The main author of the big book, bill w, had a certain style of writing that shows up over and over again. To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book. South floridas own big book george takes you through the 12 steps of alcohoics anonymous. You can listen while you take care of other tasks, read along with the text as you listen, and bookmark your favorite chapters to come back to later. Big book study group series, part chapter 11a vision for you p. Now available on cd, alcoholics anonymous the big book has served as a lifeline to millions worldwide. Big book study group series, part chapter 11a vision. 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. For them, we hope these pages will prove so convincing that no further authentication will be necessary. Wilson, one of the founders of alcoholics anonymous aa. Hazelden betty ford foundation admissions and general information 18002577810 po box 11.
Drs opinion 4th edition p xxv bills story chapter 1 p 1 16 there is a solution chapter 2 p 16 30 more about alcoholism chapter 3 p 30 43 we agnostics chapter 4 p 44 57 how it works chapter 5 p 58 71 into action continue reading big book of alcoholics anonymous. The free version features the full text of the big book, prayers, personal stories, podcasts, meeting finder, and more. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions twelve steps and twelve traditions audio version. This aa big book pocket edition is small enough to fit in your pocket, this is the softcover version of the regular big book, minus the stories that follow the first 164 pages. Writing the big book the creation of aa gives us an intensely detailed look at the eighteen month period during which aas principal text was produced. Aa speaker turn our will and our lives over to the care of god new 20 duration. Although these reparations take innumerable forms, there are some general principles which we find guiding. She is indignant about it, and has a warrant out for our arrest. A vision for you the pay phone from the lobby of the mayflower hotel. Its not about being sponsoredits about sponsoring others that is a predictor for recovery. The big book serves as the foundation for the alcoholics anonymous 12step program, the worlds largest alcoholism support group. This aa big book audiobook is approx 19 total hours. If you have multihour long audiobooks, obviously you cant sit and listen for 10 hours or more time. The story of how many thousands of men and women have recovered from alcoholism generally known as the big book because of the thickness of the paper used in the first edition is a 1939 basic text, describing how to recover from alcoholism, primarily written by william g.
The application aa big book unofficial was published in the category book on may 12, 2015 and was developed by sobriety soft llc. Finally, a modern audiobook version of the classic alcoholics anonymous big book. His is the fourth edition of the book alcoholics anonymous. Today we are at the beginning of the end of the basic text of the big book which. The big book of alcoholics anonymous and 12 step programs across the world have helped millions of people recover from addictions.
It is the basic text of the fellowship of alcoholics anonymous, and has helped large numbers of alcoholic men and women, young and old, recover as of december 2009, 30,664,881 copies of the big book have been sold or otherwise. Chapter 11 a vision for you f or mostnormal folks, drinking means conviviality, companionship and colorful imagination. Alcoholics anonymous paperback aa big book small red paperback version. Chapter two is the big book text of a vision for you. This is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. We, of alcoholics anonymous, are more than one hundred men and women who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body. Alcoholics anonymous big book audio austin recovery alumni. To download, install and use aa big book unofficial, your iphone, ipad, or ipod touch will need to be on ios 8. An audio version of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. This newlyrecorded version brings the book to life. Alcoholics anonymous the big book audios 4th edition on cd. Alcoholics anonymous big book audioread aloud youtube. The basic text of the big book contained in this audiobook remains unchanged and is still used in the program to this day.
For the serious student of the aa big book, what follows are some recommendations from the author of this study guide in the approach to take when utilizing this supplemental material. The big book the main 164 pages, prayers, personal stories, and more. Alcoholics anonymous the big book has served as a lifeline to millions worldwide. Alcohol addiction treatment and recovery information. Overview preface preface chapter 1 bills story chapter 2 there is a solution chapter 3 more about alcoholism chapter 4 we agnostics chapter 5 how it works chapter 6 into action chapter 7 working with others chapter 8 to wives chapter 9 the family afterward chapter 10 to employers chapter 11 a vision. But not so with us in those last days of heavy drinking. These recordings were made at the west broward club in davie, fl during late 20012002. The second edition, published in 1955, reached a total of more than 1,150,500 copies. This is the most modern audio version of the alcoholics anonymous big book. Awakening spiritually as the result of these steps, we find meaning and purpose in a way of life vastly superior to any we had ever dreamed possible. Answer the work assignment questions below as you read the chapter the 2 nd time.
Aa big book pocket edition small big book my 12 step store. Take all 12 steps in just 4 hours download this aa big book step guide and work book. Download free audiobooks in the mp3 format or play them straight via youtube. The second edition of the seminal work of alcoholics anonymous, the big book, was released in 1955 and continues to be extremely influential in the lives of so many addicts. Maybe we are divorced, and have remarried but havent kept up the alimony to number one. I was part of life at last, and in the midst of the excitement i discovered liquor. Chapter 11, a vision for you is a summary of the big book, the program of alcoholics anonymous, and the growth of the fellowship at that time1939.
Hold to download or tapclick to play the mp3 audio tape. Other audio versions of the big book were recorded decades ago, and they sound like it. The first edition appeared in april 1939, and in the following sixteen years, more than 300,000 copies went into circulation. There was another part of bills story that impacted me. A vision for you 155 this refers to bills first visit with dr.
Alcoholics anonymous big book audio read aloud youtube. The dust cover of the fourth edition quotes a letter written by bill w. Copyright alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. Outlining the steps and traditions that make aa famous, as well as numerous stories about recovering addicts who have been through the process, the big book has helped guide millions into a life of sobriety. After splitting, the audiobooks will be read as the books, whenever you want to listen, you can. To listen to the audio for a particular chapter, please click on its link. This is the audio version of the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. Read the book alcoholics anonymous from the frontispiece through the end of chapter 11 a vision for you pg 164. Aa big book on cd aa big book audiobook my 12 step store.
So you totally need to cut the audiobook into chapters. Because sometimes its easier to listen and understand. William schabergs offering is a big book, almost 800 pages, about the big book, whose sales since 1939 now. Hear recovered addict and big book mucker, cameron f. Whether youre new to aa, or youre a seasoned veteran, this is the easiest and most useful app to aid in your recovery. 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. It is joyous intimacy with friends and a feeling that life is good. A little ditty on the big book, alcoholics anonymous a. Far from being a text book of incontrovertible instructions or rules the big book is, in fact, a story book, it says so in its very title, alcoholics anonymous the story of how many thousands of men and women have recovered from alcoholism. I can relate to a time in my life when i had everything going well for me and my habit got the best of me and caused me to lose my employment. The essential recovery text was updated last year to include 24 new personal stories.
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