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Saturday Evening Post
March 1941

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 American Mercury 1954

"The concept of hitting bottom, alcoholics must admit and accept defeat by alcohol before
beginning recovery...

 Argosy 1958

"The Lonesomest Men In The World"
by Jack Martin
"Do you need that fifth cocktail at lunch? Can't you start another day without a bracer? Do you draw
several blanks about last night's party - and are there too many parties in your week? If so, you may
be joining unwittingly that shadowy army of alcoholics-." VG condition.

 Best Magazine Articles of the Year 1949

"Hope for the Alcoholic"
by Kathryn Close
magazine is in Very Good condition.

 Canadian Woman

"My Daughter Knows how to Drink"
Author is anonymous. "This mother wants her daughter to learn the dangers of drink in her own
home where she can be protected." Cover is barely on. Fair condition.

 Collier's 1937

"Loose Liquor"
"Down with booze, down with booze, We want groceries, we want shoes."
Cover is barely hanging on. Fair condition.

 Collier's 1939

"Oh, How They Ran"
The use of alcohol by athletes is discussed. Most trainers and coaches disapprove but the
other side has its say. G + condition with 2 loose pages.

 Collier's 1943

"Wet and Dry School"

Article discuses the School of Alcohol Studies at Yale. The article states Yale's objectives,
replace guesses with facts “…bringing together people of violently opposite opinions… of the
known facts about alcohol”. VG condition with 2 inch tear on front cover. Includes pictures of
members and Dr. Jellinek (Hard to find)

 Collier's 1949

"Skid Row - USA" Part 2 of 2

Conclusion of a two part series with “Experiments in Rehabilitation” telling how money, clothes and
jobs are provided. And the involvement of Alcoholics Anonymous who is “is everywhere, in the jails,
the courtrooms and the hospitals”.

 Confidential 1954

"A.A. No Booze But Plenty of Babes"
by Homer H. Shannon
"Some AA's go to meetings to hear how to stay dry. The Others - well, many have discovered their
club is a faster spot for a pick-up than the best saloon in town!" Good- condition.

 Coronet 1947

"I Married An Alcoholic"

 Coronet 1949

The author, a wife of an alcoholic, says “… he can turn to that wonderful understanding organization,
Alcoholics Anonymous”. Gives information about a new group called “Non-Alcoholics Anonymous”,
with Q's and A's on what to do. Magazine is in Very Good + condition

 Coronet 1955

"I Can Prove There Is A God"
by Lillian Roth "Atheist, Agnostic, unbeliever--at some point in my life I have been all of these."
Magazine is in VG condition.

 Down Beat 1962

Jazz, Drugs, Recovery with AA Mentioned

 Fortune 1951 

"A Uniquely American Phenomenon”  
Article outlines the fellowship, founding, and principles. With Religion not being a factor in the
organizations makeup,
that "A.A. is based entirely on the reality of spiritual experience" a  6 page article.  A.A. distributes
reprints. A highly sought after edition for the collector of Alcoholics Anonymous books and literature. 
Magazine has light wear on bottom front cover otherwise in Very Good + condition. No label. 

 Fortune 1968

"The Beginning Of Wisdom About Alcohol"

 Gauntlet 1995 Inside

"The Fellowship"
by John Henry Biedermann
The Truth about Alcoholics Anonymous and other 12-Step Programs. Fine condition.

 Good Housekeeping 1954

"A Letter to a Woman Alcoholic"
by Margaret Lee Runbeck. Magasine is in Very Good condition.

 Good Housekeeping 1957

Article says A.A. has no national officers or rules, discuses how A.A. handles phone calls that
may be responded to by current members going to their home, and gives the New York office
address to contact if a local office is not available.
Very Good condition.

 Good Housekeeping 1960 

"Most people know about the work done by AA...

 Hygeia The Health Magazine

Third part of a 7 part series on alcoholism from the...

