The big book the main 164 pages, prayers, personal stories, and more. Part one als 40 day serendipity journey al kohallek begins his most ambitious undertaking part one covers the first nine steps using the first 164 pages of the big book alcoholics anonymous and the steps form the book 12 steps and 12 traditions. Why is it suggested to read 1st 164 pgs of big book. How ridiculous would it be if people tried to do the same with the big book. First 164 pages of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. By the very act of critiquing chapter 4, we agnostics, i admittedly commit aa heresy. Be the first to ask a question about 164 and more big. Many of these changes were to style and punctuation in an effort to keep the book stylistically current.
A collection of articles pertaining to the conversion of a crummy old tour bus into a luxurious motorhome. Alcoholics anonymous big book kindle edition by wilson. Alcoholics anonymous big book kindle edition by wilson, bill, smith, dr. During any such meeting to study the aa big book, you would expect to encounter a wide variety of viewpoints on the portions under consideration.
Big book index first 164 pages 3 subject pages paragraphs proper use of will power 85 1 prospects decision 95 3 quit playing god 62 through 63 3 then 1 repairing the damage 99 1 resentment 64 3 restless, irritable, and discontented xxvi 4. Alcoholics anonymous big book audioread aloud youtube. The free version features the full text of the big book, prayers, personal stories, podcasts, meeting finder, and more. More information is available on, click kindle edition.
The appendices have been included, giving this document a nearly identical format to the pocket edition to the big book. Personal stories, some of which change with each new edition, make up twothirds of the book. So basically i work the steps by reading specific chapters in the basic text, green and gold but also the big book. Please note that some folks are unable to open these pdf files. I guess thinking that i could be such a great example,, was my expectation, again, of trying to be perfect,, that is playing god too,, cuz only god is perfect. Sorting and rendering passages in the proprietary format of the 164 and more concordance does not in any way imply affiliation with or endorsement by either alcoholics.
Why is it suggested to read first 164 pages in big book. We all know that the first 164 pages of the big book are the meat and potatoes this books first 164 is only 90 pages. The answers will come, if your own house is in order. Stories come and go and change so it would be very hard to include everything from all editions, especially since i do not want to violate s, and the 2nd edition has lost its here in the u. But i will not have the benefit of contact with you who write this book. But to study and to find those epic quotes that old timers and members speak in dont do it. Dec 07, 2014 but it was never meant to be inerrant. Alcoholics anonymous, from the title of its own book. With the appearance of the new book a great deal began to happen. Jul 17, 2016 jerry needed to know so he started upon a project to identify the changes that were made to various printings and editions of the big book. We covered the whole eastern united states in a year.
Bill wrote on the very last page of the first 164 pages. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading alcoholics anonymous big book. Alcoholics anonymous the big book pages 1 164 boardprep. All the indexes we publish are for the 1st 164 pages the main text. Since the first edition appeared, in 1939, it has helped millions of men and women recover from alcoholism. In the lower righthand corner it reads, this is the third edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. Read the big book online pdf of alcoholics anonymous. Displaying online pdf files from does not in any way imply. The appendix is here and the stories from the 1st and 2nd addition as well. Stories come and go and change so it would be very hard to include everything from all editions, especially since i do not want to violate s, and the 2nd edition.
The big book is an outline for recovery, never claiming to be a cure or a certain solution for everyone and anything. The first 164 pages of the big book, alcoholics anonymous, the preface, the forewords, the doctors opinion, dr. I choose to have a relationship with it which is premised on the bb knows better than i do about recovery from alcoholism. Big book of alcoholics anonymous first 164 pages, this excerpt of the alcoholics anonymous big book lets you get your hands on pages the text of the 1st pages of alcoholics anonymous. You can quickly and accurately look up any word to locate passages in the big book 4th ed. Jerry needed to know so he started upon a project to identify the changes that were made to various printings and editions of the big book.
Bobs nightmare cofounders story pages 165175 the following links download chapters of the big book from, the official website of alcoholics anonymous. One of many good places to begin is in alcoholics anonymous aka the big book, specifically chapter 4, we agnostics. These 164 pages are in the public domain alcoholics anonymous screen 6 of 703. These 164 pages are in the public domain alcoholics anonymous screen 6 of. The big book of alcoholics anonymous attributes sobriety to the work of an interventionist god. Driven by a hundred forms of fear, selfdelusion, selfseeking, and selfpity, we step on the toes of our fellows and they retaliate. Words contained within the first 164 pages of the big book. For the first couple of steps the first 164 pages of the big book features quite prominently in the readings. Then came the insidious insanity of that first drink, and on armistice day, i was off again. While the program is considered a suggested method for dealing with the disease of alcoholism, there are places within the big book where the authors used the word must. This pdf file is an easyread large print ebook created in 2009 by major1212.
The big book of alcoholics anonymous the world famous eye. As the only legitimate source of the big book online, aa has graciously allowed attributed access. The main reason for the 164 pages search is that this almost the same in all versions of the book. The first 164 pages of the big book is the outline for recovery, which constitute the program of recovery. The text and page numbers are the same in both the 3rd edition and 4th edition of the big book. Taken from alcoholics anonymous big book pages 6063. The individual sections of this study guide material reflect ideas, emotions and attitudes you might hear from the mouth of that old timer over in the corner. Oct 21, 2012 164 pages of the big book has caused me to be curious, by no means am i disagreeing with this afterall the big book is the bible of aa therefore i have no problem at all, anyway can you please tell me how this came about because i know for a fact. It displays the text of the first 164 pages of the book alcoholics anonymous. He found a total of 401 changes to the first 164 pages.
Page 4 the major changes to the big book editions have been in the selection of personal stories so that they represent a good crosssection of the aa membership. This is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymousread more. This is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. Some people have recovered from alcoholism, though, and the big book offers a suggested outline that seems to help a few. Bills story 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. Because this book has become the basic text for our society and has helped such large numbers of alcoholic men and women to recovery, there exists a sentiment. Mar 10, 2006 he answered my prayer, and they gave me a big book and a 12 steps and 12 traditions book that started me on the road of recovery with a higher power. Only 164 pages, the first third of the book, specifically outline the aa way of life. This is the second edition of the book alcoholics anonymous, which made its first appearance in april 1939. I choose to treat the bb as the gold standard of recovery literature.
Persona stories big book online pdf alcoholics anonymous. The book alcoholics anonymous, referred to on the dust cover as the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous, contains 575 pages. Where the reader chooses to use the author of this study guide. Whether youre new to aa, or youre a seasoned veteran, this is the easiest and most useful app to aid in your recovery. Simply look up a familiar word to find the passage you seek. Your word is shown within the context of the sentence s in which it is used.
Posted with permission from alcohol research documentation, inc. Ask him in your morning meditation what you can do each day for the man who is still sick. William d download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Aa big book aa big book taghere the foundation progress and principles washington temperance society of baltimore the missionary spirit alcoholism recovery 3rd edition 2nd edition alcohol allergy rehabilitation of alcoholics dr. That was the last honest manual labor on my part for many a day. Copyright alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. Its so handy to have the big book on my phone for free i can at anytime look up a section or chapter of the 164 pages of text. God will constantly disclose more to you and to us. The big book from alcoholics anonymous text book chuck c a new pair of glasses aa speaker tapes bill w varieties of religious experience william james ref aa big book aa speaker mark h. The best way to get in touch with alcoholics anonymous is through your local telephone book by simply looking up alcoholics anonymous in the white pages. The story on page 123 is the one that most closely matches the story in the book. The titled side also tells us what the book alcoholics anonymous is to members of the alcoholics anonymous fellowship.
It is our hope that these pages can be a source of inspiration to you. The following is a list of the 40 musts from the big book. Being convinced, we were at step three, which is that we decided to turn our will and our life over to god as we. I appreciate have the other stories that i dont find in my big book. Alcoholics anonymous big book audio read aloud duration. The individual sections of this study guide material reflect ideas, emotions and attitudes you might hear from the. 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. Here is a pdf version of the first 164 pages found in all aa books. You can use any of our indexes with either edition.
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