Big Book Page 157
Chapter 11 – A Vision For You · pages 151–164
"But one of the friends said, "Put him in a private room. We'll be down." Two days later, a future fellow of Alcoholics Anonymous stared glassily at the strangers beside his bed."— Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, page 157. A short quotation, for identification and study. Read the whole page in your own copy →
What's on page 157
Page 157 sits in Chapter 11, A Vision For You, which runs pages 151–164.
Reading the page itself, the language here turns on the spiritual experience, anonymity. 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 157 in?
Page 157 is in Chapter 11, “A Vision For You”, which runs pages 151–164 in Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition.
What is on page 157 of the Big Book?
Page 157 sits in Chapter 11 – A Vision For You. Reading the page itself, its language turns on the spiritual experience, anonymity. 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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