The Annotated AA Handbook : A Companion to the Big Book

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Summary: A definite ¿MUST¿ for anyone in recovery!
Review: An invaluable tool for anyone involved in 12-step recovery - this book provides it all: cross-references, indexing, footnotes, historical information - it's like having a lifetime of A.A. knowledge right at the tip of your fingertips! At those moments when every second counts, I'm now able to quickly and confidently access the exact phrase or concept I need - without calling my sponsees back! With over ten years in A.A., I can honestly say, "Rarely have I seen" a recovery tool as important as this book - or one as easy to use! The Annotated A.A. Handbook is a MUST for anyone serious about their recovery. All my sponsees have one!

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Summary: Can not recommend.
Review: I found the editing of this edition to be amateurish and poorly done (for instance, the last 30 or so pages are repeated).
Anyone interested in the text of the First Edition would be better off using the Anonymous Press's reproduction.

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Summary: A Remarkable Wonderful Tool
Review: I have tried to be a careful student of the Big Book for many years. It is the most important book in my life. This volume is an invaluable tool for studying the Big Book. It's comments are clear, insightful, and helpful. It is clearly the product of years of study. The author keeps the comments brief, accurate and writes with style of deep humility that comes from practicing this program over time.

I rate this book as one of the top three tools to study the Big Book. The other two are Joe and Charlie tapes and e-AA, an electronic vesion of the Big Book with concordance, subject index, original manuscript etc from anonpress.org.

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Summary: Great Book! - New Edition is Perfect!
Review: I just purchased my second copy of this book. I gave my first copy to a woman I have sponsored for 10 years. I have learned so much from this book about how to actually work the steps. Comments are tied to passages in the Big Book explaining the meaning and page and sentence links tie ideas together throughout the book. This must have been an incredible amount of work to put this book together. I especially liked reading the first edition stories. While my first copy was worth the work it took to read it, my new copy has all the typos fixed and is really much easier to follow.

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Summary: Thank you for writing this book!
Review: I was very impressed by the Annotated AA Handbook by Frank D. It was very clear in its message and easy to follow. I have been reading AA books and other related materials for 16 years and will definatly include this in my collection. I have also highly recommended this to my friends and group members. Once again Thank You!!

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Summary: Add this book to your list of MUSTS!!
Review: The Anotated A.A. Handbook packs a lifetime of A.A. into one easy to use reference source. With cross-references, footnotes and easy-to-understand indexing, it's a MUST for anyone involved in 12-step recovery! Now, when minutes are often crucial, I can quickly and confidently get my hands on the exact phrase or concept I need - WHEN I need it! "More will be revealed" never made more sense than it does today with the release of The Anotated A.A. Handbook! Thanks, Frank D. Five stars!

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Summary: THIS BOOK IS WORTH BUYING
Review: This is a duplicate text of the first edition of "Alcoholics Anonymous." Stories from the second edition have been added. And there are literally thousands of cross-references to the third edition of "Alcoholics Anonymous." This means that the reader may read the third edition along with this book concurrently. Hundreds of explanations are given throughout and cross-referenced with the third edition. The hundreds of explanations provide a wonderful addition to the main text of "Alcoholics Anonymous." Many people seem more than a little confused by the ambiguity of the main text. This addition is a Godsend for readers who want more meat and potatoes to the skelton. Of course, this skelton is kept to a minimum by AA itself in order to keep to the original program as written out in 1939. Unfortunately, the fattening out project itself, filled out by meetings and sponsors, can be a bit confusing and dangerous to the beginner. This wonderful book provides in-depth knowledge of the program without losing anything of the content. It is to be read along with the third edition. Don't be cofused. Don't be led awry by wolves dressed in sheep's clothing. Instead, buy this wonderful gem.

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Summary: The best step work book!
Review: This is the best step workbook available. It has helped me gain a much deeper and broader knowledge of the 12 Steps and the program of recovery suggested by AA. I heartily recommend this book.