From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... written.
BB p.121,
To Wives (Note)
(*) The fellowship of Al-Anon Family Groups was formed about thirteen years after this chapter was written.
2.
... written.
BB xxx(xxviii),
The Doctor's Opinion
There is the manic-depressive type, who is, perhaps, the least understood by his friends, and about whom a whole chapter could be written.
3.
... written a
book which we believe to ...
BB p.45,
We Agnostics
4.
Written by
co-founder Bill W. in 1962, ...
BB p.574,
Appendix VII, Twelve Concepts (Short Form)
Written by co-founder Bill W. in 1962, the Twelve Concepts for World Service provide a group of related principles to help ensure that various elements of A.A.'s service structure remain responsive and responsible to those they
serve.
5.
... written down
a lot.
BB p.70,
How It Works
6.
... Written in
1939.
BB p.161,
A Vision For You (Note)
(*) Written in 1939.
7.
... Written in
1939.
BB p.162,
A Vision For You (Note)
(*) Written in 1939.
8.
... written in
1939, a wholesale miracle has ...
BB xv,
Foreword to Second Edition
9.
... written in
1939 by the late Dr. ...
BB xi,
Preface
The section called "The
Doctor's Opinion" has
been kept intact, just as it was originally
written in 1939 by the late Dr. William D. Silkworth, our
Society's great medical benefactor.
10.
... written in
1939, it referred to a ...
BB xxiii,
Foreword to Fourth Edition
When the phrase "We are people who normally would
not mix" (page 17 of this book) was written in 1939, it referred to a Fellowship composed largely of men (and a few women) with quite similar social, ethnic, and economic backgrounds.
11.
... Written in
1939, when there were few ...
BB p.104,
To Wives (Note)
(*) Written in 1939, when
there were few women in A.A., this chapter assumes that the alcoholic in the home is likely to be the husband.
12.
... written in
the earlier work.
12&12 p.17,
Foreword
This present volume proposes to broaden and deepen the understanding of the Twelve Steps as first written in the earlier work.
13.
... written inventory
and we are prepared for ...
BB p.75,
Into Action
14.
... written, it
said that "Alcoholics Anonymous needs ...
12&12 p.172,
Tradition Nine
When Tradition Nine was
first written, it said that "Alcoholics Anonymous needs the least possible organization."
15.
... written large
on the man's face as ...
BB p.157,
A Vision For You
16.
... written lots
of sweet promises, but my ...
BB p.5,
Bill's Story
Before then, I had written
lots of sweet promises, but my wife happily observed that this
time I meant business.
17.
... written mainly
for members, it is thought ...
12&12 p.15,
Foreword
Though the essays which follow were written mainly for members, it is thought by many of A.A.'s friends that these pieces might arouse interest and find application outside A.A. itself.
18.
... written pro
and con, but among physicians, ...
BB xxx(xxviii),
The Doctor's Opinion
Much has been written pro and con, but among physicians, the general opinion seems to be that most chronic
alcoholics are doomed.
19.
... written, with
new titles; thirty completely new ...
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.
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