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Personal stories on pages 407, 476, 494, 531, and 553. Jul 21, 2017 alcoholics anonymous big book audio read aloud degand network. We, of alcoholics anonymous, are more than one hundred men and women who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body. Alcoholics anonymous big book 4th edition paperback. Alcoholics anonymous big booklarge print largeprint edition. The 4th edition 2001 is also freely available online. Alcoholics anonymous big book 4th edition paperback a. Anonymous is a contributor for hazelden publications including alcoholics anonymous big book 4th edition. And it means, of course, that we are going to talk about god. First published in 1939, alcoholics anonymous sets forth cornerstone concepts of recovery from alcoholism and tells the stories of men and women who have overcome the disease.
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