Big Book Page x
Contents
"Page 9 Gutter Bravado 501 Alone and unemployable, he was given two options by the court, get help or go to jail, and his journey toward teachability began."— Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, page x. A short quotation, for identification and study. Read the whole page in your own copy →
What's on page x
Page x 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 willingness, the spiritual experience, the Traditions. 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 x in?
Page x is in Contents of Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition.
What is on page x of the Big Book?
Page x sits in Contents. Reading the page itself, its language turns on willingness, the spiritual experience, the Traditions. 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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Yes — free, no account. The Big Book Search Engine at read.recoverystarts.com shows the actual pages of the 4th Edition; page x is at read.recoverystarts.com/bigbook/read?page=x. 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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