How To Stop Smoking (Paperback)

~ Herbert Brean (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Pocket (November 2, 1982)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671440497
• ISBN-13: 978-0671440497
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,192,160 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brean's book works!, February 22, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: HT Stop Smoking (Paperback)

I smoked 1-3 packs of cigarettes a day for about 30 years and had tried quitting a few times with zero success. This approach worked for me because it gave specific, day-by-day instructions and let me know what to expect. Brean also respected the power of the addiction and the difficulty of quitting, which helped me respect myself for undertaking the task. Brean was a smoker, so he knew why I loved the stuff beyond just the nicotine fix, and he helped me recognize all the other needs I was meeting with cigarettes. Quitting smoking with his method was no tougher to handle than a cold or a little poison ivy. I haven't had a cigarette since 1988! The book is dated, but it's only missing all the newly discovered reasons to quit.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I read this book and haven't smoked now for over 40 years!, February 13, 2003

By	Thomas R. Scott (Columbia, SC USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I am a retired clinical psychologist and have helped many of my clients stop smoking over a period of several decades. Brean's little book is the best I know about. I used it myself over 40 years ago and have not smoked a cigarette since then. (I occasionally smoke a pipe or a cigar--maybe once or twice a year.) The book is based on sound psychological principles and emphasizes proper preparation before you actually quit. A unique feature is its day-by-day pages that you must not read until you quit and then only read each page on its assigned day. It's remarkable how much those little pages help!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How To Stop Smoking - H. Brean, October 25, 2003

By A Customer

I smoked 3 packs a day of Kools for over half my life. I had NEVER quit because I couldn't. Not only was I addicted to nicotene, but also to the menthol. I could not even sleep all night without waking up for a few "puffs" at least once a night (sometimes more). My mother, also a very heavy smoker, quit smoking after reading this book and sent it to me. Half way through the book I wadded up the half a pack I was working on and never touched the two unopended packs on top the fridge except to throw them away. That was 25 years ago! After quitting I made it a point to order this book a half-dozen at a time until it went out of print. I used to give the book to anyone who asked me how I quit. I cannot tell you how many people to whom I gave this book have also quit, but it has many. My only regret is that for some unknown reason the book went out of print and no other publisher has picked it up. I'm ordering two used ones today to give to two friends and wanted to encourage others to buy this book so that they too can get free from this deadly habit!