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LDP's AA Bibliography for AA History Beginners
 
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Editors Choice Short Bibliography 

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History Books all Newcomers and Beginners in AA (Interested in history or not) should Read and Own
These are  Indispensable  Most are commonly available at both small and large bookstores
(new and used) and many should be available at your local library. You can always purchase these books new read them and donate them to your local library for others to read.
These Books Will Teach You All The Things Which Are Not Being Taught in AA Today-Which is a lot of Info!!

Conversion of Bill W By Dick B AA Historian  NEW Highly Recommended www.dickb.com
AA Master Inventory Dick B $25 to Purchase Read Free Online 2002 New Editions Available soon
Turning Point AA Comprehensive History By Dick B this Book covers all the bases.  Oxford Akron Everything
Not God By Ernest Kurtz - -Highest Recommendation!! was The history of AA by Ernie  K
Bill W by Robert Thomsen c.1975,
Published by Harper & Row
Bill
W. (by Francis Hartigan)
AA comes of Age A.A. World Services
Slaying the Dragon- The History of Addiction Treatment & Recovery (Bill White)
Dr Bob and the Good Old Timers A.A. World Services
Language of the Heart A.A. World Services
My Search for Bill W. (by Mel B.) 2000 Hazelden
New Wine (by Mel B.) 1991 Hazelden
Ebby (by Mel B.) 1998 Hazelden
Bill W. and Mr. Wilson (by Matthew J. Raphael a pseudonym)
Bill W., My First 40 Years, an Autobiography by the Cofounder of AA-Bill Pittman Hazleden Publisher
The Roots of AA  (Bill Pittman Hazelden )- was OOP called AA Way It Began
Beware the 1st Drink!!  The Washingtonian Temperance society and AA - 1991 Blumberg Pittman 278 pages
Practice These Principles/What is Oxford Group  (Bill Pittman Hazelden )
Twelve Step Sponsorship : How It Works by Hamilton B. (Hazelden)
The Soul of Sponsorship : The Friendship of Fr. Ed Dowling -Bill Wilson by Robert Fitzgerald
The Steps We Took : A  Shares His Experience, Strength, and Hope by Joe McQ
The Spirituality of Imperfection by Ernest Kurtz, Katherine Ketcham
Understanding the 12 Steps By Terrence T Gorski Fireside/Parkside 1991

A Simple Program by J Big Book rewritten to Modern Language
Alcoholics Anonymous Cult or Cure Charles Buffe
Courage To Change -Shoemaker (Bill Pittman and Dick B) (Hazelden)
Sister Ignatia: Angel of Alcoholics Anonymous (Mary Darrah Loyola Univ Press)
Mrs. Marty Mann : The First Lady of AA (Sally Brown Hazelden)
Women Pioneers in 12 Step Recovery by Charlotte Hunter
The Natural History of Alcoholism (Geo  E Valiant)
Changed Lives : The Story of Alcoholics Anonymous Dennis C. Morreim / 1992
But, for the Grace of God … ,by Wally P.. Bishop of Books

Children of the Healer, the Story of Dr. Bob's Kids, Hazelden
Getting Better Inside Alcoholics Anonymous, by Nan Robertson, William Morrow
How It Worked, the Story of Clarence H. Snyder, by Mitchell K. Out of Print Read on Web
Getting Better Inside AA (Nan Robertson 1988) Thomas Congan Books
Physician, Heal Thyself!, by Dr. Earle M., CompCare Publishers
That Amazing Grace, by
Dick B., Paradise Research Publications
There's More to Quitting Drinking than Quitting Drinking, by Dr. Paul O., Sabrina Pub.

Anne Smith's Journal (by Dick B)
Grateful to Have Been There by Nell Wing
Lois Remembers A.A. World Services
Motorcycle Hobos (Lois Wilson) Gratitude Press This Book Was PULLED Therefore Scarce!!! email for details
Children of the Healer (Story- Dr. Bob's Kids) Sue Smith Windows
Pass It On - Bill Wilson and the A.A. Message, A.A. World Services
Dr. Bob and the Good Old Timers  A.A. World Services
To Be Continued-AA World Bibliography  (Charles Bishop Bill Pittman) Bishop Books OUT OF PRINT All Editions
The Collected Ernie Kurtz  (Kurtz-Bishop of  Books)
Silkworth: The Dr. Who Loved Drunks  (Dale Mitchel Hazleden 2002 )


Editors Note:  There is no AA History Book I could recommend more highly than 
Dickb's "Turning Point" Reading It could change your life and spiritual direction.


Editors Note:  If you like this material from Dick B and all the AA history info contained in these pages You Could Become More Active in Your Own AA Club By Starting a History/Reading Study Group to meet at some time other than your groups regular meetings. Don't Mistakenly get involved in the "Not AA Approved" Or "Not Conference Approved" BS about what books you can and cannot read at your AA Club.  Click here  Info on Dickb's webs about this subject  Just start a History/Book Reading Meeting Soon and Share this info with your many AA Friends!!