The 14th story from the Personal Stories section of the first edition of Alcoholics Anonymous is entitled “Riding the Rods.” Because it was printed only in the first edition of the Big Book in 1939, it's a "new" story to those who've never seen it.

Available only in the First Edition of the Big Book, this relatively short story provides a glimpse of the formative years of AA when old-timers were those with 2 or 3 years sober, but whose perseverance and dedication made possible a solid foundation ...

The 12th story, printed only in the First Edition, gives a rare glimpse of how newly sober alcoholics perceived the spiritual aspects of AA demonstrated by early pioneers of the Program. The author of this story was initially visited by AA co-founder D...

This cautionary tale, printed only in the First Edition, describes how easily a year of sobriety can be dashed to pieces. "After a year of learning new ways of living, new attitudes and desires, I became self-confident and then careless.

The tenth story from the Personal Stories section of the first edition of Alcoholics Anonymous published in 1939 was printed only in the first edition. It's a fascinating story that reflects the time during the Prohibition when home brewing of beer was...

Printed only in the First Edition, this story conveys a powerful message about slipping, or back-sliding, that will touch every generation of AA members. After 2 years sober, he started neglecting meetings, fellowship, and daily prayer.

Two stories are presented in this episode: A Different Slant and Traveler, Editor, Scholar. These appeared as the 7th and 8th stories in the Personal Stories section of the First Edition of "Alcoholics Anonymous" in 1939.

This story was published only in the First Edition of “Alcoholics Anonymous” in 1939. As the 6th story in the Personal Stories section, it never made it to the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th editions of the Big Book. In that way,

This story appears in all four editions of "Alcoholics Anonymous", but the original version of Our Southern Friend printed in 1939 was considerably longer than subsequent editions. It contains at least 15 additional paragraphs and other verbiage tha...

A Feminine Victory is another story most people have never seen. It was published only in the First Edition of "Alcoholics Anonymous" in 1939. It was the fourth story in the Personal Stories section and the first story written by a woman to appear in t...