"A beautiful testimony to AA's living history." Ernest Kurtz, author, Not God: A History of Alcoholics Anonymous.Inside the book: Part 1: Twenty alternative versions of the 12 Steps reflecting a wide range of perspectives.Part 2: Four interpretations of each of the Steps by well-known authors.After each of these parts, there are templates so the reader can write her or his own personal 12 Steps and an interpretation of each one of them.Part 3: An essay that traces the origins of the AA 12 Step recovery program.The Little Book is a celebration of the many ways people are today adapting and interpreting the original 12 Steps in order to achieve a "personality change sufficient to bring about recovery from alcoholism".