New stories have been added to the personal histories. Those of us belonging to a religious denomination which requires confession must, and of. Download 12 steps companion aa big book and enjoy it on your iphone, ipad, and ipod touch. Instead, someone who wanted to get sober, either met someone else with the alcoholics anonymous book or they would mail the new york office. Relax in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. B1 alcoholics anonymous fourth edition 2001 of the big book, basic text of a. There are 55,000 passages containing these unique words. Search the first 164 pages of the big book for particular words and also phrases. Just put in the word or phrase and you can even check to have just the 164 pages. This book facilitates a definitive understanding of fundamental aa literature. This is a reference guide to words that are in the book alcoholics anonymous and 12 steps and 12 traditions. Central office has a huge selection of sobriety birthday cards that you. Search the alcoholics anonymous big book for phrases, key words.
The book is spiral bound to lay flat and the cover is laminated for durability. Twelve and twelve and first 164 pages of the big book alcoholics anonymous. This is the second edition of the book alcoholics anonymous. Included are phonic pronunciation guides, definitions and the page numbers where they are used in the big book. Reference guide to the aa big book and the twelve steps and twelve traditions.
It is my hope that you will find this site useful to you and our friends of bill w. This is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. God will constantly disclose more to you and to us. These 164 pages are in the public domain alcoholics anonymous screen 6 of.
Practically every word in pages 1 164 is shown highlighted within the sentence it occurs. Dec 07, 2014 this big book is the source of the original program of aa, which saw 75% of the people who tried it succeed at longterm recovery. Each significant word in from pages 1164 is shown highlighted within the sentence it appears in. Search the alcoholics anonymous big book for phrases, key words, etc. It helps you locate passages within these two principal books used in the a. Since the first edition appeared, in 1939, it has helped millions of men and women recover from alcoholism.
An indispensable resource for the serious big book student. Want to know where to find something in the big book, this speeds up the process. All the indexes we publish are for the 1st 164 pages the main text. The first edition appeared in april 1939, and in the following.
The alcoholics anonymous world bibliography, 19351994. Because it helped so many people recover, the alcoholics anonymous organization did not change it. I have provided a link in a couple of places on this page for your convenience, so you can get to the search page. Simply look up a familiar word to find the passage you seek. The first part, known as the first 164 pages or the original manuscript explains the 12 step program and how it can be used to overcome the. Ask him in your morning meditation what you can do each day for the man who is still sick. Get the best deals on aa big book when you shop the largest online. Aa big book concordance 4th edition create person on the move. The first 164 pages explain the alcoholic problem and how to solve it. The big book of alcoholics anonymous attributes sobriety to the work of an interventionist god. A vision for you, big book page 164 our book is meant to be suggestive only. Quickly jump to page number page button search concordance tool magnifying glass. Leather bound study version of alcoholics anonymous. Not on the walls of the meeting rooms around the world but in the first 164 pages of the aa big book.
A chief complaint amid antiaa individuals is their accusation of 12step exclusivity. Collection 6 alcoholics anonymous reference books concordance. Alcoholics anonymous the big book pages 1 164 boardprep. Why are the first 164 pages of the big book so important. Get the best deals on aa big book when you shop the largest online selection at. A concordance to the the big book including the stories at the end where one can take any of 9,885 different words and find every page in the big book in which that word is used based on 3rd edition so some stories will differ. Big book concordance this link does not work big book. You can order a copy of the big book and other literature from them.
How i find these is by using a concordance, a few years ago on here, someone advised that by googling big book concordance, we could get a way to look up any word. However, some of the stories after the first 164 pages have been updated and changed as time has passed. Fourth edition 2001 of the big book, basic text of a. Very good condition, name on ffep, no other writing in the book, no torn or missing pages, and the text pages are agetoned. Comprehensive electronic concordance for the aa big book. The anonymous press concordance to alcoholics anonymous.
