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.
Personal stories have been added to reflect the growing and
diverse fellowship.
Key features and benefits
. the most widely used resource for millions of individuals in
recovery
. contains full, original text describing AA program
. personal stories
We, of Alcoholics Anonymous, are more than one hundred men and
women who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind
and body. To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered
is the main purpose of this book. For them, we hope these pages
will prove so convincing that no further authentication will be
necessary. We think this account of our experiences will help
everyone to better understand the alcoholic. Many do not comprehend
that the alcoholic is a very sick person. And besides, we are sure
that our way of living has its advantages for all. It is important
that we remain anonymous because we are too few, at present to
handle the overwhelming number of personal appeals which may result
from this publication. Being mostly business or professional folk,
we could not well carry on our occupations in such an event. We
would like it understood that our alcoholic work is an avocation.
When writing or speaking publicly about alcoholism, we urge each of
our Fellowship to omit his personal name, designating himself
instead as "a member of Alcoholics Anonymous." Very earnestly we
ask the press also, to observe this request, for otherwise we shall
be greatly handicapped. We are not an organization in the
conventional sense of the word. There are no fees or dues
whatsoever. The only requirement for membership is an honest desire
to stop drinking. We are not allied with any particular faith, sect
or denomination, nor do we oppose anyone. We simply wish to be
helpful to those who are afflicted. We shall be interested to hear
from those who are getting results from this book, particularly
form those who have commenced work with other alcoholics. We should
like to be helpful to such cases. Inquiry by scientific, medical,
and religious societies will be welcomed.
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