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New Light on Alcoholism: The A.A. Legacy from Sam Shoemaker
New Light on Alcoholism The AA Legacy from Sam Shoemaker Author:Dick B. The story of the relationship between the famous New York and Pittsburgh Preacher Dr. Samuel M. Shoemaker, Jr., with Alcoholics Anonymous, A.A.'s co-founder Bill Wilson, and A.A.'s Big Book and 12 Steps. Bill Wilson called Sam Shoemaker a "co-founder" of A.A. This book shows the 150 or more parallel phrases in Shoemaker's and Wilson's writings. ... more »It shows the precise details of how Shoemaker's ideas impacted upon the Twelve Steps of A.A. It contains detailed reviews of Shoemaker's books, articles, sermons, and pamphlets that contain ideas A.A. adopted. And it has a particular emphasis on Shoemaker's later activities when he was rector of Calvary Episcopal Church in Pittsburgh. You won't want to miss this monumental work about the man from whom Bill Wilson said A.A. obtained most of its spiritual program.« less