AA Literature

BOOKS

• Alcoholics Anonymous (575 pages)
  Originally published in 1939, this is the "book of experience" from which the Fellowship derived its name. It contains an analysis of the principles which led to the sobriety of the earliest members, together with a representative cross section of members' personal stories. The Second Edition (1955) added new personal-experience material, but retained the opening, explanatory chapters, unchanged. The same course was followed for the Third Edition (1976) and the current Forth Edition (2001).
• Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (192 pages)
  Published in 1953, this book contains a detailed interpretation of principles of personal recovery and group survival by Bill W., co-founder of the Fellowship.
• Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age (333 pages)
  Written by Bill W. and published in 1957, this is the first book-length account of the birth, development, and expansion of A.A. during its first two decades.
• As Bill Sees It (The A.A. Way of Life) (333 pages)
  A reader comprising selections from the writings of Bill W.
• Dr. Bob and The Good Oldtimers (373 pages)
  Published in 1980, this biography of A.A.'s co-founder also includes pioneer members' recollections of early A.A. in the Midwest.
• Pass It On
  The Story of Bill Wilson and How The A.A. Message Reached the World (429 pages)
  Biography of A.A. co-founder, published in 1984.
• Daily Reflections: A Book of Reflections By A.A. Members For A.A. Members (382 pages)

PERIODICALS

• SHARE MAGAZINE
• ROUNDABOUT MAGAZINE

BOOKS (Soft Cover)

• Came To Believe (120 pages)
• Living Sober (87 pages)

PAMPHLETS

• 44 Questions
• A.A. Traditions - How It Developed
• Members of the Clergy Ask About A.A.
• The A.A. Group
• A.A. Membership Survey
• Three Talks To Medical Societies By Bill W.
• A.A. As a Resource for the Medical Profession
• Is A.A. For You?
• This is A.A.
• Questions and Answers on Sponsorship
• A.A. for the Woman
• The Jack Alexander Article
• Letter to a Woman Alcoholic
• A.A. and the Gay/Lesbian Alcoholic
• Young People and A.A.
• A.A. and the Armed Services
• Do You Think You're Different?
• Is There an Alcoholic in Your Life?
• Inside A.A.
• The Twelve Steps Illustrated
• The Twelve Traditions Illustrated
• The Twelve Concepts Illustrated
• Let's Be Friendly With Our Friends
• Time to Start Living
  (Above is for older alcoholics; also available in large print)
• A Newcomer Asks
• How A.A. Members Cooperate
• A.A. in Correctional Facilities
• A Message to Correctional Facilities Administrators
• A.A. in Treatment Facilities
• If You Are a Professional...
• A Member's-Eye View of Alcoholics Anonymous
• Problems Other Than Alcohol
• Understanding Anonymity
• The Co-Founders of Alcoholics Anonymous
• Speaking At Non-A.A. Meetings
• A Brief Guide to A.A.
• What Happened to Joe
• It Happened to Alice
  (Two above are full-color, comic-book style pamphlets)
• Too Young?
  (Above is a cartoon pamphlet for teenagers)
• It Sure Beats Sitting in a Cell
• Memo to an Inmate

FLYERS AND FACT SHEETS

• A.A. At a Glance
• Where Do I Go From Here?
• Carrying the Message Into Correctional Facilities
• A Message to Teenagers
• Information on Alcoholics Anonymous

VIDEOS

• One day at a Time
• A Message to Young People

AUDIO CASSETTES

• Alcoholics Anonymous (first 11 chapters)
• Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
• A.A. Comes of Age