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The EZ Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous: Second Edition is a paragraph-by-paragraph translation of the original AA Big Book published in the 1930s. The original text, written by program founder Bill Wilson, has been the AA Bible for for over 70 years.

The original 164-page text has never been updated. Wilson’s book is difficult for many readers to follow, as the narrative is heavy with big words and long sentences. Gender and lifestyle stereotypes abound: the book was written mainly for middle-class men with stay-at-home wives.

While faithful to the text published by Bill Wilson in 1939--line by line--the EZ Big Book is written in an easier, more journalistic style. Alcoholics at all reading levels can understand the message. Women will find the absence of sexist language more acceptable, and alcoholics with live-in partners and nontraditional lifestyles will not feel excluded. Couples are not assumed to consist of a middle class working males with nonworking wives. (The chapter “To the Wives of Alcoholics” has been retitled “To the Partners of Alcoholics”.) People whose spiritual paths are non-Christian will be comfortable with general references to a “Higher Power,” “Spirit of the Universe,” etc. The text is easy to read but never condescending.

The new EZ Big Book carries the AA message without loss of content. It may be used alone or as a study guide alongside the original Big Book. It’s a slightly edited version of the First Edition, which has sold thousands of copies around the world since its introduction in 2010.