If you are searching for the solution to any addiction, this is the book that may have very well started it all as most spiritual based fellowships base their program of recovery using The Big Book of AA. It as saved thousands of lives and could save yours. If you have someone who is in recovery, reading it will help you explain the changes that addicts have taken in order to recover from their addictions. The 12 steps are easy, but the work behind them is what brings about the recovery. Many people do not understand that is it a new way of life and not just going around in the the circles of addicition with relentless promises of recovery, it is the solution for recovery on a daily basis.
NO ONE CAN HAVE ENOUGH OF ANY SELF HELP PROGRAMS~GREAT ESPECIALLY THE 12 STEPS WHICH HAVE BEEN TRIED AND TRUE FOR ALL THOSE WHICH HAVE WORKED THEM. MILLIONS STRONG.
Excellent Attitude Adjustment Instructions Guidebook. Suggested re-reading as needed. Personal stories explain what it was like when drinking, what happened, and what it is like now. Chapter #5 really spells out "How It Works. The text also explains having a daily reprieve contingent upon one's spiritual condition. The book Twelve Steps& Twelve Traditions is suggested as companion reading.
The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous is the most insightful and practical guide to spiritual life ever written for alcoholics who want to recover. It can be used as a textbook for anyone struggling with any kind of obsessive-compulsive cycle from which they want to be free. This book can literally save your life of you read it and apply it's principles.
My husband and I decided to buy this product because many AA members can't afford to buy this book brand new, so since I'm a frequent buyer on Half.com, I knew I would be able to find it here, and I did, and bought two of them. Possibly more in future if we can. I was pleased with the product, but was a tiny bit disappointed by one of them not have the jacket, but the book itself was in good condition.
I purchased this book to better understand my boyfriend's success at three years sobriety with AA's assistance. This reference book is priceless to a non-alcoholic to understand this disease.
This book is a must read for anyone who has or who knows someone with an alcohol problem. It is easy to read and addresses all aspects of the 'allergy of alcohol.' It lifts the spirit of those who feel all hope is gone and does so without judging!
I would recommend this book to everyone who has ever been touched by this diease!!
I love the text as I am a recovering alkie who spent 10 days on life support in Oct 2005 after drunk driving and slamming into a parked semi @ 80 mph. The cover was torn in places, but other then that EXCELLENT.