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3,90$A.A. for the Older Alcoholic – Never too late
Eight alcoholics share their stories of finding recovery in Alcoholics Anonymous after the age of 60. Far from feeling that their lives are over, these men and women express that, having come to A.A., it is time to start living. Large-print format suitable for those with low vision.
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A.A. for the Older Alcoholic
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10,00$Souvenir Album 1944-2024: 80 Years of a New Lease on Life.
This book recounts the history of Alcoholics Anonymous in Quebec, including the adaptation of literature into French, the involvement of women and young people in the fellowship, and the question of spirituality.
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Souvenir Album 1944-2024
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25,20$Full of first-person accounts and primary source material, this portrait of Bill W. recounts his journey from Vermont youth to Wall Street success story to hopeless drunk — until a series of remarkable events allowed him to stop drinking and to co-found Alcoholics Anonymous.
We follow Bill through his tireless work for the Fellowship: the publishing of the Big Book, the development of the Twelve Traditions, the formation of the General Service Conference. Closing chapters walk us through Bill’s final years of challenge and change. With 39 archival photographs.
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“Pass It On”
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30,00$The 2025 International Convention Souvenir book, “A BOOK OF FELLOWSHIP: 90 Years of Love & Service” is a lavishly illustrated celebration of our Fellowship, its vibrant history, and A.A. around the world today. In these full-color pages, you’ll read the inspiring stories of Bill W., Dr. Bob, and the early A.A. s who spread the word of Alcoholics Anonymous, one alcoholic to another, in ever-widening circles. A treasure trove of archival and new material, this autograph book-size volume brings to vivid life the message of Recovery, Service and Unity that lies at the very heart of our program. Including blank pages for notes and autographs, “A BOOK OF FELLOWSHIP: 90 Years of Love & Service” will make a one-of-a-kind keepsake of the 2025 Vancouver Convention.
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A Book of Fellowship – 90 Years of Sharing Love and Service
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25,20$A Rabbit Walks into a Bar is a fun collection of the best jokes and cartoons about alcoholics, life in AA, drinking, bars, newcomers, service and meetings, which appeared in the Grapevine magazine before 2010. With chapters that cover topics from “The Drinking Life” and “Newcomers in AA” to “Life in AA” and “AA Wit and Wisdom,” readers will find plenty to laugh about. Includes a special chapter devoted entirely to Grapevine’s beloved cartoon character Victor E.
AA members love a good joke. Here are some of the best.
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A Rabbit Walks into a Bar: Best Jokes & Cartoons from AA Grapevine
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20,10$Originally developed as the souvenir book for the 2020 International Convention, this highly illustrated tour through A.A.’s history is told in hundreds of Iconic images never before published in one volume. Illuminating descriptions walk us through powerful moments in A.A.’s history — from the people, places and things integral to A.A.’s early growth, and forward to today’s vibrant, international Fellowship. Includes a special focus on Detroit in A.A.’s history and updated coverage of recent innovations in A.A. group life.
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A Visual History of A.A.
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2,00$Booklet that tells the story of the writing and the publication of the English, Spanish and French editions of the Big Book.
Three languages — English, Spanish and French — are contained in one book.
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A Brief History of the Big Book (Trilingual)
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25,20$Bill W. tells the story of how the A.A. Fellowship grew, from its beginnings in New York and Akron to its spread across the country and overseas. Through the lens of the Three Legacies of Recovery, Unity and Service, Bill explains how the Twelve Steps, the Twelve Traditions and the Twelve Concepts for World Service evolved.
Closing chapters share the perspectives of early “friends of A.A.,” including Dr. Silkworth and Father Ed Dowling. With 16 pages of archival photographs.
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A.A. Comes of Age
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25,20$AA in the Military is a collection of stories, previously published in Grapevine, by members of Alcoholics Anonymous who have served in the military. The book begins with letters from the troops during World War II, when Grapevine first became a vital tool in keeping soldiers sober and connected to AA. The chapters that follow are filled with stories of experience, strength and hope—by both men and women—who served their country on land, sea and air. These personal accounts illustrate the challenges alcoholics in uniform encounter, often under difficult circumstances, far from loved ones. The book concludes with a powerful selection of stories by our sober veteran members, titled “Coming Home.”
This item is also available as an ebook on Apple Books, at Barnes & Noble and on Amazon, and on Kobo.
