Big Book Page 7
Chapter 1 – Bill's Story · pages 1–16
"Next day found me drinking both gin and sedative. This combination soon landed me on the rocks. People feared for my sanity. So did I. I could eat little or nothing when drinking, and I was forty pounds under weight."— Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, page 7. A short quotation, for identification and study. Read the whole page in your own copy →
What's on page 7
Page 7 sits in Chapter 1, Bill's Story, which runs pages 1–16. That's the stretch of the book where Step 1 is worked through.
Reading the page itself, the language here turns on selfishness, family. 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 7 in?
Page 7 is in Chapter 1, “Bill's Story”, which runs pages 1–16 in Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition. That is the part of the book where Step 1 is worked through.
What is on page 7 of the Big Book?
Page 7 sits in Chapter 1 – Bill's Story. Reading the page itself, its language turns on selfishness, family. 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.
Which Step does page 7 of the Big Book relate to?
Page 7 falls in the pages where the Big Book works through Step 1 (pages 1–43 in the 4th Edition). The Big Book does not put the Steps in tidy chapters of their own — the instructions run continuously through the text, which is why a page reference matters more than a Step number.
Can I read page 7 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).