The Pleasures of Reading
July 1947
By:
R.E.B.
| New York City
<emphasis type="italic">Kilvert's Diary</emphasis>, 1870-1879. By the Rev. Francis Kilvert. (Macmillan, $3)
A.A.s to Be Asked for Information
August 1946
The Pleasures of Reading
July 1946
By:
J.J.
| Greenwich Village, New York City
<emphasis type="italic">BERNARD CLARE</emphasis> by James T. Farrell (Vanguard Press, $2.75)
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| Lake Worth, Florida
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| Cliffwood, New Jersey
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Teri H.
| Bloomfield, Connecticut
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Once he got ready, he knew just the sponsor who'd be the right fit
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Bill W.
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Kelly F.
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Jim S.
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This member with 49 years sober is not about to slow down.
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By:
CYRIL S.
| Manton, Calif.
Those periodic nightmares help an AA identify what might lead to a real drink