Read Books Online and Download eBooks, EPub, PDF, Mobi, Kindle, Text Full Free.
Wit And Wisdom Of Anonymous Alcoholics
Download Wit And Wisdom Of Anonymous Alcoholics full books in PDF, epub, and Kindle. Read online Wit And Wisdom Of Anonymous Alcoholics ebook anywhere anytime directly on your device. Fast Download speed and no annoying ads. We cannot guarantee that every ebooks is available!
Book Synopsis Wit and Wisdom of Anonymous Alcoholics by : Sharabi
Download or read book Wit and Wisdom of Anonymous Alcoholics written by Sharabi and published by Alpine Lake Publications. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Psychology and Spirituality come together in this scintillating collection of stories, insights and humorous quips from 25 years in Recovery. The addict or alcoholic committed to change has to deal with normal human challenges without reaching for the bottle or drug that had become habitual. Recovering alcoholics seek far and wide and incorporate many sources of wisdom into their search for living life with greater awareness, consciousness and self-understanding. And they know how to laugh.
Author :Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc. Publisher :A. A. World Services, Inc. ISBN 13 :1940889170 Total Pages :391 pages Book Rating :4.9/5 (48 download)
Book Synopsis Experience, Strength and Hope by : Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc.
Download or read book Experience, Strength and Hope written by Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc. and published by A. A. World Services, Inc.. This book was released on 2015-03-18 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Co-founder Bill W. was keenly aware of the importance of personal stories, writing, “The story section of the Big Book ... is our principal means of identifying with the reader outside of A.A., it is the written equivalent of hearing speakers at an A.A. meeting; it is our show window of the results.” Experience, Strength and Hope offers back to the A.A. Fellowship the candor, wisdom and wit of 56 members whose stories are no longer available in the fourth edition of Alcoholics Anonymous. With each edition, new stories were added to reflect A.A.’s changing membership, while others had to be dropped. Numerous requests from A.A. members led to the publication of this book, where now can be found such classics as “A Feminine Victory,” written by one of A.A.’s very first female members, and “The Car Smasher,” by “A.A. Number 3” — third after the co-founders themselves. A.A. membership continues to grow and change, but the voices contained here will never be outdated. From poignant accounts of sorrow and loss to more raucous tales laced with deprecating humor, this collection of stories offer today’s A.A. members the timeless gift of experience, strength and hope. Experience, Strength and Hope has been approved by the General Service Conference of Alcoholics Anonymous.
Book Synopsis The Wisdom of the Rooms by : SAA Fellowship
Download or read book The Wisdom of the Rooms written by SAA Fellowship and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2019-01-01 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is more than just daily meditation book—this is a book of Twelve Step quotes and daily reflections that come right from the meeting rooms of recovery. These are the ‘Aha' moments shared by people in the program, like: "Humility is not thinking less about yourself, but rather thinking about yourself less." Each timeless piece of practical recovery wisdom like this is followed by a three-paragraph reflection of "What it was like, what happened, and what it's like now." The most loved recovery quotes, across our Twelve Step programs are here: "There are no victims, only volunteers—you always have a choice," and they instantly offer the perspective we need to keep growing along spiritual lines. Fill your spiritual toolkit with your favorite quotes, "Once you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change," and see why these unique quotes resonate deeply with members—because they come directly from the meeting rooms of recovery. These quotes—by newcomers as well as old timers—offer people in recovery the experience, strength, and hope, they need, just when they need it: one day at a time. This book will remind you that "It is what it is, but it will become what you make it." The 365 Twelve Step Quotes collected here are the ones we hear in meetings, the quotes and sayings that offer us instant relief and revelation—the ones we wish we had written down and saved. Now you have them all at your fingertips. Quotes like, "We go to meetings for relief; but we work the Steps for recovery," and "Half measures do avail us something—it's just the half we don't want," and "When I say NO to you I'm saying YES to me," and hundreds of others help us all in the Fellowship both develop our practice of daily meditation and deepen our experience in the program. The Wisdom of the Rooms aids in our individual practice of recovery as well as provides inspiration for group discussions, reminding us all that "I'll never be all right, until it's all right, right now." Other Wisdom examples include quotes such as: "Instead of telling God how big your fears are, start telling your fears how big your God is." "The most spiritual thing you can do today is to help someone else." "Wisdom is the knowledge you learn after you know it all." "Let go of your old ideas, even the good ones." "When you own your part, you own your power." "Anger is one letter away from danger." And hundreds more…
Download or read book Living in the Solution written by John W. and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No further information has been provided for this title.
Book Synopsis Serenity, Courage, Wisdom by : Kathleen Healy Schmieder
Download or read book Serenity, Courage, Wisdom written by Kathleen Healy Schmieder and published by Kathleen Healy Schmieder. This book was released on 2012-08-06 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a unique perspective of the program of Alcoholics Anonymous. Born nearly four years after her father began his sobriety, "the first baby of the Armistead Group" chronicles her parent's commitment to the AA program as they applied the Twelve Steps to daily life, and offers an intimate look into the life defining experiences of a little girl growing up in the fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous. -- From back cover.
Book Synopsis 101 Common Cliches of Alcoholics Anonymous by : Bob Tolin
Download or read book 101 Common Cliches of Alcoholics Anonymous written by Bob Tolin and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-03-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is hard to find Alcoholic Anonymous literature that has the same flavor as your favorite meeting... until now. This book was written in the same spirit that claims - "We are not a glum lot." This book has been received with such favor that I have now written a second book to add to it, another 101 cliches, so people now have more cliches and commentary to ponder and enjoy. In the Big Book, an alcoholic' states, "...the most compelling part of A.A., the part that made me want to try this sober thing, was the laughter, the pure joy of the laughter that I heard only from sober alcoholics." This book was written first, with the hope to spread this laughter to the newcomer that has lost all hope. Secondly, it serves to enlighten and dispel rumors about AA, to inform people who are simply curious about the teachings of A.A. It tells what it is really like from someone who has taken the journey and recovered. It is filled with witty heartfelt clichés that are so true, so sharp, they make the old-timers smile and the newcomers cringe. The clichés are used to teach newcomers the greater truths about the cure for alcoholism. Each cliché is a parable, an allegorical truth that is then explained using plainly stated information from knowledgable sponsors and the Big Book with humorous commentary from a recovered alcoholic. This book is not fluff, nor is it for the faint hearted. The world of alcohol and drug abuse is not pretty, nor one easily explained or understood. This book is gritty, informative, and at the same time inspirational and full of joy and hope, but most of all it was written with the newcomer in mind, so it does a balancing act just for them. It is meant to be simple, when I was first getting sober I had the attention span of a gnat. It is honest and funny and gives a glimpse of just how ugly addiction gets and how attractive real recovery can be. After reading about us, our cliches and our solution to a condition described as cunning, baffling and powerful, it is my hope at least some will say, "Yes, I am one of them, too; I, too, must have this thing." NOTE: the font size in this book is very close to LARGE PRINT
Book Synopsis Grateful to Have Been There by : Nell Wing
Download or read book Grateful to Have Been There written by Nell Wing and published by Hazelden Publishing. This book was released on 1994-03-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grateful To Have Been There
Book Synopsis There's More to Quitting Drinking than Quitting Drinking by : Dr. Paul O.
Download or read book There's More to Quitting Drinking than Quitting Drinking written by Dr. Paul O. and published by Capizon Publishing. This book was released on 2022-01-14 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "And acceptance is the answer to all my problems ..." You may already know of Dr. Paul's wisdom through the often-quoted passage from his story in the 3rd and 4th editions of A.A.'s Big Book, Alcoholics Anonymous. Dr. Paul continues sharing his astute insight and gentle humor in "There's More To Quitting Drinking Than Quitting Drinking" with discussions of the physical, mental, emotional, interpersonal and spiritual aspects of sobriety. "Acceptance," Dr. Paul writes, "has to be repeated over and over and over again with every new situation and circumstance. It isn't a destination; it's a continuous process, a journey, a philosophy, a way of life.” This book is for the person who has achieved his or her initial goal in a Twelve Step program and now wants more -- more of everything the program has to offer, more of everything they can get by expanding their thinking and extending themselves.
Download or read book The Little Red Book written by Anonymous and published by Colchis Books. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This introduction to the Twelve Steps of the Alcoholics Anonymous program is humbly offered to all alcoholic men and women whose “lives have become unmanageable” because of their powerlessness over alcohol. The purpose of the interpretation that follows is to help the newcomer in his study and application of the Twelve Steps of A. A. This interpretation is founded upon fundamental information taken from our book, “Alcoholics Anonymous.” All supplementary matter is based on practical experience from the lives of fellow alcoholics who have found peace of mind and contented sobriety by a planned way of spiritual life set forth in the book, “Alcoholics Anonymous.”
Book Synopsis The EZ Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous by : Member A.A.
Download or read book The EZ Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous written by Member A.A. and published by Windhorse Press. This book was released on 2015-06-30 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finally! The book that thousands of alcoholics have been waiting for! An updated version of the "Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous." This edited revision of the old, basic text is reader-friendly and carries the exact same message as the 1939 version of "Alcoholics Anonymous." It's written in a style that's friendly to readers of any gender, race, or spiritual path. Until now, Bill Wilson's 1939 book has never been edited for modern readers. This book is for: Women who object to the sexist language in the original Big Book. The EZ Big Book is gender neutral. All partners of alcoholics, including gays and lesbians. The EZ Big Book makes no assumption about the genders or marital status of partners. Alcoholics at all reading levels. The language is reader-friendly and journalistic in tone. Readers of any faith, including agnostics. The spiritual references in the book are all-encompassing. Non-English speakers. Readers for whom English is a second language buy the EZ Big Book because the writing is simple and direct. About the Author The author is a retired science and nature writer with double-digit of sobriety. Her last years of drinking took her to emergency rooms several times and finally to rehab.
Book Synopsis God Met Me At The Steps by : Tc Cottrell
Download or read book God Met Me At The Steps written by Tc Cottrell and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-04-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is my story of alcoholism and how I found and am living a new way of life grounded in the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. I do not claim to be a member of Alcoholics, only that with guidance from a sponsor, I practice their twelve steps in my life. This book is organized by chapters that cover each of the steps, especially my experience in each. It also includes a brief history of my active alcoholic years. The description of each Step is not my wisdom, it is simply my personal experience. There is little in AA that is new. The wisdom, and yes, I believe it is wisdom, is a compilation of the 100s of recovering alcoholics I've encountered over more than 35 years of sobriety coupled with my personal experience. It is also the wisdom from several of the best sponsors in the world that willingly took their time to share their experiences including their innermost secrets with me and how they live each step. It is also the wisdom from hundreds of speakers over the years that shared their story from the podium or a speaker tape (yep that dates me), a podcast, or more recently on the many websites that make speakers available free of charge. This book does not replace the book Alcoholics Anonymous which is the source of the twelve steps covered herein. It is my hope that my experience will bring at least one suffering from alcoholism to find recovery from this disease.
Book Synopsis My Mind Is Out to Get Me by : Ron B.
Download or read book My Mind Is Out to Get Me written by Ron B. and published by Hazelden Publishing. This book was released on 1994-03-24 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When recovering alcoholic Dr. Ron B. began attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, he was amazed by the rich oral tradition, wisdom, and humor found in sobriety. Unable to find a list of the slogans and sayings that changed his life, Dr. Ron compiled more than 500 inspirational quotes that have helped millions in recovery.
Download or read book My Name is Bill written by Susan Cheever and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2004 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this thoroughly researched and groundbreaking biography of Bill Wilson, cofounder of Alcoholics Anonymous, acclaimed author Susan Cheever creates a remarkably human portrait of a man whose life and work both influenced and saved the lives of millions of people. Drawn from personal letters and diaries, records in a variety of archives, and hundreds of interviews, this definitive biography is the first fully documented account of Bill Wilson's life story. Alcoholics Anonymous is a worldwide organization that since 1935 has helped people break free from the destructive influence of intoxicating and addictive substances. This great wave of comfort and help that has covered the world had its beginning in one man, born shortly before the start of the twentieth century. Utilizing exhaustive research, Cheever traces Bill Wilson's life beginning with his birth in a small town in Vermont, where, following the breakup of his parents' marriage, he was raised primarily by his grandparents. Handsome and intelligent, with a wit and charm that both women and men responded to, he seemed at the outset to be capable of achieving anything he wanted. Wilson, however, also suffered from deep-seated insecurity, and once he was away from the provincial Vermont town, he found that alcohol helped relieve his self-doubts and brought out the charm and wit that had made him a favorite in school. "Help" eventually turned to dependence, and years after his first beer-consumed at a Newport, Rhode Island, dinner party-Bill Wilson finally had to come to terms with the fact that, while he loved the way alcohol made him feel, his life was spiraling out of control. Through a painful process of trial and error, using a blend of experiences, ideas, and medical knowledge gained through several hospitalizations, he was able to stop drinking. A few months later, when he met Dr. Robert Smith of Akron, Ohio, and was able to help him stop drinking also, Alcoholics Anonymous was born. Each man found in the other the support he needed to overcome the hold alcohol had on them. Together they discovered the power they had to help other alcoholics. Success did not come overnight, however, and as Cheever compellingly relates, Wilson had many struggles in a life fraught with controversies, including experiments with LSD and an unconventional fifty-three-year marriage. As one of the most influential and important thinkers of the twentieth century, Bill Wilson changed the way our society deals with addiction, and his ideas in turn have benefited countless individuals and their families. His life was complex, and in Susan Cheever's fascinating biography, he emerges as a man of great passion and courage; it is a story fully told for the first time.
