AA Book Club

Special end of the year double presentation by Recovery Speakers on The Early Days In Akron by Mike F., featuring recordings of Bill, Dr. Bob, Ebby and Clarence S., among others (Part 1 was posted yesterday): Recovery Speakers: The Early Days In Akron Part 2 On June 10, the editors of the AA Book Club blog ( https://bookclubaa.blogspot.com/ ) founded the AA Book Club Facebook group dedicated solely to AA and AA-related literature. ** THIS IS NOW A PRIVATE GROUP **  To join this Club and post your favourite passages and read/comment on others' posts, please join us by clicking this link:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/462840842665358/  

  Special end of the year double presentation by Recovery Speakers on The Early Days In Akron by Mike F., featuring recordings of Bill, Dr. Bob, Ebby and Clarence S., among others (Part 2 will be posted tomorrow): Recovery Speakers: The Early Days In Akron Part 1   On June 10, the editors of the AA Book Club blog ( https://bookclubaa.blogspot.com/ ) founded the AA Book Club Facebook group dedicated solely to AA and AA-related literature. ** THIS IS NOW A PRIVATE GROUP **  To join this Club and post your favourite passages and read/comment on others' posts, please join us by clicking this link:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/462840842665358/  

  Throwback Thursday AA history link - Article on Bill D., AA #3 ('the lawyer,' The Man on the Bed):   Article on Bill D., AA #3 On June 10, the editors of the AA Book Club blog ( https://bookclubaa.blogspot.com/ ) founded the AA Book Club Facebook group dedicated solely to AA and AA-related literature. ** THIS IS NOW A PRIVATE GROUP **  To join this Club and post your favourite passages and read/comment on others' posts, please join us by clicking this link:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/462840842665358/  

  The 12 & 12 contains summaries at the end of each step, which briefly give perspective or reveal benefits we can expect. These are somewhat like the Big Book Promises .   Step One: "Under the lash of alcoholism, we are driven to A.A., and there we discover the fatal nature of our situation. Then, and only then, do we become as open-minded to conviction and as willing to listen as the dying can be. We stand ready to do anything which will lift the merciless obsession from us." Page 24 Step Two: "Therefore, Step Two is the rallying point for all of us. Whether agnostic, atheist, or former believer, we can stand together on this Step. True humility and an open mind can lead us to faith, and every A.A, meeting is an assurance that God will restore us to sanity if we rightly relate ourselves to Him." Page 33 Step Three: “Our whole problem had been the misuse of willpower. We had tried to bombard our problems with it instead of attempting to br

Saturday AA speaker/history link - Ruth Hock, AA's first secretary, speaking n 1978: Ruth Hock

  Throwback Thursday AA history link - Jim W. on "Christmas in AA History": Jim W.: Christmas in AA History On June 10, the editors of the AA Book Club blog ( https://bookclubaa.blogspot.com/ ) founded the AA Book Club Facebook group dedicated solely to AA and AA-related literature. ** THIS IS NOW A PRIVATE GROUP **  To join this Club and post your favourite passages and read/comment on others' posts, please join us by clicking this link:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/462840842665358/  

From William Schaberg's Writing the Big Book, Page 360-361: Further Defining the Alcoholic [A notable feature of "To Wives"] is Bill's attempt, once again, to provide a definitive description of the alcoholic. His earliest try, in "There Is A Solution," offered three types of drinkers. The moderate drinker is briefly described as having "little trouble giving up liquor entirely... [he] can take it or leave it." The hard drinker gets a longer paragraph, noting that he suffers more from his drinking than the moderate drinker, but with the proper negative motivation, such a man "can also stop or moderate, although he may find it difficult and troublesome." However, the real alcoholic - who is presented ina detailed, page-long paragraph - has lost "all control of his liquor consumption," "he is always more orless insanely drunk" and gradually deteriorates until he "begins to appear at hospitals and sanitariums."

Saturday sobriety podcast link - Radio Recovery Podcast on Should I Listen To Everyone?: Radio Recovery Podcast: Should I Listen To Everyone?

  Throwback Thursday AA history link - Mike F and Ken R on The Book That Started It All (Big Book original manuscript): Mike F and Ken R on the Book That Started It All (Big Book original manuscript)

Throwback Thursday AA history link - Drew H. on Bill W.'s Early Life: Drew H. on Bill W.'s Early Life On June 10, the editors of the AA Book Club blog ( https://bookclubaa.blogspot.com/ ) founded the AA Book Club Facebook group dedicated solely to AA and AA-related literature. ** THIS IS NOW A PRIVATE GROUP **  To join this Club and post your favourite passages and read/comment on others' posts, please join us by clicking this link:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/462840842665358/  

  Permanent Sobriety There are several passages which alcoholics are encouraged to think of staying sober permanently or long term, not merely One Day at a Time . Big Book: "Wait for the end of the spree, or at least for a lucid interval. Then let his family or a friend ask him if he wants to quit for good and if he would go to any extreme to do so." Page 90, Working With Others "Suppose, however, that your husband fits the description of number two. The same principles which apply to husband number one should be practice. But after his next binge, ask him if he would really like to get over drinking for good." Page 112, To Wives "Should it happen again [the husband loses his job], regard it in a different light. Maybe it will prove a blessing! It may convince your husband he wants to stop drinking forever." Page 116, To Wives "Assume on the other hand that father has, at the outset, a stirring spiritual experience

  Saturday AA speaker/history link - Sam Shoemaker and Sister Ignacia on God as We Understand Him: Sam Shoemaker and Sister Ignacia

Throwback Thursday AA history link - Kesting C on the Little Red Book: Kesting C on the Little Red Book   On June 10, the editors of the AA Book Club blog ( https://bookclubaa.blogspot.com/ ) founded the AA Book Club Facebook group dedicated solely to AA and AA-related literature. ** For the time being, this is a PUBLIC GROUP ** However, it is possible to post anonymously, especially from a laptop or desktop. To join this Club and post your favourite passages and read/comment on others' posts, please join us by clicking this link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/462840842665358/

  Tuesday AA literature post - from historic Cleveland, home to AA group #3 and AA's first intergroup, thoughts on Step Twelve, and a link to Step Twelve in the 12 & 12: Cleveland AA: The Importance of Step Twelve   Twelve and Twelve: Step Twelve  

 Saturday AA speaker post - Serenity Sam, very funny speaker: