Saturday, December 08, 2012

Dick B

Books

The Akron Genesis of Alcoholics Anonymous by Dick B
Price: $9.99 USD. 82560 words. Published by First Edition Design eBook Publishing on December 2, 2011. Nonfiction.

The story of A.A.'s birth at Dr. Bob's Home in Akron on June 10, 1935. It tells what early AAs did in their meetings, homes, and hospital visits; what they read; and how their ideas developed from the Bible, the Oxford Group, and Christian literature. It depicts the roles of A.A. founders and their wives, and of Henrietta Seiberling, and T. Henry & Clarace Williams. Foreword by John F. Seiberling
The Oxford Group & Alcoholics Anonymous by Dick B
Price: $9.99 USD. 88970 words. Published by First Edition Design eBook Publishing on September 9, 2011. Nonfiction.

The definitive work on Frank Buchman's Oxford Group and its links to Alcoholics Anonymous in New York and Akron. The 28 spiritual Oxford Group principles that impacted on A.A. are, for the first time, laid out for all to compare with A.A.
The Good Book and The Big Book by Dick B
Price: $9.99 USD. 53730 words. Published by First Edition Design eBook Publishing on August 5, 2011. Nonfiction.

The Good Book and the Big Book: A.A.'s Roots in the Bible is the most popular of Dick B.'s 42 titles. It traces the precise A.A. Big Book and 12 Step language that came from the Bible. Christians and AAs alike acclaim this title's thorough review of early A.A. sources showing the Bible's role in A.A.'s recovery ideas. This book demonstrates how God helps alcoholics recover if they want His help.
The James Club and The Original A.A. Program's Absolute Essentials by Dick B
Price: $9.99 USD. 52120 words. Published by First Edition Design eBook Publishing on July 26, 2011. Nonfiction.

Early Akron AAs wanted "The James Club" to be the name of their fellowship. The Bible's Book of James was their favorite; they also studied it, Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, and 1 Corinthians 13. These three Bible segments were considered "absolutely essential" to their program. This book takes each verse in James, the Sermon, and 1 Cor 13, and shows the influence of such verses on A.A. language.
The Good Book - Big Book Guide Book by Dick B
Price: $9.99 USD. 56850 words. Published by First Edition Design eBook Publishing on July 25, 2011. Nonfiction.

A companion to Dick B.'s most popular book, The Good Book and The Big Book: A.A.'s Roots in the Bible. This guidebook shows you how and where to study the Bible as the highly-successful early AAs did.
Why Early A.A. Succeeded by Dick B
Price: $9.99 USD. 94120 words. Published by First Edition Design eBook Publishing on July 25, 2011. Nonfiction.

Early Alcoholics Anonymous claimed a 75% success rate among "seemingly-hopeless," "medically-incurable" alcoholics who thoroughly followed the original Akron A.A. "Christian fellowship" program Bill W. and Dr. Bob developed beginning in the summer of 1935. That very simple program was founded on basic ideas from the Bible. This book takes you through the Bible on the principal points AAs studied.

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