Big Book Page 139
Chapter 10 – To Employers · pages 136–150
"TO EMPLOYERS 139 brother-executive suffered from a serious illness. There was nothing to do but wait. Presently the man did slip and was fired."— Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, page 139. A short quotation, for identification and study. Read the whole page in your own copy →
What's on page 139
Page 139 sits in Chapter 10, To Employers, which runs pages 136–150.
Reading the page itself, the language here turns on employment. 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 139 in?
Page 139 is in Chapter 10, “To Employers”, which runs pages 136–150 in Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition.
What is on page 139 of the Big Book?
Page 139 sits in Chapter 10 – To Employers. Reading the page itself, its language turns on employment. 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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