This book worked for me. First, I would like to personally extend my condolences to anyone who has been forced to attend AA meetings by the court system. It is a disgrace to the Traditions of AA and to the Constitution. AA is supposed to be a voluntary program. All I can say is, AA has worked for me, I attended voluntarily. Almost every valid criticism of AA stems from examples of the traditions being broken. Nobody can tell you what to think. The program outlined in the 12 steps has worked for me and others that I know personally.