Our Great Responsibility - Alcoholics Anonymous Aotearoa/New Zealand

A selection of Bill W’s General Service Conference talks, 1951-1970

Review from an A.A. member:

This book is a record of the beginnings and first years of the Alcoholics Anonymous General Service Conference, which was formed in 1951 – the year after the death of Bob S. The introduction contains a history of the long and rocky road, spearheaded by Bill W, to develop the Conference. Bill saw that through the Conference, ‘the moment of transfer of authority to serve, from us oldtimers to the movement, is at hand.’
When I began reading this, I thought it would be rather dry – in fact it is an interesting and often witty look at the foundations of the AA General Service Conference, told through a series of speeches given at said conference. Bill W’s wit and droll humour shines through, and there is a great deal for anyone interested in a deeper knowledge of the makings of AA – the trials, internal debates and near-misses that are the foundation of our f...