FROM THE BOOK
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
(3d edition)
Between pages xi through 164 and 563 through 575 there are:
7,671 different words and a total of 53,613 words
767 italicized words
216 nouns and pronouns used for God
17 references to buildings and construction
30 phrases with the word program in them
163 phrases with the words spirit, spiritual, spirituality and spiritually in them
26 promises
170 questions
17 references to prayer and meditation
70 references to religion
34 references to travel
99 references to the Big Book in the book
69 titles used for God
The following words and phrases are used the times indicated
alcohol 45 times
alcoholic 210 times
alcoholic's 4 times
alcoholics 156 times
Alcoholics Anonymous 57 times
alcoholism 62 times
disease 1 time
God 124 times
God-conscious 1 time
God-consciousness 3 times
God-given 1 time
God-sufficiency 1 time
God's 11 times
He 28 times
Higher Power 2 times
Him 31 times
Himself 3 times
His 14 times
I 423 times
ill 13 times
illness 14 times
malady 7 times
me 102 times
mine 2 times
must 84 times
our, ours, ourself, ourselves 535 times
sick 27 times
sickened 2 times
sickness 2 times
we 1,182 times
There are 200 words in the Twelve Steps. The Word (we) is used 7 times and the word (us) is used 2 times in the Twelve Steps.
There are 228 words in the Twelve Traditions. The word (our) is used 8 times, the word us (2) times and the word (we) 2 times in the Twelve Traditions.