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From the books  ...  Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)


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1.
... appeared.   12&12 p.144, Tradition Three
To their consternation, Ed appeared.

2.
... appeared at New York's A.A. headquarters, asking, ...   12&12 p.158, Tradition Six
Straightway he appeared at New York's A.A. headquarters, asking, "Is there anything in our tradition that suggests I shouldn't take a job like this one?

3.
... appeared at one of these groups, knocked ...   12&12 p.141, Tradition Three
A newcomer appeared at one of these groups, knocked on the door and asked to be let in.

4.
... appeared in 1939, we called it "Alcoholics ...   12&12 p.184, Tradition Twelve
When the Big Book appeared in 1939, we called it "Alcoholics Anonymous."


5.
... appeared in April 1939, and in the ...   BB xi, Preface   Display entire Preface
The first edition appeared in April 1939, and in the following sixteen years, more than 300,000 copies went into circulation.


6.
... appeared in court, persuading the judge to ...   BB p.9, Bill's Story   Go to page 9 in the Big Book
In a matter of fact way he told how two men had appeared in court, persuading the judge to suspend his commitment.


7.
... appeared in Part III have been repositioned ...   BB xii, Preface   Display entire Preface
One new story has been added to Part I, and two that originally appeared in Part III have been repositioned there; six stories have been deleted.


8.
... appeared in the first printing of the ...   BB xiii, Foreword to First Edition   Display entire Foreword to First Edition
This is the Foreword as it appeared in the first printing of the first edition in 1939.


9.
... appeared on the horizon.   BB p.175, Doctor Bob's Nightmare   Go to page 175 in the Big Book
At that time I was not aware of the almost unlimited supply the government made it possible for us doctors to obtain, neither had I any knowledge of the bootlegger who soon appeared on the horizon.


10.
... appeared very healthy.   BB p.178, Doctor Bob's Nightmare   Go to page 178 in the Big Book
They spoke with great freedom from embarrassment, which I could never do, and they seemed very much at ease on all occasions and appeared very healthy.


Passages from the Big Book Alcoholics Anonymous and the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions are reprinted with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.  The A.A. Preamble, copyright © The A.A. Grapevine, Inc., is reprinted with permission.  Permission to reprint does not in any way imply affiliation with or endorsement by either Alcoholics Anonymous or The A.A. Grapevine, Inc.

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