The big book of alcoholics anonymous verywell mind. To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book. Printing a single copy of this item is permitted, in accordance with the a. The online intergroup, alcoholics anonymous, serves all online aa groups that wish to participate. This is a freely downloadable version of the basic text of the book alcoholics. The only way we knew to be free of it was to do it. There is no obligation by any member of the original way group to use this guide. The text of this document, original manuscript, was left just as it originally appeared in 1938. 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. Here is a pdf version of the first 164 pages found in all aa books.
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