The Story of How Many Thousands of Men and Women Have Recovered from Alcoholism
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Foreword

The Doctor’s Opinion

Ch. 1- Bill’s Story
Ch. 2- There Is A Solution
Ch. 3- More About Alcoholism
Ch. 4- We Agnostics
Ch. 5- How It Works
Ch. 6- Into Action

Ch. 7- Working With Others
Ch. 8- To Wives
Ch. 9- The Family Afterward
Ch.10- To Employers
Ch.11- A Vision For You

 

Others

The Doctor Bob’s Nightmare

Spiritual Experience

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Chapter 1 –  Bill’s Story Chapter 2 – There Is A Solution Chapter 3 – More About Alcoholism Chapter 4 – We Agnostics Chapter 5 – How It Works Chapter 6 – Into Action Chapter 7 – Working With Others Chapter 8 – To Wives Chapter 9 – The Family Afterward Chapter 10 – To Employers Chapter 11 –A Vision For You
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Chapter 1 - BILL'S STORY

they seek. At these informal gatherings one may often see from 50 to 200 persons. We are growing in numbers and power.

An alcoholic in his cups is an unlovely creature. Our struggles with them are variously strenuous, comic, and tragic. One poor chap committed suicide in my home. He could not, or would not, see our way of life.

There is, however a vast amount of fun about it all. I suppose some would be shocked at our seeming worldliness and levity. But just underneath there is deadly earnestness. Faith has to work twenty-four hours a day in and through us, or we perish.

Most of us feel we need look no further for Utopia. We have it with us right here and now. Each day my friend’s simple talk in our kitchen multiplies itself in a widening circle of peace on earth and good will to men.

 

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