Alcoholics Anonymous
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Alcoholics Anonymous

The Big Book: The Original 1939 Edition

  1. 368 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Alcoholics Anonymous

The Big Book: The Original 1939 Edition

About this book

Many thousands have benefited from "The Big Book" and its simple but profound explanation of the doctrines behind Alcoholics Anonymous, which was founded in 1935 by Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith. This original 1939 edition outlines the famous 12 steps, and offers counsel for those who wish to join the program but doubt the existence of a higher power. It also contains encouraging personal stories, in which AA members relate their experiences with alcohol and how they found the path to sobriety.
"The Big Book" has gone through numerous editions and remains the most widely used resource for recovering alcoholics. Only this original 1939 edition includes all 29 stories of the program's pioneers, which share the details of their full journey, including initial recovery, sometimes followed by relapse and eventual success. This edition also features the key to the solution claimed by Bill Wilson: a vital spiritual experience that allows followers to rediscover, or discover, God.
This realistic portrayal of the program as offered by its founders has been lost in subsequent editions of the work, and is presented here to serve as a reminder that success comes in many forms.

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Information

Publisher
Ixia Press
Year
2019
Print ISBN
9780486834177
eBook ISBN
9780486838700

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction
  6. Foreword
  7. The Doctor’s Opinion
  8. I. Bill’s Story
  9. II. There Is a Solution
  10. III. More About Alcoholism
  11. IV. We Agnostics
  12. V. How It Works
  13. VI. Into Action
  14. VIII. To Wives
  15. IX. The Family Afterward
  16. X. To Employers
  17. XI. A Vision for You
  18. Personal Stories
  19. About the Author