Alcoholics Anonymous

Description:

This well researched, painstakingly documented book provides detailed information on the right-wing evangelical organization (Oxford Group Movement) that gave birth to AA; the relation of AA and its program to the Oxford Group Movement; AA's similarities to and differences from religious cults; AA's remarkable ineffectiveness; and the alternatives to AA. The greatly expanded second edition includes a new chapter on AA's relationship to the treatment industry, and AA's remarkable influence in the media.

subjects: Alcoholics Anonymous,  Nonfiction,  Self-Improvement,  Self-help groups,  Alcoholics,  Popular works,  Rehabilitation,  History,  Alcoholism,  Psychology,  Therapy,  Organizations,  Religion and Psychology,  Religious Psychology,  Cults,  Psychological aspects,  Religious aspects,  Treatment