http://dkarim.com/category/software-development/tools/ Alcoholics Anonymous-The Big Book-has served as a new chance at life again to people the world through out. First published in 1939, Alcoholics Anonymous sets forth concepts of recovery and relates the stories of men and women who have started recovering from their Addiction . The second edition was published in 1955, the third edition came out in 1976, and now the fourth edition was released in 2001, the essential text pertaining to recovery has remained unchanged while new stories have been added. 24 new personal stories appear in the fourth edition.