Doctor Bob's Library: An Aa-Good Book Connection (Good Book Connection of Aa)

Health, Fitness & Dieting

B., Dick

Dick B.

Addiction & Recovery

Good Book Pub Co

Anne Ripley Smith was the wife of A.A. co-founder Dr. Bob. She compiled and shared with early AAs and their families the materials comprising early A.A.'s spiritual program--the Bible, Quiet Time, the teachings of Sam Shoemaker, the principles of the Oxford Group, and Christian literature of the day. This priceless source of information about where A.A. came from, what it did in the early days, and what its ideas mean has been presented concisely and thoroughly by author Dick B. This is the third edition.

Anne Smith's Journal, 1933-1939: A.A.'s Principles of Success

Paradise Research Pubns

A comprehensive study & analysis of the origins, principles & practices of the Oxford Group (also known as "A First Century Christian Fellowship") of which A.A. was an integral part in its formative years from 1933 to 1939. How the Oxford Group's Biblical principles contributed to & impacted upon A.A.'s Big Book, Twelve Steps, & early high success rate in the 1930s. Endorsed by Oxford Group authorities Garth Lean, James & Eleanor Forde Newton, Willard Hunter, James Houck, A.A. oldtimer Geraldine D., A.A. historian Ernest Kurtz, Ph.D., & Dr. Paul Wood, President, National Council on Alcoholism & Drug Dependence. Other Dick B. titles on A.A.'s spiritual roots: NEW LIGHT ON ALCOHOLISM: THE A.A. LEGACY FROM SAM SHOEMAKER; THE AKRON GENESIS OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; DR. BOB'S LIBRARY; ANNE SMITH'S JOURNAL; THE BOOKS EARLY AA'S READ FOR SPIRITUAL GROWTH; & COURAGE TO CHANGE: THE CHRISTIAN ROOTS OF THE TWELVE STEP MOVEMENT (with Pittman). Titles now published only by Paradise Research Publications, Good Book Publishing Company, or Baker Book House. Reviewed in LIBRARY JOURNAL, BOOKSTORE JOURNAL, FOR A CHANGE, EPISCOPAL LIFE, THE LIVING CHURCH, RECOVERY NEWS, SOBER TIMES. Interviews in Cleveland Plain Dealer, Baltimore Sun, Akron Beacon Journal. Author a recovered alcoholic, retired attorney, & Bible student who has sponsored over sixty A.A.'s in recovery.

Design for Living: The Oxford Group's Contribution to Early A.A.

Religion & Spirituality

The very first, and the most popular study of A.A.'s roots in the Bible. A.A. co-founder Dr. Bob had often stated during his lifetime that the basic ideas of A.A. were taken from their study of the Bible. So too that the Book of James, the sermon on the mount, and 1 Corinthians 13 were absolutely essential to the early program. He said that the answers to their problems were in the Good Book (as he called the Bible). This book explores every observable source and appearance of Bible ideas in the Big Book which Bill Wilson wrote four years after A.A. was founded. It has become a regular shelf item among those who believe in God, understand the importance of the Bible, diligently seek to apply the teachings of Jesus Christ in the march to sobriety and a life of love of service thereafter. The book is a page-turner for those who, like the author at first, had never realized the specific sources of A.A. in the Bible, and the specific Bible language in A.A.'s basic text, talks, and literature of the early days.

The Good Book and the Big Book: A.A's Roots in the Bible

Ten years ago, Dick B. regarded this comprehensive volume of research and writing as his magnum opus. The reason is that its 776 pages brought together his detailed discoveries about the major historical roots of the A.A. movement--the Bible, the Oxford Group, Rev. Sam Shoemaker's writings, Dr. Bob's Library, Anne Smith's Journal, and the religious literature early AAs read. The work was quickly acclaimed by the many scholars and AAs who read and endorsed it. And Dick believed he had covered the waterfront as to the spiritual history of early A.A. Certainly he had covered it in a way that no prior history had even approached in depth, content, and scope. Thus for those who wanted and want an accurate composite of the major contributing religious and spiritual factors that led to the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous in 1935, this is the appropriate reference source. It has, in fact, been used to teach classes, fill academic library spots, and educate those interested in spiritual recovery. But there was to be much more. As time and research continued, Dick delved into the nooks and crannies and came up recently with some 16 wellsprings of A.A. roots and ideas. The discovery neither negated nor outdated the contents of Turning Point. It simply made the picture more clear and detailed. Thus Dick's later books took several new turns: First, he looked into the actual cure situation in early A.A.; and he also looked into the origins and meaning of the so-called nonsense gods; that had developed in A.A. These absurd creations began calling a so-called higher power; a Coke bottle, a tree, a chair, a radiator, a light bulb, Something,Somebody,Gertrude, the Great Pumpkin, Santa Claus, and many many other idolatrous creations. Next, Dick looked more deeply into the individuals who had contributed ideas that became embedded in A.A. and even spawned some of the absurd names, half-baked prayers, and self-made religion (as A.A. co-founder Rev. Samuel M. Shoemaker characterized them for AAs). The individuals included William James, Carl Jung, Emmet Fox, Richard Peabody, William D. Silkworth, and others. In turn, this quest led him to other movements that had contributed to A.A.'s development both before and after 1935--United Christian Endeavor Society, Young Men's Christian Association, the Gospel rescue missions, the Salvation Army, and others. Dick then turned to writing books that would explain to AAs and others exactly how to utilize the history and founding sources to achieve recovery today. And at present, he has turned to biographical materials about Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob that will explain the source of their own particular ideas and practices as those were transmitted into the early A.A. program--conversion, Bible studies, prayer meetings, morning meditation, and even revival techniques. The search and research go on. But Turning Point remains the turning point that describes in much detail how the early AAs turned to the one, true, living God for the solution to their problems, and used His Word to tell them more.

