Podcasts

Danny T from Chatsworth CA speaking at the 55th SCAAC in San Diego CA - 2006. A very funny man that carries a great message.

Ralph W. telling his story, sober at 44. I thought poetry and bizarre behavior were identical.

This is a repost from 4/26, when I was doing yesterdays episode I saw this one, I really like it as well and thought it should go up again.

Julie L - An amusing Irish woman that is a very happy customer. Repost from 4/30, this is another that deserves a wider audience

The locals used to call it maggots corner.

Henry W sober in 1949 speaking at an unknown meeting, sober 25 years at the time this was recorded.

Marty M author of the chapter - Women Suffer Too, sober in 1940, she is one of the first female members of AA and was the first lesbian member of AA. This is her last talk given in 1960, she passed away in 1980.

I had to do much processing to this audio file to remove heavy background noise, as a result the voice is much cleaner, however that type of processing makes the applause sound like a jet flying overhead, there were a couple of places the applause was sustained, I shortened those applause sections.

Wikipedia page about Marty M: https://goo.gl/6j6NX4

Rosie B sober in 1992 speaking at an unknown meeting in San Diego, Jan 2014

Sandy B from Tampa FL. speaking on steps 5-6-7 at the 18th Spring Conf at Cocoa Beach FL in 2008

John, Gail and Ned each speak for 10 min followed by the main speaker Tim M from London, at the Road to Recovery Group Plymouth UK 11/11

Karl M from Covina CA speaking at the bi-annual speaker meeting of - We Are Not a Glum Lot in 2009. He tells a great story with a lot of humor and still carries 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.

Listen to the Podcast Episodes

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

Black Diamond Medallion Display

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.