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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 December 1951 - Lasker Award

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    This is the December 1951, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features an article describing the event on October 30th, 1951 in San Francisco in...

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  • AA Grapevine from January 1951 - Tribute to Dr. Bob

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    This is the January 1951, “Tribute to Dr. Bob” issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features a complete dedication in the memory and life of servi...

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  • AA Grapevine - March 1951

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    This is the March 1951, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features a special Editorial note to the AA members in Cork, Ireland in celebration o...

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  • AA Grapevine from May 1951 - Canada

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    This is the May 1951 “Tribute to Canada” issue of the Grapevine. This issue also includes a dedication to Dr. Silkworth as he passed away in March ...

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  • AA Grapevine from June 1951 - First General Service Conference

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    This is the June 1951, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles related to the “First General Service Conference”. This is an am...

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  • AA Grapevine from July 1951 - Easy Does It

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    This is the July 1951, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles “God is not Yourself” by Paul de Kruif, “AA - 50% Alcoholic - 50...

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  • AA Grapevine - Old-Timer - August 1951

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    This is the August 1951, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles “Old-Timer? You Can’t Miss!”, “Is There a God?”, “Pandora’s Bo...

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  • AA Grapevine from October 1951

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    This is the October 1951, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles “There Ain’t No Pushbutton”, “Twelfth Step”, and much more. T...

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  • AA Grapevine from December 1951 - Lasker Award

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    This is the December 1951, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features an article describing the event on October 30th, 1951 in San Francisco in...

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  • AA Grapevine from January 1951 - Tribute to Dr. Bob Recovery Collectibles
    AA Grapevine from January 1951 - Tribute to Dr. Bob Recovery Collectibles

    AA Grapevine from January 1951 - Tribute to Dr. Bob

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    This is the January 1951, “Tribute to Dr. Bob” issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features a complete dedication in the memory and life of servi...

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  • AA Grapevine - October 1951 Alabama
    AA Grapevine - October 1951 Alabama

    AA Grapevine - October 1951

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    This is the October 1951, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles “There Ain’t No Pushbutton”, “Twelfth Step”, and much more. T...

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  • AA Grapevine from October 1951 Mark McConnell
    AA Grapevine from October 1951 Mark McConnell

    AA Grapevine from October 1951

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    This is the October 1951, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles “There Ain’t No Pushbutton”, “Twelfth Step”, and much more. T...

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  • AA Grapevine - September 1951 - Chicago Early History Mark McConnell
    AA Grapevine - September 1951 - Chicago Early History Mark McConnell

    AA Grapevine - September 1951 - Chicago Early History

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    This is the September 1951, “Chicago Early History” issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features a special about AA activities in Chicago includi...

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  • AA Grapevine from July 1951 - Easy Does It Mark McConnell
    AA Grapevine from July 1951 - Easy Does It Mark McConnell

    AA Grapevine from July 1951 - Easy Does It

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    This is the July 1951, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles “God is not Yourself” by Paul de Kruif, “AA - 50% Alcoholic - 50...

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  • AA Grapevine from March 1951 Mark McConnell
    AA Grapevine from March 1951 Mark McConnell

    AA Grapevine from March 1951

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    This is the March 1951, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features a special Editorial note to the AA members in Cork, Ireland in celebration o...

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  • AA Grapevine - February 1951 - New York Mark McConnell
    AA Grapevine - February 1951 - New York Mark McConnell

    AA Grapevine - February 1951 - New York

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    This is the February 1951, “Metropolitan New York” issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features a special about AA activities in New York includi...

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  • AA Grapevine August 1951 - Old-Timer Recovery Collectibles
    AA Grapevine August 1951 - Old-Timer Recovery Collectibles

    AA Grapevine August 1951 - Old-Timer

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    This is the August 1951, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles “Old-Timer? You Can’t Miss!”, “Is There a God?”, “Pandora’s Bo...

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  • AA Grapevine - October 1951 Alabama
    AA Grapevine - October 1951 Alabama

    AA Grapevine - October 1951

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    This is the October 1951, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles “There Ain’t No Pushbutton”, “Twelfth Step”, and much more. T...

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  • AA Grapevine - Old-Timer - August 1951 Alabama
    AA Grapevine - Old-Timer - August 1951 Alabama

    AA Grapevine - Old-Timer - August 1951

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    This is the August 1951, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles “Old-Timer? You Can’t Miss!”, “Is There a God?”, “Pandora’s Bo...

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  • AA Grapevine July 1951 - Easy Does It Alabama
    AA Grapevine July 1951 - Easy Does It Alabama

    AA Grapevine July 1951 - Easy Does It

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    This is the July 1951, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles “God is not Yourself” by Paul de Kruif, “AA - 50% Alcoholic - 50...

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  • AA Grapevine May 1951 - Canada Alabama
    AA Grapevine May 1951 - Canada Alabama

    AA Grapevine May 1951 - Canada

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    This is the May 1951 “Tribute to Canada” issue of the Grapevine. This issue also includes a dedication to Dr. Silkworth as he passed away in March ...

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  • AA Grapevine - March 1951 Alabama
    AA Grapevine - March 1951 Alabama

    AA Grapevine - March 1951

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    This is the March 1951, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features a special Editorial note to the AA members in Cork, Ireland in celebration o...

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  • AA Grapevine - Easy Does It - July 1951 Recovery Collectibles
    AA Grapevine - Easy Does It - July 1951 Recovery Collectibles

    AA Grapevine - Easy Does It - July 1951

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    This is the July 1951, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles “God is not Yourself” by Paul de Kruif, “AA - 50% Alcoholic - 50...

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