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My Name Is Bill - by Susan Cheever (Paperback)

My Name Is Bill - by  Susan Cheever (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>The definitive biography of Bill Wilson, a cofounder of Alcoholics Anonymous, is drawn from exclusive access to his personal letters and diaries, documents in the organization's archives, and hundreds of interviews.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>The definitive biography of Bill Wilson, the man who established Alcoholics Anonymous, and the first to be written with access to documents in that organization's archives, by a noted author who is herself a recovering alcoholic.</b> <p/>In this definitive and groundbreaking biography, acclaimed author Susan Cheever offers a remarkably human portrait of a man whose life and work both influenced and saved the lives of millions of people. Drawing from personal letters, diaries, AA archives, interviews--and Cheever's own experiences with alcoholism<i>--My Name Is Bill</i> is the first fully documented, deeply felt account of Bill Wilson and Alcoholics Anonymous.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>[A] wise, well-reported life story of the man who changed the way the world deals with addiction. <br> -- <i>Chicago Sun-Times</i><br><br>As the biography of one of the most humane and beneficial Americans who ever lived, it is a national treasure. <br> -- Kurt Vonnegut<br><br>Distinctive...and telling. <br> -- <i>The New York Times Book Review</i><br><br>Susan Cheever...decants the ups and downs of a remarkable man [and] does so in her distinctive style: succinct chapters, pithy profiles and telling detail...even more important are the insights and empathy so credibly her own as a reformed drinker who attended meetings of AA with her father, novelist John Cheever. <br> -- <i>The New York Times Book Review</i><br>

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