The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous - an alternative edition

This edition has not been approved by Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc. The language has been changed to include gender-neutral pronouns and faith-neutral language. FORWARD TO THIS EDITION . . . . . . . . . . . I THE DOCTOR’S OPINION . . . . . . . . . . . . . III chapter 1 : BILL’S STORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 chapter 2 : THERE IS A SOLUTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 chapter 3 : MORE ABOUT ALCOHOLISM . . . . . . . . . 30 chapter 4 : WE AGNOSTICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 chapter 5 : HOW IT WORKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 chapter 6 : INTO ACTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 chapter 7 : WORKING WITH OTHERS . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 chapter 8 : TO PARTNERS OF ALCOHOLICS . . . . 104 chapter 9 : THE FAMILY AFTERWARD . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 chapter 10 : TO EMPLOYERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 chapter 11 : A VISION FOR YOU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 APPENDIX I Excised Language of Exclusion . . . . . . . 167