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A few people have stopped drinking after reading Alcoholics Anonymous, the A.A. “Big Book,” which sets forth the basic principles of the recovery…
If you provide your email address with your contribution, you should receive an email acknowledgment from us within a week. If you do not provide an…
Congratulations on your new position! You can read about getting listed with GSO and obtaining material to help you get started in your new role.…
Daily Reflections is free to read every day on aa.org or in the Meeting Guide app. The option for a daily subscription to be sent to your email…
We do not maintain any membership lists, including lists of early members. It is difficult to piece together an accurate list of early members with…
Asking for special favors because of A.A. membership is not in the spirit of the anonymity Traditions.
Members and groups who participate in A.A.’s tradition of self-support often say the amount they contribute is secondary to the spiritual connection…
Groups strive to provide as safe an environment as possible in which members can focus on sobriety, and, while anonymity is central to that purpose,…
Not all records are digitized and available online for several reasons. Firstly, it takes money, resources and staff hours to digitize the vast…
Publicly accessible aspects of the Internet such as websites featuring text, graphics, audio and video can be considered the same as publishing or…
GSO provides a wide variety of material, much of it is available on the A.A. Literature page. These items include books, pamphlets and flyers,…
While there is no formal list of promises in the Big Book, some A.A. members refer to the following passage from the Big Book, Chapter 6: Into Action…