Stools And Bottles: A Study of Character Defects - Hardcover

Gayle Rosellini

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0894860275 ISBN 13: 9780894860270

Publisher: Hazelden Trade, 2018

Synopsis

Some years ago the author of The Little Red Book worked out a novel presentation of the first four steps of the AA program. Visual aids, consisting of a three-legged stool and eight empty whiskey bottles, were used to portray the intangible factors of these fundamental steps.
The three legs of the stool illustrated Steps 1-2-3. The bottles graphically depicted the character defects revealed by Step 4. Later this became known as the "Stool and Bottle Talk."

This talk proved so helpful to alcoholics in all stages of recovery that many groups asked that it be presented to their membership at special meetings. These requests were frequently granted, but it was impossible to meet most of them. Lack of time and money curtailed them to a great extent.

Members claimed cumulative benefits from these meetings. Visually impressed with the principles of Steps 1-2-3-4, they improved upon their daily use.

Invariably, duplicate sets of bottles and reprints of the talk were requested. Because the talk was extemporaneous, and the bottles too costly, all of these requests could not be met.

But now it is possible to give the highlights of the talk, and to present the Stools and Bottles in this book which bears their name. Study groups may find the matter helpful.

To meet our need for quiet periods of thought and prayer, the book provides thirty-one daily reminders. They deal with AA problems commonly encountered by alcoholics who try to make A.A. their way of life.

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Stools and Bottles "Stools and Bottles" offers penetrating insights into the first four Steps from a well-known A.A. talk. The author, who also wrote "The Little Red Book, " describes a three-legged stool, the legs of which represents Steps One, Two, and Three. They support the seat, which symbolizes the alcoholic. An excellent aid to the daily application of the A.A. program.An old-time classic! Full description

About this edition

• Publisher: Hazelden Trade
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0894860275
• ISBN 13: 9780894860270
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 160