About My Library
My personal library consists of about 1,500 books and continues to grow. Selections for this site will be added gradually and will reflect the interests mentioned above only as they touch upon the goals of spiritual growth, character development, and emotional sobriety through the practice of the principles of recovery embedded in the 12 Steps of AA.
About Me
Ray A. is a recovering alcoholic with 29 years sober in AA. His main interests are 12-Step recovery, the intersection of morality with philosophy, psychology and theology, and languages and literature. He has undergraduate and graduate degrees in Romance Languages and English, and did advanced doctoral work in Comparative Literature. He’s the author of Practice These Principles: Living the Spiritual Disciplines and Virtues in 12-Step Recovery to Achieve Spiritual Growth, Character Development, and Emotional Sobriety, Steps 1, 2, 3. He’s presently at work on volume two, covering Steps 4 through 7. He also writes regularly on recovery on the book’s website at www.PracticeThesePrinciplesTheBook.com
Homepage
http://www.PracticeThesePrinciplesTheBook.com