The Only Way to Stop Smoking Permanently (Penguin Health Care & Fitness) [Paperback]

Allen Carr (Author)

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Product Description

This is a companion volume to "Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking".

About the Author

The common thread running through Allen Carr's work is the removal of fear - eliminating the phobias and anxieties which prevent people from being able to enjoy life to the full. Allen Carr's books include; Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking, The Only Way to Stop Smoking Permanently, Allen Carr's Easyweigh to Lose Weight, How to Stop Your Child Smoking and The Easy Way to Enjoy Flying. A successful accountant, Allen Carr's hundred-cigarettes-a-day addiction was driving him to despair until, in 1983, after countless failed attempts to quit, he finally discovered what the world had been waiting for -- the Easy Way to Stop Smoking. He has built a network of clinics that span the globe and gained a phenomenal reputation for success in helping smokers to quit. His books are published in over twenty languages and video, audio and CD ROM versions of his method are also available. Allen Carr died aged 72 in 2006.

Product Details

• Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd (January 5, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0140244751
• ISBN-13: 978-0140244755
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #314,922 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars This book helps ulneash what is already in your mind, August 2, 2005

By	G. Tsatsani "[e-mail]" (Athens, Greece) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Only Way to Stop Smoking Permanently (Penguin Health Care & Fitness) (Paperback)

I have found Mr Carr's books (both Easyway and Onlyway) quite inspiring and they both helped me stop smoking for a few months each time (I had failed many attempts previously)
However I find that it is really all in your mind and although the book is right and Mr Carr's repetitive style ensures that the message is penciled in, it is important to re-read the book regularly, only that it is very tiring
The first few weeks after I stopped smoking I felt that I would never ever light up another; however, it does happen to fall back to the nasty habbit, only what I find is that each time I fall back I smoke less than the time before.
There are a lot of axioms in Mr Carr's book that even though I read them with an open mind, I dont necessarily agree. For instance, I dont agree that the natural tendency is to chainsmoke. Perhaps sometimes like saturday nights, but most of the weekdays, the smell of smoke makes me dizzy; In addition, smoking does not necessarily isolate one socially. For instance, I live in Greece and non smoking is more of an isolator.
Having said all that, it is a good thing to read the book as it is really the only aid out there (other than what is in us) that trully helps
I would like to stress that it is useful to re-read the book after three -six months, when we start forgetting how awful it is to smoke and are tempted to start again.
I would also recommend a hypnotherapy session at the end of the reading. It will boost the message and determination to quit a lot

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 3 Years On, May 14, 2008

By	Iaio (Arizona, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Only Way to Stop Smoking Permanently (Penguin Health Care & Fitness) (Paperback)

Having read the other user reviews, all having been written within a relatively short amount of time after stopping smoking, I thought it to be important to write a short review a few years on.

I read this book a little about three and a half years ago. I took it seriously, followed through with the reading of it and gave the process of stopping smoking it's due, and it really did work for me. Where the book really works is in hammering home the points that you need to hear, and giving you some structure in which to prepare.

It's a long book, it needs to be, and it focuses the effort on the preparation for stopping smoking, making actually having stopped much easier.

The elation at ceasing any self destructive behaviour can make one very grateful and therefore enthusiastic about the method used in the short term.

Long term, I have found "The Only Way To Stop Smoking Permanently" to be a very solid method. I have been a non smoker for over 3 years since reading this book, and haven't smoked a cigarette since that final one at the end of the book, back in 2005. I'm still grateful to myself for having read this book, and to Allen Carr for having written it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars UNBELIEVABLE, June 5, 2006

By	non-smoker "immaculate" (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Only Way to Stop Smoking Permanently (Penguin Health Care & Fitness) (Paperback)

If theres a book that changed my life, it is indeed this one ! Allen Carr has hit the jackpot i think. I could relate to the entire book and have been through what he has written.I WAS a smoker, and a chain one, might i add, like 25-30 cig. every day for over 13 years and have tried many ways to quit.None worked for more than 6 months. Besides being able to quit, this book has eradicated the thought of a smoke for nearly a year now. I dont even want to smoke when eveyrone around me is smoking, and THAT IS AN AMAZING FEELING.Anyone who wants to quit, read the book IN ONE SITTING. i started at 9am and finised by 12 midnight and it worked. so all the best to the would-be non smokers. WELCOME TO MY WORLD !