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Summary
How to stop smoking and have a free life at the same time, even if you cannot even imagine how yet.
Around 6.5 trillion cigarettes are sold worldwide each year, which translates to roughly 18 billion cigarettes smoked per day.
Current health statistics:
- Tobacco today kills around half of all smokers.
- Globally, tobacco causes six million deaths per year. That's one death every five seconds.
- Around 25 percent of all heart disease deaths and 75 percent of lung disease deaths are directly attributed to smoking irrespective of any other cause.
- Every day, 3,200 Americans under 18 will light up their first cigarette.
Is that enough for you?
Life is also too complicated, addictions do nothing but further hinder our well-being. Would you like to discover the most just and free way to live? Even if you have no idea how to do it, this audiobook will help you by providing some simple rules to follow to overcome all your addictions quickly and effectively. And in no time your life will become free!
In this self-help guide, you’ll find simple steps to start to stop smoking and consolidate your new healthy habits in a very short time and by using a clear and precise method.
In the audiobook, Stop Smoking: Quit Smoking with 10 Proven Steps (for Woman and Man) by Ryan O'Connor, you'll discover:
- List your personal reasons to stop smoking
- Plan your quitting strategy
- Hypnosis to quit smoking
- Discuss your intention to stop cigarettes with every person in your life
- 10 steps to show you how to quit smoking
- Seek out help from others who have quit before you
- Tips and advice to quit smoking
Ease your living, gain free time, boost your successes, sleep more - the solution is to stop smoking now!
This audiobook is best for:
- Everyone who wants to organize their life in an efficient and easy way without addictions
- People who have been smoking for a long time and want to quit
Buy this audiobook and start your journey to quit smoking now!
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- Harley E Bolton
- 24-08-20
Excellent Type of Audio Book
I actually got this book for someone to listen, but I haven't heard from her. Actually, when I flipped through the book I see it's got some go stuffs helpful. The delivery was right on time.
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- Terry F Robinson
- 24-08-20
Appreciated This Audio Book
Yes there are still times when I feel like a cigarette but I can now push through this and find I feel like a cigarette less and less often, after two weeks I go days without even thinking about a cigarette. Different things work for different people, but I would recommend this to anyone seriously wanting to stop smoking.
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- Hannah F Knight
- 24-08-20
Informative Book
I was told about this book, seeing as though I wanted to stop smoking (again) I thought I'd give this a try. After the first chapter or two, I thought it was a load of rubbish, but kept on listening being determined to quit. Finally finished the book and have also stopped smoking!!!
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- Kieran G Duffy
- 24-08-20
Enjoy the listening
So my missus gets this and I roll my eyes again. So for and ex smoker when I met her to becoming a smoker again because she says I stress her out ! Anyway this ain’t worked as she’s still smoking a few months finishing this. Crazy how people write glowing reviews for stuff not used or tried out lol.
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- Sophia O Porter
- 24-08-20
Brilliant Book
I love the original book so I ordered for my friend (me and my husband stopped smoking with it) I wasn't sure, she will listen it so I ordered the comic book (Illustrated) I had the same additional form me, she got the usual book, not Illustrated, just to listen, I do not understand what happened.
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- Madison I Parker
- 24-08-20
Brilliant Book
This book works if you are ready to stop. I have had at least 4 people stop with this book.
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- Kyle L Shepherd
- 24-08-20
Lovely book for beginners
I ordered this one for my mom so I haven't seen the women's version first hand, but I listen the original The Illustrated Easy To Quit Smoking in November of last year and have been smoke free ever since! Mom has been smoke free for about 6 weeks now.
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- Anonymous User
- 24-08-20
Highly Recommend This Book
I highly recommend this book! When I put down this book after listening it I have not picked up a cigarette since! Along with a deep desire to quit I am a FORMER smoker! Thank God! Finally!!
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- James M Miah
- 24-08-20
Best Audio Book
I had tried many times to quit smoking, after listening this book over three years ago I had my last cigarette. I recently became good friends with a smoker and could feel the temptation growing again. I listen the book again and feel confident that I will not be tempted to take it up again.
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- Dona P Romero
- 24-08-20
Good
Listen it twice. The second time, it just clicked and worked. Have been living a smoke-free life for more than a year and now I find the cigarette smoke smell repulsive.
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- Tara S. Melancon
- 23-08-20
A word to the sceptics
So all and all the narrating in this audio book is solid and i would recommend it for smokers and nonsmokers alike.
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- Harriet S. Johns
- 23-08-20
This Works
Quitting Smoking is easy. The decision to quit smoking and the mind set to do so is the hard part.
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- Richard R. Nauman
- 23-08-20
Always recommend
I quit smoking when finishing this book (actually, listening to the audiobook, but bought this to have handy at all times), and had the best few years of my adulthood- made me outrageously happy, and always recommend!
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- Harold J. Baker
- 23-08-20
I Have never reveiwed a book before!!
But this one is well worth the few minutes. I heard about this from a friend and bought it right away. I have smoked for 35 years and have "quit" at least that many times.
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- Susan M. Croom
- 23-08-20
Life Changing
The knowledge in this audio book is powerfull and I think the key which will allow you to quit smoking.
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- April N. Marks
- 23-08-20
TRY IT!
I quit after 40+ years as a very heavy smoker with this method. I've tried many things...some worked to a degree and some didn't work at all, and lots of money was spent. This was easy and effortless, with no withdrawals.
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- Michael L. Patrick
- 23-08-20
Money well spent!!!
1 weeks since I quit smoking! I'm not really sure how..but this book works. I think there is some sort of brain washing effect going on..has to be..I was a chain smoking,
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- Maida J. Preston
- 23-08-20
Daughter & son quit smoking!!
however this is a good type of brain wash unlike the tobacco companies. I could not stand smoking that filthy disgusting thing.
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- Tom K. Wilson
- 23-08-20
This Works. Please Try It.
Another cured smoker. I smoked for 10 years, pack a day, quit with the patch, crazy withdrawal symptoms, but persevered - and didn't smoke for one week.
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- Ruth D. Walters
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I Am a Non-Smoker
I am a Non-Smoker. After 35 years of smoking I thought I would never be able to say those words. I never ever tried quitting before, but after I read all these Amazon reviews, I said what the heck, check it out. But it's true!