Big Book Page 123
Chapter 9 – The Family Afterward · pages 122–135
"THE FAMILY AFTERWARD 123 There will be alluring shortcuts and by-paths down which they may wander and lose their way. Suppose we tell you some of the obstacles a family will meet; suppose we suggest how they may be avoided—even converted to good use for others."— Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, page 123. A short quotation, for identification and study. Read the whole page in your own copy →
What's on page 123
Page 123 sits in Chapter 9, The Family Afterward, which runs pages 122–135.
Reading the page itself, the language here turns on family, employment. That's taken from the page's own words — not from anybody's summary of them.
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Quick answers
What chapter of the Big Book is page 123 in?
Page 123 is in Chapter 9, “The Family Afterward”, which runs pages 122–135 in Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition.
What is on page 123 of the Big Book?
Page 123 sits in Chapter 9 – The Family Afterward. Reading the page itself, its language turns on family, employment. Recovery Starts does not reproduce the Big Book — the book belongs to A.A. — so to read the page in full, get your own copy.
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