Alcoholics Anonymous: the "Big Book" (The key text of Alcoholics Anonymous) [Kindle Edition]

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NOTE: This edition has a linked "Table of Contents" and has been beautifully formatted (searchable and interlinked) to work on your Amazon e-book reader, Amazon Desktop Reader, and your ipod e-book reader.

This is the key text of Alcoholics Anonymous, and was a seminal work in the development of 12-step programmes to treat addictions.

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a worldwide fellowship of men and women who share a desire to stop drinking alcohol. AA suggests members completely abstain from alcohol, regularly attend meetings with other members, and follow its program to help each other with their common purpose; to help members "stay sober and help other alcoholics achieve sobriety."

AA created the twelve-step program used by similar recovery groups like Al-Anon, an auxiliary group for friends and family members of alcoholics; and Narcotics Anonymous, a group for substance abusers who may or may not also identify as alcoholics.

Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 406 KB
• Print Length: 309 pages
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publisher: ignacio hills press (TM) IgnacioHillsPress.com and e-Pulp Adventures (TM); 2nd edition (July 11, 2009)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B002H9W08M
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,034 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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72 of 75 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not the current edition of this book . . ., September 15, 2009

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Ashton M "ashtonm" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Alcoholics Anonymous: the "Big Book" (The key text of Alcoholics Anonymous) (Kindle Edition)

This is not the 4th (current) edition of this book revised in 2001 or even the 3rd edition, revised in 1976. I think it may be the 2nd. If you want to follow along with your group reading the stories you may want to get an up to date edition. If you just want to get sober this will do!

31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Big Book Second Edition, February 10, 2010

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L. Bellows (San Antonio, Texas United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Alcoholics Anonymous: the "Big Book" (The key text of Alcoholics Anonymous) (Kindle Edition)

This is the second edition version. I love having the Big Book on my Kindle, however, the lack of page numbering is frustrating at times - this is a Kindle issue not a book issue.

23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Electronic 'Big Book' to Go, January 13, 2010

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Jane Derry "Focus On Today" (Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Alcoholics Anonymous: the "Big Book" (The key text of Alcoholics Anonymous) (Kindle Edition)

This is the indispensable basic text book of recovery. The stories in this copy of Alcoholics Anonymous are from the 2nd Edition, and therefore may present some 'new' stories to readers of the 3rd or 4th Edition. What a bonus!

Textbooks are for studying, and it's wonderful to have this indispensable material available for review in a variety of forms. Kindle is just one more way that the message of hope is being carried.

"If recovery doesn't come first, nothing comes second."