The 1955 second edition of the Big Book — includes the Twelve Traditions and expanded personal stories.
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The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous: how a hundred desperate men and women quietly wrote one of the most influential texts of the twentieth century.
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WAR FEVER ran high in the New England town to which we new, young officers from Plattsburg were assigned, and we were flattered when the first citizens took us to their homes, making us feel heroic. Here was love, applause, war; moments sublime with intervals…
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- We AgnosticsFree
- How It WorksFree
- Into ActionFree
- Working With OthersFree
- To WivesFree
- The Family AfterwardFree
- To EmployersFree
- A Vision For YouFree
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