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Title: Alcoholics Anonymous by Alcoholics Anonymous World Service ISBN: 1-893007-17-0 Publisher: Alcoholics Anonymous World Services Pub. Date: December, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.39 (23 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: TRUE HAPPINESS
Comment: The AA program has saved my life! If alcohol is causing problems in your life, you owe it to yourself to get this book and go to an AA meeting. Working this 12-step program, you will discover a most-fulfilling life! But don't take my word for it--just ask any self-admitted alcoholic within the walls of an AA meeting. There is hope!
Rating: 5
Summary: One for the Road
Comment: I wonder what Bill W. would think if he knew his book made the top 100 spiritual books of the century? Hopefully pleased and grateful. I've been reading this book since 1987 and I'm amazed at how much it's changed since then! No, this 60 year-old text hasn't been revised since 1976, but *I* sure have. Whether you have a drinking problem or not, this text is the embodiment of ancient wisdom, personal integrity, and simple spirituality. I resented this book when I began reading it, largely because it spoke some truths I needed to hear. Once I stopped picking it apart and complaining about it and heard the message within, I realized what a treasure this book truly is. Much as I don't want to live my life according to any "plan" out of a book, a good deal of a life worth living is found here for me. Surely it has its drawbacks, still it remains in my personal top 100, maybe even top 5 greatest books. Perfectly imperfect this one is.
Rating: 3
Summary: Mixed Feelings
Comment: I received a copy of this book recently. I haven't read through it in its entirety but I am familiar with the AA program, having attended AA meetings myself and also having friends who are in AA.
Without a doubt, AA has helped many people. And for that, it deserves the praise and recognition it receives. However, it does not work for everyone. And for those who are not helped by it, it's not a matter of not "working the program" or any other failure on their part. We all come from different backgrounds, some of which are not conducive to the AA approach.
For example, some people who have been hurt by fundamentalist religions seem to have a natural aversion to AA. It may be because of similarities having to do with self-debasement (You are helpless. You are powerless. You need to turn your will over to a Higher Will, etc.). In any case, it demonstrates the point that AA is not for everyone.
There is also the issue of intellectual integrity. For unbelievers (e.g. agnostics and atheists), many have reached their unbelief through a deliberative process. So, it is unrealistic to think that one should have to leave one's unbelief at the door in order to be "saved" from alcohol. One need not (and should not have to) prostitute one's mind in order to deal with chemical addiction. Other effective programs (e.g. Secular Organizations for Sobriety; and SMART Recovery) demonstrate that fact.
That people should not be forced by law to listen to ideas that are contrary to their own conscience seems as American as apple pie. Yet, the current healthcare system is heavily biased towards AA, often coercing people against their conscience. Fortunately, the courts are slowly coming to accept the fact that non-spiritual alternatives exist; and that people should be permitted to go where they receive the best help for their situation.
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Title: Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions by Alcoholics Anonymous ISBN: 0916856011 Publisher: Alcoholics Anonymous World Services Pub. Date: September, 1996 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Living Sober (#2150) by Alcoholics Anonymous World Service ISBN: 0916856046 Publisher: Alcoholics Anonymous World Services Pub. Date: December, 1975 List Price(USD): $8.00 |
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Title: Little Red Book by Anonymous ISBN: 0894860046 Publisher: Hazelden Information Education Pub. Date: 01 July, 1996 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Twenty-Four Hours a Day by Anonymous ISBN: 0894868349 Publisher: Hazelden Information Education Pub. Date: 01 July, 1996 List Price(USD): $10.00 |
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Title: The Annotated AA Handbook : A Companion to the Big Book by Frank D. ISBN: 1569801649 Publisher: Barricade Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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