This set of CD’s includes 12 talks by some of the Story Authors from the 1st & 2nd Editions of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous.


These are very insightful talks, some speak about how it was in the beginning others tell their story. 

This set is a great addition to any historical collection.

If you have ever wondered how AA has changed you can learn a lot from these Old-timers. They are as follows:


1:     Archie Trowbridge (sober date 1938) recorded in 1948, wrote “The Fearful One” in the 1st edition, and renamed “The Man Who Mastered Fear” in the 2nd, 3rd & 4th editions.

2:     Bill Dotson (sober date 1935) recorded in 1951, wrote (and was) “Alcoholics Anonymous #3” in the 2nd, 3rd & 4th editions.

3:     Bill Green (sober date 1945) recorded in 1954, wrote “There’s Nothing the Matter with Me” in the 2nd edition.

4:     Countess Felicia Gizycka Magruder (sober date 1943) recorded in 1990 wrote “Stars Don’t Fall” in the 2nd & 3rd editions. (This is a very short talk given when she was quite old.)

5:     Dr. Earl Marsh (sober date 1953) recorded in 1991, wrote “Physician Heal Thyself”

6:     Ernie Galbraith (relapsed) (AA # 4) recorded date unknown, wrote “The Seven Month Slip” in the 1st edition.

7:     Esther Elizardi (sober date 1941) recorded in 1953, wrote “A Flower of The South” in the 2nd & 3rd editions.

8:     Ethel Macy (sober date 1941) recorded date unknown, wrote “From Farm to City” in the 2nd & 3rd editions.

9:     Jim Burwell (sober date 1938) recorded in 1952, wrote “The Vicious Cycle” in the 2nd, 3rd & 4th editions.

10:    Marty Mann (sober date original 1939 with a brief relapse in 1959) recorded date unknown, wrote “Women Suffer Too” in the 2nd & 3rd editions.

11:    Sackville O’Conor Mallins (sober date 1947) recorded in 1957, wrote “The Career Officer” in the 2nd & 3rd editions.

12:    Wynn Laws (sober date 1947) recorded in 1973, wrote “Freedom From Bondage”



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12 Step Recovery 4U offers a full line of professionally designed CDs.

These talks are by speakers at open meetings of internationally recognized 12 step groups. They carry a message of recovery and hope through sharing their personal experiences.

CDs have been split into several tracks to enable the listener to stop and start without having to go back to the beginning of the talk.

In this fast paced world, this is an easy way to include recovery in one’s daily life. In the car, on a walk, while cooking a meal, between meetings, having this form of portable support helps to refocus on today’s true priority.

They make great gifts for anyone who has an addiction or for anyone who has been affected by someone else’s addiction.

CDs are fully guaranteed, protected in cases, and discreetly shipped in bubble wrap mailers.

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