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A.A. in the Military
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9,30$Written by and for incarcerated alcoholics, this slim, staple-less volume contains 26 stories by A.A. members who found their way to the Fellowship and got sober while in prison. For those engaged in corrections work. Suitable to give to inmates.
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AA in prison: Inmate to Inmate
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Original price was: 22,00$.3,50$Current price is: 3,50$.This special edition of Alcoholics Anonymous is a reproduction of the first printing of the first edition of the Big Book as it was published in 1939. This faithful replica of the original — featuring red cloth binding, thick paper and the colorful “circus cover” — was published to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Big Book.
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Alcoholics Anonymous Facsimile First Printing of the First Edition
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15,00$Known as the “Big Book,” the basic text of Alcoholics Anonymous has helped millions of people recover from alcoholism since the first edition appeared in 1939. Chapters describing the A.A. recovery program — the original Twelve Steps — and the personal histories of A.A.’s co-founders remain unchanged since the original. Abridged versions contain the entirety of the Big Book except for the personal stories in the latter half.
Fourth Edition (2001). Abridged (without personal stories).
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Alcoholics Anonymous (abridged, pocket size)
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25,00$Known as the “Big Book,” the basic text of Alcoholics Anonymous has helped millions of people recover from alcoholism since the first edition appeared in 1939. Chapters describing the A.A. recovery program — the original Twelve Steps — and the personal histories of A.A.’s co-founders remain unchanged since the original, while new stories have been added to the personal histories with each edition.
Fourth edition (2001). Full text (with personal stories).
This item is also available as an ebook on Apple Books, at Barnes & Noble, on Amazon, on Kobo and on Google Play.
You may also read it, listen to it and watch the ASL translation for free here.
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Alcoholics Anonymous (hardcover)
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15,00$Known as the “Big Book,” the basic text of Alcoholics Anonymous has helped millions of people recover from alcoholism since the first edition appeared in 1939. Chapters describing the A.A. recovery program — the original Twelve Steps — and the personal histories of A.A.’s co-founders remain unchanged since the original. Abridged versions contain the entirety of the Big Book except for the personal stories in the latter half.
Fourth Edition (2001). Abridged (without personal stories).
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Alcoholics Anonymous (large print, abridged)
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23,50$PLAIN LANGUAGE BIG BOOK: A Tool for Reading Alcoholics Anonymous
The Plain Language Big Book is a tool to help readers understand the book Alcoholics Anonymous, which was first published in 1939. This new book is designed so that the A.A. Twelve Step program of recovery from alcoholism may be easily understood by all people who have a desire to stop drinking. This Plain Language Big Book is written in simpler language to support readers in their recovery.
Covers the core content of the what is the “abridged version” (the edition without personal stories) of the original Big Book.
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Plain Language Big Book
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25,00$Known as the “Big Book,” the basic text of Alcoholics Anonymous has helped millions of people recover from alcoholism since the first edition appeared in 1939. Chapters describing the A.A. recovery program — the original Twelve Steps — and the personal histories of A.A.’s co-founders remain unchanged since the original, while new stories have been added to the personal histories with each edition.
Fourth edition (2003). Full text (with personal stories).
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Alcoholics Anonymous (large print)
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23,50$Known as the “Big Book,” the basic text of Alcoholics Anonymous has helped millions of people recover from alcoholism since the first edition appeared in 1939. Chapters describing the A.A. recovery program — the original Twelve Steps — and the personal histories of A.A.’s co-founders remain unchanged since the original, while new stories have been added to the personal histories with each edition.
Fourth Edition (2001).
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Alcoholics Anonymous (softcover)
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23,50$A source of comfort and inspiration, this collection of Bill W.’s writings addresses themes such as acceptance, gratitude and spirituality. Excerpted from the Big Book, the “Twelve and Twelve,” Grapevine and other A.A. literature.
With a topical index to help guide reading and discussion.
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As Bill Sees It (hardcover)
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A source of comfort and inspiration, this collection of Bill W.’s writings addresses themes such as acceptance, gratitude and spirituality. Excerpted from the Big Book, the “Twelve and Twelve,” Grapevine and other A.A. literature.
With a topical index to help guide reading and discussion.
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As Bill Sees It (large print)
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A source of comfort and inspiration, this collection of Bill W.’s writings addresses themes such as acceptance, gratitude and spirituality. Excerpted from the Big Book, the “Twelve and Twelve,” Grapevine and other A.A. literature.
With a topical index to help guide reading and discussion.
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As Bill Sees It (softcover)
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25,20$In this collection of AA Grapevine stories, AA members share what helped them get sober and handle their new lives of recovery. Full of useful suggestions, insights, and solutions to problems common to the newly sober, this book provides solid tools of recovery.
This item is also available as an ebook on Apple Books, at Barnes & Noble and on Amazon, and on Kobo.
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Beginners’ Book: Getting and Staying Sober in AA
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15,10$Over 75 A.A. members from around the world share about what the terms “spiritual awakening,” “Higher Power” and “God as we understood Him” mean to them. Offers a range of perspectives on what spirituality can look like in the context of Alcoholics Anonymous.
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Came to Believe
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15,10$Over 75 A.A. members from around the world share about what the terms “spiritual awakening,” “Higher Power” and “God as we understood Him” mean to them. Offers a range of perspectives on what spirituality can look like in the context of Alcoholics Anonymous.
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Came to Believe (large print)
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26,00$A collection of readings that moves through the calendar year one day at a time: A.A. members reflect on favorite quotations from the literature of Alcoholics Anonymous. The volume focuses on all Three Legacies of Recovery, Unity and Service.
A page for each day of the year.
This item is also available as an ebook on Google Play, on Apple Books, at Barnes & Noble and on Amazon, and on Kobo. You may also read it free of charge on aa.org.
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Daily Reflections
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A collection of readings that moves through the calendar year one day at a time: A.A. members reflect on favorite quotations from the literature of Alcoholics Anonymous. The volume focuses on all Three Legacies of Recovery, Unity and Service.
A page for each day of the year.
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Daily Reflections (large print)
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25,20$Filled with interviews with friends and family, this deeply researched biography follows A.A. co-founder Dr. Bob S. from his New England childhood to his days as a surgeon and father who couldn’t stop drinking; to his transformative meeting with Bill W. and the birth of A.A. in Akron; and finally to his untimely death in 1950. The early history of Alcoholics Anonymous in the Midwest is chronicled along the way. With 26 archival photographs.
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Dr. Bob and the Good Oldtimers
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5,00$What is dry drunkenness?
To find out, we drew up a simple questionnaire that was distributed to all of the groups in Area 87. From all the answers we received, we selected those that make up this little book, written by and for members of Alcoholics Anonymous.
“In my opinion, it’s as cunning as alcoholism. Sometimes, I think it’s the disease looking for another way to sneak back into my life!”
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Dry Drunkenness
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25,20$Bill W. identified “the next major development in AA … real maturity and balance.” He was telling us that emotional sobriety is our next frontier. Here are the creative, heartfelt insights of several dozen sober seekers whose articles in the Grapevine offer insights that can light the way to our own “quiet place in bright sunshine.”
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Emotional Sobriety II
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25,20$In this collection of Grapevine stories, sober women and men describe the transformations sobriety can bring as they practice the principles of AA in all aspects of their lives. Many discover that happiness is a by-product of giving without any demand for return. Others embrace the present with gratitude to claim moments of real peace — “a quiet place in bright sunshine,” as Bill W. put it in the essay that gave the impetus to this book. We invite you to join the journey.
This item is also available as an ebook on Apple Books, at Barnes & Noble and on Amazon, and on Kobo.
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Emotional Sobriety: The Next Frontier
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15,10$This anthology contains 56 stories retired from the first three editions of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous.
The membership of Alcoholics Anonymous continues to grow and change, but these stories from the past will never be outdated. The essential A.A. story — “what we used to be like, what happened, and what we are like now” — is a constant. That timeless formula for A.A. talks rings just as true in these stories from our history as it does today in the meeting around the corner.
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Experience, Strength & Hope
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25,20$This collection of Grapevine stories shows the many ways members use the Twelve Steps, sponsorship, and the tools of the program to improve and repair relationships, old and new. When we were drinking, many of us had, as the Step Four chapter in the AA book Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions puts it, “a total inability to form a true partnership with another human being.” With candid and colorful stories on families, friendships, marriage, divorce, dating, romance, coworkers, sponsorship and pets, this book covers a wide range of experience from sober alcoholics on how we form true partnerships with others.
