From the Foreword: "The basic purpose of this book is to help you overcome your suislide toward disintegration by accompanying you through the initial rough and uncertain days that will follow the actual implementation of your decision to quit. This book's higher purpose is to help you discover why you took up the bottle in the first place, so that the issues you have been suppressing can be addressed. Finally, this little book's highest purpose is to help you find out more of who you actually are, so you can discover for yourself what your highest purpose is."
From the Foreword: "The basic purpose of this book is to help you overcome your suislide toward disintegration by accompanying you through the initial rough and uncertain days that will follow the actual implementation of your decision to quit. This book's higher purpose is to help you discover why you took up the bottle in the first place, so that the issues you have been suppressing can be addressed. Finally, this little book's highest purpose is to help you find out more of who you actually are, so you can discover for yourself what your highest purpose is."