One of the most important recovery books ever written

Discover the sheer simplicity of the early AA program that produced a 50-75% recovery rate from alcoholism. Experience the spiritual awakening that occurs as the direct result of taking the Twelve Steps in four one-hour sessions.

To date, more than 500,000 have been through the Back to Basics A.A. Beginners' Meetings. They have proven, beyond a shadow of doubt, that "It works--it really does."

Back to the Basics of Recovery Book
(Modified Format)

This 128 page book is a companion for the Back to the Basics of Recovery Meeting Leader Guide, which is a 2015 version of the 1946 Back to Basics A.A. Beginners’ Meetings. The book has been specifically rewritten for use in treatment centers, aftercare facilities, half-way houses, recovery homes, correctional facilities, and Twelve-Step meetings. The book has been modified to apply to all addictive and compulsive behaviors and all “Big Book” passages are gender neutral.

The book contains all the materials necessary to take the Twelve Steps “quickly and often,” and it is a program for “anyone or everyone interested in a (new) way of life.”

This format is time-tested and effective. Wally P. and others have been using this material for more than fifteen years to take hundreds of thousands through the Steps in seminars and workshops..

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Back to Basics Meeting Leader Guide (Original 1946 Format)

This Meeting Leader Guide is the companion for the Back to Basics book.

This 150 page 3-ring binder contains all the materials necessary to conduct Back to Basics A.A. Beginners' Meetings as they were held in the mid 1940's. (Session One: Overview and Step 1; Session Two: Steps 2-3-4; Session Three: Steps 5-6-7-8-9; Session Four: Steps 10-11-12)

Included are the meeting formats for the four one-hour sessions, 8 handouts (including the 4th Step inventory) for the newcomers, and "Spiritual Bullets" about the Beginners' Meetings of the 1940's.

In this book, the author describes his four year spiritual odyssey traveling with James Houck from 1996-2000. James was a recovered alcoholic who found lasting sobriety and a new way of living on December 12, 1934 (one day after Bill W. and six months before Dr. Bob). He was the last living link to the spiritual roots of the Twelve Step Programs.

In addition, the middle seven chapters describes how Bill W., Dr. Bob, and the Twelve-Step pioneers took the Steps before the "Big Book" was written.

The How to Listen to God program (the middle seven chapters) is ideal for 12-Step groups and "anyone or everyone interested in a spiritual way of life." It is a plan-of-action that provides step-by-step guidelines on how to develop, enrich and enhance two-way prayer.

This 150 page, three-ring binder contains all the materials necessary to take people through the Twelve Steps in four, forty-five minute sessions. This Meeting Leader Guide has been modified to apply to all addictions / compulsive behaviors. This is truly a program for anyone or everyone interested in a (new) way of life.

2015 version of the 1946 Back to Basics A.A. Beginners Meetings, specifically rewritten for use in treatment centers, aftercare facilities, half-way houses, recovery homes, correctional facilities, and Twelve-Step meetings. PowerPoint slides are available to enhance the recovery experience.

This format is time-tested and effective. Wally P. and others have been using this material for more than fifteen years to take hundreds of thousands through the Steps in seminars and workshops.

The five sections of the Meeting Leader Guide are:

Session 1: Steps 1, 2 and 3.
Session 2: Steps 4 and 5.
Session 3: Steps 6, 7, 8 and 9.
Session 4: Steps 10, 11 and 12.
Handouts: Eighteen pages of materials for the attendees, including a simplified version of the Fourth Step inventory.

How to Listen to God Meeting Leader Guide 
by Wally P.

This 220 page 3-ring binder contains all seven sessions and the handouts necessary to conduct a How to Listen to God Seminar.

The How to Listen to God program is ideal for 12-Step groups and "anyone or everyone interested in a spiritual way of life." It is a plan-of-action that provides step-by-step guidelines on how to develop, enrich and enhance two-way prayer.

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An introduction to the Twelve Steps of Recovery

During this 75 minute DVD, Wally P., noted archivist, historian and author, takes you through all Twelve Steps the way they were taken during the early days of the Twelve-Step movement. Experience the miracle of recovery as Wally demonstrates the sheer simplicity and workability of the process that has saved millions of lives throughout the past seventy years.

The accompanying CD contains twenty-four pages of PDF presentation materials for facilitators and handouts for participants, plus eight pages of bonus material on the Forth Step inventory. Here is everything you need to take or take others through the Steps "quickly and often."

This DVD has proven to be a life-saver for those having difficulty finding someone to take them through the Twelve Steps the way they were taken when we had a 50-75% recovery rate. Just follow the instructions on the DVD and let Wally be your "temporary sponsor."

This DVD was produced at the Arizona Public Media Studios in Tucson Arizona using high definition cameras, flat screen graphics, and PowerPoint overlays. It is a state-of-the-art production that is both instructive and enlightening.

James H. Tells His Story about Early A.A.

During this 71 minute DVD, James H. (99 years old and 70 years sober) tells his story about early A.A. Recorded on August 22, 2005, James (recovered alcoholic) describes his drinking career, his recovery beginning on Dec 12, 1934 (one day after Bill W.) how he met and attended meetings with Bill in the 1930's, how he and other pioneers carried the "original" A.A. program of recovery, and how he carried the A.A. message seventy years later. This is an insightful look into the program that produced a 50-75% recovery rate during A.A.'s formative years.

PowerPoint CD to coordinate with the Back to Basics one month Meeting Leader Guide.

This PowerPoint 2010 CD is a replacement for the 35mm Slides that became obsolete years ago. All that is needed to convert your Back to Basics A.A. Beginners Meeting to a PowerPoint experience is a laptop computer and a multimedia projector

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The Fifty Key Paragraphs for taking a sponsee through the Twelve Steps in a couple of hours.

Just paste the four peel and stick labels in the back of a miniature fourth edition "Big Book", highlight the paragraphs and you are now ready to guide anyone through the recovery process in a couple of hours.

Four pages per set - five sets per package.

For Recovery Homes, Half-Way Houses, Treatment Centers, Correctional Facilities and 12-Step Meetings/Groups.

This PowerPoint 2010 presentation CD is a replacement for the 35mm Slides that became obsolete years ago. It contains all the "Big Book" passages used to take attendees through the Twelve Steps plus photographs relevant to the Beginners' Meetings. All that is needed to convert your Beginners Meeting to PowerPoint is a laptop computer and a multimedia projector.

Sobriety Cards (Minimum Order Quantity is 50 Cards)

This is an exact reproduction of the Sobriety Cards issued in Windsor Ontario, Canada starting in 1943.
These cards are issued at Back to Basics Seminars and by Back to Basics Meeting Leaders to those who TAKE the Twelve Steps in Four One-Hour Sessions. Get your sobriety card and you, too, can be a "card carrying member of Alcoholics Anonymous." Now you have proof that you have taken ALL Twelve Steps.

Back to Basics 
(Original Format) 
4 CD Set

Original 1946 Format

A re-enactment of two A.A. Home Group members (Wally P. and Brenda C.) taking newcomers through all Twelve Steps during four one-hour sessions. Recorded live at the Mesa House in Mesa, AZ during regularly scheduled Back to Basics A.A. Beginners' Meetings.

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Ideal for Twelve-Step Groups, Treatment Centers, Correctional Facilities, Aftercare Programs, as well as anyone interested in the history of "The Greatest Spiritual Movement of the Twentieth Century."

DVD I - The Miraculous Journey contains: AA's Ancestors, AA's Four Founding Moments, How the Big Book was Written, and Early Publicity.

DVD II - AA in the 1940's - Why it Worked contains: AA's Meeting Formats, The Beginners' Meetings, Sponsorship, 4th Step Inventory, 11th Step Prayer and Meditation, and 12th Step Working with Others.

DVD III - AA Pioneer Stories and Unsung Heroes contains: Joe-Look Magazine 1945; Unsung Heroes Anne Smith and Sister Ignatia; Pioneer Stories of Rollie Hemsley, Fitz M, and Jimmy B; The Springfield Seven; Judge John T; and more about the co-founders Bill W (The Visionary) and Dr. Bob S. (Keep it Simple).

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