The never before told story of the forces that inspired the fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous. The Roots of Alcoholics Anonymous is a fascinating history of treatment for alcoholism that traces society's shifting sentiments towards recovery. Author Bill Pittman uncovers a wealth of new and fascinating information about the people, movements and organizations behind Alcoholics Anonymous. Pittman has dug deeply into the early history of AA. He has used recent scholarship on the subject well and done a mountain of new research. The entire Alcohol Studies field should find this book highly interesting.Penny Booth Page, Rutgers Center for Alcohol Studies A challenging and thought provoking book.Ernest Kurtz, Ph.D., author of Not God: A History of AA I like Bill Pittman's factual approach to the years leading up to the birth of AA.Ruth Hock Crecellius, Bill Wilson's first secretary An honest, accurate and readable history of AA.Bob Morris, Minneapolis, Minnesota Complete and informative--a valuable book for anyone in the alcohol studies field.Curtis M., New York City Pittman has written a comprehensive and insightful history of the evolution of AA.Peter L., Waltham, Massachusetts