Alcoholics Anonymous : the story of how many thousands of men and women have recovered from alcoholism. Alcoholics Anonymous World Services [print]

Book jacket subtitle: This is the fourth edition of the Big Book, the basic text for Alcoholics Anonymous.

-- Bill's story -- More about alcoholism -- We agnostics -- How it works -- Into action -- Working with others -- T -- To wives -- -- The family afterward -- To employers -- A vision for you --

PERSONAL STORIES.

PART I: PIONEERS OF A.A. -- Doctor Bob's nightmare -- Alcoholic anonymous number three -- Gratitude in action -- Women suffer too -- Our southern friend -- The vicious cycle -- Jim's story -- The man who mastered fear -- He sold himself short -- The keys of the kingdom --

PART II: THEY STOPPED IN TIME -- The missing link -- Fear of fear -- The housewife who drank at home -- Physician, heal thyself! -- My chance to live -- Student of life -- Crossing the river of denial -- Because I'm an alcoholic -- It might have been worse -- -- Tightrope -- Flooded with feeling -- Winner takes all -- Me an alcoholic? -- The perpetual quest -- A drunk, like you -- Acceptance was the answer -- Window of opportunity --

PART III: THEY LOST NEARLY ALL -- -- My bottle, my resentments, and me -- He lived only to drink -- Safe haven -- Listening to the wind -- Twice gifted -- Building a new life -- On the move -- A vision of recovery -- Gutter bravado -- Empty on the inside -- Grounded -- Another chance -- -- A late start -- Freedom from bondage -- A.A. taught him to handle sobriety --

APPENDICES -- I. The A.A. tradition -- II. Spiritual experience -- III. The medical view on A.A. -- IV. The Lasker Award -- V. The religious view on A.A. -- VI. How to get in touch with A.A. -- VII. Twelve concepts (short form).

Alcoholics Anonymous (also known as the Big Book in recovery circles) sets forth cornerstone concepts of recovery from alcoholism and tells the stories of men and women who have overcome the disease. The fourth edition includes twenty-four new stories that provide contemporary sharing for newcomers seeking recovery from alcoholism in A.A. during the early years of the 21st century. Sixteen stories are retained from the third edition, including the "Pioneers of A.A." section, which helps the reader remain linked to A.A.'s historic roots, and shows how early members applied this simple but profound program that helps alcoholics get sober today. Approximately 21 million copies of the first three editions of "Alcoholics Anonymous" have been distributed. It is expected that the new fourth edition will play its part in passing on A.A.'s basic message of recovery. This fourth edition has been approved by the General Service Conference of Alcoholics Anonymous, in the hope that many more may be led toward recovery by reading its explanation of the A.A. program and its varied examples of personal experiences which demonstrate that the A.A. program works.

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