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To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book. What they say will apply to nearly everyone bound by ties of blood or affection to an alcoholic. The book that introduced the twelve steps of alcoholics anonymous to the world has never appeared on any bestseller list. The first edition appeared in april 1939, and in the following sixteen years, more than 300,000 copies went into circulation. Monthly big book readings aa the original way group.
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Nicknamed the big book by the early aa members for its thick paper and wide margins, the books history began in 1934 when bill wilson, an alcoholic stockbroker who had found sobriety. The little big red book limited to 4,730 individually numbered copies the same number printed of the first editionfirst printing big book affectionately known as big red. Box 31, washingtonville, 109920031 ny alcoholics anonymous big book study group. Download pamphlets and handouts to use in big book group sessions our workbook companion to alcoholics anonymous 12 steps of recovery from alcoholism and addiction is called steps by the big book.
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The story of how many thousands of men and women have recovered from alcoholism generally known as the big book because of the thickness of the paper used in the first edition is a 1939 basic text, describing how to recover from alcoholism, primarily written by william g. Wilson, one of the founders of alcoholics anonymous aa. The story of how many thousands of men and women have recovered from alcoholism, is a collection of texts used by members of the alcoholics anonymous fellowship the book has undergone four revisions since william wilson, also known as bill w. First published in 1939, alcoholics anonymous sets forth cornerstone concepts of recovery from alcoholism and tells the stories of men and women who have overcome the disease. The big book of alcoholics anonymous kindle edition by wilson, bill, smith, dr. We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. Alcoholics anonymous the big book has served as a lifeline to millions worldwide. Our big book step instructions booklet is published below for public use and printing adobe acrobat pdf. Read the big book online pdf of alcoholics anonymous.
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