This pdf file is an easyread large print ebook created in 2009 by major1212. How ridiculous would it be if people tried to do the same with the big book. Fourth edition 2001 of the big book, basic text of a. Please note that some folks are unable to open these pdf files. The big book of alcoholics anonymous still stands as today as the primary text for aa and is the foundation for most other 12 step programs. Bill, bob and the others wrote the book in the hope that we would read it. Reference guide to the aa big book and the twelve steps and twelve traditions. The book itself on page 164 says our book is meant to be suggestive only. Type the first few characters of your wordofinterest into the search box in the. Amid covid19, we are still open and offering online addiction treatment options. Aa big book aa big book taghere the foundation progress and principles washington. The aa book is a basic text and suggested howto guide. Alcoholics anonymous the big book tampa beaches near boardprep.
Ask him in your morning meditation what you can do each day for the man who is still sick. This is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. The foreword of the first edition explains exactly what the first 164 pages are for, they are the program of aa. The big book of alcoholics anonymous attributes sobriety to the work of an interventionist god. Bill wrote on the very last page of the first 164 pages. Read the big book online pdf of alcoholics anonymous. It is certainly no way some sort of bible or sacred text. Chicago alcoholics anonymous big book 1st 164 pages. These 164 pages are in the public domain alcoholics anonymous screen 6 of 703. Before there was a big book, twelve steps, twelve traditions, the aa grapevine or general service before there. Why is it suggested to read first 164 pages in big book. It displays the text of the first 164 pages of the book alcoholics anonymous. The 164 and more book, ebook, and web site are all concordances which display passages from the big book alcoholics anonymous, the twelve steps and twelve traditions, and the a.
The answers will come, if your own house is in order. Inerrant means without error, and it is a concept religious scholars have tried to apply to the christian bible, without success. Since the first edition appeared, in 1939, it has helped millions of men and women recover from. We, of alcoholics anonymous, are more than one hundred men and women who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body.
The first 164 pages of the big book is the outline for recovery, which constitute the program of recovery. Since the first edition appeared, in 1939, it has helped millions of men and women recover from alcoholism. Why is it suggested to read 1st 164 pgs of big book. These are the changes that have been made in the program portion of the big book the first 164 pages and the roman numeral pages since it was first published on april 10, 1939. As far as only reading the 1st 164 pages, i am not sure where that practice came from either. A vision for you, big book page 164 our book is meant to be suggestive only. This excerpt of the alcoholics anonymous big book lets you get your hands on pages that could help you with alcohol addiction. Alcoholics anonymous the big book pages 1 164 boardprep. It is our hope that these pages can be a source of inspiration to you. Biographies of the authors of the stories in the big book. The big book of alcoholics anonymous forward to the 1st. Then comes a bakers dozen personal stories, and the apparent miraculous relief that certain problem drinkers have experienced, armed only with the hope that there just might be another way to live without having to fight constantly with alcohol or the phenomenon of craving. Aa big book english abridged large print first 164 pages aa. Biographies of the authors of the stories in the big book last names are included only of deceased members the short biographies of the various authors of the stories in the back of the book alcoholics anonymous have been graciously supplied by nancy o.