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Barry L sober in 1945, speaking about the origin of the 3rd tradition at the 50th World Conference in Montreal in July 1985. He was the first openly gay member of AA.

Tradition 3 - The only requirement for A.A. membership is a desire to stop drinking.

Barry passed away 3 weeks after this speak.

Barry is the author of the book Living Sober and was a great friend of Bill W and his wife Lois.

In 1978 Lois gave origional manuscript of the big book to Barry, and in 1979 Barry signed a notarized letter gifting the manuscript to A.A. World Services, in exchange, he asked only to be able to keep it in his possession until his death.

Somewhere between 1979 and Barry's death in 1985, everyone at A.A. World Services apparently forgot about this arrangement. The whereabouts of the manuscript remained unknown until it reappeared at an auction house in 2004, sold by a “Joseph B.” for $1.5 million. It was auctioned again in 2007 to Alabama resident Ken Roberts for $992,000. A few months later, according to court documents, A.A. World Services rediscovered Leach’s notarized letter.

Last month (3/18) the manuscript was once again auctioned off, this time for $2.4 million.

Jennifer S sober for 7 years speaking at an unknown roundup in 2005

Lou M from Kingston TN got sober in 1941 and was 46 years sober at the time of this speak at an unknown event

Lorna K. from New York NY. speaking at the 13th. Annual Music City Roundup in Nashville TN. in 1994. She is a very funny woman in a cape!

Layla McC of Stafford TX speaking at the 2003 Tennessee Conf of Young People in AA

Two speakers from the Road to Recovery group in Plymouth UK. We start with Alison speaking on her 10th AA birthday followed by Dave K speaking on his 20th.

16 year old Ruby (7 months) opens the meeting at the North Oakland AA speaker meeting as the 10 min speaker followed by Chris who was sober 10 years at the time of this speak in 2014

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Adam T speaking at the Soberstock Roundup in Aberdeen SD in 2008

Theresa F from Van Nuys CA speaking at the Gopher State Roundup in 2013, funny lady with a great message.

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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.