The founding record: Akron, A First Century Christian Fellowship (later also known as the Oxford Group), and a large portion of the Akron story in three extensive volumes — $57 with free U.S. shipping (more than $65 in individual retail value).
Before there was a Big Book, there was Akron: a doctor, a stockbroker, a Bible on a kitchen table, and a 75% success rate among the alcoholics who thoroughly followed the original program. These three volumes are the founding record:
The Akron Genesis of Alcoholics Anonymous — the definitive account of A.A.’s 1935 birth in Akron: the people, the prayer meetings, the Bible study, and the quiet-time practices that produced the first recoveries.
The Oxford Group and Alcoholics Anonymous — the major source A.A. drew from: how the Biblical practices of A First Century Christian Fellowship (later also known as the Oxford Group) — surrender, restitution, guidance, quiet time — became working material of the Twelve Steps.
Turning Point: A History of Early A.A.’s Spiritual Roots and Successes — Dick B.’s most comprehensive single volume: a sweeping, 776-page presentation of early A.A.’s history. This is the historical backbone of by far the most comprehensive scholarly record of the roles God, His Son Jesus Christ, and the Bible played in early A.A.’s astonishing successes, based on years of primary-source research by Dick B., J.D., CDAAC.
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