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Aside from fellowship and sociability, the prime object was to provide a time and place where new people might bring their problems. They had seen miracles, and one was to come to them. Money in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. Alcoholics anonymous world services, inc fourth edition february 10. Quotations from the big book of alcoholics aonoymous. This is one of the 10 or 20 most important books written in the 20th century. Feel free to email any quotes you may have or would like to see added. With a high dosage of humor and hope, this memoir makes the suffering of women with chronic illnesses visible at last nonfiction memoir medicine. Subsequently, the history of alcoholics anonymous aa has been documented in books, movies, and aa literature. Sarah rameys the ladys handbook for her mysterious illness is at once a comforting embrace and a call to arms for people mostly women, alas who experience mysterious chronic illnesses. Alcoholics anonymous aa was founded in 1935 by bill wilson known as bill w. I had a dog, at least i had him for a few days until he ran away, and an old dodge and a finnish woman who made my bed and cooked breakfast and muttered finnish wisdom to herself over the electric stove. This is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. A vision for you 155 this refers to bills first visit with dr.
Alcoholics anonymous first edition, eleventh printing 1947 big book. Six years ago one of our number was a patient there. As of december 2009, 30,664,881 copies of the big book have been sold or otherwise distributed source aa gso ny. These for sale listings are updated several times a year usually on the first of every month. Pages 1 164 unofficial large print ebook alcoholics anonymous screen 1 of 703. The story of how many thousands of men and women have. Exercise 2 page 8 he has a false eye with a wireless video camera inside it.
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