US of AA - How the 12 Steps Highjacked the Science of Alcoholism by Joe Miller

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A one hour show with host Monica RIchardson and author and Professor Joe Miller. COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) - April 2, local author and associate professor of English at Columbus State University, Joe Miller has released a new book, US of AA: How the Twelve Steps Hijacked the Science of Alcoholism. Miller is the author of 2006's Cross-X: The Amazing True Story of How the Most Unlikely Team from the Most Unlikely of Places Overcame Staggering Obstacles at Home and at School to Challenge the Debate Community on Race, Power, and Education, which won the William Rockhill Nelson Award and Harry Chapin Award for nonfiction in 2007, and was selected as one of the best books of the year by the Chicago Tribune, Kansas City Starand Publishers Weekly. Now, the US of AA takes readers through the history of the Alcoholics Anonymous program, offering for "the first time, a complete expose" of AA and "how it became America's de facto cure" for alchol rehabilitation. Miller, an investigative reporter and author, writes the history of the Twelve Step program from its inception, following the beginnings of the program through the early days of the program founders to the present day. Starting in 1934, Miller details how AA became the "defacto treatment policy for alcoholism in the U.S.," beginning with its "quasi-religious" origins. Utilizing years of research, Miller's book "explores the science and politics of alcoholism by bringing to life the characters that played pivotal roles in its dark history." Miller will have a book signing and reading event for US of AA on April 20 at 10:00 a.m. at the CSU Bookstore at RiverPark Campus.