{"product_id":"frank-mauser-alcoholics-anonymous-gso-history-of-recovery-9798281560207","title":"Frank Mauser Alcoholics Anonymous GSO Archivist 1995 Talk at Rhode Island State Convention","description":"Frank Mauser Alcoholics Anonymous GSO Archivist 1995 Talk at Rhode Island State Convention\u003cbr\u003eHis Recovery Story\u003cbr\u003eFrank talks about his alcoholism, his recovery and his work as GSO Archivist.\u003cbr\u003eHe talks about AA History including AA's prehistory; The Oxford Groups, Emmanuel Movement etc.\u003cbr\u003eFrom the Text: \u003cbr\u003eAnd they had a club, the Jacobi Club was a clubhouse for alcoholics to go to, much like we have today, to be safe when you're not working and can be self-destructive, this was a place for you to go.\u003cbr\u003eSo, they have a lot of the ingredients that we now have within what's called our fellowship.\u003cbr\u003eCourtney Baylor had one patient called, Richard Peabody, and he wrote the Common Sense of Drinking, which was a very powerful influence on Bill, according to Bill.\u003cbr\u003eThe Common Sense of Drinking was in Bill's library and Richard Peabody was a psychologist, and he wrote this book.\u003cbr\u003eAnd this book, again, reaffirms abstinence.\u003cbr\u003eIt reaffirms the fact that you need a spiritual program to calm you so that you're not so self-destructive, and it gives you ways of living.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e History of Recovery\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798281560207\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\/26\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 140\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.30d","brand":"History of Recovery","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48519940866303,"sku":"9798281560207","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d5c759eb-e0cd-4a85-9812-476eb901364e.jpg?v=1778739752","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/frank-mauser-alcoholics-anonymous-gso-history-of-recovery-9798281560207","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}