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The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous

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Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How Many Thousands of Men and Women Have Recovered from Alcoholism (generally known as The Big Book) is a 1939 basic text, describing how to recover from alcoholism, written by the founders of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), Bill Wilson & Dr. Bob Smith. It is the originator of the seminal "twelve-step method" widely used to attempt to treat many addictions, from alcoholism and heroin addiction to marijuana addiction, as well as overeating, sex addiction, gambling addiction, and family members of alcoholics, with a strong spiritual and social emphasis. It is one of the best-selling books of all time, having sold 30 million copies. In 2011, Time magazine placed the book on its list of the 100 best and most influential books written in English since 1923, the beginning of the magazine. - Publisher.

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Lark Publishing
Language
English
Pages
334

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Table of Contents

Foreword to first edition
Foreword to second edition
The Doctor's opinion
Bill's story
There is a solution
More about alcoholism
We agnostics
How it works
Into action
Working with others
To wives
The family afterward
To employers
A vision for you
Personal stories part one : Pioneers of AA.
Doctor Bob's nightmare
Alcoholic Anonymous number three
He had to be shown
He thought he could drink like a gentleman
Women suffer too
The European drinker
The vicious cycle
The news hawk
From farm to city
The man who mastered fear
He sold himself short
Home brewmeister
The keys of the kingdom
Personal stories part two : They stopped in time.
Rum, radio and rebellion
Fear of fear
The professor and the paradox
A flower of the South
Unto the second generation
His conscience
The housewife who drank at home
It might have been worse
Physician, heal thyself!
Stars don't fall
Me an alcoholic?
New vision for a sculptor
Personal stories part three : They lost nearly all.
Joe's woes
Our southern friend
Jim's story
Promoted to chronic
The prisoner freed
There's nothing the matter with me!
Desperation drinking
Annie the cop fighter
The career officer
The independent blonde
He who loses his life
Freedom from bondage
Appendices.
The AA tradtion
Spiritual experience
The medical view on A.A.
The Lasker Award
The religious view on A.A.
How to get in touch with A.A.

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the story of how many thousands of men and women have recovered from alcoholism

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Library of Congress
HV5275 .W15 2013

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
xiv, 320 p.
Number of pages
334
Dimensions
23 x x centimeters

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL25647411M
Internet Archive
bigbookofalcohol0000smit
ISBN 10
1483907252
ISBN 13
9781483907253

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OL17077590W

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