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AA Grapevine

This collection includes the AA Grapevine Magazines. These are great gifts to give to Sponsors, Sponsees, and friends in celebration of a sobriety anniversary!

The Grapevine was created by six AA members in the New York area — four women and two men. With the blessings of AA's co-founder Bill W., they published the first issue in June 1944, just nine years after the founding of AA. A copy of that first issue was sent to every AA group — about 300 at the time — and to all known AA members in the armed services overseas. An entire page with the heading, "Mail Call for All AAs in the Armed Forces," was devoted to letters from these members, who began calling the Grapevine their "meeting in print." The title stuck, and today the Grapevine and La Viña carry it on their covers.

At the heart of the early Grapevines, then as now, were first-person stories. There were also news and notes on current happenings at the Central Office, plus reports of the explosion of new groups in North America and around the world. In addition to AA news, there were book reviews and magazine reprints and pieces written by non-AAs, including some well-known literary figures. Discussed were such burning topics of the day as the place of women in AA, returning veterans, and cross-addiction.

By the fourth issue, the magazine began printing this description of itself under the masthead:

A monthly Journal devoted to those seeking further knowledge on the problem of alcoholism, in the hope that it may prove a unifying bond to all alcoholics everywhere. Individual opinions expressed here are not, necessarily, those of AA as a whole.

The AA Grapevine was in fact appealing to "alcoholics everywhere" and in 1945, at the request of the groups, it became the national journal of Alcoholics Anonymous. Four years later, when the Grapevine's readership had expanded to include members in Canada and Europe, the designation was changed to the international journal of Alcoholics Anonymous.

Later issues of the Grapevine reported on important developments in the growth of the Fellowship, worldwide, such as the birth of the General Service Structure, World Service Meetings, and the publication of the Third and Fourth editions of the Big Book. The history of the Grapevine is the history of the growth of Alcoholics Anonymous. In 1986, the General Service Conference reaffirmed the magazine's place in AA with an advisory action that recognized it as the international journal of Alcoholics Anonymous.

Enjoy Shopping in this collection of AA Grapevine Magazine's.

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    AA Grapevine from August 1953 - Family Circle by Lois W

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    This is the August 1953, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the section ”Family Circle” with an article by Lois W. Also included are th...

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    AA Grapevine from September 1953 - Surrender vs Compliance by Harry Tiebout

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    This is the September 1953, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the article ”Surrender versus Compliance in Therapy” by Dr. Harry Tiebou...

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    AA Grapevine from October 1953

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    This is the October 1953, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles ”Alice in the Wonderland of AA”, “A Look at Ourselves”, “Too ...

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    AA Grapevine from January 1955

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    This is the January 1955, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the article ”Why Alcoholics Anonymous is Anonymous” by Bill. This Grapevin...

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    AA Grapevine from February 1955

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    This is the February 1955, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles ”’54 Roundup”, “Sponsorship”, “Education of a Drink”, and mu...

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    AA Grapevine from March 1955 - Serenity Prayer

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    This is the March 1955, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue began the longtime tradition of the Large Print text of the Serenity Prayer with a wh...

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    AA Grapevine from April 1955

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    This is the April 1955, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles ”Please Send Miracle At Once”, “The Significance of St. Louis b...

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    AA Grapevine from May 1955

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    This is the May 1955, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles ”How AA’s World Services Grew ... Part 1” by Bill. This Grapevine...

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    AA Grapevine from June 1955 - 1955 International Convention Program

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    This is the June 1955, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue includes the program for the 1955 AA International Convention in St. Louis. This issue...

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    AA Grapevine from July 1955 - 1955 International Convention Issue

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    This is the July 1955, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue is the 20th Anniversary and 1955 AA International Convention Issue. This issue feature...

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    AA Grapevine from August 1955 - Convention Highlights

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    This is the August 1955, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features several articles that tell different stories about the 1955 AA Internationa...

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    AA Grapevine from September 1955 - The Pink Cloud and Afternoon by Harry Tiebout

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    This is the September 1955, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles ”The Pink Cloud and After” by Dr. Harry Tiebout, “You Don’t...

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    AA Grapevine from November 1955

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    This is the November 1955, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles ”Thanksgiving Time” by Bill W, “The Day Willie Slipped”, “In...

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    AA Grapevine from October 1955 - The Spiritual Angle of AA by Sam Shoemaker

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    This is the October 1955, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles ”The Spiritual Angle of AA” by Sam Shoemaker, “Writer’s Cramp...

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    AA Grapevine from April 1954

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    This is the April 1954, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles ”Education for Privacy”, “High Bottom Alcoholics”, “Minutes if ...

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    AA Grapevine from March 1954 - Conversion As A Psychological Phenomenon

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    This is the March 1954, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles ”Conversion as a Psychological Phenomenon” by Harry Tiebout, “T...

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    AA Grapevine from January 1954

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    This is the January 1954, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles ”1953 and the Alcoholic”, “AA Roulette”, and much more! This ...

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    AA Grapevine from November 1953 - God and AA

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    This is the November 1953, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles ”God and AA”, “Alcoholics are People!”, “Homeless but Happy”...

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    AA Grapevine from October 1953

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    This is the October 1953, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles ”Alice in the Wonderland of AA”, “A Look at Ourselves”, “Too ...

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    AA Grapevine from September 1953 - Surrender vs Compliance by Harry Tiebout

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    This is the September 1953, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the article ”Surrender versus Compliance in Therapy” by Dr. Harry Tiebou...

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    AA Grapevine from August 1953 - Family Circle by Lois W

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    This is the August 1953, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the section ”Family Circle” with an article by Lois W. Also included are th...

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    AA Grapevine from July 1953 - A Fragment of History by Bill

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    This is the July 1953, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features ”A Fragment of History” by Bill. Also included are the articles “AA Doctors M...

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    AA Grapevine from June 1953

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    This is the June 1953, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features ”Third General Service Conference of AA”, “Not All Cows are Purple”, and much...

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    AA Grapevine from April 1953

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    This is the April 1953, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features ”AA Circles The Globe”, “Tradition Twelve by Bill”, and much more. This Grap...

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