Fourth edition (2001) of the Big Book, basic text of A.A. Since the first edition appeared, in 1939, it has helped millions of men and women recover from alcoholism. Chapters describing the A.A. recovery program remain unchanged. New stories have been added to the personal histories.
The Plain Language Big Book is a tool to help readers understand the book Alcoholics Anonymous, which was first published in 1939. This new book is designed so that the A.A. Twelve Step program of recovery from alcoholism may be easily understood by all people who have a desire to stop drinking.
Bill W.’s 24 essays on the Steps and the Traditions discuss the principles of individual recovery and group unity.
This practical 90-page booklet demonstrates through simple example how A.A. members throughout the world live and stay sober one day at a time.
Bill W. tells how A.A. started, how the Steps and Traditions evolved, and how the A.A. Fellowship grew and spread overseas.
Written by and for incarcerated alcoholics, this volume contains 26 stories by A.A. members who found their way to the Fellowship and got sober while in prison. For those engaged in corrections work.
