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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 1961 - Christmas Message from Bill

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    AA Grapevine issue from December 1961. This Christmas issue features a “Christmas Message” from Bill. Also included are the articles; “The 12 Steps...

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  • 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 from April 1964 - Emotionally Immature

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    This is the April 1964 issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles “What do you mean ‘Emotionally Immature’?”, “12 Stops To Sobriet...

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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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  • Best of the Grapevine - First Printing from 1985 - ODJ

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    Best of the Grapevine  First Printing from 1985 Original Dust Jacket This Best of the Grapevine includes the “best” 76 articles from various issues...

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  • NO MATTER WHAT: DEALING WITH ADVERSITY IN SOBRIETY - Stories from AA Grapevine

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    NO MATTER WHAT: DEALING WITH ADVERSITY IN SOBRIETY - Stories from AA Grapevine This book was published by the AA Grapevine, Inc in 2013. Here is a ...

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  • The Best of Bill - Large-print Edition - First Printing from 2005

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    The Best of Bill This is the Large Print Edition, 1st Printing from 2005. This book is a collection Bill Wilson’s writings that were originally pub...

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  • “AA Today” 25th Anniversary - First Printing from 1960

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    This book is the “AA Today” A special publication by the AA Grapevine commemorating the 25th Anniversary of Alcoholics Anonymous. This book is a Fi...

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  • The Home Group: Heartbeat Of AA - Second Printing

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    The Home Group: Heartbeat Of AA - A collection of articles reprinted from the AA Grapevine. This is a Second Printing from 1995 published by The AA...

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  • AA Around the World: Adventures in Recovery - First Printing from 2000

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    AA Around the World: Adventures in Recovery A World-wide Collection of Shared Experience, Strength, and Hope from The AA Grapevine This is a First ...

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  • AA Grapevine from November 1955

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    This is the November 1955, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles ”Thanksgiving Time” by Bill W, “The Day Willie Slipped”, “In...

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  • AA Grapevine from May 1955

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    This is the May 1955, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles ”How AA’s World Services Grew ... Part 1” by Bill. This Grapevine...

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  • AA Grapevine from 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

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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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  • AA Grapevine from February 1955

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    This is the February 1955, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles ”’54 Roundup”, “Sponsorship”, “Education of a Drink”, and mu...

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  • AA Grapevine from May 1955

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    This is the May 1955, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features the articles ”How AA’s World Services Grew ... Part 1” by Bill. This Grapevine...

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    AA Grapevine from June 1955 - 1955 International Convention Program

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    This is the June 1955, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue includes the program for the 1955 AA International Convention in St. Louis. This issue...

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    AA Grapevine from August 1955 - Convention Highlights

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    This is the August 1955, issue of the AA Grapevine. This issue features several articles that tell different stories about the 1955 AA Internationa...

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