Orignally Titled "The Doctor's Nightmare" in First Edition

The Big Book comes alive with Howard L's inspired reading of the first story in the Personal Stories section of the Big Book, DOCTOR BOB'S NIGHTMARE. Originally titled "The Doctor's Nightmare" in the First Edition of “Alcoholics Anonymous” published in 1939, the title was changed to its now familiar title published in the second and subsequent editions.

Many stories in the First Edition were retained for the Second Edition of the Big Book. However, only the titles were used in the First Edition, while the Second Edition prefaced each story with a brief description. For the purposes of the Big Book Podcast, any First Edition story that appears in the Second Edition will also include the preface.

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