Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How Many Thousands of Men and Women Have Recovered from Alcoholism [Paperback]

Alcoholics Anonymous (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1991

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. With publication of the second edition in 1955, the third edition in 1976, and now the fourth edition in 2001, the essential recovery text has remained unchanged while personal stories have been added to reflect the growing and diverse fellowship. The long-awaited fourth edition features 24 new personal stories of recovery.

Key features and benefits
·the most widely used resource for millions of individuals in recovery
·contains full, original text describing the A.A. program
·updated with 24 new personal stories

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Anonymous Anonymous is a contributor for Hazelden Publications including Alcoholics Anonymous Big Book 4th Edition. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 605 pages
• Publisher: Hazelden; 16th edition (1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0916856186
• ISBN-13: 978-0916856182
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (93 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #50,808 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #71 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Recovery > Twelve-Step Programs
  • #87 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Recovery > Alcoholism

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thank God for this book, August 18, 2003

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Utah Jim (Salt Lake City, UT United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How Many Thousands of Men and Women Have Recovered from Alcoholism (Paperback)

I don't know what to say except that this book saved my life.

Thanks Bill.

17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A desire to stop drinking, readiness at the bottom and the application of these TENETS has kept me sober for over 31 years., August 16, 2006

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Richard M. Lightcap (Palm Coast, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How Many Thousands of Men and Women Have Recovered from Alcoholism (Hardcover)

Have just ordered another copy of "The Big Book" as mine has about worn out. Alcoholics Anonymous - the book and program together have stood the test of time. Many tens of thousands of people have become sober long term by keeping the "Big Book" handy. Alcoholics Anonymous literally saved my life. It is a blueprint for living that could benefit anyone. The seriousness of Alcoholism can be identified as an insidious killer of person, family, friends, work reltionships and more. Keep the book around - it can work for you!!

17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Alcoholics Anonymous: The story of how many thousands of men, August 30, 2000

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Christina Taylor (Austin, Tx) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How Many Thousands of Men and Women Have Recovered from Alcoholism (Paperback)

To all those would call this book out-dated I would like to say that it is not the language or grammar of a book that is important, it is the message. This book is not read solely for the purpose of entertainment. To those who call AA a cult I would like to apologize for the bad experiences that you seem to have had, AA is not designed to be forced on anyone, only GIVEN to those who want it. To those who have tried AA and not succeeded I know just how you feel, I have not had the best experiences with AA but just take a look around you sometime in a meeting or Birthday Meeting and see the happy faces of those who are recovering and the faces of the children who would not have had a parent were it not for this book and the orgainzation founded by it. AA does work but unfortunately not for everyone, people who would not have previously lived anything close to a normal life are LIVING and enjoying everything the world has to offer. If you are going to read this book for the purposes of review I encourage you to keep an open mind and take all into account, this book provides a style of living that will help an Alocoholic to live as if he were "normal" and LEARN to live period. We alcoholics through some malfunction never learned the secret to living happily. We do not sit and hope our shortcomings will go away, part of the program is being concious of these defects and working them out of your personality. How can something that encourages you to be a good person be so badly accepted? The answer is simply look closely at all good things in this world, you will find that once you begin to force them on others (ahem...Christianity) the message gets lost, perhaps we should go back to allowing people to find AA when THEY want to or when they should. Please people do not allow your bad experiences discourage someone who may really need the help that is provided in this book. Also, a note to add is that the book and the program are only tools, it is the person that makes the program work to its maximum efficiency.