{"product_id":"harper-s-magazine-september-1941-laymen-and-alcoholics-by-genevieve-parkhurst-1","title":"Harper’s Magazine — September 1941 Featuring “Laymen and Alcoholics” by Genevieve Parkhurst","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHarper’s Magazine — September 1941\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFeaturing \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Laymen and Alcoholics” by Genevieve Parkhurst\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEarly Alcoholics Anonymous \/ Alcoholism Treatment Article\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eOffered here is the \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eSeptember 1941 issue of Harper’s Magazine\u003c\/span\u003e, featuring the important article \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e“Laymen and Alcoholics”\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eby Genevieve Parkhurst\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePublished during the early years of Alcoholics Anonymous, this article offers a valuable outside look at the growing work A.A. was doing in the treatment and recovery of alcoholics. At the time, A.A. was still a relatively young movement, and mainstream recognition from respected publications like Harper’s helped bring wider attention to the Fellowship’s practical approach and remarkable early results.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“Laymen and Alcoholics” is an excellent period article for collectors interested in early A.A. publicity, alcoholism treatment history, and the way the public began to understand Alcoholics Anonymous in the years shortly after the publication of the Big Book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis issue makes a strong companion piece to early A.A. literature, medical articles, and other mainstream magazine features documenting the Fellowship’s rise in the 1940s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe magazine is in \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003every good condition overall\u003c\/span\u003e with some aging wear to the cover. The \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003espine and binding remain solid\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePlease view all photos carefully for the most accurate representation of condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eA wonderful early mainstream magazine issue for collectors of Alcoholics Anonymous history and early public recognition of the Fellowship.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Recovery Collectibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49675784945906,"sku":null,"price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0328\/4625\/0120\/files\/A141450F-9BCF-484D-A69A-5C8B850F8491.jpg?v=1781417052","url":"https:\/\/recoverycollectibles.com\/products\/harper-s-magazine-september-1941-laymen-and-alcoholics-by-genevieve-parkhurst-1","provider":"Recovery Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}