The Collected Ernie Kurtz by Ernest Kurtz ISBN 13: 9781877686092

Wheeling, Wv: Bishop of Books, 1999. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ernest Kurtz has been the outstanding thinker of the A.A. tradition's second generation, the one who played a constant leadership role in pushing the movement towards the highest professional standards of history writing and supplied some of its most influential interpretive concepts. His ideas are vitally important for anyone who wishes to understand A.A. history during the period following Bill Wilson's death in 1971.As a Ph.D. student at Harvard University in the 1970's, he was the first researcher to be granted full access to the archives of Alcoholics Anonymous. The book that resulted, Not-God: A History of Alcoholics Anonymous (1979), is still the classic work on early A.A. history. His book on the spiritual life-Ernest Kurtz and Katherine Ketcham, The Spirituality of Imperfection: Modern Wisdom from Classic Stories (1992)-is equally well known, and has also been… Read More

Bishop of Books, 1999. Soft Cover. Very Good +. A CLEAN AND UNMARKED COPY

Good. Wheeling, West Virginia: The Bishop of Books, 1999. Stated first, limited edition of 1000 copies. Softcover. 6 x 9”. 232 pp. Good. Moderate rubbing and creases to the covers. Moderate soiling to the exterior and interior. Minimal underlining in ink in the text. The binding is solid.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Wheeling, West Virginia: The Bishop of Books, 1999. Stated First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 9" X 6 . Table of Contents. Foreword by Thomas F. McGovern, Ed.D. dated February 9, 1999 at Texas Tech University. " . . . these are the most definitive essays ever written on Twelve Step Recovery and Spirituality. " (rear panel) 12 essays, 230 pp. plus Credits and Permissions. Book has shelf and edge wear, text block is as new. Inscription: ____ - / Enjoy ! / Ernie Kurtz -n blue ink. SIGNED Bookseller's Inventory # 241428