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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 November 1969 - Traditions

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    This is the November 1969 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue introduces a new series on the 12 Traditions with the headline article “The First T...

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  • AA Grapevine from December 1969 - Merry Christmas To All

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    This is the December 1969 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue includes a “Christmas Greetings” from Bill along with the articles “The Second Trad...

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  • AA Grapevine from March 1969 - Anxiety/Tension

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    This is the March 1969 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the headline articles “That Almighty First Year”, “Anxiety/Tension - All Bad?...

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  • AA Grapevine from September 1969 - A Nun’s Story Mark McConnell
    AA Grapevine from September 1969 - A Nun’s Story Mark McConnell

    AA Grapevine from September 1969 - A Nun’s Story

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    This is the September 1969 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue has the headline articles “The Hans of AA Was There”, “A Nun’s Story”, and much mo...

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  • AA Grapevine from August 1969 Mark McConnell
    AA Grapevine from August 1969 Mark McConnell

    AA Grapevine from August 1969

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    This is the August 1969 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue has the headline articles “Explaining the Unexplainable”, “The Truth in the Myth”, an...

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  • AA Grapevine from May 1969 - Cracking the ‘Secret’ of Big City AA Mark McConnell
    AA Grapevine from May 1969 - Cracking the ‘Secret’ of Big City AA Mark McConnell

    AA Grapevine from May 1969 - Cracking the ‘Secret’ of Big City AA

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    This is the May 1969 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue has the headline article “Cracking the ‘Secret’ of Big City AA” This Grapevine is in goo...

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  • AA Grapevine from April 1969 Mark McConnell
    AA Grapevine from April 1969 Mark McConnell

    AA Grapevine from April 1969

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    This is the April 1969 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles “Be Still and Know”, “The Bleeding Deacon”, “The Name Droppers”,...

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  • AA Grapevine from March 1969 - Anxiety/Tension Mark McConnell
    AA Grapevine from March 1969 - Anxiety/Tension Mark McConnell

    AA Grapevine from March 1969 - Anxiety/Tension

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    This is the March 1969 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the headline articles “That Almighty First Year”, “Anxiety/Tension - All Bad?...

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  • AA Grapevine from January 1969 - Convention Speakers Mark McConnell
    AA Grapevine from January 1969 - Convention Speakers Mark McConnell

    AA Grapevine from January 1969 - Convention Speakers

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    This is the January 1969 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features a section on “Convention Speakers” including the headline articles “A Rugge...

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  • AA Grapevine from October 1969 - First World Service Meeting by Bill Recovery Collectibles
    AA Grapevine from October 1969 - First World Service Meeting by Bill Recovery Collectibles

    AA Grapevine from October 1969 - First World Service Meeting by Bill

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    This is the October 1969 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue has the headline articles “A memo from Bill - The First World Service Meeting”, “Me ...

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  • AA Grapevine - September 1969 - A Nun’s Story Recovery Collectibles
    AA Grapevine - September 1969 - A Nun’s Story Recovery Collectibles

    AA Grapevine - September 1969 - A Nun’s Story

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    This is the September 1969 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue has the headline articles “The Hans of AA Was There”, “A Nun’s Story”, and much mo...

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  • AA Grapevine - April 1969 Recovery Collectibles
    AA Grapevine - April 1969 Recovery Collectibles

    AA Grapevine - April 1969

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    This is the April 1969 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles “Be Still and Know”, “The Bleeding Deacon”, “The Name Droppers”,...

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  • AA Grapevine - March 1969 - Anxiety/Tension Recovery Collectibles
    AA Grapevine - March 1969 - Anxiety/Tension Recovery Collectibles

    AA Grapevine - March 1969 - Anxiety/Tension

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    This is the March 1969 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the headline articles “That Almighty First Year”, “Anxiety/Tension - All Bad?...

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  • AA Grapevine - January 1969 - Convention Speakers Recovery Collectibles
    AA Grapevine - January 1969 - Convention Speakers Recovery Collectibles

    AA Grapevine - January 1969 - Convention Speakers

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    This is the January 1969 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features a section on “Convention Speakers” including the headline articles “A Rugge...

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  • AA Grapevine - August 1969 Recovery Collectibles
    AA Grapevine - August 1969 Recovery Collectibles

    AA Grapevine - August 1969

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    This is the August 1969 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue has the headline articles “Explaining the Unexplainable”, “The Truth in the Myth”, an...

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  • AA Grapevine - Young People and AA - July 1969 Recovery Collectibles
    AA Grapevine - Young People and AA - July 1969 Recovery Collectibles

    AA Grapevine - Young People and AA - July 1969

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    This is the July 1969 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue has the headline articles “Those Stupid Slogans!”, “Young People and AA”, and much more...

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  • AA Grapevine - 25th Anniversary - June 1969 Recovery Collectibles
    AA Grapevine - 25th Anniversary - June 1969 Recovery Collectibles

    AA Grapevine - 25th Anniversary - June 1969

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    This is the June 1969, Twenty-Fifth Anniversary  issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue has headline articles written by or about Bill W, Sister Ign...

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  • AA Grapevine - Cracking the ‘Secret’ of Big City AA - May 1969 Recovery Collectibles
    AA Grapevine - Cracking the ‘Secret’ of Big City AA - May 1969 Recovery Collectibles

    AA Grapevine - Cracking the ‘Secret’ of Big City AA - May 1969

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    This is the May 1969 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue has the headline article “Cracking the ‘Secret’ of Big City AA” This Grapevine is in ver...

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  • AA Grapevine - April 1969 Recovery Collectibles
    AA Grapevine - April 1969 Recovery Collectibles

    AA Grapevine - April 1969

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    This is the April 1969 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles “Be Still and Know”, “The Bleeding Deacon”, “The Name Droppers”,...

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  • AA Grapevine - Anxiety/Tension - March 1969 Recovery Collectibles
    AA Grapevine - Anxiety/Tension - March 1969 Recovery Collectibles

    AA Grapevine - Anxiety/Tension - March 1969

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    This is the March 1969 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the headline articles “That Almighty First Year”, “Anxiety/Tension - All Bad?...

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  • AA Grapevine - Young Winners - February 1969 Recovery Collectibles
    AA Grapevine - Young Winners - February 1969 Recovery Collectibles

    AA Grapevine - Young Winners - February 1969

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    This is the February 1969 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features a section on “Young Winners” including the headline articles “We Were All ...

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  • AA Grapevine - Convention Speakers - January 1969 Recovery Collectibles
    AA Grapevine - Convention Speakers - January 1969 Recovery Collectibles

    AA Grapevine - Convention Speakers - January 1969

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    This is the January 1969 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features a section on “Convention Speakers” including the headline articles “A Rugge...

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  • AA Grapevine May 1969 - Cracking the ‘Secret’ of Big City AA Recovery Collectibles
    AA Grapevine May 1969 - Cracking the ‘Secret’ of Big City AA Recovery Collectibles

    AA Grapevine May 1969 - Cracking the ‘Secret’ of Big City AA

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    This is the May 1969 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue has the headline article “Cracking the ‘Secret’ of Big City AA” This Grapevine is in ver...

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  • AA Grapevine May 1969 - Cracking the ‘Secret’ of Big City AA Recovery Collectibles
    AA Grapevine May 1969 - Cracking the ‘Secret’ of Big City AA Recovery Collectibles

    AA Grapevine May 1969 - Cracking the ‘Secret’ of Big City AA

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    This is the May 1969 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue has the headline article “Cracking the ‘Secret’ of Big City AA” This Grapevine is in goo...

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