A.A. Literature
The only requirement for A.A. membership is a desire to stop drinking.
A.A. Literature
A.A. World Services publishes a wide range of literature for those in recovery and anyone interested in learning about Alcoholics Anonymous. This includes the Big Book, Daily Reflections, works by A.A. co-founders like Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, and various pamphlets focused on A.A.’s Three Legacies: Recovery, Unity, and Service. All Conference-approved literature reflects the shared experience and conscience of the Fellowship.
Available Literature
“Conference-approved” means the pamphlet or book fills an over-all A.A. need and generally expresses over-all A.A. thinking and experience. This expression of the approval comes from the General Service Conference (United States and Canada and South Africa) and the General Service Board of A.A.
Look for the statement: “This is A.A. General Service Conference – approved Literature” on books, pamphlets and DVD’s. “Conference-approved” does not indicate disapproval of other A.A. pamphlets, such as booklets or pamphlets written by local central or intergroup offices that are not published by A.A. World Services, Inc.
Conference-approval is used with the hope that all members will have the benefit of A.A.’s thinking found in these books, pamphlets and DVD’s.
Service material differs from Conference-approved literature in that it has not come about through Conference Advisory Action. It is produced when there is a need for readily available information on a specific subject. Service material reflects shared A.A. group experience as well as specific and timely information that is subject to change.
We have a wide range of literature and audio-visual material for alcoholics with special needs. For the blind and visually impaired there is recovery literature in Braille and large print, and for the deaf and hard of hearing Alcoholics Anonymous and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions are available in American Sign Language on DVD.
Literature can be ordered from your intergroup/central office.
Look for the statement: “This is A.A. General Service Conference – approved Literature” on books, pamphlets and DVD’s. “Conference-approved” does not indicate disapproval of other A.A. pamphlets, such as booklets or pamphlets written by local central or intergroup offices that are not published by A.A. World Services, Inc.
Conference-approval is used with the hope that all members will have the benefit of A.A.’s thinking found in these books, pamphlets and DVD’s.
Service material differs from Conference-approved literature in that it has not come about through Conference Advisory Action. It is produced when there is a need for readily available information on a specific subject. Service material reflects shared A.A. group experience as well as specific and timely information that is subject to change.
We have a wide range of literature and audio-visual material for alcoholics with special needs. For the blind and visually impaired there is recovery literature in Braille and large print, and for the deaf and hard of hearing Alcoholics Anonymous and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions are available in American Sign Language on DVD.
Literature can be ordered from your intergroup/central office.
A.A. Regmaker
The Regmaker magazine, often called a “meeting in print”, publishes articles that reflect the full diversity of experience and opinion found within the Fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous. AA members have been submitting their personal stories, their sorrows and joys, their ups and downs and in betweens to the Regmaker for many years. The Regmaker is your magazine and nearly half of every issue is written by AA members who have never written before. A printed copy can be posted to you or an electronic copy can be accessed via the AASA App.
The Big Book
This is the Fourth Edition of the Big Book, the basic text for Alcoholics Anonymous. Since the first edition appeared in 1939, it has helped millions of men and women recover from alcoholism. Chapters describing the A.A. recovery program in the first 164 pages have remain unchanged. New personal stories have been added over the different editions.
The book is available through the District office in Port Elizabeth and at most of the meetings through the Group Librarian.
The book is available through the District office in Port Elizabeth and at most of the meetings through the Group Librarian.
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