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Lily7


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Can someone tell me what is the Big Book and were can I get it. Any other suggiestions: reding materials for beginner. Please suggest things which I can buy over the net as I am unable to drive or walk at the moment .
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Lily

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Hi Lily - Welcome to the Step Board.

The Big Book is the book called Alcoholics Annymous. It is usually available in libraries and can be ordered on this site.

Go to the top of our Step Board page and click on - Miracles in Progress 12 Step Forums - and scroll to the Book Store.

If you are Al-Anon I suggest:

Courage to Change - a daily reading book

One day at a Time (ODAT) - a daily reading book.

How Al-Anon Works for Families and Friends of Alcoholics

Paths to Recover - Al-Anon's Steps, Traditions and Concepts


Glad you found us. If you would like to e-mail, my addy is Dot48730@webtv.net

Love and hugs - Dot

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Hi Dot
thank you for the information and the welcome
I am very gald that I found you too
Yes I am Alanon and certainly in need of help
Many thanks again
Lily


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WHAT IS THE BIG BOOK?

The Big Book, so to speak by most Alcoholics is normally a Dark Blue Hard cover book that is embosed on the cover in block letters "Alcoholics Anonymous". But I have also seen it in soft cover in blue also.

Anyone, that has any questions regarding alcohol, behavior, abuse, and the Recovery program of A.A. check it out. The first 164 pages are the ones that will let you know whether or not this program is for you or not, hopefully you have asked someone to Sponsor you with great care after reading the Sponsorship leaflet. A Sonsor guides you through the steps and the different emotions that pop up during Recovery.

Every Service Center or Alano Club has Big Books generally some meetings do as well, along with the literature for meetings that they have available for New Comers and Old Timers. Just Ask!

My favorites, The "Big Book" the 12-12 to do my 12-Steps with the B.B. Daily Meditations, 24 hrs, living Sober, Best of the Grapevine. I journaled everyday, went to meetings, cried, walked, Church, prayed, accepted Christ as Lord, baptized in water.



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Came To Believe, the AA Booklet has been an integral part of my first experiences of a Higher Power. Reading from this book repeatedly during my rehab time helped me a lot to open my mind to the concept of such a Power that was so very new and alien to me otherwise when I first tried to sober up... Please check it out... It's an awesome resource of AA literature...

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Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) graciously provides "The Big Book Online Fourth Edition" in English, Spanish, and French.

Go to their official site at www.aa.org and you will see where to click "Click here to read The Big Book."

Sunny

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