The Best of Grapevine, Vols. 1,2,3. Группа авторов

May 1972

       Chapter FIVE

       Not Allied With Any Sect or Denomination

      (Spiritual experience—the spiritual roots of our Fellowship, variety of beliefs among members, universal principles)

      The Bill W.–Carl Jung Letters January 1963

      After the Fall August 1969

      Seeking Through Meditation April 1969

      A Gift That Surpasses Understanding April 1970

      Prayer January 1980

      A Slob’s Guide to Spiritual Growth April 1982

      Why God Says No February 1958

      Tradition Twelve September 1971

      And Then an Eskimo Came Over the Hill August 1978

      What Is Acceptance? by Bill W. March 1962

       Chapter SIX

       Neither Endorses Nor Opposes Any Causes

      (Trends and issues in AA–an overview of problems and controversies within the Fellowship, from founding days to the present)

      The Shape of Things to Come, by Bill W. February 1961

      AA Is Getting Too Organized! February 1961

      Our Primary Purpose and the Special-Purpose Group, by John L. Norris, MD October 1977

      The Washingtonians July 1976

      Are We Letting Others Do Our Work? December 1978

      Those “Goof Balls,’’ by Bill W. November 1945

      As Different as We Choose to Be May 1984

      Back to Basics September 1977

      Tradition Ten May 1971

      Over 40 Billion Problems Served October 1983

      Is Public Controversy Ever Justified? January 1977

       Chapter SEVEN

       Alcoholics Anonymous Is a Fellowship

      (The Fellowship as a whole–past, present, and future, significant historical writings, personal glimpses of the co-founders, more about the Twelve Traditions)

      Twelve Suggested Points for AA Tradition, by Bill W. April 1946

      Dr. Bob: The Man and the Physician September 1978

      Bill’s Wife Remembers When, by Lois W. December 1944

      “Let’s Keep It Simple”–But How?, by Bill W. July 1960

      Tradition Six August 1970

      Services Make AA Tick, by Bill W. November 1951

      Tradition Eight December 1970

      Tradition Nine February 1971

      Why Alcoholics Anonymous Is Anonymous, by Bill W. January 1955

       The Preamble (a brief history)

       Twelve Steps

       Twelve Traditions

       About AA and AA Grapevine

      This reissued book is presented as originally

      created. It is a historical document.

      It may contain outdated cultural depictions.

      Foreword

      Readers of the AA Grapevine magazine have called it their “meeting in print” since the first issue came off press in June 1944. In this The Best of the Grapevine, scores of those readers, along with the writers, artists, and editors who joined them in putting the book together, welcome you to a marathon meeting—a collection of articles selected by Grapevine enthusiasts as those that best nurtured their sobriety and developed their understanding of AA principles.

      So sit back, relax, keep an open mind, and “listen” to AA friends from all over the world. Prepare to meet co-founders Bill W. and Dr. Bob; come to know the men and women who through trial and error forged AA’s Steps and Traditions; welcome some non-AA friends into your hearts and minds; and widen your circle of friends among the AAs new and old who keep our Fellowship, and therefore ourselves, alive and growing.

      You are invited to enter the world of the Grapevine, a sober world filled with the love and laughter, the hard work and spiritual growth, that stand at the heart of the life-saving Fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous.

      Turn the pages, and let the meeting begin.

      “Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other…”

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      That We May Solve Our Common Problem