A.A. Literature and Audiovisual Material

A substantial body of literature describing and interpreting the 
A.A. program has developed.

A.A. literature is available from The General Service Offices listed in "How to Contact A.A."

BOOKS
Alcoholics Anonymous (575 pages)
Originally published in 1939, this is the "book of experience" from which the Fellowship derived its name. It contains an analysis of the principles which led to the sobriety of the earliest members, together with a representative cross section of members' personal stories. The Second Edition (1955) added new personal-experience material, but retained the opening, explanatory chapters, unchanged. The same course was followed for the Third Edition (1976).

Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (192 pages)
Published in 1953, this book contains a detailed interpretation of principles of personal recovery and group survival by Bill W., co-founder of the Fellowship.

Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age (333 pages)
Written by Bill W. and published in 1957, this is the first book-length account of the birth, development, and expansion of A.A. during its first two decades.

As Bill Sees It (The A.A. Way of Life) (333 pages)
A reader comprising selections from the writings of Bill W.

Dr. Bob and The Good Oldtimers (373 pages)
Published in 1980, this biography of A.A.'s co-founder also includes pioneer members' recollections of early A.A. in the Midwest.

"Pass It On" The Story of Bill Wilson and How The A.A. Message Reached the World (429 pages)
Biography of A.A. co-founder, published in 1984.

Daily Reflections: A Book of Reflections By A.A. Members For A.A. Members (382 pages)

PERIODICALS
The A.A. Grapevine (monthly) 
La Viña (bimonthly, Spanish edition) 
A pocket-size international monthly journal of information, interpretation, and inspiration, written almost entirely by A.A. members.

BOOKLETS
Came To Believe (120 pages)
Living Sober (87 pages)
A.A. In Prison: Inmate To Inmate (127 pages)

PAMPHLETS
44 Questions
A.A. Traditions - How It Developed
Members of the Clergy Ask About A.A.
The A.A. Group
A.A. Membership Survey
Three Talks To Medical Societies By Bill W.
A.A. As a Resource for the Medical Profession
Is A.A. For You?
Is A.A. For Me?
This is A.A.
Questions and Answers on Sponsorship
A.A. for the Woman
The Jack Alexander Article
Letter to a Woman Alcoholic
A.A. for the Native North American
A.A. and the Gay/Lesbian Alcoholic
Young People and A.A.
A.A. and the Armed Services
The A.A. Member-Medications and Other Drugs
Do You Think You're Different?
Is There an Alcoholic in Your Life?
Inside A.A.
G.S.R.
The Twelve Steps Illustrated
The Twelve Traditions Illustrated
The Twelve Concepts Illustrated
Let's Be Friendly With Our Friends
Time to Start Living
(Above is for older alcoholics; also available in large print)
A Newcomer Asks
How A.A. Members Cooperate
A.A. in Correctional Facilities
A Message to Correctional Facilities Administrators
A.A. in Treatment Facilities
Bridging The Gap
If You Are a Professional...
A Member's-Eye View of Alcoholics Anonymous
Problems Other Than Alcohol
Understanding Anonymity
The Co-Founders of Alcoholics Anonymous
Speaking At Non-A.A. Meetings
A Brief Guide to A.A.
What Happened to Joe
It Happened to Alice
(Two above are full-color, comic-book style pamphlets)
Too Young?
Above is a cartoon pamphlet for teenagers)
It Sure Beats Sitting in a Cell
Memo to an Inmate
A.A. in Your Community
Is There an Alcoholic in the Workplace?

FLYERS AND FACT SHEETS
A.A. At a Glance
Where Do I Go From Here?
Carrying the Message Into Correctional Facilities
A Message to Teenagers
Information on Alcoholics Anonymous

Single copies of Conference-approved pamphlets and flyers 
are available without charge to anyone with a professional 
interest in the A.A. program.

FILMS
Alcoholics Anonymous — An Inside View
It Sure Beats Sitting in a Cell
Young People and A.A.
Hope: Alcoholics Anonymous
A.A.—Rap With Us
Carrying the Message Behind These Walls
Your A.A. General Service Office, The Grapevine, and the General Service Structure

TAPE CASSETTES
Alcoholics Anonymous (first 11 chapters)
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
A.A. Comes of Age
A.A. LITERATURE FOR SPECIAL NEEDS

A.A.W.S. produces a wide-range of literature and material for alcoholics with special needs. For the blind and visually impaired there is recovery literature in Braille, as well as audio cassettes. Alcoholics Anonymous and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions are available in American Sign Language on VHS videos for the deaf and hard of hearing, as well as closed-caption films and videos. For a complete list please request our catalog A.A. Literature and Audiovisual Material for Special Needs (F-10SN)