It’s likely that the Joe and Charlie Big Book Study is the finest, most in-depth, yet simple presentation of the all the steps – but specifically Steps 1-4. Excellent for newcomers for an explantation of the disease. A must-listen to series for all sponsors to join the big book into their own person experience to share and relate to a newcomer backed up by Big Book examples and explanations. Step 4 is broken down in 6 distinct talk, including 3 different inventories. Some of the best best speaker tapes available.
- 01 – The Book Study Introduction – AA History # 1 – Bill meets Ebby T: 44 Votes | 3.75 Stars
- 02 – Joe & Charlie – AA History #2 (Oxford Group): 26 Votes | 3.88 Stars
- 03 – AA History #3 and The Organization of the Big Book: 25 Votes | 3.44 Stars
- 04 – AA History #4″: 19 Votes | 4 Stars
- 05 – The Doctor’s Opinion #1 About the Illness: 24 Votes | 4.21 Stars
- 06 – Doctor’s Opinion #2 – Allergy and Phenomenon of Craving: 10 Votes | 4.9 Stars
- 07 – Doctor’s Opinion #3 – Will Power and Controlled Drinking: 10 Votes | 4 Stars
- 08 – Powerless and Unmanageability and Bill’s Story #1: 15 Votes | 4.27 Stars
- 09 – Bill’s Story #2 – Enter Ebby Thatcher…: 7 Votes | 5.29 Stars
- 10 – “There is a Solution” | The Power of Fellowship (Support) and Power of the Spiritual Experience (Changes Us): 13 Votes | 3.15 Stars
- 11 – “The Spiritual Experience” – Joe and Charlie: 8 Votes | 3.63 Stars
- 12 – “There is a Solution” #1 – Joe and Charlie Tapes: 14 Votes | 3.93 Stars
- 13 – “More About Alcoholism” #1: 8 Votes | 4.25 Stars
- 14 – More About Alcoholism #2: 6 Votes | 5.17 Stars
- 15 – “We Agnostics #1” | Joe and Charlie Tapes: 9 Votes | 3.44 Stars
- 16 – “We Agnostics” #2 – Joe and Charlie Tapes: 7 Votes | 3.57 Stars
- 17 – “How it Works” #1 | Joe and Charlie Tapes: 9 Votes | 3.67 Stars
- 18 – “How it Works” #2 | Joe and Charlie Tapes: 7 Votes | 4.71 Stars
- 19 – Step 3 | Joe and Charlie Tapes: 12 Votes | 4.67 Stars
- 20 – Step 4 #4 | Freedom from the Bondage of Self: 9 Votes | 4.56 Stars
- 21 – 4th Step #2 | Joe and Charlie Tapes: 15 Votes | 4.2 Stars
- 22 – Step 4 – #3 | Joe & Charlie Tapes: 10 Votes | 3.8 Stars
- 23 – “Freedom from the Bondage of Self”: 7 Votes | 4.43 Stars
- 24 – Step 4 #4: 6 Votes | 4.33 Stars
- 25 – The 4th Step – “Fear Inventory”: 8 Votes | 4.25 Stars
- 26. The 4th Step – Sex list: 11 Votes | 4.45 Stars
- 27 – Step 4 #6 | “List of Harms”: 5 Votes | 4 Stars
- 28 – Step 5 | Joe and Charlie: 14 Votes | 4.36 Stars
- 29 – Steps 6 and 7 | Joe and Charlie: 13 Votes | 4 Stars
- 30 – 8th Step | Joe and Charlie: 20 Votes | 3.55 Stars
- 30 – The 8th and 9th Steps | Joe & Charlie Tapes: 6 Votes | 4.67 Stars
- 32 – Step 10 | Joe and Charlie: 14 Votes | 3.5 Stars
- 32 – Step 11 – Meditation and the “Sixth Sense”: 8 Votes | 4.5 Stars
- 32 – Step 12 | Joe and Charlie: 38 Votes | 3.61 Stars
The names Joe and Charlie parley a team of two men known as “Joe and Charlie” who met in 1973 and spent the next three decades spreading their interpretation of the big book. These two men are credited with making the book of AA more accessible to many who otherwise found the language archaic or just downright confusing.
When Joe and Charlie began teaching the book it started getting people back into the heart of Alcoholics. The true heritage of Joe and Charlie’s conversation was the actual understanding of the basic steps. Another alcoholic anonymous was saying about Joe and Charlie AA tapes “they have this folksy charm that helps the medicine go down “which has always been what I love about Alcoholics anonymous. Actually their study and way of explaining is so fine and pure that they will present the 12 steps in a very beautiful and decent manner.
Although Joe and Charlie are no longer with us but their talks continue to inform and inspire AA members and all individual who wants to return and remain in sobriety. We are thankful for what these man have done for us personally and for what they have done for the program of Alcoholics anonymous.
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