Bill White and Ernie Kurtz examine the factors contributing to AA's resilience in the face of steady attacks Attacking Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) and 12-step oriented addiction treatment has become a specialized industry with its own genre of literature, celebrity authors and speakers, single-focus websites, and promoted alternatives. Collectively, these critics suggest that A.A. is an anachronism … Continue reading The hardiness of AA
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The Big Book Turns 75
PBS has a nice write up on the 75th anniversary of the publishing of the AA's basic text. the "big book": April 10, 1939, marks the publication date of “Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How Many Thousands of Men and Women Have Recovered from Alcoholism.” One of the best-selling books of all time (it has … Continue reading The Big Book Turns 75