Alcoholics Anonymous: The Original Text of the Life-Changing Landmark, Deluxe Edition

Bill W.

Sep 2014 · Sold by Penguin

About this ebook

A 75th anniversary e-book version of the most important and practical self-help book ever written, Alcoholics Anonymous.

Here is a special deluxe edition of a book that has changed millions of lives and launched the modern recovery movement: Alcoholics Anonymous.

This edition not only reproduces the original 1939 text of Alcoholics Anonymous, but as a special bonus features the complete 1941 Saturday Evening Post article “Alcoholics Anonymous” by journalist Jack Alexander, which, at the time, did as much as the book itself to introduce millions of seekers to AA’s program.  

Alcoholics Anonymous has touched and transformed myriad lives, and finally appears in a volume that honors its posterity and impact.

Ratings and reviews

No matter the rehab center theories or wishful thinking...the 12 steps of recovery if worked whole heartedly will lead the user from Hell. In the 1930's when this text was used while in the midst of desperation, 65% to 75% of it's practitioners recovered. It has saved my life.

Pages do not match. Quite useless to any one using it for AA general service

Great in the meetings. One review marks" There are no large numbers" , click on said page and you can see the page number and scroll to said page.

About the author

AA cofounder Bill Wilson (1895–1971) was the chief voice and writer behind Alcoholics Anonymous—often called “The Big Book”—on which he collaborated with many figures, including his wife and intellectual partner, Lois Wilson (1891–1988); his AA cofounder, Bob Smith (1879–1950); pioneering AA member Henry Parkhurst (1895–1954); and a wide range of early AAs who contributed stories and strategies.