Significant January Dates in A.A. History Jan 1929 - Bill W. wrote third promise in Bible to quit drinking. Jan 1940 - Akron group moves to new home at King...
New book just out: Annette R. Smith, Ph.D., "The Social World of Alcoholics Anonymous: How It Works," December 2007, ISBN 978-0-595-47692-3, xx + 150 pp. ...
Bob P. -- A Sober Life Well Lived General Manager of the General Service Office from 1974 to 1984 At 2:14 MST this morning, January 1, 2008, Bob Pearson...
I have some information on Don Black and much more on Hemsley. I have nothing to indicate they knew each other. I have a pamphlet with Black's picture and...
... Could she be the same person as Mrs. Howard Reynolds of Winnipeg, Manitoba? Mrs. Reynolds was quoted in a 1936 Time article about the Stockbridge Oxford...
I heard him tell that story many times ... he described it as a piece of paper on which was written something like "Considerations for the man who is thinking...
For those of you who are interested in the figure of Matt Talbot, a good scholar in A.A. history named John Blair has just started a website which brings...
If you google for the words "15 points for an alcoholic to consider" you will find a pdf of a brochure by that name printed by Alcoholics Anonymous - UK which...
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A while back, Jack H. in Scottsdale, Arizona, told me that there were two print runs of The Little Red Book made in 1949. The only difference between the two...
From today's Idaho Mountain Express: Robert Greenlees Pearson With his wife, Betsy, children, Brad, Wendy and Ridley, their spouses and his grandchil- dren by...
... A nice summary, Glenn. However, I would note that these early Little Red Books are usually referred to by printing number, not edition. That said, these...
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) Recovery Outcome Rates: Contemporary Myth and Misinterpretation January 1, 2008 By Arthur S. (Arlington, Texas), Tom E. (Wappingers...
Occasionally I hear or read that Bill W. took "a laundry list" of drugs during his sober years, yet I can't seem to get any details, except for the false...
Greetings all; I have: 1. A Large Second Printing January 1947 Copyright 1946 By Coll-Webb Company International Copyright 1946. Has no outside writing on ...
... I mean no disrespect to the memory of Bob P but this statement is incorrect. Since it has nothing to do with A.A. history, those interested may contact me...
Jim S. Chapter 23 in "Pass It On" (pp. 368-377) refers to Bill's experiment with LSD. Corky F. - - - - This reference also sent in by Jim L. Sober186@......
Research tells me that Bill Wilson lived at 182 Clinton Street in Brooklyn NY in 1938 and that, during that year, he dictated chapters of the Big Book to Ruth...
In diner discussion recently following a meeting the question was raised, when did we begin to use the term conference approved AA literature to separate it as...
During the past week, members of the group have written in about the article "Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) Recovery Outcome Rates: Contemporary Myth and...
Dear Old Bill: I really should not be writing this "answer," but I can't resist a little nostalgic ponti- ficating. Remember, this was in the LATE THIRTIES, a...
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My name is Wes, I reside in New York. But while living in Tennessee, a friend of mine conducted a survey of sober members in Area 64. His name is Scott L. He...
Thanks Rick, I can complete a couple of gaps in your list. The 19th & 20th printings were made in 1965 & 1966. Also there were two printings in 1970: the 24th...
Hi Roger I love getting into these kind of AA history fragments. There were only 37 US and Canadian Panel 1 Delegates (1/2 the planned number) at the first...
Last Thursday, Father Martin was hospitalized after experiencing a heart attack. To date, he is still hospitalized, however stable. In keeping with our belief...
I have seen references in accounts of the writing of the Big Book to an early draft that yielded a book three to four times the length of the one that was...
Hi Tom I've found only two references to the reputed drastic editing and paring of the original Big Book manuscript. One is in "Bill W" by Francis Hartigan (pg...
Comments from Patricia, Jenny A., and Arthur S. What did they mean by the phrase "AA textbook literature" in the conference advisory action passed in 1951? - -...
