Their express purpose was to spread the life-saving premises of Alcoholics Anonymous. The heart of the Big Book can be found in the first 164 pages, which outlines the now famous 12 steps of ...

Sept. 24, 2010— -- For decades, addicts have adhered to Alcoholics Anonymous' 12 steps and the book that lays them out, informally known as the Big Book, as if the words in it had appeared ...

In 1939, a book offering hopeless drunks a spiritual path to recovery through 12 steps was released by a fledgling fellowship of alcoholics. More than 27 million copies of the so-called Big Book ...

In the years since the Big Book was first published, AA’s 12-step program has been adopted by millions of people battling a wide range of addictions, from drugs to food to sex to e-mail.

The number 12 has always been important in our lives, whether we have been aware of it or not. There are 12 months in a year, 12 eggs in a ...

This is how I used the 12 Steps while being treated and while recovering from acute myeloid leukemia. (These steps were taken from the “Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous”). Alcoholics Anonymous Step 1: ...

Written by William Griffith Wilson in 1939, the “Printer’s Copy” of the document includes handwritten edits, changes and corrections to the book “Alcoholics Anonymous,” the original 12-step program, ...

Manuscript of Alcoholics Anonymous 'Big Book' Goes Up for Auction in June. ByMichael Solomon, ... First published in 1939, the text introduced the famous 12-step program used to combat addiction.

The AA book clearly compares this step with the confession of sins in organized religion. In the group meetings, members announce their names and add, "and I am an alcoholic." ...

The AA book clearly compares this step with the confession of sins in organized religion. In the group meetings, members announce their names and add, "and I am an alcoholic." ...