PO Box 1980

The Big Book tells us in "Working with Others" to leave the new man our copy of the book to read and, the second time we see him, have him answer the query about whether he's willing to go to any lengths. But what if our person cannot read well or at all? I suggest that the serious twelfth stepper ask the newcomer directly: "How well do you read?" If the answer is "poorly" or "barely," it might be well to set up a schedule of get-togethers so that the twelfth stepper can read the book to the newcomer--at least the first 103 pages and selected appendices.