Foreward to the First Edition
We of Alcoholics Anonymous are more than one hundred men and women who have recovered
from a seemingly ___________________________ .
What is a (hopeless state of mind and body)
The fledgling society, which had been nameless, now began to be called
________________________ .
What is (Alcoholics Anonymous)
_____________________ has played a major role in A.A.’s growth.
What is the (Literature)
We who have suffered alcoholic torture must believe that the _____________________ of the
alcoholic is quite as abnormal as the mind.
What is the (body)
No words can tell of the loneliness and despair I found in that bitter morass of_______________________ .
What is (self-pity)
The only requirement for membership is an honest __________________________.
What is : desire to stop drinking
The spark that was to flare into the first A.A. group was struck at _____________________ .
What is (Akron, Ohio)
In spite of the great increase in the size and the span of our Fellowship, at its core it remains
________________ and _______________ .
What is (simple, personal)
The doctor’s theory that we have ____________________ interests us.
What is (an allergy to alcohol)
_____________________ stretched around me in all directions.
What is (Quicksand)
When writing or speaking publicly about alcoholism, we urge each of our fellowship to omit
__________________________.
his personal name
This physician had repeatedly tried ________________ to solve his alcoholic dilemma but had
failed.
What is (spiritual means)
This fourth edition of “Alcoholics Anonymous” came off the press in __________________ .
What is (November 2001)
There is the type of man who is unwilling to admit ___________________ .
What is that he cannot take a drink
I met a kind doctor who explained that though certainly selfish and foolish, I had become____________________ .
What is:(seriously ill, bodily and mentally)
We shall be interested to hear from those who are getting __________________________.
results from this book
Upon therapy for the alcoholic himself, we surely have _______________________ .
What is no monopoly
Modem to modem or face to face, A.A.s share __________________________ in all its power
and simplicity.
What is (the language of the heart)
Much has been written pro and con, but among physicians, the general opinion seems to be
that ______________________ .
What is (most chronic alcoholics are doomed)
I simply had to believe in a ______________________ who knew neither time nor limitation.
What is:(Spirit of the Universe)
We are sure that our __________________________ has its advantage for all.
What is (way of living)
Out of this frightening and at first disrupting experience the conviction grew that A.A.s had to
hang together or _________________________.
What is (die separately)
Each day, somewhere in the world, recovery begins when ___________________________ .
What is one alcoholic talks with another
It did not satisfy us to be told that we could not control our drinking just because we were
maladjusted to life, that we were in full flight from reality, or that we were
_______________________ .
What is :(outright mental defectives)
I knew that my friend was much more than _______________________ .
What is (inwardly reorganized)