Alcoholics Anonymous: Cult Or Cure?Charles Bufe tried AA in 1983, hated it, and kept drinking until 1985, when he achieved sobriety on his own. Tracing the roots of the AA, he demonstrates how major tenets of AA are derived from Oxford Group principles. He includes colourful details concerning the organization founders. |
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