{"product_id":"bill-w-and-iowa-pioneer-history-of-recovery-9798316884209","title":"Bill W and Iowa Pioneer Judge Ray Harrison","description":"Bill W and Iowa Pioneer Judge Ray Harrison\u003cbr\u003eSpeaking in 1948\u003cbr\u003eBill introduces his remarks by telling the story of how he and Bert the Tailor learned that alcoholics, as a group of people tended to be childish, emotionally sensitive and grandiose.\u003cbr\u003eThen, Bill tells his story beginning with his life in East Dorset, VT.\u003cbr\u003eHe talks about his first drink and its striking effect on him.\u003cbr\u003eHis early life with Lois while living on Clinton street.\u003cbr\u003eLearning about sobriety from Ebby and then getting sober with help from Doctor Silkworth.\u003cbr\u003eBill concludes the talk by explaining how he met Doctor Bob and then how they helped AA Number Three, Bill D get sober.\u003cbr\u003eA Very Enjoyable AA Talk.\u003cbr\u003eBill is casual, upbeat and humorous as he talks about the events that founded the Alcoholics Anonymous Fellowship.\u003cbr\u003eIowa AA Pioneer Judge Ray Harrison\u003cbr\u003eFollowing Bill's upbeat and humorous manner Ray Harrison tells a few funny stories.\u003cbr\u003eHe talks about his drinking and how a former defendant 12th Stepped him and gave him a Big Book.\u003cbr\u003eThe first Iowa AA Group and how they handled their first slip.\u003cbr\u003eHe talks about sobriety and ends by talking about his court class.\u003cbr\u003eHow he helps the low bottom drunks of Des Moines get sober and rebuild their lives.\u003cbr\u003eAs a unit the two talks are very enjoyable for how they talk about the serious matter of sobriety in a lighthearted way.\u003cbr\u003eWe can laugh about these things because we have recovered and alcohol no longer has us in its grip as it once did.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e History of Recovery\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798316884209\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/05\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 114\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.24d","brand":"History of Recovery","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46907255128319,"sku":"9798316884209","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cba149d6-a34f-4c3f-aba2-9cf834573efc.jpg?v=1748772784","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bill-w-and-iowa-pioneer-history-of-recovery-9798316884209","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}