The Big Book
The original 1939 first edition of Alcoholics Anonymous. Public domain text, free to read and share.
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The 12 Steps
How It Works, pp. 59–60
The Promises
Into Action, pp. 83–84
How It Works
The opening reading from Chapter 5
The Doctor's Opinion
The medical perspective on alcoholism
All Chapters
The Doctor's Opinionpp. xxv–xxxii
Ch. 1Bill's Storypp. 1–16
Ch. 2There Is a Solutionpp. 17–29
Ch. 3More About Alcoholismpp. 30–43
Ch. 4We Agnosticspp. 44–57
Ch. 5How It Workspp. 58–71
Ch. 6Into Actionpp. 72–88
Ch. 7Working With Otherspp. 89–103
Ch. 8To Wivespp. 104–121
Ch. 9The Family Afterwardpp. 122–135
Ch. 10To Employerspp. 136–150
Ch. 11A Vision for Youpp. 151–164