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The big book lays out the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous and includes personal stories of those who found recovery in the program. Listen to the entire alcoholics anonymous big book as well as audiobooks, audio courses, and speaker tapes to help you stop. This is the audio version of the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading narcotics anonymous. Unique alcoholics anonymous stickers designed and sold by artists. But for the grace of god, there would have been thousands more convincing demonstrations.
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Dave and big lou went home to philly and miami where group conscience also led those groups to use and print the text. Book is in very good condition with signatures on the first and last few pages including the boards. By the time the second edition appeared in 1955, membership had reached over 150,000, and the big book, a. A gift called life if i can do it, so can you an indian without a tribe in search of a friend i was unique i found a home if you want what we have. Narcotics anonymous na first edition, first printing 1st. The story of how many thousands of men and women have recovered from alcoholism generally known as the big book is a. This book, written by addicts, for addicts, about addicts, sets forth the spiritual principles of narcotics anonymous. Just as with alcoholism, there is no cure for narcotic addiction, but recovery is possible through a program adapted from the twelve steps and twelve traditions of alcoholics anonymous. Many of us cling to our fears, doubts, selfloathing or hatred because there is a certain distorted security in familiar pain. Alcoholics anonymous big book soft cover no book with 12 steps and 12 traditions large print 10 14 x 7 deluxe blue vinyl cover made with a heavy duty expanded vinyl. This site has been built and maintained to support anyone in recovery. The process includes believing in a power greater than yourself, admitting past mistakes, making amends to people you have harmed through alcoholism and. Narcotics anonymous kindle edition by narcotics anonymous fellowship.
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This beautiful cover is made of a durable leatherlike vinyl and comes with the serenity prayer, medallion holder, heavyduty snap, book marks, and a pen holder. Narcotics anonymous na, founded in 1953, describes itself as a nonprofit fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. The first book written to cover the 12 step program was titled alcoholics anonymous, affectionately known as the big book by program members. This special edition 885 is one of only 2500 that was published to raise funds to print the 1st edition blue book for narcotics anonymous. A wikipedia article about this author is available. The fourth edition includes twentyfour new stories that provide contemporary sharing. Insanity is doing the same thing, over and over again, but expecting different results. The book also includes stories and anecdotes that are designed to inspire individuals to pursue the fellowship of aa and follow the 12 steps. It is the basic text of the fellowship of narcotics anonymous, and has helped large numbers of men and women, young and old, who were addicted to drugs, to recover. This book primarily concerns itself with the nature of recovery.
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