This item is also available as an ebook on Apple Books, at Barnes & Noble, on Amazon, and on Kobo.
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Forming True Partnerships
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25,20$Free on the Inside features 50+ powerful stories by sober members of Alcoholics Anonymous who have experienced AA in prison—while either currently serving, formerly incarcerated, or as outside AA members carrying the message inside. Carrying the message of recovery into institutions has long been a critically important aspect of service in AA.
Chapters include:- Finding AA in prison,
- Staying sober inside,
- Women helping one another,
- Working the Twelve steps,
- Sponsorship,
- Carrying the AA message into prisons.
Great for alcoholics looking for recovery in prison and for those who want to help them.
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Free on the Inside
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25,20$Features 50-plus inspiring stories by members of Alcoholics Anonymous about the many ways they’ve learned to have a good time after putting down the drink. Chapters include travel, outdoor activities, arts & hobbies, social entertainment, fun-filled AA activities and sober events. The stories were previously published in Grapevine, the International Journal of Alcoholics Anonymous. Full of passion and humor, this book shows how, by working the program and developing a sober network, life can begin to take on new, exciting adventures.
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Fun in Sobriety
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25,20$A brand-new collection of stories from AA members about the joys and challenges of working the program’s Twelve Steps of Recovery. Each chapter illuminates a different Step through the experiences of a wide variety of AA members. This volume features all-new, up-to-date stories from the pages of Grapevine, the International Journal of Alcoholics Anonymous. Great for sponsees and AA Step meetings.
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Our Twelve Steps
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25,20$The 30th Anniversary Edition is a collection of previously published stories from AA Grapevine, the International Journal of Alcoholics Anonymous. AA members share moving experiences about the importance and joys of belonging to an AA group. This updated anniversary edition includes extra stories and a brand-new chapter on meetings using technology, showing how members have adapted to meet new challenges. A great way to start an AA meeting.
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The Home Group: Heartbeat of AA (30th anniversary ed.)
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25,20$Getting sober can be painful and amazing, but it also can be pretty darn amusing. This collection of stories from the Grapevine shows how, in recovery, AAs have learned to laugh. It’s full of light and humorous stories about our early mistakes, navigating drinking events, funny things sponsors say, interesting Twelve-Step calls and more.
This item is also available as an ebook on Apple Books, at Barnes & Noble and on Amazon, and on Kobo.
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Happy, Joyous & Free
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25,20$A special collection of stories on the theme of the 2005 International Convention celebrating the 70th anniversary of AA. Written by AA members and eminent nonalcoholic friends of the Fellowship, the thirty-eight stories look at the impact of AA’s Responsibility Declaration and what it means to individuals and to the Fellowship as a whole.
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I Am Responsible: The Hand of AA
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25,20$Getting sober and staying sober isn’t easy at any age, but coming into AA early in life can have certain challenges. This book is a collection of stories by AA members who got sober in their teens, 20s and early 30s. It contains honest accounts of drinking in the lives of young adults, how they managed to get and stay sober and the impact that practicing the principles of AA has had on their lives. In Our Own Words not only articulates some of the difficulties faced by alcoholics young in years, but also describes some of the sober joys that await.
This item is also available as an ebook on Apple Books, at Barnes & Noble and on Amazon, and on Kobo.
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In Our Own Words: Stories of Young AAs in Recovery
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25,20$This collection of Grapevine stories shows the many ways members work the program of AA. Written by men and women, young and old, with different lengths of sobriety, the articles in this book highlight how members practice the Twelve Steps, use our literature and slogans, and get into service, sponsorship and fellowship. The stories demonstrate the various ways members get active in AA to stay sober, carry the message and live rich and rewarding sober lives.
This item is also available as an ebook on Apple Books, at Barnes & Noble and on Amazon, and on Kobo.
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Into Action
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30,20$Bill W. was the Grapevine’s most prolific contributor, writing more than 150 articles, from his first in June 1944 to his last in December 1970. Here in one volume are all of Bill’s Grapevine articles, including his first thoughts about the Traditions, his battles with chronic depression and spiritual pride, memories of an all-night drinking spree with Ebby, and a vivid description of how he came to organize the Steps (there were six in the first draft).