Download or read book A Program For You written by Anonymous and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-10-23 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Program for You leads each of us--newcomer or old-timer--to a deeper understanding of recovery as a way of life. A Program for You leads each of us--newcomer or old-timer--to a deeper understanding of recovery as a way of life. A Program for You clears our way for discovering positive, powerful answers to these questions. In the years since 1939, the Big Book, Alcoholics Anonymous, has guided millions in their search for a design for healthy living free of addictive behaviors. Now, two program old-timers share their years of intensive study of the Big Book, revealing the vitality of its message for those of us reading it today.This celebration of the basic text of Twelve Step recovery breathes new life into the Big Book's timeless wisdom. Thoroughly annotated line and page, written with down-to-earth humor and simplicity, and providing a contemporary context for understanding, A Program for You helps us experience the same path of renewal that Bill W. and the first on hundred AA members did.
Book Synopsis Alcoholics Anonymous (Condensed Classics) by : Mitch Horowitz
Download or read book Alcoholics Anonymous (Condensed Classics) written by Mitch Horowitz and published by Gildan Media LLC aka G&D Media. This book was released on 2018-10-09 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The self-help landmark that has led millions from addiction into revitalized lives is now faithfully condensed and introduced by PEN Award-winning historian Mitch Horowitz. Since its publication in 1939, Alcoholics Anonymous has brought a ray of light into the world, rescuing countless people from the grinding compulsion of addiction, and inspiring the global twelve-step movement. Now, historian and New Thought writer Mitch Horowitz provides a concise yet wholly faithful abridgement and introduction to the Big Book, suited to newcomers who are first encountering its ideas, veterans looking for a refresher, and anyone curious about this classic of spiritual self-renewal. The genius of Alcoholics Anonymous is that its twelve-step program can be applied to any addiction or area of life where one is crippled by compulsion, whether gambling, drugs, debt-spending, chronic overeating, or whatever endangers your wellness and deters you from a life of vitality. The way out is in these pages.
Download or read book Grace in Addiction written by John Z and published by . This book was released on 2012-09-19 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Church basements are curious places. Playing host to the vibrant world of 12 Step Recovery, they witness the sort of healing and redemption that would make those on the ground floor proud, and maybe even envious. Yet despite the Church and Alcoholics Anonymous both being in the business of bringing "hope to the hopeless," the two worlds seldom seem to interact. Packed with vivid illustrations, good humor, and practical wisdom, Grace in Addiction attempts to bridge this divide and carry the unexpected good news of AA out of the basement and into the pews--and beyond! Recommended for anyone who has struggled with addiction, knows someone who has struggled with addiction, or spent any time living and/or breathing.
Author :Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc. Publisher :A. A. World Services, Inc. ISBN 13 :1940889049 Total Pages :374 pages Book Rating :4.9/5 (48 download)
Book Synopsis Daily Reflections by : Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc.
Download or read book Daily Reflections written by Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc. and published by A. A. World Services, Inc.. This book was released on 2014-01-26 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of readings moves through the calendar year one day — and one page — at a time. For every day, a favorite quotation from the literature of Alcoholics Anonymous is followed by an A.A. member’s personal reflection, making for daily reading that is at once inspired and inspiring. While focusing broadly on the Three Legacies of Recovery, Unity and Service, this volume offers experience, strength and hope on specific topics such as willingness, faith, making amends — themes that recovering alcoholics must address each day — and reminds us that we are never really alone in Alcoholics Anonymous. Whether using the day’s reading as a source for their morning meditation, discussing it with a sponsor or sharing it with their home group, many in Alcoholics Anonymous consider Daily Reflectionsto be a critical tool in their “spiritual toolkit.” Features a topical index to help guide discussion. Daily Reflections has been approved by the General Service Conference.
