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Joe McQ sober in 1962 is from Little Rock Arkansas and is the Joe half of all those Joe and Charlie Big Book workshops that have been massively popular (and still are) over the years. This time instead of leading a workshop he is telling his personal story of coming into AA, this was recorded in 1986 at an unknown event.

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Matt G from Fresno California at 43rd Annual Florida State Convention held in Daytona Beach Florida in July of 1999. Matt has an amazing recovery story that is harrowing to hear at times, he is a pretty remarkable and humble guy.

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Liz B is from Queens New York, she got sober in 1952 and had 54 years at the time of this speak in June of 2007 in Richmond VA at an unknown event.

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Mark is the opening 10 min speaker, he tells an abbreviated version of his story getting to AA. Next we have Mary telling her story for the balance of the time both are speaking at the North Oakland Open speaker meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous held every Saturday in Oakland California, this meeting was held in January of 2017. NSFW

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Glen B got sober in 1986, he tells his story at the Primary Purpose group in 2016. And NO the story he told at the end of his speak did not make me tear up a bit in gratitude.

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What happened - What its like

Dr Harry Tiebout speaking on the danger of ego among other topics is the bulk of this recording. He is followed by comments from Bill W, they were speaking in Long Beach California in July of 1960.

Dr Tiebout served on the Board of Trustees of Alcoholics Anonymous from 1957 to 1966 and was president of the National Council on Alcoholism from 1951 to 1953. He was a crucial part of the birth of AA.

Wikipidia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Tiebout

Excellent quality recording for 61 years old, you might want to tweak the bass a bit.

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Kim is our first speaker telling a little of her story, she had been sober a bit over a year at the time of this speak at the Sunday Night Speakers meeting held in Seattle, she speaks for about 15 min and this was recorded in 2015. Next up we have Jerry sober for 34 years telling his story as a 30 min speaker, both speaks are from the same meeting but I dont know when Jerry spoke.

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Marilyn S from Los Angeles was sober for 30 years when she old her story at the Yosemite Summit Conference held in the Yosemite Valley California in 2002.

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Mari G got sober in 1984, she is speaking on the topic of Steps 8 & 9 at the Woodstock of AA in March of 2011.

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Joe & Charlie: The Big Book Comes Alive

This is a transcript of a Big Book workshop that Joe and Charlie have done around the world.

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The Joe & Charlie Journey to Recovery in "THE BIG BOOK COMES ALIVE" is a book that you'll want to read for your own recovery as well as get one for your friends too.

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Ebby: The Man Who Sponsored Bill W.

This is book is both a fascinating history of the formative years of AA, as well as the bitter-sweet tale of the troubled man Bill W. always referred to as "my sponsor."

Available in paperback & for kindle

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The Little Red Book

In 1942, Ed W. began teaching the “Twelve Step Study” classes that helped the Minneapolis Group achieve their 75% recovery rate. Then in 1946, he and Barry C. (The first sober A.A. in the state) published the lectures used for these classes as a book. Initially titled The Twelve Steps, it was affectionately nicknamed “The little red book.”

Back in print for the first time in more than 65 years, the original 1946 edition reveals firsthand how some of A.A.’s earliest members made the program their way of life. Everyone from newcomers to oldtimers will find a wealth of practical experience in this comprehensive guide to the Twelve Steps.

The Study Edition of The Big Book

I have one of these and it is one of my favorite items, a really excellent and useful for book study meetings or as a gift to a newcomer who is going to be heading to one.

The First 164 pages of The Big Book with lined blank pages opposite each page of text for note taking.

Includes the original Foreword
The Doctor's Opinion
Dr. Bob's Story.
Bound in black bonded leather.

Paragraph numbers along side the text for easy reference. Entire Original Manuscript (about) including the stories. Easy to read retyped version. Includes paragraph numbers corresponding to the modern text for easy comparison.

Footnotes explaining historical and obscure references in the text.

Footnotes documenting all 79 differences between the modern text and the original 1st printing text of the 1st 164 pages (about). Yes, believe it or not, the basic text has been changed 79 times since it was first published.

Two place keeping ribbons. Special "lay flat" binding.