Explaining the Unexplainable
August 1969
Speaking to interested civilian groups about AA is fraught with peril, frustration and reward
Her Name Is Helen
August 1969
When she told her story every woman in the room found new meaning in some old-fashioned words like: valor, courage, fearlessness. . .
Ask Your Neighbor
August 1969
The Truth in the Myth
August 1969
A long-time (nonalcoholic) friend of AA examines the saying "Only an alcoholic can help an alcoholic
The Sober-pill
August 1969
Guaranteed instant sobriety--if they ever get it out of the laboratory. . .
After the Fall
August 1969
Reared in an ancient religion but "having only a foggy spirituality" he is now seeking kinship with whatever God he can identify
The Man Who Wanted to Revise the Lord's Prayer
August 1969
Change the Big Book? Change the program? No thanks, not me," says
Who Isn't Ready Yet?
August 1969
When we say a sick alcoholic isn't ready, could it be that <emphasis type="underline">we</i> aren't ready. . . to help enough?
Is AA Enough--for Everybody?
August 1969
This member was unable to dispel the darkness or ease the anguish even after years of AA sobriety
Short Takes
August 1969
CARRY THE MESSAGE PROJECT
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