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Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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1.
... stories.
12&12 p.181,
Tradition Eleven
To them, we are something more than the
source of
good stories.
2.
... stories.
12&12 p.185,
Tradition Twelve
3.
... stories.
12&12 p.187,
Tradition Twelve
4.
... stories.
BB p.125,
The Family Afterward
We find it
better, when
possible, to
stick to our
own stories.
5.
... stories.
BB xviii,
Foreword to Second Edition
In the
spring of
1940,
John D.
Rockefeller,
Jr.
gave a
dinner for many of his
friends to which he
invited
A.A. members to tell their
stories.
6.
... stories added
to this edition represent a ...
BB xxiii,
Foreword to Fourth Edition
7.
... stories and
think: "Yes, that happened to ...
BB xii,
Preface
If you have a
drinking problem, we
hope that you may
pause in
reading one of
the
forty-
two personal stories and
think: "Yes, that
happened
to me"; or, more
important, "Yes, I've
felt like that"; or, most
important, "Yes, I
believe this
program can
work for me too."
8.
... stories as
follows.
BB xii,
Preface
9.
... stories, describes
in his own language and ...
BB p.29,
There Is A Solution
Each
individual, in the
personal stories,
describes in his
own language and from his
own point of
view the way he
established his
relationship with
God.
10.
... stories disclose
in a general way what ...
BB p.58,
How It Works
Our
stories disclose in a
general way what we used to be like, what
happened, and what we are like now.
11.
... stories; eight
were removed (in addition to ...
BB xii,
Preface
Part III now
includes twelve new
stories;
eight were
removed (in
addition to
the
two that were
transferred to
Part I).
12.
... stories got
into circulation outside of A.A., ...
12&12 p.185,
Tradition Twelve
13.
... stories have
been deleted.
BB xii,
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.
14.
... stories I
have heard, there is no ...
BB p.43,
More About Alcoholism
As to
two of you
men, whose
stories I have
heard, there
is no
doubt in my
mind that
you were
100%
hopeless,
apart from
divine help.
15.
... stories in
Part II have been carried ...
BB xii,
Preface
Six of the
stories in
Part II have been
carried over,
eleven new
ones have been
added, and
eleven taken out.
16.
... stories in
Part II ("They Stopped in ...
BB xii,
Preface
Nine of the
stories in
Part II ("They
Stopped in
Time") were
carried over from the
second
edition;
eight new
stories were
added.
17.
... stories more,
but three would do for ...
12&12 p.147,
Tradition Four
In
imagination the
gleaming center was to go
up several
stories more, but
three would do for a
start.
18.
... stories of
Mr. Rockefeller's dinner for Alcoholics ...
12&12 p.186,
Tradition Twelve
19.
... stories of
your escapades.
BB p.91,
Working With Others
If his
mood is
light, tell
him
humorous stories of
your
escapades.
20.
... stories or
case histories in which the ...
12&12 p.17,
Foreword
21.
... stories to
this end.
12&12 p.183,
Tradition Eleven
They have even
sacrificed good stories to this
end.
22.
... stories were
added.
BB xii,
Preface
Nine of the
stories in
Part II ("They
Stopped in
Time") were
carried over from the
second
edition;
eight new
stories were
added.
23.
... stories were
added; and the story section ...
BB xii,
Preface
"
Bill's
Story," "
Doctor Bob's
Nightmare," and one other
personal history from the
first edition were
retained intact;
three were
edited and one of
these was
retitled; new
versions of
two stories were
written, with new
titles;
thirty completely new
stories were
added; and the
story section was
divided into
three parts, under the same
headings that are used now.
24.
... stories were
retained; five new ones were ...
BB xii,
Preface
In
Part III ("They
Lost Nearly All"),
eight stories were
retained;
five new
ones were
added.
25.
... stories were
written, with new titles; thirty ...
BB xi,
Preface
"
Bill's
Story," "
Doctor Bob's
Nightmare," and one other
personal history from the
first edition were
retained intact;
three were
edited and one of
these was
retitled; new
versions of
two stories were
written, with new
titles;
thirty completely new
stories were
added; and the
story section was
divided into
three parts, under the same
headings that are used now.
26.
... stories, which
was expanded to reflect the ...
BB xi,
Preface
But the
chief change was in
the
section of
personal
stories, which was
expanded to
reflect the
Fellowship's
growth.
27.
... stories you
have read.
BB p.112,
To Wives
Tell him some of the
interesting stories you have
read.
28.
... stories you
will find a wide variation ...
BB p.50,
We Agnostics
In our
personal stories
you will find a
wide variation in the way each
teller approaches and
conceives of the
Power
which is
greater than himself.
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