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Anne Smith's Journal, 1933-1939: A.A.'s Principles of Success | 
 enlarge | Author: Dick B.
Publisher: Paradise Research Publications, Inc.
Category: Book
Buy New: $22.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 460588
Media: Perfect Paperback
Edition: 3rd
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 180
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 6 x 0.5
ISBN: 1885803249
Dewey Decimal Number: 362.29286
EAN: 9781885803245
ASIN: 1885803249
Publication Date: December 15, 1998
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Anne Ripley Smith was the wife of A.A. co-founder Dr. Bob. She compiled and shared with early AAs and their families the materials comprising early A.A.'s spiritual program--the Bible, Quiet Time, the teachings of Sam Shoemaker, the principles of the Oxford Group, and Christian literature of the day. This priceless source of information about where A.A. came from, what it did in the early days, and what its ideas mean has been presented concisely and thoroughly by author Dick B. This is the third edition.
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 Anne Smith, wife of A.A.'s Dr. Bob, Mother of A.A., an A.A. Cofounder - the details April 17, 2008
I know how much it meant to be when he located and acquired this important historical A.A. treasure. With the help of Dr. Bob's daughter (Sue Smith Windows), A.A.'s archivist (Frank Mauser), and Nell Wing, Dick was able to procure from the A.A. Archives in New York, the 64 page, partly handwritten, partly typewritten book kept by Anne Smith from 1933 to 1939. There was nothing like it. It spoke in detail about what the A.A. pioneers read, did, and believed. She said the Bible ought to be the main Source book of all. She recommended books on love, life-changing, and Christian life. She detailed the 28 Oxford Group ideas that Dick found to have been influential on AAs. She spoke simply and eloquently about how to pray to God, what to study in the Bible, how to apply the Oxford Group principles, how to help drunks, and so on. Later, Bill discovered from eye witnesses that Anne had shared the contents of this journal during morning Quiet Times at the Smith home. She did this during Wilson's stay in the summer of 1935; and she imbued them all with the richness of her faith, the extent of her love, and the availability of God for help, strength, healing, forgiveness, and love. One verse she quoted quite often was "God is love," from 1 John 4:8. This is a lady the ladies should get to know to see the importance of the women who helped early AAs. This is the lady that all AAs, men and women, should get to know in order to see how simple the principles and practices were that Bill Wilson was to embody in his Big Book and Twelve Steps. The original manuscript has never been published to date--and for a variety of reasons. But this is a readable, manageable, inspiring "must read" for people recovered and still in recovery. Especially for believers, Bible students, and teachers.
Top History in Anne Smith Journal December 6, 2000
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Dick B. here presents part of his ten years of research on early A.A. history. But the Anne Smith contribution is tops because the material is unavailable elsewhere. The original copy was obtained from A.A. with support of Dr. Bob's daughter and consent of Trustees. But it can't be seen or republished.That's the top value of this history. On careful reading, I found that the order of presentation is that of the relation of the Twelve Steps to Anne's writing in her journal as the early years moved on. It's been a lost treasure. Dick was the historian who brought it to light as a real resource for understanding the Alcoholics Anonymous roots. Good for reading. Good for understanding. Good for Christians like me.
 Anne Smith's Journal? September 3, 2000
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
This book was well written and documented. It has much historical and spiritual value. My disappointment in the book was that it did not contain the contents of Anne Smith's Journal as a whole. It is an editorialized document written about Anne Smith's Journal, much in the form of a term paper. I did enjoy reading the excerpts from her journal and would have liked to read it for myself. One gets the sense of who and what Anne Smith was from this book, however the total effect is broken up by the many outside points and notations. I would like to see a copy of the original journal as a part of this book. I think that this would complete the work. I understand that the journal by itself is not a complete document. The combination of the two would be a excellant resource for spiritual growth and AA history.
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