Big Book Page 60
Chapter 5 – How It Works · pages 58–71
"Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs."— Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, page 60. A short quotation, for identification and study. Read the whole page in your own copy →
What's on page 60
Page 60 sits in Chapter 5, How It Works, which runs pages 58–71. That's the stretch of the book where Steps 3 and 4 are worked through.
What's notable here: this page falls inside How It Works (the Step reading) (pages 59–60 in the 4th Edition).
Reading the page itself, the language here turns on willingness, self-will, the spiritual experience, anonymity. That's taken from the page's own words — not from anybody's summary of them.
Read it for yourself
Page 60 itself — the actual page, full size — is in the Big Book Search Engine, free with no account. The book belongs to Alcoholics Anonymous, and A.A. offers it to everyone: read it free at aa.org, buy a copy from A.A., or pick one up at a meeting.
Quick answers
What chapter of the Big Book is page 60 in?
Page 60 is in Chapter 5, “How It Works”, which runs pages 58–71 in Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition. That is the part of the book where Steps 3 and 4 are worked through.
What is on page 60 of the Big Book?
Page 60 sits in Chapter 5 – How It Works. It falls inside How It Works (the Step reading) — pages 59–60 in the 4th Edition. Reading the page itself, its language turns on willingness, self-will, the spiritual experience, 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.
Which Step does page 60 of the Big Book relate to?
Page 60 falls in the pages where the Big Book works through Steps 3 and 4 (pages 58–71 in the 4th Edition). The Big Book does not put the Steps in tidy chapters of their own — the instructions run continuously through the text, which is why a page reference matters more than a Step number.
What page is “How It Works” read from in the Big Book?
The passage read aloud at the start of most A.A. meetings — “How It Works,” including the Twelve Steps themselves — is on pages 59–60 of Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, at the opening of Chapter 5.
Can I read page 60 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 60 is at read.recoverystarts.com/bigbook/read?page=60. 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.
This is an independent Big Book reference page from Recovery Starts — not official AA literature, not affiliated with Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, and not medical advice. Page references are to Alcoholics Anonymous (the Big Book), 4th Edition. Read the full book free at aa.org, or get your own copy from A.A. If you're in crisis, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline).