How it works

What you will actually do

You don’t read about the Steps. You take them.

You don’t need a sponsor.
You don’t need meetings.

The proof is in the book itself:

In 1939, everyone who wrote in got a letter back and the book in the post. To everyone’s astonishment, the message worked “in the mail as well as by word of mouth”: by the end of 1939, about 800 alcoholics were on their way to recovery. (Foreword to the Second Edition)
“Though you be but one man with this book in your hand… it contains all you will need to begin.” (page 163)
The word “sponsor” does not appear once in the first 164 pages.
Meetings are never one of the directions or one of the Steps.
The only Step that needs another person is Step 5.

Every session: one chapter, highlighter in hand
Steps 1–3: answer three questions
Step 4: write your inventory, within 72 hours
Step 5: share it with the person you choose
Steps 6 & 7: defects and assets, same day
Steps 8 & 9: your list, then your amends
Steps 10–12: gratitude list each evening; carry the message

13 sessions of 2 hours · with a group or on your own · free on YouTube

“After five years in recovery, I finally found hope after completing the Big Book with Billy.” Charles M.

“No misinterpretations, no personal agendas: the message just jumped out of the book.” Mat H.

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Editions

The Guide, the Workbook and the Big Book

Three books work together: the Guide, the Workbook for your written work, and the Big Book itself. The Big Book is free to read online from Alcoholics Anonymous, in each language below.

English

We Are Recovered · Awakened

Available now

The Guide

Paperback£14.99 · €16.99 · $17.99
Kindle£6.99 · €7.99 · $8.99
Audiocoming later

Paperback & Kindle · Amazon →Download the PDF · £6.99 →

The Workbook

A4 paperback£9.99 · €11.99 · $12.99

Paperback · Amazon →Download the fill-in PDF · £4.99 →

The Big Book · Alcoholics Anonymous

Free to read online and to listen to, chapter by chapter, from AA.

Open the Big Book →

Paperback and Kindle: bought on Amazon, which prints and delivers the paperback. PDF: download it straight away (link on screen and by email) to your phone, tablet or computer. The Guide PDF is for reading; the Workbook PDF can be filled in on screen or printed. Open the PDFs in the free Adobe Acrobat Reader app so the tick boxes work: iPhone & iPad · Android · Mac & PC.

Read it? A short review on Amazon helps the book reach the next person: The Guide ★ · The Workbook ★

En français · En español

Français

Nous sommes rétablis · Éveillés

Disponible

Le Guide

Broché€17.99 · £14.99 · $17.99
Kindle€7.99 · £6.99 · $8.99

Broché et Kindle · Amazon →Télécharger le PDF · 6,99 £ →

Le Cahier

Broché A4€11.99 · £9.99 · $12.99

Broché · Amazon →Télécharger le PDF à remplir · 4,99 £ →

Le Gros Livre · Les Alcooliques anonymes

Gratuit en ligne, chapitre par chapitre, sur le site officiel des AA.

Ouvrir le Gros Livre →

Broché et Kindle : sur Amazon, qui imprime et livre le livre broché. PDF : téléchargement immédiat (lien à l’écran et par email) sur votre téléphone, votre tablette ou votre ordinateur. Le PDF du Guide se lit ; le PDF du Cahier se remplit à l’écran ou s’imprime. Ouvrez les PDF dans l’application gratuite Adobe Acrobat Reader pour que les cases à cocher fonctionnent : iPhone et iPad · Android · Mac et PC.

Vous l’avez lu ? Un court avis sur Amazon aide le livre à atteindre la prochaine personne : Le Guide ★ · Le Cahier ★

Español

Estamos recuperados · Despiertos

Disponible

La Guía

Tapa blanda€17.99 · £14.99 · $17.99
Kindle€7.99 · £6.99 · $8.99

Tapa blanda y Kindle · Amazon →Descargar el PDF · 6,99 £ →

El Cuaderno

Tapa blanda A4€11.99 · £9.99 · $12.99

Tapa blanda · Amazon →Descargar el PDF para rellenar · 4,99 £ →

El Libro Grande · Alcohólicos Anónimos

Gratis en línea, capítulo por capítulo, en el sitio oficial de AA.

Abrir el Libro Grande →

Tapa blanda y Kindle: en Amazon, que imprime y envía la tapa blanda. PDF: descarga inmediata (enlace en pantalla y por email) en tu teléfono, tableta u ordenador. El PDF de la Guía es para leer; el PDF del Cuaderno se rellena en pantalla o se imprime. Abre los PDF en la aplicación gratuita Adobe Acrobat Reader para que las casillas funcionen: iPhone y iPad · Android · Mac y PC.

¿Lo has leído? Una breve reseña en Amazon ayuda a que el libro llegue a la siguiente persona: La Guía ★ · El Cuaderno ★

Recorded sessions · YouTube

Work the Steps with a recorded group

Every Big Book Study Group session is on YouTube, one session per chapter. Pick a chapter, open the book, listen, and do the same work as the people on Zoom.

▶ Listen on YouTube

See the 13 sessions

13 sessions of about 2 hours each · free on YouTube

The map of the programme

Billy's Path to Emotional Sobriety

From the Problem, through the Solution, to sober and recovered, and on to emotional sobriety by practising the Design for Living every day.

Tap the diagram to open it full size.

The Rainbow Book · Le livre arc-en-ciel · El libro arcoíris

When you finish, your Big Book looks like a rainbow

Every passage we work on gets a new colour, and the Principles and the Steps are always in red. By the last session your Big Book is full of colour, and you can find every direction in it at a glance.

À la fin, votre Gros Livre ressemble à un arc-en-ciel : chaque passage d’une autre couleur, les Principes et les Étapes toujours en rouge.

Al terminar, tu Libro Grande parece un arcoíris: cada pasaje de otro color, y los Principios y los Pasos siempre en rojo.

Free copy · Copie gratuite · Copia gratuita

Have a code? Claim your free copy

How to claim · Comment faire

English

If Billy gave you a code, you can download one free ebook: the Guide (locked PDF) or the Workbook (a PDF you fill in on your phone, tablet or computer, or print; open it in the free Adobe Acrobat Reader app). Each code works once.

Français

Si Billy vous a donné un code, vous pouvez télécharger un livre numérique gratuit : le Guide (PDF verrouillé) ou le Cahier (un PDF à remplir sur votre téléphone, votre tablette ou votre ordinateur, ou à imprimer ; ouvrez-le dans l’application gratuite Adobe Acrobat Reader). Chaque code ne sert qu'une fois.

Español

Si Billy te ha dado un código, puedes descargar un libro electrónico gratis: la Guía (PDF bloqueado) o el Cuaderno (un PDF para rellenar en tu teléfono, tableta u ordenador, o para imprimir; ábrelo en la aplicación gratuita Adobe Acrobat Reader). Cada código sirve una sola vez.

1Choose your book · Choisissez le livre · Elige el libro
2Enter your code at checkout · Entrez votre code · Introduce tu código
3Download it straight away · Téléchargez-le aussitôt · Descárgalo al momento

The whole programme takes 13 sessions, 26 hours, not a year.

Since 2019 Billy has guided four to five groups a year, each of 10 to 30 people. This book is written the way he runs those groups, with all the notes, so first-timers have the same information he does. It is a programme of action, built on the Solution described in the Big Book.

Billy is a qualified specialised educator in addiction (Licence d’éducateur spécialisé) and holds a clinical MSc in Addiction Studies from King’s College London.

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