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The Last Puff: Ex-Smokers Share the Secrets of Their Success

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Great book! To me quitting smoking was a very lonley feeling, especially since after I quit it seemed like everywhere I looked or everyone I knew was smoking. Most books tell you how to prepare to quit, This book helps you for after the quitting and plus! Most of the stories are about how they started, all the failures and how they finally quit but everyone can relate to the addiction thing! Buy this book!

Simply put, this book and its disarmingly straightforward approach to quitter support gave me the final incentive and push to beat smoking. As I read this book, I found my resolve and courage rising until I was able to make that final decision to quit smoking... and then move on with my life. There is no proselytizing, no scary statistics, or dire predictions of painful death, but hope and encouragement from those who have been in the trenches beside you... as you struggle to take that Last Puff.

Just finished this book this morning. It was very interesting reading the stories and I in fact stopped smoking 3 days ago. But...the stories seemed outdated and talked about a lot of people smoking in offices and homes, etc. You don't see that much these days. Plus, knowing the book was published in 1991, I subconciously added 10 years to the age of everyone in each story and that made me think "I wonder if they stayed quit?" The last section of the book after the stories is very repetitive. "As so-and-so said on page xxx...." seems to be in every other sentence.

I'd recommend reading it still, but better if you can borrow a copy or get it from the local library.

Good luck on quitting!

I liked the way this book was laid out; different perspectives from different people's experiences on what helped them quit. Here's hoping my Dad reads it and actually quits.

I read this book 5 years ago and quit. I'm buying a few copies for some friends. There was one person's story, in particular, that really stuck with me and over the years, I've thought about it many times. The book is a bit dated, but I think still worth reading.