Literature is one of the tools of the OA program. We read OA-approved literature which includes numerous books, study guides, pamphlets, wallet cards, and the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. These materials provide insight into our disease and the experience, hope, and strength which points to the solution. Below is a list of key books. Besides ordering them from the OA website, they may also be available at in-person meetings, in addition to other pieces of OA literature such as pamphlets and other books.

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  OA 12/12

  OA’s keystone book—The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Overeaters Anonymous, Second Edition—is updated and improved, twenty-eight years after is first publication. Created specifically as a study of the OA Twelve Step recovery program, the OA Twelve and Twelve, Second Edition has been revised for clarity and inclusivity—with a restructured Step Four chapter to increase usefulness. Read how, through working the Twelve Steps and studying the Twelve Traditions, members have found "physical, emotional, and spiritual healing that we don't hesitate to call miraculous." Available at the OA Bookstore.

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  Overeaters Anonymous (Brown Book)

  OA's third edition of the beloved Brown Book includes forty never-before-published stories by members from around the world, the complete text of “Our Invitation to You“, the founder's story, and a new foreword by an eating disorder treatment professional with a new appendix to help readers understand the importance of using the plan of eating Tool in finding abstinence. Available at the OA Bookstore.

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  AA Big Book

  Known as the "Big Book," the basic text of Alcoholics Anonymous has helped millions of people recover from alcoholism since the first edition appeared in 1939. Chapters describing the A.A. recovery program — the original Twelve Steps — and the personal histories of A.A.'s co-founders remain unchanged since the original, while new stories have been added to the personal histories with each edition. Available at the OA Bookstore.

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  For Today

  Offers inspiring and thought-provoking affirmations and readings for each day of the year, written especially for OA members. Available at the OA Bookstore.

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  Voices of Recovery

  This daily reader contains inspirational quotations from OA literature and the experience, strength, and hope of OA members. The second edition has been attentively reviewed and edited to bring its daily meditations—sourced directly from the testimonials of OA members—into alignment with OA’s currently available literature and policies. Available at the OA Bookstore.