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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 May 1963 - Those Drunk Dreams

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    This is the May 1963 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the headline articles “Those Drunk Dreams”, “Field Guide To the Birds”, “Sponso...

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  • AA Grapevine from August 1963 - AA Attitudes

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    This is the August 1963 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the headline articles “That Terrible Word Must”, “AA Attitudes”, “Nervous?”,...

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  • AA Grapevine from October 1963 - Silkworth article

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    This is the October 1963 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the headline articles “Slips and Human Nature” by Dr. Silkworth, “The 12 St...

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  • AA Grapevine from November 1963 - Gratitude Month

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    This is the November 1963, Gratitude Month issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the headline articles “Treating the Causes of Alcoholism”...

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  • AA Grapevine from December 1963 - Christmas Greeting from Bill

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    This is the December 1963 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the headline articles “Why Fight Christmas?”, “The Hooked Computer”, “That...

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  • AA Grapevine from July 1963 - Love It

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    This is the July 1963 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the headline articles “Love It”, “Don’t Forget”, “My Initiation Fee”, and much...

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  • AA Grapevine from April 1963 - Our Critics Can Be Our Benefactors by Bill

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    This is the April 1963 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the headline articles “Our Critics Can be our Benefactors” by Bill, “An AA Do...

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  • AA Grapevine - December 1963 - Christmas Greeting from Bill

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    This is the December 1963 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the headline articles “Why Fight Christmas?”, “The Hooked Computer”, “That...

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  • AA Grapevine from November 1963 - Gratitude Month Mark McConnell
    AA Grapevine from November 1963 - Gratitude Month Mark McConnell

    AA Grapevine from November 1963 - Gratitude Month

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    This is the November 1963, Gratitude Month issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the headline articles “Treating the Causes of Alcoholism”...

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  • AA Grapevine from October 1963 - Silkworth Mark McConnell
    AA Grapevine from October 1963 - Silkworth Mark McConnell

    AA Grapevine from October 1963 - Silkworth

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    This is the October 1963 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the headline articles “Slips and Human Nature” by Dr. Silkworth, “The 12 St...

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  • AA Grapevine from September 1963 - Fear Mark McConnell
    AA Grapevine from September 1963 - Fear Mark McConnell

    AA Grapevine from September 1963 - Fear

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    This is the September 1963 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the headline articles “Fear”, “How Many Meetings?”, “AA Spoken Here”, and...

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  • AA Grapevine from August 1963 - AA Attitudes Mark McConnell
    AA Grapevine from August 1963 - AA Attitudes Mark McConnell

    AA Grapevine from August 1963 - AA Attitudes

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    This is the August 1963 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the headline articles “That Terrible Word Must”, “AA Attitudes”, “Nervous?”,...

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  • AA Grapevine from June 1963 - Conference News Flash Mark McConnell
    AA Grapevine from June 1963 - Conference News Flash Mark McConnell

    AA Grapevine from June 1963 - Conference News Flash

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    This is the June 1963 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the headline articles “Conference News Flash”, “First Meeting”, “AA Vacation T...

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  • AA Grapevine from May 1963 - Those Drunk Dreams Mark McConnell
    AA Grapevine from May 1963 - Those Drunk Dreams Mark McConnell

    AA Grapevine from May 1963 - Those Drunk Dreams

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    This is the May 1963 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the headline articles “Those Drunk Dreams”, “Field Guide To the Birds”, “Sponso...

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  • AA Grapevine from March 1963 - Alcohol and Your Brain Mark McConnell
    AA Grapevine from March 1963 - Alcohol and Your Brain Mark McConnell

    AA Grapevine from March 1963 - Alcohol and Your Brain

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    This is the March 1963 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the headline articles “Alcohol and Your Brain”, “Success: Bane or Boon?”, “Th...

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  • AA Grapevine from February 1963 - The Al-Anon Story Mark McConnell
    AA Grapevine from February 1963 - The Al-Anon Story Mark McConnell

    AA Grapevine from February 1963 - The Al-Anon Story

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    This is the February 1963 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the headline articles “The Al-Anon Story”, “How To Make Friends With Your ...

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  • AA Grapevine - March 1963 - Alcohol and Your Brain Recovery Collectibles
    AA Grapevine - March 1963 - Alcohol and Your Brain Recovery Collectibles

    AA Grapevine - March 1963 - Alcohol and Your Brain

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    This is the March 1963 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the headline articles “Alcohol and Your Brain”, “Success: Bane or Boon?”, “Th...

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  • AA Grapevine - Fear - September 1963 Recovery Collectibles
    AA Grapevine - Fear - September 1963 Recovery Collectibles

    AA Grapevine - Fear - September 1963

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    This is the September 1963 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the headline articles “Fear”, “How Many Meetings?”, “AA Spoken Here”, and...

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  • AA Grapevine - AA Attitudes - August 1963 Recovery Collectibles
    AA Grapevine - AA Attitudes - August 1963 Recovery Collectibles

    AA Grapevine - AA Attitudes - August 1963

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    This is the August 1963 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the headline articles “That Terrible Word Must”, “AA Attitudes”, “Nervous?”,...

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  • AA Grapevine - Those Drunk Dreams - May 1963 Recovery Collectibles
    AA Grapevine - Those Drunk Dreams - May 1963 Recovery Collectibles

    AA Grapevine - Those Drunk Dreams - May 1963

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    This is the May 1963 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the headline articles “Those Drunk Dreams”, “Field Guide To the Birds”, “Sponso...

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  • AA Grapevine - Alcohol and Your Brain - March 1963 Recovery Collectibles
    AA Grapevine - Alcohol and Your Brain - March 1963 Recovery Collectibles

    AA Grapevine - Alcohol and Your Brain - March 1963

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    This is the March 1963 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the headline articles “Alcohol and Your Brain”, “Success: Bane or Boon?”, “Th...

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