• Alcoholics Anonymous : The Story of How Many Thousands of Men and Women Have Recovered from Alcoholism The "Big Book" of AA is a must read for anyone recovering from a substance use disorder - H. Berryman Edwards, MD
• Priniciples of Addiction Medicine, First Edition: Asam Review Course Syllabus
• London, Jack: John Barleycorn or Alcoholic Memoirs: Hardcover | Paperback London reveals insights into alcoholic behavior and thinking. This biographical work invites speculation and analysis of London's relationship with alcohol - H. Berryman Edwards, MD
• Neff, Pauline: Tough Love: How Parents Can Deal With Drug Abuse Though considered controversial this book may inject a needed dose of reality when a child's behavior is out of control. This book challenges the notion that "therapy" is always the best answer - H. Berryman Edwards, MD
• Schuckit, Marc A: Drug and Alcohol Abuse: A Clinical Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment (Critical Issues in Psychiatry) A good basic outline of essential information about substance use disorders from the perspective of a psychiatrist with a rational approach to diagnosing and treating addicts and alcoholics with psychiatric symptoms - H. Berryman Edwards, MD
• Styron, William: Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness: Paperback | Hardcover
  Darkness Visible This book vividly describes Styron's own experience of an episode of depression, possibly associated with drinking - H. Berryman Edwards, MD
• Summers, Suzanne: One More River to Cross (Large Print)
  Star of Three's Company & Thighmaster, this actress talks about her family of origin - H. Berryman Edwards, MD
• Woititiz, Janet Geringer: Struggle for Intimacy
  Adult Children of Alcoholics Book | Cassette
  This was a groundbreaking book in exploring the common themes of growing up with alcoholic parents - H. Berryman Edwards, MD

Fiction and Literature:

• Desert Bloom John Voight plays an alcoholic veteran and father figure apparently suffering from combat trauma as well in the coming of age film about a teenage girl growing up in Nevada within sight of an early nuclear test - H. Berryman Edwards, MD
• Conroy, Pat:
  The Great Santini: Paperback | Turtleback Robert Duvall plays a stern, authoritarian, and rigid father and jet fighter pilot who seems incapable of feeling unless intoxicated. The film is about his relationship with his maturing son but touches on race in the South as well - H. Berryman Edwards, MD
• London, Jack: John Barleycorn or Alcoholic Memoirs: Hardcover | Paperback London reveals insights into alcoholic behavior and thinking. This biographical work invites speculation and analysis of London's relationship with alcohol - H. Berryman Edwards, MD