Lessons from the Basement of the Church

The book tells the story of the life of John Woodin and his adventures into a world of journalism, television news, and drinking.

It begins the first time he had a beer at thirteen and goes through dozens of humorous anecdotes and funny stories of his life in newspapers and broadcasting, and bars.

He relates stories of famous people he met along the way in brushes with greatness
including his working with Oprah Winfrey.

There are laugh-out-loud tales of live television and radio miscues and just plain bad management. But through each story and chapter, there is a thread of how alcohol started changing and almost destroyed his life and how he found his way through the power of prayer and positive thinking to regain control.

It's a priceless, poignant, and powerful memoir through one man's life of amusing antidotes and the prices paid and how he turned that life around.

It's an inspiration to anyone who's dealt with substance abuse.