The Anonymous Press Study Edition of Alcoholics Anonymous

This book is great for the alcoholic who wants to learn more about the history of the AA Big Book while following the AA Big Book. This book shows where the wording has changed from the first edition and has the exact reproduction of the 1938 Original Manuscript of Alcoholics Anonymous. It also has a dictionary (circa 1937) with the definitions as they would have been used in the original manuscript. It also has a word index which shows the page number and paragraph where an instance of a word occurs. There is also a Subject Index (ex: page/paragraph where the subject "Faith without works is dead" occurs). The Personal Stories from 1938 provide good reading. Highly recommended for additional study of the Big Book.

I have purchased many Big Books over the years. This is my third purchase of the Anonymous Press Study Edition of Alcoholics Anonymous. I use the Big Books myself and I give them away to friends. This purchase is for me. I am in a new study and having fresh pages to highlight and underline words and write definitions is delightful. This book is absolutely elegant. It is leather bound and the pages are gilded in gold. I take it with me proudly.

When using this book, I think the space for writing is rather small.Only brief thoughts could be written down there.But this book inclides "personal stories", which is very useful.

As a person in recovery for some time, I found this book a real treasure. Nothing is added or taken away from the first part of the Big Book but it is presented with a concordance, glossary and a space for notes. Having gone through numerous Big Books in study meetings and just giving them away, this one is a real treasure for me. Some historical notes and a copy of the original manuscript make it a must for us AA History fans. Keep coming back to this one!

i have found that i actually pick this version of the big book up alot more than the other one. with it's indexes, dictionary, and journal pages i have more incintive to study my life through the program of alcoholics anonymous! after buying my first one i have bought 5 more for friends who have wanted it after looking at my book. if you want to stay sober this is a great book to help you on the happy road of destiny.