John Seiberling, 89, former US Representative & son of Henrietta Seiberling dies Longtime Akron Congressman John F. Seiberling died about 7 a.m. today of...
I have occasionally seen mention of Swendenborg on AAHistoryLovers and I thought it would be of interest for the group to know that Lois Wilson's grandfather...
I have been a long time reader on this message board but do not remember this topic. Why was Dr Silkworth's signature ommited from the first edition BB? When...
Transcript of Bill W. telling the story of Dr. Tom M., an important episode in the history of the debate within AA circles over the issue of alcoholism vs....
... They did the same thing with the 47th printing. There are two, one dated January 1993. I'm not sure if that was the first or the second of the 47th...
Hi Rick, I was pleased to read this additional information about Barry L., the manuscript, etc. If his heirs made a bundle out of the manuscript, it is...
Mel B.
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Jul 31, 2008 8:46 pm
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What were the first two chapters of the Big Book that Bill W presented to the publishers? I read somewhere that originally the doctor's opinion was the first...
I have two AA 12X12 step books. They both state forty-ninth printing. However one says September, 1993 and the other says January, 1994. Any idea what AAWS...
Hi Jim The idea that Exman or Harper suggested the Steps has no basis in fact. The main reason for Harper/Eugene Exman's involvement was due to the search for...
The “Printer’s Manuscript” that Bill had kept was the actual annotated multilith that was taken to Cornwall Press in early February 1939. It contained...
From: <jlobdell54@...> (jlobdell54 at hotmail.com) The corrected multilith copy of the BB given by Lois to Barry L is the copy that was auctioned twice...
Hi everybody, while on the subject of Barry L., I have heard that Lois gave Barry Bill W's original copy of the Big Book Manuscript. Can anyone tell me where...
Two different accounts of the role of Harper & Brothers in the writing of the Big Book: FIRST VERSION: "Pass It On" (the conference biography of Bill W.) pages...
two questions... When did Barry Leach die? How long was he Lois Wilson's chauffeur, go-fer, nurse, companion at home and numerous AA events? What period of...
Charlie Bishop Jr.
bishopbk@...
Jul 25, 2008 10:08 pm
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I have come across another blurb on the serenity prayer and uses it as an example of the oral transmission of prayers: ...
... Hazelden took over publication of Richmond Walker's Twenty-Four Hours a Day book, they say, in 1954. My best guess of the number of distinct printings they...
I know I've seen this before, but I can't find it by searching the archives, and I can't find it anywhere else on line .... Can anyone tell me the actual sizes...
"The two words (spirituality and religion) can be used interchangeably ... Attempts to draw a contrasting distinction between the two words rest far more in...
There is a 50th Anniversary Australian edition that has a red cover and looks like you described. It is a commemorative Edition printed in 1995. I have a copy...
From <bikergaryg@...> (bikergaryg at aol.com) From my limited understanding I believe that a few second printings of the first edition had red covers. the...
Does anyone have information on why, and in what way, Hazelden revised subsequent editions of "The Little Red Book" and "Twenty-Four Hours a Day"? Thanks for...
I hope to shed light rather than generate heat. Terry can speak for himself but I do not "advocate revisionist speculation"; I was merely asking a question,...
In this post it mentions that only the 1st ed 1st printing has a red cover. On e-bay currently there is a book for sale that says it has a red cover. Does...
... Here is what I have--he seems to have the same ones although possibly additional ones as well. The book he mentions I have not seen. Syracuse (New York)...
I am seeking information regardng the date when the original pamphlet was published, in the case of the standard AA published pamphlets. Some of my older...
PHOTOS: http://hindsfoot.org/ignatia1.html This morning, I stood in the ruins of the birthplace of Sr Ignatia in the company of my old AA buddy Murdy O'B whose...
I believe the second full paragraph pertains to Hank Parkhurst who would have been two years plus sober at the time the Doctor's Opinion article was written. ...
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