Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How Many Thousands of Men and Women…

by Alcoholics Anonymous

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avanta7 | Apr 24, 2009 |

AA's 12 Steps are a real, spiritual solution to living with /recovering from ANY problem! (

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This is as holy a gospel as the Buddhist teachings, the Old and New Testaments, the Quoran, or the Upandishads. If it weren't for this 12 step program (which is almost exactly like first century Christianity and first century Mahayana Buddhism) I'd be dead or in prison now instead of enjoying the reading and writing of books. (

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One of the wisest, well-written books I've ever read. So much wisdom, encouragement, and very many helpful SUGGESTIONS are contained within this book. However, these are too often missed because of the sole focus on the literal reading of the 12-steps verbatim only. (

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Towns Hospital, New York, New York, USA

Akron, Ohio, USA

Important events

Dr. Bob takes his last drink {June 10 1935}

Bill W. goes to Akron

Ebbie visits Bill

Bill visits Akron

Bill meets Dr. Bob {Mother's Day May 1935}

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HarperCollins 100 Best Spiritual Books of the Century

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War fever ran high in the New England town to which we new, young officers from Plattsburg were assigned, and we were flattered when the first citizens took us to their homes, making us feel more heroic.

Quotations

But there is One who has all power--that One is God. May you find Him now. p. 59

My friend suggested what then seemed a novel idea. He said, 'Why don't you choose your own conception of God?' That statement hit me hard. It melted the icy intellectual mountain in whose shadow I had lived and shivered many years. I stood in the sunlight at last. p. 12

...they cannot start drinking without developing the phenomenon of craving. This phenomenon, as we have suggested, may be the manifestation of an allergy which differentiates these people, and sets them apart as a distinct entity. p.xviii

There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance-- that principle is contempt prior to investigation. Herbert Spencer p. 570

They are restless irritable and discontented, unless they can again experience the sense of ease and comfort which comes at once by taking a few drinks--drinks which they see others taking with impunity

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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0916856186, Paperback)

It's more than a book. It's a way of life.

Alcoholics Anonymous-The Big Book--has served as a lifeline to millions worldwide. 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. With publication of the second edition in 1955, the third edition in 1976, and now the fourth edition in 2001, the essential recovery text has remained unchanged while personal stories have been added to reflect the growing and diverse fellowship. The long-awaited fourth edition features 24 new personal stories of recovery.

Key features and benefits
·the most widely used resource for millions of individuals in recovery
·contains full, original text describing the A.A. program
·updated with 24 new personal stories

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