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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.

  • AA Grapevine from March 1971 - Bill W. Memorial Issue

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    This Bill W. Memorial issue of the Grapevine is from March 1971, a little over month after the passing of AA cofounder Bill Wilson. This is a dedic...

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  • AA Grapevine from April 1961 - The Dilemma of No Faith by Bill

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    AA Grapevine issue from April 1961. This issue includes the popular article “The Dilemma of No Faith” by Bill W. which was the first of a series on...

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  • AA Grapevine from March 1961 - The Twelve Steps Revisited

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    AA Grapevine issue from March 1961. This issue includes the headline article “The Twelve Steps Revisited.” This issue also includes the third part ...

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  • AA Grapevine from May 1960 - What Is Freedom In AA? by Bill W.

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    AA Grapevine issue from May 1960. This issue includes the article “What Is Freedom In AA?” by Bill W. Also included are the articles “Twenty-fifth ...

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  • AA Grapevine from February 1962 - The Time is Now

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    AA Grapevine issue from February 1962. This issue includes the headline articles “The Time is Now”, “AA Seeks It’s Own: but Why Me?”, and “The 12 S...

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  • AA Grapevine from April 1960

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    AA Grapevine issue from April 1960. This issue features the covert with the large print Serenity Prayer and includes the articles; “A Simple Yes”, ...

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  • AA Grapevine from March 1960 - After Twenty-Five Years by Bill W.

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    AA Grapevine issue from March 1960. This issue includes the article “After Twenty-five Years” by Bill W. Also included is a full section announcing...

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  • AA Grapevine from December 1960 - Christmas Message from Bill

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    AA Grapevine issue from December 1960. This issue includes a “Christmas Message” from Bill and features the headline articles; “In Case of a Christ...

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  • AA Grapevine from June 1965 - Bill Tells How AA Began

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    AA Grapevine issue from June 1965 features the article “How AA Began” by Bill in celebration of the 30th Anniversary of AA. Here is an excerpt from...

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  • AA Grapevine from February 1965 - A Lush in the Halls of Ivy

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    AA Grapevine issue from February 1965 features the articles “A Lush in the Halls of Ivy”, “The Power of Prayer”, “The Jellinek Formula”, and much m...

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  • AA Grapevine from November 1964 - Signed by Mel B.

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    This is the November 1964, Gratitude Month issue of the AA Grapevine. This Grapevine has been signed by AA historian Mel B. The signature can be fo...

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  • AA Grapevine from July 1965 - 30th Anniversary International Convention

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    AA Grapevine, 30th Anniversary International Convention issue from July 1965 features the an article by Bill on “Responsibility” which was the them...

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  • AA Grapevine from January 1960

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    AA Grapevine issue from January 1960. This issue includes the articles; “Survival”, “AA Conformity and Individualism”, “Outside AA”, and much more!...

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  • AA Grapevine from December 1956 - Christmas Greetings from Lois and Bill

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    This is the December 1956, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features a Christmas Greetings from Lois and Bill. Also included are the articles ...

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  • AA Grapevine December 1958 - Christmas Editorial by Bill

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    This is the December 1958, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue has a Christmas Editorial piece by Bill W. This issue features the articles “Chris...

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  • AA Grapevine from October 1959 - International Issue

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    This is the October 1959, International issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features an article by Bill titled “AA Communication Can Cross All Ba...

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  • AA Grapevine from April 1956 - Serenity Prayer

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    This is the April 1956, issue of the AA Grapevine with the Serenity Prayer on the front cover. This issue features the articles ”Twelve Steps aand ...

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  • AA Grapevine from November 1959 - Traditions Month

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    This is the November 1959, Traditions Month issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features an article by Bill titled “The Antidote for Fear: Pruden...

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  • AA Grapevine - September 1958

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    This is the September 1958, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles ”Words Can’t Say Everything”, “The Unshakeable Knowledge”, ...

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  • AA Grapevine from February 1959

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    This is the February 1959, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles “And Then the Lights Came On”, “Let’s Face It”, “I’m Differe...

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  • AA Grapevine from August 1956 - How About A Group Inventory?

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    This is the August 1956, issue of the AA Grapevine. The cover titles this as “A Milestone Issue”. This issue features the article “How About A Grou...

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  • AA Grapevine from September 1956 - Why Psychiatrist Fail With Alcoholics by Harry Tiebout

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    This is the September 1956, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the popular article “Why Psychiatrists Fail With Alcoholics” by Dr. Harr...

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  • AA Grapevine from May 1958

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    This is the May 1958, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles ”Give my Regards to New York”, “New York Revisited”, “The Search ...

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  • AA Grapevine from January 1962 - This Matter of Fear by Bill

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    AA Grapevine issue from January 1962. This issue includes the popular article “This Matter of Fear” by Bill W. This article was included in the ser...

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