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A very popular speaker, Liz Bailey has been livening up conventions and roundups for many years.

 Wino Joe tells his story in his own humorous manner, popular and often quoted. 

Warren Chisholm was 12-stepped, sponsored by and a lifetime friend of Clarence Snyder. He talks about his drinking and how it deeply troubled both he and his wife that he had no control once he took a single drink. 

This audiobook features Sister Ignatia's talk at 1960 AA Convention Medical Meeting with Colonel Townes. It was chaired by John Park Lee, administrator at St. Luke's Hospital.

During 1947, Bill toured the United States and Canada drumming up support for the 12 Traditions. The membership, not aware of the wide range of problems the New York Office had been addressing since AA became popular in the early 1940s, often saw no need for the Traditions. 

A very good example of Father Joseph Martin's recovery story with many memorable quotes like: "I want the best; margarine covers the bread, but it's not butter. It includes the four enemies of recovery: youth, health, wealth, and brains.

Willis has a powerful recovery story and a spiritual message that is different from everyone getting sober today, because he got sober before the 12 Steps and the Big Book were written.

Dr. John and Dot Mooney of Statesboro, Georgia, Founders of Willingway - their alcoholics anonymous recovery stories.

Rollie Hemsley One of First 100 Alcoholics Anonymous Members Sobriety Date 4-16-1939. Number 77 on Anne Smith's list of the first 100 AA members Rollie Hemsley of Fredrick, MD; sobriety date April 16, 1939: Played for Cleveland Indians during 1930s, at 23rd anniversary of Cosmopolitan Group Washington, DC April 26, 1968, AA number 77 on Ann Smiths list of Ohio AA members, baseball player famous for his 1940 newspaper admission of being sober due to Alcoholics Anonymous, 29 years sober at time of talk, and more.

Listen to the pre-history of Alcoholics Anonymous, told by two of the people who were part of its most important, formative events. Ebby Thatcher, the man who brought the message to Bill Wilson, tells how he was helped to sobriety by Rowland Hazard and other Oxford Group members, how he carried the message to Bill, and the early developments of the AA fellowship. AA co-founder Bill Wilson talks about the two streams of influence that led to AA.

In Burton Crawford Sober Since 1947: Texas Pioneer Era Alcoholics Anonymous, Burton Crawford of Kilgore, Texas, tells his story and talks about Alcoholics Anonymous. This is a really great AA talk, with lots of great stories about helping other alcoholics and their families. He uses very plain, simple language to convey powerful spiritual truths. This talk, to me, embodies the very human spirituality of Alcoholics Anonymous. Our higher power helps us as we help others and are helped by them in the fellowship of AA by working the program.

For many AA members, Sister Maurice is a favorite AA conference speaker. Funny, exciting, and sharing a powerful message of recovery from alcoholism, Sister Maurice shows us that alcoholism is no respecter of persons; alcoholics come from all walks of life. In this audiobook, she tells wild, alcoholic jackpot stories and delivers them in a hilarious fashion. We are not a glum lot; if newcomers could see no fun in our way of life, they would not be attracted. There is a lot of not-glum fun in this exciting talk. 

One of the first longtime sober members of AA talks about the people, events, and development of ideas and practices that created AA, including Ebby, Bill Wilson, and the Oxford Group; Hank Parkhurst, Ruth Hock, and the writing of the Big Book; how AA got the name Alcoholics Anonymous; Jack Alexander and the Saturday Evening Post article; The 12 Traditions; and more. 

Tom Powers got sober in early New York AA. He was a friend and confidant of Bill W and many pioneer era AAs. He shows by his own experience what alcoholism does to a person. A lot of his talk is about getting sober in AA; his experiences in AA. Tom founded All Addicts Anonymous to help people with complicated addictions and pioneered a recovery community (East Ridge). 

Mrs. Delaney’s first introduction to AA was when her brother, Oscar, sobered up with the help of Bill Wilson. It was seven years later, after battling her own alcoholism that she found herself, one of the first women, in the rooms of AA. Mrs. D was a pioneer in the field of alcoholism treatment and was instrumental in the treatment and recovery of many alcoholics and their family members. 

He tells his story AA recovery story by telling many funny stories great humor that inspires lots of identification a classic talk by a great aa speaker - very funny. 

Ernest Kurtz talks about various topics of Alcoholics Anonymous by referring to letters written by AA Co-Founder Bill W. 

Marty Mann The first woman to get sober in Alcoholics Anonymous tells her story in a 1968 talk at San Francisco, CA. This is the best example of Marty Mann recovery story I have heard. The sound quality is very good, which is unusual for a 1968 AA recording. Great audiobook about recovery - historic and enjoyable. Marty was the first woman to achieve lasting sobriety in AA, founder of National Council on Alcoholism, author of at least two books on alcoholism, author of AA's The Big Book story "Women Suffer, Too", and co-founder of The AA Grapevine.

Speaking to an enthusiastic AA crowd, Father Joseph Martin talks about AA and then proceeds to talk in order about the 12 Steps. A very good example of Father Joseph Martin's excellent AA message.

Wesley P was instrumental in the early promotion of the Joe and Charlie Seminars. He tells his story in this talk but that, like everything else, is related to the program laid out in the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous.