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Please do not write with questions about meetings click here for meeting info. To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book. The margins are so small that you could prolly trim off an inch on each side and carry it around in a doll pocket. An index to alcoholics anonymous 4th edition pamphlet, 32 pp. See all alcoholics anonymous big books now available. Save big on the big book, when you purchase by the case 20 books. It is fully searchable and printable, formatted for screen viewing download size about 477k. It is exactly the one that is sold on the alcoholics anonymous website but is a little more expensive. What does big book mean, i know its the blue aa book.
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