We admitted we were powerless over alcohol-that our lives had become unmanageable. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.

Bill Wilson

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Alcoholism Addiction Alcohol

Author

Bill Wilson

Source

Alcoholics Anonymous

Language

English

Time

1939 1930s 20th century

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Wilson, Bill. Alcoholics Anoymous: The Story of How More Than One Hundred Men Have Recovered from Alcoholism. Works Publishing Co., 1939, ch. 5.

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Language
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Time
1937 1930s 20th century
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Citation

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Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink.

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Isaiah The Bible
Medium
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Genre
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Language
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Time
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Era
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Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Isaiah 5:11).

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They lived und laughed ant loved end left.

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Finnegans Wake

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Topic
Looking back Life
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James Joyce
Source
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Medium
Novel
Genre
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Statement Type
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Language
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Time
1939 1930s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
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Joyce, James. Finnegans Wake. Faber and Faber, 1939.

Current Citation

Joyce, James. Finnegans Wake. Wordsworth, 2012.