Because this book has become the basic text for our society and has helped such large numbers of alcoholic men and women to recovery, there exists a sentiment. We read small sections of the book alcoholics anonymous big book and have a lead share on the reading. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Aa big book free for alcoholics anonymous for iphone. Why is it suggested to read 1st 164 pgs of big book. Taken from alcoholics anonymous big book pages 6063. If you cant find it, pm me, and ill send you the link. Persona stories big book online pdf alcoholics anonymous. This is the audio version of the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous.
It is not meant to be the the final word by any stretch. But then my rights try to move in, and they, too, can force my serenity level down. The following is a list of the 40 musts from the big book. I have provided a link in a couple of places on this page for your convenience, so you can get to the search page. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions alcoholics anonymous audio version. The big book of alcoholics anonymous kindle edition by.
Here is a pdf version of the first 164 pages found in all aa books. Ask him in your morning meditation what you can do each day for the man who is still sick. God will constantly disclose more to you and to us. My old manner of life was by no means a bad one, but i would not exchange its best moments for the worst i have now. In that state, the wrongdoing of others, fancied or real, had power to actually kill. When i am disturbed, it is because i find some person, place, thing, situation. Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not completely give themselves to this simple program, usually men and women who are constitutionally incapable of being honest with themselves. While the program is considered a suggested method for dealing with the disease of alcoholism, there are places within the big book where the authors used the word must. The spiritual experience is talked about in the second appendix in the back of the big book. You can search the alcoholics anonymous big book for phrases, key words, etc. Since the first edition appeared, in 1939, it has helped millions of men and women recover from alcoholism. We, of alcoholics anonymous, are more than one hundred men and women who have recovered from a.
One fundamental idea of god, based upon the basic text of aa, see pg 55, is. This is the second edition of the book alcoholics anonymous, which made its first appearance in april 1939. Linked with the permission of alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. Alcohol addiction treatment and recovery information. There is no one set way that the founders and pioneers worked the steps. There is a solution 21 him physically and mentally. Simply look up a familiar word to find the passage you seek. The first edition appeared in april 1939, and in the following sixteen years, more than 300,000 copies went into circulation. It is the basic text of the fellowship of alcoholics anonymous, and has helped large numbers of alcoholic men and women, young and old, recover as of december 2009, 30,664,881 copies of the big book have been sold or otherwise distributed source aa gso ny. This exercise is meant to be an individual study aid of the big book in which the author identifies the references to god. The whytehouse is, i hope, a way to find that special phrase or saying etc.
Aa pg 12 we found the great reality deep down within us. Twelve steps and twelve traditions pdf of alcoholics anonymous. God will determine that, so you must remember that. But not so with us in those last days of heavy drinking. Ive found the big book online in audio download mp3 format and ive downloaded it all onto an mp3 player for someone i know who cant read. For the serious student of the aa big book, what follows are some recommendations from the author of this study guide in the approach to take when utilizing this supplemental material. It works, if we have the proper attitude and work at it. Do you use that word despite it was deliberately left out by bill wilson for a specific reason.
The book alcoholics anonymous, affectionately known by members as the big book, is the textbook for the original 12step recovery program now known by the same name. A vision for you, big book page 164 alcoholics anonymous. There is a direct linkage among selfexamination, meditation, and prayer. The big book of alcoholics anonymous verywell mind. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions alcoholics anonymous alcoholics anonymous this is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. It is my hope that you will find this site useful to you and our friends of bill w. Hold to download or tapclick to play the mp3 audio tape. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the big book of alcoholics anonymous. The higher my expectations of other people are, the lower is my serenity. The big book the main 164 pages, prayers, personal stories, and more. Acceptance i know some people get really tired of the big book quotes.
Your job now is to be at the place where you may be of maximum helpfulness to others, so never hesitate to go anywhere if you can be helpful. The answers will come, if your own house is in order. Copyright alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. The big book of alcoholics anonymous kindle edition by wilson, bill, smith, dr. It is joyous intimacy with friends and a feeling that life is good. Aa big book sobriety the big book of alcoholics anonymous audio book sobriety app precise app that includes unofficial tools for recovery. Being convinced, we were at step three, which is that we decided to turn our will and our life over to god as we. The big book of alcoholics anonymous the world famous eye. If you have a drinking problem, we hope that you may pause in reading. Whether youre new to aa, or youre a seasoned veteran, this is the easiest and most useful app to aid in your recovery. Reference guide to the aa big book and the twelve steps and twelve traditions. Alcoholics anonymous audio version alcoholics anonymous.
Read the book alcoholics anonymous from the frontispiece through the end of chapter 11 a vision for you pg 164. From page 417 of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. I can watch my serenity level rise when i discard my expectations. From the book, twelve steps and twelve traditions, the 12 and 12, we read. How it works rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path.
Click the link above to download the printable 12 step guide. When i am disturbed, it is because i find some person, place, thing, or situationsome fact of my life unacceptable to me, and i can find no. This is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. Pdf version one this is a basic version of the text of alcoholics anonymous. Read the big book online pdf of alcoholics anonymous. Click here to find out more about the full version for. More than 300,000 copies of the first edition are now in circulation. Taken separately, these practices can bring much relief and benefit. We wish to make the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous part of our lives by collaborating with a power greater than ourselves an inner knowing, our own. Aa the original way 12 step guide aa the original way group. A vision for you f or mostnormal folks, drinking means conviviality, companionship and colorful imagination.
This book facilitates a definitive understanding of fundamental aa literature. All you need is a big book and this guide to go through the steps with. This guide exemplifies, as close as possible, one of the strongest original ways of alcoholics anonymous. To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous click here. My serenity is inversely proportional to my expectations. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Yet, we believe we can make some definite and valuable suggestions. When evaluating this study guide material, it is suggested that the reader proceed at their own pace. True the word surrender is not in the first 164 pages of the big book know why. Aa speaker turn our will and our lives over to the care of god new 20 duration. Download free audiobooks in the mp3 format or play them straight via youtube. The second edition, published in 1955, reached a total of more than 1,150,500 copies.
The answers will come if your own house is in order. And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. His is the fourth edition of the book alcoholics anonymous. Because this book has become the basic text for our society and has helped such large numbers of alcoholic men and women to recovery, there exists strong. Alcoholics anonymous and the big book are registered trademarks of a.
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