Big Book Page xii
Preface
"In the third edition, Part I ("Pioneers of A.A.") was left unchanged. Nine of the stories in Part II ("They Stopped in Time") were carried over from the second edition; eight new stories were added."— Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, page xii. A short quotation, for identification and study. Read the whole page in your own copy →
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Quick answers
What part of the Big Book is page xii in?
Page xii is in Preface of Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition.
What is on page xii of the Big Book?
Page xii sits in Preface. Reading the page itself, its language turns on 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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