Description an alphabetical list of the important words present in the big book of alcoholics anonymous. The whytehouse is, i hope, a way to find that special phrase or saying etc. The main reason for the 164 pages search is that this almost the. Your word is shown within the context of the sentences in which it is used. Though going to meetings is fine, working the precise directions in the book is the program, and nothing else can do it. You save time and effort, particularly for words which occur often like fear and god. Abandon, 59, 63, 164, 349 abandoned, 15, 45, 48 aberrations, 140 abetted, 277, 358. The context allows you to select the exact passage you want.
The kindle edition contains passage lists for 8,150 unique words in the big book alcoholics anonymous and the twelve steps and twelve traditions. With a feature packed big book reader, search tool, sobriety calculator, notes, aa contacts database and more, the 12 steps aa companion experience is unmatched. Big book concordance bookmark alcoholics anonymous cleveland. A true word concordance to the text of the alcoholics anonymous. You can quickly and accurately look up any word to locate passages in the big book 4th ed. There are over 38,000 passages like the examples shown above. But i will not have the benefit of contact with you who write this book. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions alcoholics anonymous alcoholics anonymous this is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. Really easy to use compared to the traditional and hard to find in print versions. Here you will experience much historical and related information on the subject of alcoholics anonymous and alcoholics anonymous history.
Officially begun on december 12th, 2000, is now in its twentieth year and is one of the largest sites of its type in the world a repository, archive, you might say, of alcoholics anonymous history and related. Abandon, 59, 63, 164, 349 abandoned, 15, 45, 48 aberrations, 140 abetted, 277, 358 abide, 144 abilities, 8, 21, 141, 186, 296, 308. The big book of alcoholics anonymous including twelve steps and twelve. The first 164 pages of the big book with lined pages opposite text for note taking. Sorting and rendering passages in the proprietary format of the 164 and moreconcordance does not in any way imply affiliation with or endorsement by either alcoholics anonymous world services inc. Rightly and naturally, we think well before we choose the per son or persons with whom to take this intimate and con. Sorting and rendering passages in the proprietary format of the 164 and more concordance. A concordance to alcoholics anonymous 2nd printing 1999. Parkins one caring place package paperback professionals and. Amid covid19, we remain open, as well as offering online treatment options. A must for a student of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. You can use any of our indexes with either edition. The answers will come, if your own house is in order.
Watch asl dvd version includes subtitles and audio in english. Big book concordance bookmark alcoholics anonymous. The text and page numbers are the same in both the 3rd edition and 4th edition of the big book. The text of alcoholics anonymous the first edition stories the second edition stories the original manuscript. Woods chicago area service office chip coffee cup emmet fox family grapevine hardcover harperone hazelden jewelry joe mcq lewis f. This article is a rudimentary examination of 4 myths frequently purported from those first 164. Aa big book english abridged large print first 164 pages. A vision for you, big book page 164 alcoholics anonymous. The 164 and more book, ebook, and web site are all concordances which display passages from the big book alcoholics anonymous, the twelve steps and twelve traditions, and the a. Aa cleveland district office aa unity and service akron intergroup alcoholics anonymous world services big book canada charles l. The big book of alcoholics anonymous verywell mind.
I am old school and prefer the feel of papers across my fingers. Nov 20, 2020 a concordance to alcoholics anonymous. This is a collection of 6 aarelated reference books. Little big book dictionary and concordance over 2200 of the most difficult words and terms found in the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Type the first few characters of your wordofinterest into the search box in the upper right corner. Big book changes these are the changes that have been made in the program portion of the big book the first 164 pages and the. This lists every word to cross reference in big book amazing when working with a sponsee or group, fyi surrender is not in the 1st 164. Select lists of aa meetings recommended for gay and lesbian beginners. This ebook is not a product of alcoholics anonymous. Each entry is indexed by page, paragraph and sentence. To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous click here. This excerpt of the alcoholics anonymous big book lets you get your hands on pages that could help you with alcohol addiction. The first 164 pages of the big book are the basic text. More information is available on, click kindle edition.
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