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For further study, it is suggested that you get a copy of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. They simply reflect the personal experience, strength, and hope, of oa members who use the directions found in the big book to work the twelve steps of overeaters anonymous. Welcome to big book revealed a site dedicated to the process of recovery as outlined in the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Step 1 the doctors opinion bills story there is a solution. In this text book for permanent sobriety, we find the twelve steps of. That is what the authors of the big book and millions before you did. Introduction to steps by the big book, workbook for the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous aa steps 123 notes. It is the basic text of the fellowship of alcoholics anonymous, and has helped large numbers of alcoholic men and women, young and old, recover as of december 2009, 30,664,881 copies of the big book have been sold or otherwise. To personalize the step for your study and action in the here and. There is no one set way that the founders and pioneers worked the steps. In the miami area the twelve and twelve replaced both the big book and the little red book and step studies. A twelve step workbook al kohallek goes stepping contents title page preface 3 an eye i witness account 4 useful information 6 introducing step one 9 six essential characteristics 10 step one questions 11 step two questions i am grateful for supplement list page 14 step three questions 15 introduction to step four 16. Paul sponsored a big book study and separate step four workshop which are available as a recorded visual webcast. Big book study guides for aa kindle edition by wilson, bill, reflections revisions, daily, step productions, twelve.
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This guide is intended to examine the content of virtually every sentence in the basic text of. It represents the experience of some members of overeaters anonymous. Since the first edition appeared, in 1939, it has helped millions of men and women recover from alcoholism. Video webcast of a big book study and step four workshop may 1820, 2018.
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Direct quotes from the big book are found in italics and are set off by quotation marks. Big book workbook is for those who are willing to grow along spiritual lines 60. These transcripts are not meant to be a replacement for the big book, but are an aid in the study of the program of recovery, found in the big book of alcoholics anonymous. It is meant to provide all the resources one needs to study the 12 steps as outlined in the 4th edition of alcoholics anonymous. The purpose of this study guide is to enable the student to better understand the information the authors of the book, alcoholics anonymous, intended to impart to each of us based on their experience and knowledge of alcoholism and. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions alcoholics anonymous alcoholics anonymous this is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous.