Stools and Bottles: A Study of Character Defects

By Anonymous and Alcoholics Anonymous

Book Overview

This popular book provides thirty-one daily reminders on commonly encountered AA problems during an alcoholic's way of life. 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!

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B001QN1AXQ
• ISBN13: 9780894860270
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Hazelden Publishing & Educational Services
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 3.2" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

The Journey

This book, Stools and Bottles, is an excellent view on the first four steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. For me, it's still helpful to hear the same information just worded differently in a different perspective. The daily meditations in the back of the book really give you something to think about. In my opinion we could all, new in the program or not so new, a refresher. This book provides a daily reminder, daily inventory, suggested meditation, spiritual contact and something that really gets somewhat lost or just not thought of much until we find ourselves at the doctors office and thats a daily physical audit. I would recommend this book to anyone.

Early Recovery

Good Book. Stools and Bottles gives the newcomer to Alcoholics Anonymous an analogy of the first three steps to the 3 legs on a 3 legged stool. Without any of the three legs, the stool will not stand and without the foundation provided by the first three steps, recovery is shaky. This book is a good adjunct to the "Alcoholics Anonymous" and "12 Steps and 12 Traditions" books for recovery.