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This is part one of a 15 episode in-depth big book study that took place in 2009.

Part one is about the history of the Big Book and is presented by Chris S.

Charles opens this meeting at the North Oakland AA Open speaker meeting held every Saturday, in Oakland California. Charles is the 10 min speaker and is followed by Marcel, this meeting was held in August of 2016.

Chris C got sober in 1987, he is speaking in Nov of 2016 at Live at the Pine Lake Speaker Meeting held every Saturday Night in Seattle.

Allyson K speaking at, A Women's Perspective on the topic of Step 9 in Bernardsville NJ, 2006

Alabam C speaking at a conference in Grants Pass OR in 1991.

Barb C opens this meeting in 2004 as the main speaker for about 40 min, she was 12 years sober at the time. She is followed by a number of folks called up from the floor speaking for a few min each at an unknown meeting.

Sober since 1970, Cliff R conducts a workshop about the 12 traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous at an unknown event.

Being the end of pride month, I thought we might end it with a couple of LGBTQ speakers. Today's speaker is TJ, the closing speaker at the living sober roundup in San Francisco in 2014 he got sober in 1986.

This year is the 43rd living sober western round up to be held in San Francisco, it is is the longest running LGBTQ roundup in the world.

This year it will be held on labor day weekend Aug 31-Sept 2 There is still time for you to regsiter at https://livingsober.org

Being the end of pride month, I thought we might end it with a couple of LGBTQ speakers. Today's speaker is Lisa W speaking at the living sober roundup in San Francisco in 2014 she got sober in 1994.

This year is the 43rd living sober western round up to be held in San Francisco, it is is the longest running LGBTQ roundup in the world.

This year it will be held on labor day weekend Aug 31-Sept 2 There is still time for you to regsiter at https://livingsober.org

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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.