{"product_id":"women-pioneers-in-12-step-recovery","title":"Women Pioneers in 12 Step Recovery","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor some reason  we alcoholics seem to have the gift of picking out the worlds finest women. So said Alcoholics Anonymous cofounder Dr. Robert Holbrook Smith (better known to millions of AAs as Dr. Bob). Speaking directly to his wife Anne  Dr. Bob was also indirectly addressing the extraordinary role played by women in the beginning  growth  and continuing strength of Alcoholics Anonymous. This book profiles some of these remarkable women--women like Anne Smith herself  generally credited with being the first to recognize and foster the spiritual force that passed between Bill W. And Dr. Bob  later embodied in the Twelve Steps; the beloved Lois Wilson  wife of AA cofounder Bill Wilson and herself the founder of Al-Anon; Nancy OD.  one of the first women to sober up in AA in the New York area; and Ruth Hock  the devoted  indefatigable  and often unpaid contributor to the preparations for the publication of the book Alcoholics Anonymous. Here we see the challenges these women and others faced  as well as the feats of character and flashes of genius that carried them through. A look into the lives of these women  full of the spirit and faith underlying their unique accomplishments  this book is also a tribute to their incalculable contributions to the success of the Twelve Step recovery program.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44964577476661,"sku":"ByrdShop_1568381638","price":91.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781568381633.jpg?v=1770466969","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/women-pioneers-in-12-step-recovery","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}