Dr. Bob Bookshelf
March 2006
By:
Tom T.
| Cumberland, Rhode Island
Browsing through the Smith Collection at Brown University
The Only Love I Knew
August 2005
By:
Anonymous
| Dixon, Illinois
An AA with an indefinite sentence discovers a thing or two about success
Elegy for a Meeting
November 2004
By:
Neil B.
| Bronxville, New York
No more brewed coffee, raised hands, or shared experience, strength, and hope--but the gratitude lives on
The Hypnotist
April 2004
By:
Liz O.
| Oakland, California
She didn't cure the patient. She just let in a little bit of light
When You Need It Most
March 2003
By:
Roger M.
Shaken by a patient's death, a newly sober surgeon learns how AA works
Be Careful What You Pray For
November 2001
By:
Skitch F.
| Albuquerque, New Mexico
Step 11 - Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God <emphasis type="underline">as we understood Him</emphasis>, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
No Graduation From AA!
November 1999
By:
P.W.
| Cleveland, Tennessee
<emphasis type="italic">Two themes that have become of the greatest importance to him--responsibility and gratitude to AA--were stressed by the author of</emphasis> "Rum, Radio and Rebellion." - From the January 1969 Grapevine
The Indistinguishable Color of Labor
September 1950
By:
the deacon
or what has become of the little men in gray?
Double Conviction?
May 1950
By:
A. F.
| Cheyenne, Wyoming
the human story <lbPete was sweating out a bad rap. and running into an old cell-mate didn't make it any easier. . .or did it?
Learning to Grow in Self-esteem
February 1975
By:
M. D. B.
| Toledo, Ohio
A low opinion of self drove us into many of our difficulties
12. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these Steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
March 1973
By:
Rev. Canon Samuel M. Shoemaker D.D.
<emphasis type="italic">"There were men like clergyman Sam Shoemaker, whose early teachings did so much to inspire Dr. Bob and me."</emphasis> Bill W. in <emphasis type="italic">AA Comes of Age</emphasis>
A Labor of Love
September 1991
By:
Anonymous
a past trustee looks back over a term on the General Service Board
Many Years Later
After nearly 30 years in AA, she finally could understand the message from her mother
Cracking the 'Secret' of Big City AA
May 1969
By:
L. H. and D. J.
| Alhambra, California
Joe, from Littleville, didn't spot it, but the telephone book was the first clue to the mystery
What About Younger People in AA?
October 1966
By:
G. N. G.
| New York, New York
Younger faces in the crowd appear. . .and disappear. Our author conducts a survey of what's happening
Let Go & Let God
November 1982
By:
M. B.
The anxieties that accompany problems besides drinking often respond to handling the AA way - From the November 1964 Grapevine
Made It Out of Hell
March 2022
| Emotional Sobriety
By:
Kathy F.
| Dardenne Prairie, Mo.
A mom, sober since 1972, recalls the fearful secretive years before AA and how much better life is now