Big Book Page viii
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"Page 9 It Might Have Been Worse 348 Alcohol was a looming cloud in this banker's bright sky. With rare foresight he realized it could become a tornado."— Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, page viii. A short quotation, for identification and study. Read the whole page in your own copy →
What's on page viii
Page viii sits in Contents. Read the surrounding pages in your own copy to get the run of the argument.
Reading the page itself, the language here turns on acceptance, family. That's taken from the page's own words — not from anybody's summary of them.
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Quick answers
What part of the Big Book is page viii in?
Page viii is in Contents of Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition.
What is on page viii of the Big Book?
Page viii sits in Contents. Reading the page itself, its language turns on acceptance, family. 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 viii 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 viii is at read.recoverystarts.com/bigbook/read?page=viii. 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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