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2. The Big Book (Alcoholics Anonymous) - Wikipedia

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   Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How More Than One Hundred Men Have Recovered from Alcoholism (nicknamed The Big Book because of the thickness of the paper used in the first edition) is a 1939 basic text, describing how to seek recovery from alcoholism. The Big Book was written by William G. "Bill W." Wilson, one of the founders of Alcoholics ...

3. History of Alcoholics Anonymous - Wikipedia

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   1955 Second Edition of the Big Book released; estimated 150,000 AA members. [85] 1957 Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age was published. [86] 1962 The Twelve Concepts for World Service were adopted by AA as a guideline for international issues. [87] 1962 The movie Days of Wine and Roses depicted an alcoholic in AA. [88] 1971 Bill Wilson dies.

4. Alcoholics Anonymous - Wikipedia

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   Alcoholics Anonymous publishes several books, reports, pamphlets, and other media, including a periodical known as the AA Grapevine. [152] Two books are used primarily: Alcoholics Anonymous (the "Big Book") and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, the latter explaining AA's fundamental principles in depth. The full text of each of these two ...

5. Bill W. - Wikipedia

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   William Griffith Wilson (November 26, 1895 – January 24, 1971), also known as Bill Wilson or Bill W., was the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA).. AA is an international mutual aid fellowship with about two million members worldwide belonging to AA groups, associations, organizations, cooperatives, and fellowships of alcoholics helping other alcoholics achieve and maintain sobriety. [1]

6. Joseph Martin (speaker) - Wikipedia

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   Havre de Grace, Maryland, United States. Occupation. Catholic priest. Known for. Lecturer / educator on alcoholism. Joseph Charles Martin, SS (October 12, 1924 – March 9, 2009) was an American Catholic priest, recovered alcoholic and renowned speaker and educator on the issues of alcoholism and drug addiction. He was a member of the Sulpicians .

7. Bob Smith (doctor) - Wikipedia

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   Surgeon. Known for. co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous. Spouse. Anne Smith. . ( m. 1915) . Robert Holbrook Smith (August 8, 1879 – November 16, 1950), also known as Dr. Bob, was an American physician and surgeon who founded Alcoholics Anonymous with Bill Wilson (more commonly known as Bill W. ).