approach. Through this author's eyes I could see myself and through his tried and true suggestions and insights I was able to grow just that little bit closer to enlightenment. I would recommend this book to those seeking a constructive and valuable tool especially tailored for those who keep falling through the spiritual cracks. Thanks Bucky, all I can say is I GET IT. Love & Light, Riki Frahmann
    • 3/5
      If the front cover didn't clue you in, the author is someone whose chip on the shoulder has become a permanent growth, something like a second head. Despite minor grammatical errors and occasional sloppiness of style, I think this book has a lot of merit. It's going to appeal mostly to the younger recovery crowd who feel conspicuous in traditional 12 steps programs, those of us who rebel for the pleasure of it. He is an atheist so he might be hard to connect with for people of all faith. He's also not a hand-holder. The support he offers his readers is akin to the rough hand up and punch on the shoulder that you'll get in a mosh pit, but it suits his target audience. This book is helpful for people who are ready to recover, but not wear penny loafers and khaki pants and part their hair down the middle. Personally, I think the guy still has some anger issues to contend with and will possibly mellow further with age, but I would recommend this book to people who wanted to take the first step towards recovery from addiction. I did gain a few helpful insights from the book. The chapters dealing with the creative personality and the persona of dysfunction and addiction that is often linked together was particularly worth reading.
    • 5/5
      This was actually a 12 step guide to 12 step guides tilted at people who aren't enthusiastic about some of the tenets, like loving Yahweh, but who desperately need the benefits. Good for you, Bucky!