The Alcoholics Anonymous Big Book

The Big Book (Alcoholics Anonymous, First/Second Edition) in audio format

On this page, you can download most of the basic text of the First/Second Edition of Alcoholics Anonymous, and Dr. Bob's story ("Dr. Bob's Nightmare"), in audio format.

This is a new recording of the Big Book by Bob K. of Houston. Bob has worked as voice talent for many years.

Copyright issues

In the USA, the First and Second Editions of the Big Book are no longer in copyright, as AA omitted to renew the copyrights. The Third Edition is still in copyright, so you will find that sections of the Big Book unique to the Third Edition cannot be downloaded from here, though they are listed for your convenience.

All editions of the Big Book enjoy copyright protection outside the USA. IF YOU LIVE OUTSIDE THE USA, PLEASE DO NOT DOWNLOAD ANY OF THESE FILES.

Playing and downloading the files

To play a file, simply click on Play. It will open your default media player and stream to your computer.

Alternatively, if you have a media helper set up in your browser, LEFT-click the Download link and the audio will launch within the browser.

To download and save a file, RIGHT-click on the link and then select "Save Target As ..." or "Save Link As ..." to save the file to your computer.

The files are in MP3 format (56Kb, stereo).

The Big Book