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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.

  • Thank You For Sharing: Sixty Years of Letters to the AA Grapevine - 2003 Recovery Collectibles
    Thank You For Sharing: Sixty Years of Letters to the AA Grapevine - 2003 Recovery Collectibles
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    Thank You For Sharing: Sixty Years of Letters to the AA Grapevine - 2003

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    Thank You for Sharing Sixty Years of Letters to the AA Grapevine In this lively anthology of letters, spanning seven decades of Grapevine publicati...

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  • Emotional Sobriety, The Next Frontier: Selected Stories from the AA Grapevine Recovery Collectibles
    Emotional Sobriety, The Next Frontier: Selected Stories from the AA Grapevine Recovery Collectibles
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    Emotional Sobriety, The Next Frontier: Selected Stories from the AA Grapevine

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    Emotional Sobriety, The Next Frontier Selected Stories from the AA Grapevine First Printing from 2006 Powerful and uplifting, the book Emotional So...

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  • AA Grapevine from March 1950 Mark McConnell
    AA Grapevine from March 1950 Mark McConnell

    AA Grapevine from March 1950

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    This is the March 1950 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue includes the article titled “Definite Economic Service”. Also included is the article ...

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  • AA Grapevine - October 1950 - Far West Issue Mark McConnell
    AA Grapevine - October 1950 - Far West Issue Mark McConnell

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    This is the October 1950 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the theme of “Far West Issue” which includes many articles about Alcoholics...

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

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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 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 - January 1952 - The Vision of Tomorrow by Bill Mark McConnell
    AA Grapevine - January 1952 - The Vision of Tomorrow by Bill Mark McConnell

    AA Grapevine - January 1952 - The Vision of Tomorrow by Bill

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    This is the January 1952, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features an article by Bill titles “The Vision for Tomorrow”. This issues the artic...

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  • AA Grapevine - April 1952 - Tradition One by Bill Mark McConnell
    AA Grapevine - April 1952 - Tradition One by Bill Mark McConnell

    AA Grapevine - April 1952 - Tradition One by Bill

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    This is the April 1952, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the first of a series of articles by Bill explaining the Twelve Traditions. ...

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  • AA Grapevine - May 1952 - Tradition Two by Bill Mark McConnell
    AA Grapevine - May 1952 - Tradition Two by Bill Mark McConnell

    AA Grapevine - May 1952 - Tradition Two by Bill

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    This is the May 1952, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the second in a series of articles by Bill explaining the Twelve Traditions. T...

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  • AA Grapevine from June 1952 - General Service Conference Mark McConnell
    AA Grapevine from June 1952 - General Service Conference Mark McConnell

    AA Grapevine from June 1952 - General Service Conference

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    This is the June 1952, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles “AA General Service Conference”, “A Remembering Heart”, “AA on t...

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  • AA Grapevine - August 1952 Mark McConnell
    AA Grapevine - August 1952 Mark McConnell

    AA Grapevine - August 1952

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    This is the August 1952, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles “Tradition Four by Bill”, “The True Confessions of a Man on Pi...

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  • AA Grapevine from September 1952 - Tradition Five Mark McConnell
    AA Grapevine from September 1952 - Tradition Five Mark McConnell

    AA Grapevine from September 1952 - Tradition Five

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    This is the September 1952 issue of the AA Grapevine featuring the articles “The Story of the Sinful Knight”, “Tradition Five by Bill”, and much mo...

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  • AA Grapevine from October 1952 - Tradition Six Mark McConnell
    AA Grapevine from October 1952 - Tradition Six Mark McConnell

    AA Grapevine from October 1952 - Tradition Six

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    This is the October 1952 issue of the AA Grapevine featuring the articles “Indiana Fellowship of Alcoholic Prisoners”, “Tradition Six by Bill”, and...

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  • AA Grapevine from January 1953 - Milestone Report Mark McConnell
    AA Grapevine from January 1953 - Milestone Report Mark McConnell

    AA Grapevine from January 1953 - Milestone Report

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    This is the January 1953, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features ”Milestone Report: Inventory of 1952”, “Tradition Nine by Bill”, and much ...

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  • AA Grapevine from March 1953 Mark McConnell
    AA Grapevine from March 1953 Mark McConnell

    AA Grapevine from March 1953

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    This is the March 1953, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features ”From a Dublin Diary”, “Tradition Eleven by Bill”, and much more. This Grape...

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  • AA Grapevine from April 1953 Mark McConnell
    AA Grapevine from April 1953 Mark McConnell

    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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  • AA Grapevine from June 1953 Mark McConnell
    AA Grapevine from June 1953 Mark McConnell

    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 - July 1953 - A Fragment of History by Bill Mark McConnell
    AA Grapevine - July 1953 - A Fragment of History by Bill Mark McConnell

    AA Grapevine - 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 - August 1953 - Family Circle by Lois W Mark McConnell
    AA Grapevine - August 1953 - Family Circle by Lois W Mark McConnell

    AA Grapevine - 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 - September 1953 - Surrender vs Compliance by Harry Tiebout Mark McConnell
    AA Grapevine - September 1953 - Surrender vs Compliance by Harry Tiebout Mark McConnell

    AA Grapevine - 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 Mark McConnell
    AA Grapevine from October 1953 Mark McConnell

    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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