A selection of Bill W.’s General Service Conference talks from 1951 to 1970. Timeless and timely, these 16 talks give fresh perspectives on the A.A. Fellowship in our co-founder’s own words.
Chapters also cover the early history of Alcoholics Anonymous and include talks given by early “friends of A.A.”
With over 60 color and black-and-white images.
B-70 – Taxes included.

In this collection of Grapevine stories, sober women and men describe the transformations sobriety can bring as they practice the principles of AA in all aspects of their lives. Many discover that happiness is a by-product of giving without any demand for return. Others embrace the present with gratitude to claim moments of real peace — “a quiet place in bright sunshine,” as Bill W. put it in the essay that gave the impetus to this book. We invite you to join the journey.
This item is also available as an ebook on Apple Books, at Barnes & Noble and on Amazon, and on Kobo.
GV-17 – Taxes included.

Two titles in a single booklet. The A.A. Service Manual is a critical resource for A.A. members involved in service. Chapters cover the roles of GSRs, DCMs, delegates, directors and trustees, as well as what happens at G.S.O. and Grapevine. Substantive appendices cover the principle of rotation, the Third Legacy Procedure and much more. In Twelve Concepts for World Service, A.A. co-founder Bill W. articulates the principles by which A.A.’s world service operates and recounts how these emerged through A.A.’s early history and experience.
Fully reformatted in 2021, revised in 2024.
BM-31 – Taxes included.

Full of first-person accounts and primary source material, this portrait of Bill W. recounts his journey from Vermont youth to Wall Street success story to hopeless drunk — until a series of remarkable events allowed him to stop drinking and to co-found Alcoholics Anonymous.
We follow Bill through his tireless work for the Fellowship: the publishing of the Big Book, the development of the Twelve Traditions, the formation of the General Service Conference. Closing chapters walk us through Bill’s final years of challenge and change. With 39 archival photographs.
B-9 – Taxes included.

Bill W. tells the story of how the A.A. Fellowship grew, from its beginnings in New York and Akron to its spread across the country and overseas. Through the lens of the Three Legacies of Recovery, Unity and Service, Bill explains how the Twelve Steps, the Twelve Traditions and the Twelve Concepts for World Service evolved.
Closing chapters share the perspectives of early “friends of A.A.,” including Dr. Silkworth and Father Ed Dowling. With 16 pages of archival photographs.
B-3 – Taxes included.

