AA's revision of Big Book a labor of love

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI) | Date: January 6, 2002| Author: | Copyright information

By DAVID MEHEGAN

Boston Globe

Sunday, January 6, 2002

Perennial bestsellers mostly are famous: the Bible, Homer's "Odyssey," "How to Win Friends and Influence People," "Anna Karenina, "The Lord of the Rings." But not all hot books are famous. Outside its circle of influence, one of the hottest books of the past 60 years is almost unknown.

Its title is "Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How Many Thousands of Men and Women Have Recovered From Alcoholism." But to the millions who live by it, it's known simply as the Big Book.

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