Turning Point: A History of Early A.A.'s Spiritual Roots and Successes

History

World

Good Book Publishing

Good Morning!: Quiet Time, Morning Watch; Meditation, & Early A.A.

One of author Dick B.'s prized discoveries was the library of books A.A. co-founder Dr. Bob had read, studied, recommended, and circulated. Dick first found part of them in the home of Dr. Bob's surviving daughter Sue Smith Windows in Akron. Later he found most of the balance with Dr. Bob's son Smitty and his wife in Nocona, Texas. A.A. literature reported that the books had been given away on Dr. Bob's death. But that was not the case. Once the discovery was made, Dick checked out the details with the Smith children, and located other books that Dr. Bob had used. The importance of the find was that it illuminated the real Bible-based ideas and program of early A.A. This because Dr. Bob used the books and recommended them for use in recovery. Their scope is wide: Bible, prayer, Quiet Time, Jesus Christ, healing, the mind, psychology, devotionals, Oxford Group, William James, Carl Jung, Richard Peabody, Sam Shoemaker, New Thought, and much much more. There were hundreds in all. And Dick has taken this treasure trove of books, categorized them by subject, identified which were actually owned and still extant in possession of the relatives, and listed the source of others used. Those in the recovery movement who wonder what Bill Wilson meant when he wrote in the Big Book that there were many "helpful books" and that suggestions could be obtained from one's rabbi, minister, and priest will no longer wonder why Bill also wrote: Be quick to see where religious people are right. Make use of what they have to offer. A.A. never was a cloister which banned educational, psychological, religious, medical, or inspirational literature. Quite the contrary, pioneers did make use of what they had to offer. The Akron fellowship strongly recommended the use of "outside" literature. And Bill and Bob were still making that recommendation when they spoke together on the stage of the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles in March, 1948, before an audience of 4500 AAs and their families. Here's the place to find, read, and use the books the founders used as they achieved healing.

Dr. Bob and His Library (Third Edition): A Major A.A. Spiritual Source

Paradise Research Publications

In the summer of 2004, the Gate Lodge on the immense Seiberling Estate which is known as Stan Hywet Museum and Gardens as opened to the public. This historic site is where Mrs. Henrietta Seiberling raised her three children and where she introduced A.A. co-founders-to-be Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith to each other in the hope that the result would be Dr.Bob's recovery from alcoholism. Henrietta's deep faith in God, familiarity with Scriptures, and frequent resort to prayer were factors which enabled her to work effectively in the early days of the Akron A.A. pioneer fellowship and help bring about the astonishing cures. In this title, which was written and presented at the opening of the Gate Lodge, A.A. historian Dick B. tells the Seiberling story from Henrietta's marriage into the famous Seiberling family to her spiritual infusion of ideas into the A.A. program of the 1930's. It is inspirational, informative, and presents facts hitherto unknown about Henrietta's vital role in the development of Alcoholics Anonymous

Henrietta B. Seiberling: Ohio's Lady with a Cause

Biographies & Memoirs

Community & Culture

Paradise Research Publications, Inc.

This title tells you about A.A. cofounder Dr. Bob s excellent training in the Good Book as a youngster. It presents an in-depth exploration of the training Dr. Bob received during his boyhood years in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. You will see, from its documented details, that young Bob s major Christian training the training translated into the early A.A. spiritual recovery program in Akron came from his parents, Walter P. and Susan H. Smith; North Congregational Church, St. Johnsbury; the Christian Endeavor Society of that church; and the rigorous requirements and studies at the famous St. Johnsbury Academy. The authors traveled to St. Johnsbury; visited principal buildings existing during Bob s youth; interviewed the North Church pastor, the St. Johnsbury Academy archivist and the librarian, people at his boyhood home, and others. Then began their intensive research of the actual records, background books, photos, and communications. The bibliography will help readers to do likewise if they choose. More importantly, this title is a companion to a second volume comprising 20 resource binders and to a large number of books in the newly- founded Dr. Bob Core Library at North Congregational Church, St. Johnsbury, which houses extensive historical, biographical, educational, Christian, and other books, manuscripts, and photographs.

Dr. Bob of Alcoholics Anonymous: His Excellent Training in the Good Book As a Youngster in Vermont

Ken B.

Good Book Publishing Company

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