AA Tools and resources

Literature published by A.A. World Services, Inc. is a resource for the recovering alcoholic and for anyone who wants to find out about Alcoholics Anonymous, its history, and how it works. General Service Conference-approved literature reflects the group conscience of the Fellowship of A.A. and includes the book Alcoholics Anonymous (affectionately known by members as the Big Book); Daily Reflections, a compilation of spiritual reflections contributed by members; books written by one of A.A.’s co-founders (such as Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions and As Bill Sees It); and a wide variety of pamphlets and booklets that deal with the Three Legacies of Alcoholics Anonymous: Recovery, Unity and Service. (2020 Catalogue of Conference Approved Literature PDF)

• Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) PDF - searchable
• Twelve and Twelve (PDF) - searchable
• Daily Reflection (Online) 
• Living Sober (PDF)
• Ebooks available from AA:  Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age, Came to Believe, Doctor Bob and the Good Old Timers,  As Bill Sees It, Experience Strength and Hope, AA in Prison: Inmate to Inmate, Pass it On

Many AA pamphlets are also available as PDF, including: 

• The AA Group
• AA at a Glance
• Questions and Answers About Sponsorship
• Women in AA
• This is AA: An Introduction to the AA Recovery Program
•  Frequently Asked Questions About AA
• Suggestions for Leading a Beginner's Meeting
• Understanding Anonymity
• Twelve Traditions Illustrated
• Twelve Concepts Illustrated
• The God Word: Agnostic and Atheist Members in AA

Please see www.aa.org for a wealth of AA-sanctioned information. There you can also read the AA Grapevine or LaVina online!

AA Grapevine offers a daily quote delivered by email - available to all.  Sign up for it at aagrapevine.org and receive it daily in your inbox.

 www.aagrapevine.org/we-are-here-to-help  

• Grapevine YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI9uFLJ__aXT3-At0PlPWUQ  

For best practices to maintain anonymity while using online and/or social media please read ANONYMITY ONLINE AND DIGITAL MEDIA: https://www.aa.org/assets/en_us/smf-197_en.pdf 

Links provided by the AA General Service Office Message on COVID-19 as of 19 MAR 2020: 

• General Service Office Website: www.aa.org 

• Videos/Audios https://www.aa.org/pages/en_US/videos-and-audios 

• Read/Listen/ASL “The Big Book” and Twelve Steps/Twelve Traditions Book https://www.aa.org/pages/en_US/read-the-big-book-and-twelve-steps-and-twelvetraditions 

• A.A. Archives and history https://www.aa.org/pages/en_US/archives-and-history 

• A.A.W.S. YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2nfvf9DeDA7QYvLeq4pQ-w 

• A.A. Online Intergroup: https://www.aa-intergroup.org/ 

• Understanding Anonymity: https://www.aa.org/assets/en_US/p47_understandinganonymity.pdf 

Please see Boston Central Service for information pertaining to AA in the greater Boston area at: https://aaboston.org/