Big Book Page 130
Chapter 9 – The Family Afterward · pages 122–135
"He will be less likely to drink again, and anything is preferable to that. Those of us who have spent much time in the world of spiritual make-believe have eventually seen the childishness of it."— Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, page 130. A short quotation, for identification and study. Read the whole page in your own copy →
What's on page 130
Page 130 sits in Chapter 9, The Family Afterward, which runs pages 122–135.
Reading the page itself, the language here turns on the spiritual experience, family, employment, 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 130 in?
Page 130 is in Chapter 9, “The Family Afterward”, which runs pages 122–135 in Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition.
What is on page 130 of the Big Book?
Page 130 sits in Chapter 9 – The Family Afterward. Reading the page itself, its language turns on the spiritual experience, family, employment, 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.
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