The Plain Language Big Book: A Tool for Reading Alcoholics Anonymous is now available for US$17.00 in the OA bookstore at bookstore.oa.org. The item number is #1010. It was added to the OA-Approved Literature List by a vote of delegates to World Service Business Conference 2026. Following the vote, the Executive Committee of the OA Board of Trustees decided to make it available in the OA bookstore.

The Plain Language Big Book is a tool to help readers understand the book Alcoholics Anonymous, which was first published in 1939. This new book is designed so that the A.A. Twelve Step program of recovery from alcoholism may be easily understood and accessible to all people who have a desire to stop drinking.

The Plain Language Big Book covers the core content of what is the “abridged version” (the edition without the personal stories) of the original Big Book. The book is 185 pages and softcover bound.

If you or someone you know can use a simplified reference guide to the Big Book, order a copy today!