Snippets from the weird and wonderful world of conventional recovery literature and quotations from the wealth of (mostly recent) secular iterations of the 12-step process.
This volume is not your father's Oldsmobile. It's a modern and practical guide to having a better life in recovery and definitely is secularist-friendly.
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Bill Wilson continues to fascinate the American public. He's an intriguing character - a man of great achievement despite being plagued by challenges such as neurosis, clinical depression, hypochondria and, of course, severe alcoholism. Intriguing and fascinating history of AA's founder in his own words, albeit with the help of the AA historian, Bob k.
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Most people know about the co-founders, Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith, who met in 1935 and formally launched AA. But, who are the other “key players” in the history of AA? Well, there’s Dr. William Silkworth, Marty Mann (one of the first women in AA), and Clarence Snyder, who started the first AA meeting in Cleveland. Learn about all the intriguing key players in AA history.
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DIVERSE CONTENT OF CONSISTENT QUALITY
I liked the conversational style---this book isn't "over-written." Lots of great life tips drawn from the wisdom of the ages. Although most of the lessons SHOULD be obvious, I need reminders to not fall into behaviors that harm me more than anyone else. There's some science and bits of AA history.
This is an exceptional resource.
It's a great read -from the first page
Helps me make sense of a lot of what I hear in meetings -to apply to my own experience! Newcomer friendly which is a good structure- I appreciate the connections and quotes that help it to make sense in my own brain. Many of us who are anti-religion for whatever reason can't mentally get past not only the god words, but the overall religious wording in the Big Book that is contradictory to our beliefs. People like Bob K. have the ability to see past the semantics and find the intention and the goals of the AA documents which is a great benefit for me. Bob K. makes it easier to apply the greater goal of the step to myself.
Thoroughly Modern Bob!
I love this book! I love how it reflects the past while accommodating the present and foreseeable future in recovery programs. The past got us to the present and informs our presence, both now and in coming times. Bob comments on this beautifully, and I enjoy this work of his.
Thank you for writing this, Bob!
Bob k has been a sober and active member of Alcoholics Anonymous since October 28, 1991. He is the son of an alcoholic who was the son of an alcoholic. Bob qualifies for AlAlon and Adult Children of Alcoholics and has been to meetings of those two societies. He has also visited Narcotics Anonymous, Cocaine Anonymous, and Food Addicts in Recovery.
From 2004-2006, Bob supplied articles on AA's "Big Book" to Toronto Intergroup's newsletter, Better Times. He has been a regular contributor to the websites AAAgnostic.org and AA Beyond Belief. Many of those essays were on the subject of AA history. In 2015, Bob published Key Players in AA History. A second, expanded edition of that volume was released in 2023 as was The Secret Diaries of Bill W., a fictional look at AA's founder. Bob has made presentations at AA history meetings and at conferences.
Coming soon is Almost Hopeless : Pre-AA Efforts to Reform America's Alcoholics.
Bob worked in sales for many years before a dramatic career change in 1990 to teaching golf. He was a respected member of the PGA of Canada for many years and had some successes, provincially and nationally, as a player. Whitby, just east of Toronto, is home.
I will do my best to get back to you soon!
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