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A diary by an unnamed drug addict from an upper middle-class neighborhood in Santa Monica documents the ruination of her life after experimenting with drugs and alcohol at a party, after which she rejects everything she once cared about.
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"Wisdom of the Aged" is a powerful book that shares daily meditational reflections based on the author's experience living a 12-step program for nearly 50 years. This is a must-read for anyone, who is going through a 12-step program or is embarking on a similar journey.
This book, was not written for any 12-step program such as AA, NA, OA, AOC, etc. Rather, it simply fills a gap and offers a profound perspective into the recovery process. The author's...
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Known as the "Big Book," the basic text of Alcoholics Anonymous has helped millions of people worldwide get and stay sober since the first edition appeared in 1939. Opening chapters articulate A.A.'s program of recovery from alcoholism - the original Twelve Steps - and recount the personal histories of A.A.'s co-founders, Bill W. and Dr. Bob.
In the pages that follow, more than 40 A.A. members share how they stopped drinking and found a new healthier...
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Connu sous le nom de « Gros Livre », le texte de base des Alcooliques anonymes a aidé des millions de personnes dans le monde entier à devenir et à rester abstinents depuis la parution de la première édition en 1939. Les premiers chapitres expliquent le programme de rétablissement de l'alcoolisme des AA – les Douze Étapes d'origine – et raconte les histoires personnelles des cofondateurs des AA, Bill W. et le Dr. Bob.
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Alcoholics Anonymous co-founder Bill W. once wrote that this collection of excerpts from his writings was "meant to serve as an aid to individual meditation and a stimulant for group discussion," and since its publication in 1967 it has done that and more for millions of A.A. members around the world. Hundreds of brief passages - excerpted from the Big Book and other A.A. literature - address the principles of gratitude, spirituality, acceptance and...
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El manual de A.A. sobre cómo mantenerse sobrio en las circunstancias de todos los días, este libro muy leído explica por medio de ejemplos sencillos cómo los miembros de A.A. de todas partes del mundo viven sus vidas al máximo y se manteen sobrios un día a la vez. Palabras del prólogo: "[R]esulta que vivir sobrio no es nada triste, ni aburrido ni incómodo, como nos habíamos temido; por el contrario, empezamos a disfrutar la vida sin beber...
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Écrit par et pour les détenus alcooliques, ce petit volume sans agrafe contient 26 histoires de membres des AA qui ont trouvé le chemin du Mouvement et qui sont devenus abstinents derrière les barreaux. Tous ces individus nous révèlent comment, à travers le programme des Alcooliques anonymes, ils ont transformé leurs vies et trouvé la sérénité malgré leur environnement.
L'un après l'autre, ces alcooliques en rétablissement – de...
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Bill W., cofundador de Alcohólicos Anónimos, escribió una vez que el propósito de esta colección de extractos de sus obras escritas era el de "servir como una ayuda a la meditación individual y para estimular las discusiones de los grupos", y desde su publicación en 1967 ha hecho esto y mucho más para millones de miembros de A.A. de todas partes del mundo. Centenares de breves pasajes -del Libro Grande y otras publicaciones de A.A.- abarcan...
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Co-founder Bill W. was keenly aware of the importance of personal stories, writing, "The story section of the Big Book … is our principal means of identifying with the reader outside of A.A., it is the written equivalent of hearing speakers at an A.A. meeting; it is our show window of the results."
Experience, Strength and Hope offers back to the A.A. Fellowship the candor, wisdom and wit of 56 members whose stories are no longer available in...
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Le cofondateur Bill W. avait conscience de l'importance des histoires personnelles. Il écrit : « La section des histoires du Gros Livre… est le moyen principal par lequel le lecteur en dehors des AA peut s'identifier. C'est l'équivalent écrit d'entendre les partages des AA aux réunions ; c'est notre vitrine pour montrer les résultats. » Expérience, force et espoir offre à nouveau au Mouvement des AA la candeur, la sagesse et la présence...
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Conocido comúnmente como "el Doce y Doce", Doce Pasos y Doce Tradiciones contiene 24 ensayos fundamentales escritos por Bill W., el cofundador de A.A. ensayos que han ayudado a millones de miembros de A.A. de todas partes del mundo a lograr su sobriedad y mantenerla un día a la vez, y asegurar que su "Comunidad" -Alcohólicos Anónimos en su totalidad- esté allí para ellos mañana.
Publicados por primera vez en 1952 por Grapevine, la revista...
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Written by and for incarcerated alcoholics, this slim, staple-less volume contains 26 stories by A.A. members who found their way to the Fellowship and got sober while behind bars. All of these individuals reveal how, through the program of Alcoholics Anonymous, they transformed their lives and found serenity despite their surroundings.
One after the other, these recovering alcoholics - of all ages and all types - share how they came to grasp...
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A.A.'s how-to manual for staying sober in everyday situations, this widely read booklet demonstrates through simple examples how A.A. members throughout the world live their lives to the fullest while staying sober one day at a time. From the foreword: "Living sober turns out to be not at all grim, boring and uncomfortable, as we had feared, but rather something we begin to enjoy and find much more exciting than our drinking days."
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Communément appelé le « Douze et Douze », le livre Les Douze Étapes et les Douze Traditions comprend 24 essais écris par le confondateur des Alcooliques anonymes, Bill W, qui ont aidé des millions de membres des AA du monde entier à devenir et à rester abstinents un jour à la fois, et à s'assurer que leur « Mouvement » - les Alcooliques anonymes dans leur ensemble – seraient là pour eux demain.
D'abord publié en 1952 par Grapevine,...
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Full of first-person accounts and primary source material, this portrait of Bill W. recounts his journey from Vermont youth to army officer to Wall Street success story to hopeless drunk - until a series of remarkable events leads him to stop drinking and to meet Dr. Bob, with whom he would found Alcoholics Anonymous.
We follow Bill through his tireless work for Alcoholics Anonymous: the publishing of the Big Book, the development of the Twelve...
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A.A. co-founder Bill W. tells the story of the growth of Alcoholics Anonymous from its make-or-break beginnings in New York and Akron in the early 1930s to its spread across the country and overseas in the years that followed. A wealth of personal accounts and anecdotes portray the dramatic power of the A.A. Twelve Step program of recovery - unique not only in its approach to treating alcoholism but also in its spiritual impact and social influence.
Bill...
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Alcoholics Anonymous, by its very nature, could not have been founded by one person: its essence is sharing. Bill W. and Dr. Bob are always referred to within A.A. as "co-founders." Having died in 1950, when A.A. was only 15 years old, the Ohio surgeon may be less well-known than the New York stockbroker, his influence on the whole A.A. program is permanent and profound.
Filled with interviews with friends and family, this deeply researched biography...
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Conocido como el "Libro Grande", el texto básico de Alcohólicos Anónimos ha ayudado a millones de personas de todas partes del mundo a lograr y mantener su sobriedad desde que apareció la primera edición en 1939. Los primeros capítulos exponen el programa de A.A. de recuperación del alcoholismo -los Doce Pasos originales- y cuentan las historias personales de los cofundadores de A.A., Bill W. y el Dr. Bob.
En las siguientes páginas, más...
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Le cofondateur des AA, Bill W., nous raconte l'histoire de la croissance des Alcooliques anonymes, de ses débuts difficiles à New York et à Akron au début des années 30 à son expansion dans tout le pays et à l'étranger dans les années qui suivent. Une série de témoignage et d'anecdotes montrent le pouvoir incroyable du programme de rétablissement des AA en Douze Étapes – non seulement unique par son approche du traitement de l'alcoolisme,...
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Manuel des AA sur comment rester abstinents dans toutes les situations quotidiennes, ce livret très lu montre par l'intermédiaire d'exemples simples comment les membres des AA du monde entier vivent des vies bien remplies tout en restant abstinents un jour à la fois. Extrait de la préface : «Vivre sans alcool n'est ni triste, ni ennuyeux ou désagréable comme nous l'avions d'abord craint. Au contraire, sans alcool nous commençons vraiment à...
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