AA Literature and reference material

A substantial body of literature describing and interpreting the AA program has developed. AA literature is available from local groups, Central Service Offices or the General Service Office of AA.

Alcoholics Anonymous (575 pages)
Originally published in 1939, this is the “book of experience” from which the Fellowship derived its name. It contains an analysis of the principles which led to the sobriety of the earliest members, together with a representative cross section of members’ personal stories. The Second Edition in 1955 added new personal-experience material, but retained the opening, explanatory chapters, unchanged. The same course was followed for the Third Edition in 1976 and a Fourth, in 2001.
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (192 pages)
Published in 1953, this book contains a detailed interpretation of principles of personal recovery and group survival by Bill W., co-founder of the Fellowship.
Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age (333 pages)
Written by Bill W. and published in 1957, this is the first book-length account of the birth, development, and expansion of AA during its first two decades.
As Bill Sees It (The AA Way of Life) (333 pages)
A reader comprising selections from the writings of Bill W.
Dr. Bob and The Good Oldtimers (373 pages)
Published in 1980, this biography of AA’s co-founder also includes pioneer members’ recollections of early AA in the Midwest.
“Pass It On”
The Story of Bill Wilson and How The AA Message Reached the World (429 pages) Biography of AA co-founder, published in 1984.
Daily Reflections (382 pages)
A Book of Reflections By AA Members For AA Members

Single copies of Conference-approved pamphlets and flyers are available without charge to anyone with a professional interest in the AA program.

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