“Alcoholics Anonymous”

The Story of

How Many Thousands of Men and Women

Have Recovered from Alcoholism

We, of Alcoholics Anonymous, are more than one hundred men and women who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body. To show other alcoholics PRECISELY  HOW WE HAVE RECOVERED is the main purpose of this book.

The only requirement for membership is an honest desire to stop drinking.

We, of ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, know thousands of men and women who were once just as hopeless as Bill. Nearly all have recovered. They have solved the drink problem.

You  may  already have  asked  yourself  why  it is  that all  of us  became so very ill from drinking.  Doubtless you  are  curious  to discover  how  and  why,  in  the  face  of expert opinion  to the contrary, we have recovered from a hopeless condition of mind and body. If you  are an alcoholic who wants to get over it,   you may already be asking -"What do I have to do?"
It is the purpose of this book to answer such questions specifically. We shall tell you what we have done.

Lack of power, that was our dilemma. We had to find a power by which we could live, and it had to be a Power greater than ourselves. Obviously. But where and how were we to find this Power?
    Well, that's exactly what this book is about. Its main object is to enable you to find a Power greater than yourself which will solve your problem.

Further on, clear-cut directions are given showing how we recovered.

We have recovered, and have been given the power to help others.

So, if those recovered alcoholics gave us clear-cut directions which are precise, specific, exact and PROMISE we too will become recovered alcoholics if we follow those clear-cut directions, what is there to discuss?

We recover by the Steps we take, not the meetings we make!