Big Book Page 200
Personal Stories – Part I
"An early member, she spread the word among women in our pioneering period. W hat was I saying . . . from far away, as if in a delirium, I heard my own voice—calling someone "Dorothy," talking of dress shops, of jobs ."— Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, page 200. A short quotation, for identification and study. Read the whole page in your own copy →
What's on page 200
Page 200 sits in Personal Stories – Part I. The personal stories are the back half of the Big Book — members telling it in their own words. For a lot of people that's where the book finally lands.
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Quick answers
What part of the Big Book is page 200 in?
Page 200 is in Personal Stories – Part I of Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition. The personal stories make up the back half of the book — members telling their own accounts in their own words.
What is on page 200 of the Big Book?
Page 200 sits in Personal Stories – Part I. 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.
Can I read page 200 of the Big Book online for free?
Not here — Recovery Starts does not reproduce Alcoholics Anonymous, because the book belongs to A.A. and the book is better than any summary of it. You can read the Big Book free at aa.org, buy a copy from the official A.A. store, or pick one up at almost any meeting. Recovery Starts can tell you which page a passage is on and search the book for you; for the words themselves, go to the book.
This is an independent Big Book reference page from Recovery Starts — not official AA literature, not affiliated with Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, and not medical advice. Page references are to Alcoholics Anonymous (the Big Book), 4th Edition. Short quotations appear for identification and study; the full text of the book is not reproduced here — get your own copy. If you're in crisis, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline).