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One night at dinner, he was asked a question that made him recall how bad things used to be

He built a wall so high others couldn’t get in and he couldn’t get out. Then AA entered his life and he understood he wasn’t alone, after all

Drenched in memories, she dove into the past to make amends to the woman who never gave up on her

After a big move and a lot of traveling, she let AA slip away. Then one evening in Africa, an old visitor arrived

He just wanted a few things to go with his booze—and hey, why pay? Oh, he paid alright

Newly sober and well into his sixties, a man recalls the mysterious stranger who would come to family dinners, but refuse to touch a drop of alcohol.

Desperate to stay sober on a business trip, a newcomer takes action and wins big

She was born in the Caribbean but started a new life in AA

At four years sober, she’s learned to apply the slogans that helped save her life to a sport that gives her joy

It was a holiday weekend and the end of something

In sobriety, he got a new inner life and followed his dreams across the globe

She wanted to paint and garden when she retired, but martinis and hangovers came first

She didn't think she had a problem with alcohol until she got to the Fourth Step

Taking action and meeting her HP halfway keeps her on top of the water

A timeline of the first year and a half of the making of the Big Book