 Liberty 1949

"How San Francisco Sobers ‘Em Up"
by Clint Mosher
"The Golden Gate City, ashamed of having the highest percentage of arrests for drunkenness,
and alarmed by the number of suicides in its drunk tanks, will soon have the nation's most fabulous
clinic for alcoholics." Very Good condition

 Ladies Circle 1975

"Are You a Social Alcoholic?"
By John Burns
"The booze problem is not mainly alcoholism. It is the problem on constant drinking, sloppy drinking,
crazy drinking, social acceptable but lethally harmful drinking on the part of millions of ordinary
citizens at all levels throughout the entire population." Magazine is in VG condition, No mailing label

 Ladies Home Journal 1946

"The confirmed alcoholic lives in a private world. Alcoholism, doctors say, “is a deadly disease, not
a moral issue. Can we find happy endings for the 750,000 alcoholics of both sexes we have in
America ?" VG condition

 Ladies Home Journal 1948

"The Alcoholic And His Women"
Very Good ++ condition.

 Ladies Home Journal 1961

"Who Me? an Alcoholic?" Good +

 Ladies Home Journal 1962

"The Alcoholic Parent" Very Good

 Ladies Home Journal 1971

Pauline K. tells her story in “…hopes that her own experiences will encourage other alcoholics to
take the two essential steps of admitting they are alcoholics and asking for help.” Her story is like
attending a very good lead meeting. Also includes 12, yes or no questions. VG condition with tears
to top and bottom of spine.

 LAFF 1950

"Twelfth Step Back With A.A."
magazine is in Very Good - condition with a 12" tear to the spine.

 Life 1945

review of the movie "The Lost Weekend." Very Good

 Life 1945

review of the movie "The Lost Weekend." Very Good

 Life 1946

"Liquor"
14 page article with photos and drawings, including William Hograth's "GIN LANE" and Currier
Ives Print, "THE DRUNKARDS PROGRESS". Titles include, "How Alcohol Affects The Body",
"How Liquor is Produced", "How 30 Favorite Drinks are Made", and Famous American Bars".
GOOD condition No Label.

 Look 1950

"Help for Acute Alcoholics-in 24 hours" VG condition

 Look 1957

"The Judge who Saves Alcoholics" VG with tears to spine.

 Look 1958

Article by Father Ralph S. Pfau (Father John Doe) and Al Hirshberg VG condition

 Look 1964

"One Man's Triumph"
by Fletcher Knebel
"In 1952, Harold E. Hughes was a drunk. Today, he is governor of Iowa." The story of his triumph.
Good condition.

 McCall's 1951

"I Married an Alcoholic--And I Left Him--I Don't Regret Doing Either" VG condition with 1/2 inch of
bottom spine missing.

 Magazine Digest 1949

"Hidden Cost of Alcohol"
"America knows how much money it spends on alcohol every year-- but all the wealth of a nation
can't pay a man for his life…"

 National Geographic 1992 Alcohol:

"The Legal Drug"
With 2 articles on alcoholism, "Alcohol, The Legal Drug" and "Fetal Alcohol Syndrome" I believe
this is the only issue of National Geographic to contain articles about Alcoholism. With two
articles; "Alcohol, The Legal Drug" (34 pages) by Boyd Gibbons and The Preventable Tragedy,
"Fetal Alcohol Syndrome" (4 pages) by George Steinmetz. A lot of good research material here
with 35 photos in total or a nice addition to some ones collection. Near Fine condition.

 Newsweek 1940

"Alcoholics Anonymous"
Article talks of the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous, the Rockefeller dinner, where claims of A.A.
had a 25% success rate in its first five years. The three principles are listed and the current A.A.
membership of approx. 500 members to date. This is the first published article in Newsweek
about A.A. Near Fine condition.

 Pageant 1955 

Includes Alcoholics Anonymous, Al-Anon, Dr. Ruth Fox, and more...

 Pageant 1971

"My Life as an Alcoholic"
by Robert Young
magazine is in very good condition.