This item is also available as an ebook on Apple Books, at Barnes & Noble and on Amazon, and on Kobo.
This item will be available in large print soon.
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Language of the Heart
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15,10$This practical booklet demonstrates through simple examples how A.A. members throughout the world live and stay away from that “first drink” one day at a time. Covers topics such as attending events where alcohol is served, relationships in sobriety and much more.
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Living Sober
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15,10$This practical booklet demonstrates through simple examples how A.A. members throughout the world live and stay away from that “first drink” one day at a time. Covers topics such as attending events where alcohol is served, relationships in sobriety and much more.
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Living Sober (large print)
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25,20$Making Amends features 55 candid, firsthand stories from AA Grapevine magazine of members’ experiences with Step Nine of the AA program. The book includes chapters on making amends to parents, children, family members, exes, financial institutions, friends and coworkers. These powerful stories illustrate how practicing Step Nine can help us, as AA’s co-founder Bill W. wrote, “know a new freedom and a new happiness.”
This item is also available as an ebook on Apple Books, at Barnes & Noble and on Amazon, and on Kobo.
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Making Amends
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25,20$Alcoholics have had to deal with adversity throughout sobriety…a serious illness, an ugly divorce or the death of a child. Despite the fear, pain or self-pity we are in when these tragedies strike, drinking is not an option. Members use the tools of the program and embrace the Fellowship to deal with tough issues.
This item is also available as an ebook on Apple Books, at Barnes & Noble and on Amazon, and on Kobo.
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No Matter What: Dealing With Adversity in Sobriety
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25,20$Atheists, agnostics, nonbelievers and secular alcoholics have been members of the AA Fellowship since its earliest days, making significant contributions to the development of the program, helping to swing the doors of AA ever-wider. But finding their path has not always been easy. One Big Tent is a collection of stories, originally published in Grapevine, which represent the shared experience of secular AA members who have struggled with alcoholism, yet ultimately found a common solution in AA. These members share how they found their place in AA, work the program, do service and sponsor others.
This item is also available as an ebook on Apple Books, at Barnes & Noble and on Amazon, and on Kobo.
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One Big Tent: Atheist and Agnostic AA Members
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25,20$AA members write about their experience with sponsorship, including how to choose one, getting the courage to ask someone to be a sponsor, sharing their past and present with them, working with those having trouble staying sober, dealing with the loss of a beloved sponsor and more.
This item is also available as an ebook on Apple Books, at Barnes & Noble and on Amazon, and on Kobo.
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One on One: AA Sponsorship in Action
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25,20$A selection of Bill W.’s General Service Conference talks from 1951 to 1970. Timeless and timely, these 16 talks give fresh perspectives on the A.A. Fellowship in our co-founder’s own words.
Chapters also cover the early history of Alcoholics Anonymous and include talks given by early “friends of A.A.”
With over 60 color and black-and-white images.
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Our Great Responsibility
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25,20$In this collection of stories from AA Grapevine, members write about their experiences with the core principles contained in AA’s Twelve Traditions. Born of the trial-and-error experience of the Fellowship’s earliest years, the Twelve Traditions provide the spiritual-and practical-underpinning for AA’s ongoing adventure of living and working together. Seen through the eyes of individual members, the stories in this book offer groups, as well as members, workable solutions to difficult problems.
This item is also available as an ebook on Apple Books, at Barnes & Noble and on Amazon, and on Kobo.
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Our Twelve Traditions
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Prayer & Meditation features powerful stories by members of Alcoholics Anonymous about the many ways they pray and meditate in their daily lives. The stories in this book show how members begin to pray and meditate and then branch out to develop very personal, and often creative, ways to practice.
Chapters include:- Daily routines,
- Traditional religious practices,
- Activities and exercise,
- Personal techniques,
- The Serenity Prayer,
- Connecting with nature and the universe.
All stories were previously published in Grapevine, the International Journal of AA. Great for people in recovery or those who want to explore prayer and meditation.
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Prayer & Meditation
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25,20$Sober & Out is a collection of stories by AA members who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (and a few friends) from the pages of AA Grapevine. The stories in this book show that—like most alcoholics—LGBT AAs struggle to fit in, stay sober and find peace in their lives.
This item is also available as an ebook on Apple Books, at Barnes & Noble and on Amazon, and on Kobo.
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Sober & Out
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