'Pass It On'

Full of first-person accounts and primary source material, this portrait of Bill W. recounts his journey from Vermont youth to army officer to Wall Street success story to hopeless drunk – until a series of remarkable events leads him to stop drinking and to meet Dr. Bob, with whom he would found Alcoholics Anonymous.<br> We follow Bill through his tireless work for Alcoholics Anonymous: the publishing of the Big Book, the development of the Twelve Traditions, the formation of the General Service Conference. Closing chapters walk us through Bill&apos;s final years of challenge and change. With every word documented and every source checked, <i>‘Pass It On’</i> is the definitive biography of a fascinating yet enigmatic individual whom we get to know better in these pages. <br> For the A.A. history buff as well as the member simply curious about Bill W., <i>‘Pass It On’</i> offers a wealth of information that sheds light on how the unique movement that is Alcoholics Anonymous came to be what it is today. With 39 archival photographs. <i>‘Pass It On’</i> is General Service Conference-approved.