
Titles in This Set
This Naked Mind: Control Alcohol, Find Freedom, Discover Happiness & Change Your Life
The Alcohol Experiment
The Sober Diaries
Details
Condition: Brand New
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Avery, HQ, Hodder & Stoughton
Age Range: Adult
Overview
This three-book paperback set brings together the two most widely discussed voices in the modern sober-curious movement. Annie Grace's This Naked Mind: Control Alcohol, Find Freedom, Discover Happiness & Change Your Life dismantles the cultural myths that keep so many people drinking on autopilot, while her follow-up, The Alcohol Experiment, turns that insight into a guided thirty-day reset. Clare Pooley's The Sober Diaries rounds out the collection with a candid, funny, deeply personal memoir of quitting wine for good. Together these three books offer American readers a warm, judgment-free, evidence-informed roadmap for drinking less or stopping altogether.
About the Books
This Naked Mind: Control Alcohol, Find Freedom, Discover Happiness & Change Your Life opens with Annie Grace's own story of feeling trapped by a habit she could not explain, then expands into a look at the psychology, neuroscience, and marketing that shape modern drinking culture. Rather than relying on willpower, rules, or scare tactics, Grace explains why alcohol feels rewarding, how those associations were built over time, and how to consciously take them apart so that not drinking feels like freedom rather than deprivation. The Alcohol Experiment takes that framework and turns it into daily action. Structured as a thirty-day program, it gives readers a short daily reading and reflection prompt built around triggers, cravings, and the actual payoff, or lack of one, that comes from a drink, with no requirement to commit to quitting forever, only to pay closer attention for thirty days. The Sober Diaries follows a different but complementary path. Clare Pooley, a busy working mother, tracks the year she gave up wine, started a blog that resonated with thousands of readers, and got through a breast cancer diagnosis while staying sober throughout. Her voice is wry and self-deprecating, and refreshingly honest about the messy parts of change. Read together, the three books move from understanding, to daily practice, to lived experience, giving a rounded, realistic picture of what changing a drinking habit can look like day to day.
Key Benefits
Book-by-Book Guide
This Naked Mind: Control Alcohol, Find Freedom, Discover Happiness & Change Your Life — Annie Grace blends neuroscience and her own recovery story to explain why we drink and how to change that without relying on willpower alone.
The Alcohol Experiment — A thirty-day, day-by-day program of short readings and reflection questions for testing a new relationship with alcohol.
The Sober Diaries — Clare Pooley's funny, candid memoir follows the year she quit wine, launched a popular blog, and got through a breast cancer diagnosis while staying sober.
About the Authors
Annie Grace spent years drinking heavily while building a corporate career before writing This Naked Mind, which grew into a global movement questioning why alcohol is so deeply woven into everyday life; she followed it with the companion guide The Alcohol Experiment. Clare Pooley is a former advertising executive turned writer who began blogging anonymously about quitting wine, later revealing her identity as her posts reached a wide readership; The Sober Diaries grew directly out of that blog. Both write from firsthand experience, which is why their books resonate with readers seeking a relatable, non-preachy way in.
Why You'll Love This Collection
Perfect for Dry January, a milestone birthday, or anyone quietly reconsidering their relationship with alcohol, this paperback trio pairs practical science with real-life honesty. It makes a thoughtful gift for a friend starting a sober journey or a book club pick, three voices working toward one shared goal.
Please Note: This is the UK edition with the ISBN as listed; the cover may vary slightly from the image shown.
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