Podcasts

Cathy B from Penrose NC sharing her story at the 31st Oceanfront Conference in Virgina Beach VA (2007)

Barry L sober in 1952 (author of the book Living Sober) speaking in 1968 on the topic of the 12 traditions.

At about the 45 min mark the quality of the recording changes a bit, its still very listenable but it almost sounds like the second half is a different recording there is a moment of repetition like it was a bad splice from tape... fyi

Ann K from Waco TX. sober in 1974 speaking at the 10th. CCYPAA Conf. by the Sea, Monterey CA. in1989.

Audrey & Julie conduct a workshop called - Sober For Keeps, this is 5.5 hours long and goes through the steps in detail following the big book page by page and then delves into the topic of sponsoring (2011). Heads up if you are watching bandwidth, this file is about 120 megs

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Ed M from Davenport IA, sober in 1971 speaking at the Fellowship of the Spirit Conference in Queens, NY 2006 as the Sunday morning spiritual speaker.

Karen G sober since 1982 speaking in Portland in 2006 and telling her story

Andrew speaking in San Jose at an unknown date or time

Tobias with 5 years as the 10 min speaker then Catherine as the main speaker, April 2015 North Oakland Speaker Meeting. Catherine ran a little short so they brought Tobias back up to finish off the last few min

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David B. from Tulsa sober since 1981 speaking at an unknown meeting in 2003.

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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.