Big Book Page 106
Chapter 8 – To Wives · pages 104–121
"The checking account melted like snow in June. Sometimes there were other women. How heart breaking was this discovery; how cruel to be told they understood our men as we did not!"— Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, page 106. A short quotation, for identification and study. Read the whole page in your own copy →
What's on page 106
Page 106 sits in Chapter 8, To Wives, which runs pages 104–121.
Reading the page itself, the language here turns on family, anonymity. That's taken from the page's own words — not from anybody's summary of them.
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Quick answers
What chapter of the Big Book is page 106 in?
Page 106 is in Chapter 8, “To Wives”, which runs pages 104–121 in Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition.
What is on page 106 of the Big Book?
Page 106 sits in Chapter 8 – To Wives. Reading the page itself, its language turns on family, anonymity. Recovery Starts does not reproduce the Big Book — the book belongs to A.A. — so to read the page in full, get your own copy.
Can I read page 106 of the Big Book online for free?
Yes — free, no account. The Big Book Search Engine at read.recoverystarts.com shows the actual pages of the 4th Edition; page 106 is at read.recoverystarts.com/bigbook/read?page=106. The book itself belongs to A.A., which offers it to everyone: read it free at aa.org, buy a copy from the official A.A. store, or pick one up at almost any meeting.
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