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Alcoholics Anonymous
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Alternate-cover edition for ISBN 0916856593 / 9780916856595 here
This pocket edition is the Little Book version of Alcoholics Anonymous—the Big Book—which 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.
This pocket edition is the Little Book version of Alcoholics Anonymous—the Big Book—which 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.
191 pages, Paperback
First published April 10,1939
This edition
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191 pages, Paperback
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January 1, 1976 by Alcoholics Anonymous World Serv inc
- ISBN
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9780916856595
- ASIN
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0916856593
- Language
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English
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Let me be clear: I know this book has helped lots of people and I don't want to discount that. I'm leery of giving it 2 stars in the off chance that someone who needs help might see a two star review and write it off, when it might indeed be able to help them. I could suspend my judgment on how bad the writing was. I get it. Testimonials aren't meant to be art. The stories and perspectives, though, are dated. If you're a liberal feminist, this is a hard book to get through on a gender/sexuality/race/class level. I also believe there are other options for people struggling with alcoholism/problem drinking, and that some of the aspects of this method of attaining a healthy relationship to alcohol can be irresponsible/inappropriate depending on a particular person's situation. This book, though, need only concern itself with this particular solution, and I think only you can decide if it's the right course of action for you. I think there are ways that it could be updated to make it stronger, more credible, more inclusive. A shot of fallibility and broad-mindedness might go a long way. In the end, this reminded me a little too much of a catechism.
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Unlike many who have just skimmed it or read sections randomly as compelled to I have read the whole thing and I was in the basements for 5 years, completing all the steps, and finally gaining sobriety after realizing I was essentially in a cult and I left.
So, anyway, the book. Patronizing. Pretentious. Overbearing. Poorly written. Didactic. There is so much finger pointing in that book it's disgusting. The thing is it doesn't work for most people. For some it's a jumping off point for recovery and wonderful for them but for all the rest of us it is just a boring book.
So, anyway, the book. Patronizing. Pretentious. Overbearing. Poorly written. Didactic. There is so much finger pointing in that book it's disgusting. The thing is it doesn't work for most people. For some it's a jumping off point for recovery and wonderful for them but for all the rest of us it is just a boring book.
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I want to preface this by saying I’m not an alcoholic (I understand alcoholics always say this lmao hear me out) Both my mom and dads side of the family have struggled with addiction so we already own multiple copies of this book. Reading was so crazy for me because my mom straight up used it as a parenting guide. Like even down to the language they use like: thanks for the clarity, a staple in my moms vocabulary. Anywayyy I highly recommend even if you’ve never struggled with addiction it highlights how important it is to believe in something bigger than yourself no matter what that thing might be.
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I am so lucky to be able to study and practice the suggestions in this book every single day of my life. The 12 steps included here and the suggested program of recovery literally actually saved (and continues to save) my life. For anyone struggling with addiction, for anyone who loves someone struggling, read this. Call me. "It's a way of living that has it's advantages for all." I could and will talk about this book every day, forever.
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Kindle version is great!
I'm concentrating on the excellent adaptation of the "Big Book" to the Kindle, as the content itself (with the exception of some outdated language around women) is impeccable.
The Kindle version is faithful to the original, allows you to keep up with the same page numbers as the print version, and has the wonderful ability to enlarge the text, which has come in handy when I've shared my "book" with people with visual difficulties.
Having a Kindle version has allowed me to read unobtrusively on the beach, in planes, on long elevator rides... I've also been able to highlight favorite passages, then remove the highlighting when I no longer cared for the passage. And I've been able to quickly search for key passages when I needed to prove a bleeding deacon wrong. And then quickly find the tenth step section so I could make amends and admit I was wrong.
Pretty much indispensable. Just buy the thing, you won't regret it! Might save your life.
I'm concentrating on the excellent adaptation of the "Big Book" to the Kindle, as the content itself (with the exception of some outdated language around women) is impeccable.
The Kindle version is faithful to the original, allows you to keep up with the same page numbers as the print version, and has the wonderful ability to enlarge the text, which has come in handy when I've shared my "book" with people with visual difficulties.
Having a Kindle version has allowed me to read unobtrusively on the beach, in planes, on long elevator rides... I've also been able to highlight favorite passages, then remove the highlighting when I no longer cared for the passage. And I've been able to quickly search for key passages when I needed to prove a bleeding deacon wrong. And then quickly find the tenth step section so I could make amends and admit I was wrong.
Pretty much indispensable. Just buy the thing, you won't regret it! Might save your life.
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for alcoholics it has a great design for living and makes it perfectly clear that none of us are perfect just a beautiful work in progress
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