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Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
DESCRIPTION occurs
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1.
... description."(*)
BB p.27,
There Is A Solution
With many
individuals the
methods which I
employed
are
successful, but I have
never been
successful with
an
alcoholic of your
description."(*)
2.
... description has
been the principal means of ...
12&12 p.180,
Tradition Eleven
3.
... description, is
a moving and fascinating adventure.
12&12 p.77,
Step Eight
4.
... description, none
too promising.
BB p.156,
A Vision For You
Here was a
prospect all
right but, by the
description,
none too
promising.
5.
... description of
alcoholism and its hopelessness, the ...
BB xvi,
Foreword to Second Edition
But when the
broker gave him
Dr.
Silkworth's
description of
alcoholism and
its hopelessness, the
physician began to
pursue the
spiritual remedy for his
malady with a
willingness he had
never before been able to
muster.
6.
... description of
number two.
BB p.112,
To Wives
Suppose, however, that your
husband fits the
description of
number two.
7.
... description of
the alcoholic, the chapter to ...
BB p.60,
How It Works
Our
description of the
alcoholic, the
chapter to
the
agnostic, and our
personal adventures
before and after make
clear three pertinent ideas:
8.
... description should
identify him roughly.
BB p.22,
There Is A Solution
But this
description should
identify him
roughly.
9.
... description, was
undoubtedly alcoholic.
BB p.138,
To Employers
One
day he told me about an
executive of the same
bank
who, from his
description, was
undoubtedly alcoholic.
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