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Special Section:
AA Anniversaries
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Plus:
Notes on the Eighth Step Interview with Leonard Blumenthal, The new chair of the General Service Board And more in the August 2005 AA Grapevine

AA Grapevine
July 2005 - Vol. 61, No. 2

Special Section:

Special Section:
AA Worldwide

Kia Ora
Rotorua, New Zealand — A Mäori finds desperation, then life

At Sea on an Island in the Baltic
Scandinavia — An AA from Sweden makes a new group home

A Very Anonymous Group
Tacna, Peru — A group discovers the Traditions

Island Sobriety
St. Maarten, Netherland Antilles — A loner carries the message of recovery

How to Find AA Abroad
How to find groups around the globe

AA in Israel Turns Thirty
Jerusalem, Israel — It's growing, one AA at a time

Around AA: Into Sub-Saharan Africa
Cape Town, South Africa — AA pioneers in Sub-Saharan Africa meet

Antarctic AA
Ross Island, Antarctica

A Different Life
Aldea Cerro Gordo, Santa Rosa, Guatemala — An AA and his group celebrate their anniversaries

Aero AA
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands — It's still AA, no matter what language you speak

Also in this issue:

Step Seven: An Adventure in Humility
New York, New York — It works better when you know who's in charge

Step Seven: A Lifetime Supply
Katmandu — Our defects are limitless, but so are our assets

A Tale of Two Alcoholics
Davidson, North Carolina — A love story, thanks to Al-Anon and AA

The Red Shutters
Edmond, Oklahoma — Which was more important — her plans or her dad?

Along Spiritual Lines: An Atheist Sticks Out His Neck
Port Angeles, Washington — Like the turtle, no one moves forward without taking risks

How to Give a Lead
Harrison, Ohio — A newcomer survives his first talk

Home Group: The Fellowship Factor
Lufkin, Texas — It can carry you through anything

In the Light of AA
The dark side of alcoholism

What Have I Got to Lose?
Ashton, Idaho — An AA reflects on the meeting he almost missed

2004 Membership Survey
A picture of the Fellowship