The 2nd
Edition / 8th Printing of the Back to Basics book, with an
improved binding, will be shipped to us on September 14, 2006. We
will start sending out this revised version of the book on
September 18th. We apologize for any inconvenience we
may have caused as the result of running out of the 2nd
Edition / 7th Printing of the book in mid-August. We didn't
foresee the rapid increase in demand for the book, or the much
longer lead time necessary for the improved binding. In 1997, Back to Basics was
originally written as a history book rather than a "how to" book.
Now that there are more than 2,200 Back to Basics A.A. meetings
and groups with more than 250,000 recoveries, we have been asked
to "update" the book so that it not only reflects the format used
by the A.A. pioneers of the 1940's and 1950's but also more
closely coincides with the way the "Big Book" is read and studied
today.
We have been using the 2nd
Edition / 8th Printing format for the past two years at Back to
Basics seminars and workshops. In addition, numerous copies of
the manuscript for the 2nd Edition / 8th Printing of
the book have been reviewed by Back to Basics meeting leaders
throughout the United States. Based on the feedback we have
received, we are ready to proceed.
Some of the changes we have made
to the 2nd Edition / 8th Printing of the Back to Basics
book follow:
1.
We have removed all
references to the Oxford Group from the four one-hour sessions.
2.
We have rearranged
the Fourth Step so the liabilities are presented in the same order
as in the Big Book.
3.
The definitions for
the Fourth Step liabilities have been moved to the beginning of
section on the Fourth Step. The example of how to take the Fourth
Step has been moved to the end of the chapter. However, the
procedure is still the same: THE SPONSOR AND NEWCOMER DO THE
FOURTH AND FIFTH STEPS TOGETHER, AND THE SPONSOR DOES THE WRITING.
4.
All references to
the Washington, DC pamphlet have been removed from the Fourth
Step.
5.
Numerous
grammatical and punctuation errors have been corrected.
6.
The handouts have
been modified to reflect the changes in the text of the four
one-hour sessions.
Due to increased production costs
for the better binding and for the paper the book is printed on,
we find it necessary to increase the price of the book. But, for
those who ordered in August and for those who order before
September 18th, we will honor the old price for the
Back to Basics book. The old and new prices follow:
Old Price (until 9/18/06)
New Price (after 9/18/06)
1 B2B
Book $12.00 /
book $14.00 / book
10 B2B
Books $07.00 /
book $08.00 / book
48 B2B
Books $06.00 / book
$07.00 / book
For example, the price of 10
books will go from $80.00 to $90.00. The price of a case of books
will go from $336.00 to $352.00.
As we have already mentioned, the
price increase is only to compensate for increased production
costs. Although Faith with Works Publishing Company continues to
lose money every month (as it has every month for the past twelve years), the company is able to stay in business because of
generous donations of time and money by a few individuals. It is
our hope that with increased book sales, the company will
eventually "break even."
Faith with Works Publishing
Company will continue to operate on the principle that "It's all
about saving lives" rather than "It's all about making money."
Therefore, we are prepared to go even further in debt during the
next few months by extending the following offers:
New Meeting Leader Guides
If you are using a Meeting Leader
Guide based on the 2nd Edition / 7th Printing of the
Back to Basics book, you can telephone us at (520) 297-9348, fax
us at (520) 297-7230, or email us at
wallyp@aabacktobasics.org and ask for the revised version.
After we have confirmed that you have purchased an earlier version
of the Meeting Leader Guide, we will send you the new inserts for
the four one-hour sessions and the new handouts AT NO CHARGE.
Replacement Books
If you wish to trade in your
copies of the 2nd Edition / 7th Printing of the Back to
Basics book, we will replace them AT NO CHARGE. All we ask
is that you pay the postage (media mail) to ship the old books to
us, and we will pay the postage to ship the replacement 2nd
Edition / 8th Printing books to you. The old books will be
donated to those who do cannot afford to buy them.
Donations
At this time, we don't have the
money to print the 2nd Edition / 8th Printing of the
Back to Basics book a second time. Please consider making a
donation to our 501 (C) 3, not-for-profit, Back to Basics
Foundation or a contribution directly to the Faith With Works
Publishing Company, so we can continue our life-saving work. Any
and all donations and contributions will be gratefully received
and used for the sole purpose of printing additional Back to
Basics books.
For information on the Back to Basics
Foundation, please click here |