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The EZ Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous: Same Message - Simple Language
- Narrated by: Jim D Johnston
- Length: 3 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Health & Wellness, Addiction & Recovery
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Summary
At last, you can listen to an audio version of The EZ Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. The eBook and paperback have sold around the world since 2010. Relax in your car, bed, or easy chair with this updated version of the original Alcoholics Anonymous textbook published by A.A. founders in 1939 and never revised until now. Enjoy over five hours of friendly narration.
The narrator brings you the same powerful AA message if you find the original Big Book hard to digest for any reason.
- Friendly language for any gender, race or religion
- Embraces modern lifestyles
- More inclusive references to spirituality
- Easier to understand
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- Elizabeth of L.A.
- 18-03-20
Many thanks to the narrator and others involved
Clear and effective. The very minor changes from the original “big book“ adhere strictly to the structure, meaning and intention of the original text. We lose some of the references that no longer resonate, like “John Barleycorn” and other verbiage from a hundred years ago. Also, some wordy passages are shortened - in my opinion, for the better when it comes to the average reader. This book was clearly produced with great care. The narrator does a beautiful job. His reading is so down-to-earth, it’s like having an old, trusted friend tell you a comforting story full of humor, compassion, and clarity.
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- Steve Kay
- 03-12-17
must read!
this book is a must read for anyone under the age of 127 to understand fully the text in the big book, a very skillfully executed editorial interpretation paragraph by paragraph
3 people found this helpful
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- Doc Hank
- 30-04-18
Commercial inauthentic ,snowflake version
An agenda driven revisionists rewriting to reflect a commercially oriented version ofAA.
which can be MISLEADING to an actual alcoholic
4 people found this helpful
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- Amazon Customer
- 10-05-22
Not AA But a Decent Introduction
The AA Program is awesome and this book just skims the surface. It’s the difference between fake leather and real leather.
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- James LeVan
- 13-01-21
Great performance, Great content
Jim Johnston does a perfect and reassuring job with this content. The book itself is, for me, the ideal balance of verbosity and substance.