December 20, 1957
April 1958
THE GOLDEN THREAD - Second and Final Installment <lbNews, comments and letters from and AA's worldwide outposts and centers--gleaned from letters to the Grapevine and General Service Headquarters, and from the "AA Exchange Bulletin," published monthly by
WHOLESALE" 12TH STEP WORK
April 1953
The first of a series on "tribal customs". . .group solutions to common AA problems. . .and new ideas on "how to do it.
Knowledge Is Not Enough
April 1953
But the actual or potential alcoholic, with hardly an exception, will be <emphasis type="italic">absolutely unable to stop drinking the basis of self-knowledge."</emphasis> (Alcoholics Anonymous, page 50)
Kites and Planes Rise Against the Wind. . .
April 1953
Our defect--alcoholism--can be transformed into our greatest asset
Lest We Forget
April 1953
Excerpt from the fourteenth printing of the book "Alcoholics Anonymous," pages 41-43.
A Letter From a Traveler
March 1953
The group that gives help to a "transient" doesn't always hear how the journey ended. . .but this one did, and the ending was happy!
A Lot of Good Things Happen in the Rain
March 1953
I LIKED THE MEDICINE
March 1953
You have to live it, feel it, suffer it before you know it. . .and you have to admit it before you can recover.
Lest We Forget
March 1953
Excerpt from the fourteenth printing of the book "Alcoholics Anonymous," Pages 33-35.
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