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Alcoholics Anonymous (575 pages)

Originally published in 1939, this is the "book of experience" from which the Fellowship derived its name. It contains an analysis of the principles which led to the sobriety of the earliest members, together with a representative cross section of members' personal stories. The Second Edition (1955) added new personal-experience material, but retained the opening, explanatory chapters, unchanged. The same course was followed for the Third Edition (1976).

Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (192 pages)

Published in 1953, this book contains a detailed interpretation of principles of personal recovery and group survival by Bill W., co-founder of the Fellowship.

Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age (333 pages)

Written by Bill W. and published in 1957, this is the first book-length account of the birth, development, and expansion of A.A. during its first two decades.

As Bill Sees It (The A.A. Way of Life) (333 pages)

A reader comprising selections from the writings of Bill W.

Dr. Bob and The Good Oldtimers (373 pages)

Published in 1980, this biography of A.A.'s co-founder also includes pioneer members' recollections of early A.A. in the Midwest.

"Pass It On" (429 pages)

The Story of Bill Wilson and How The A.A. Message Reached the World. Biography of A.A. co-founder, published in 1984.

Daily Reflections (382 pages)

A Book of Reflections By A.A. Members For A.A. Members

Periodicals

The A.A. Grapevine (monthly)

La Viña (bimonthly, Spanish edition)

A pocket-size international monthly journal of information, interpretation, and inspiration, written almost entirely by A.A. members.

Booklets

• Came To Believe (120 pages)
• Living Sober (87 pages)
• A.A. In Prison: Inmate To Inmate (127 pages)

Pamphlets

• 44 Questions
• The Twelve Concepts Illustrated
• A.A. Traditions - How It Developed
• Let's Be Friendly With Our Friends
• Members of the Clergy Ask About A.A.
• Time to Start Living (for older alcoholics; also available in large print)
• The A.A. Group
• A Newcomer Asks
• A.A. Membership Survey
• How A.A. Members Cooperate
• Three Talks To Medical Societies By Bill W.
• A.A. in Correctional Facilities
• A.A. As a Resource for the Medical Profession
• A Message to Correctional Facilities Administrators
• Is A.A. For You?
• A.A. in Treatment Facilities
• Is A.A. For Me?
• Bridging The Gap
• This is A.A.
• If You Are a Professional...
• Questions and Answers on Sponsorship
• A Member's-Eye View of Alcoholics Anonymous
• A.A. for the Woman
• Problems Other Than Alcohol
• The Jack Alexander Article
• Understanding Anonymity
• Letter to a Woman Alcoholic
• The Co-Founders of Alcoholics Anonymous
• A.A. for the Native North American
• Speaking At Non-A.A. Meetings
• A.A. and the Gay/Lesbian Alcoholic
• A Brief Guide to A.A.
• Young People and A.A.
• What Happened to Joe
• It Happened to Alice (full-color, comic-book style pamphlets)
• A.A. and the Armed Services
• Too Young? (a cartoon pamphlet for teenagers)
• The A.A. Member-Medications and Other Drugs
• It Sure Beats Sitting in a Cell
• Do You Think You're Different?
• Memo to an Inmate
• Inside A.A.
• Is There an Alcoholic in the Workplace?
• G.S.R.
• Is There an Alcoholic in Your Life?
• The Twelve Steps Illustrated
• A.A. in Your Community

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