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| I. | Childhood and college years |
| II. | Postgraduate work: M.D. and alcoholic |
| III. | Husband, father,and drunk |
| IV. | The physician as co-workers see him |
| V. | The alcoholic in the Oxford Group |
| VI. | Two alcoholics meet |
| VII. | A.A. number three arrives |
| VIII. | The first group forms, in Akron |
| IX. | Twelfth Step approaches evolve |
| X. | The co-founders face money problems |
| XI. | Early meetings and Big Book controversies |
| XII. | Cleveland A.A.’s leave the Oxford Group |
| XIII. | The movement spreads in the Midwest |
| XIV. | A.A. and St. Thomas Hospital |
| XV. | Sudden growth in Cleveland |
| XVI. | Split between Akron A.A. and the Oxford Group |
| XVII. | “As Dr. Bob said . . .” |
| XVIII. | The wives’ role in early A.A. |
| XIX. | Minorities within A.A. gain acceptance |
| XX. | Toledo A.A.’s find division is not disaster |
| XXI. | Group concerns and angry rumors |
| XXII. | Oldtimers’ impressions of Dr. Bob |
| XXIII. | His prescriptions for sobriety |
| XXIV. | Dr. Bob’s influence on Ohio A.A. |
| XXV. | Personal sidelights on his sober years |
| XXVI. | His spiritual quest |
| XXVII. | Shadows—illness and dissension |
| XXVIII. | Without Anne, but with loving friends |
| XXIX. | The last year |
| | The Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous |
| | The Twelve Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous |
| | Some Significant Dates |
