Word Analysis
"above" in the Big Book
10
occurrences in 10 passages
By Chapter
Ch. 2: There Is a Solution2
Ch. 4: We Agnostics1
Ch. 5: How It Works2
Ch. 6: Into Action1
Ch. 8: To Wives1
Ch. 9: The Family Afterward1
Ch. 10: To Employers1
Ch. 11: A Vision for You1
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Chapter 2: There Is a Solution(2 passages)
Above all, he believed he had acquired such a profound knowledge of the inner workings of his mind and its hidden springs that relapse was unthinkable.
Chapter 2: There Is a Solution · Page 26Read in PDF →
He wished above all things to regain self-control.
Chapter 2: There Is a Solution · Page 26Read in PDF →
Chapter 4: We Agnostics(1 passage)
Yet we had been seeing another kind of flight, a spiritual liberation from this world, people who rose above their problems.
Chapter 4: We Agnostics · Page 55Read in PDF →
Chapter 5: How It Works(2 passages)
Above everything, we alcoholics must be rid of this selfishness.
Chapter 5: How It Works · Page 62Read in PDF →
But above all, we tried to be sensible on this question.
Chapter 5: How It Works · Page 68Read in PDF →
Chapter 6: Into Action(1 passage)
He had commenced our way of life, had secured a position, and was getting his head above water.
Chapter 6: Into Action · Page 79Read in PDF →
Chapter 8: To Wives(1 passage)
We wives found that, like everybody else, we were afflicted with pride, self-pity, vanity and all the things which go to make up the self-centered person; and we were not above selfishness or dishonesty.
Chapter 8: To Wives · Page 116Read in PDF →
Chapter 9: The Family Afterward(1 passage)
He may demand that the family find God in a hurry, or exhibit amazing indifference to them and say he is above worldly considerations.
Chapter 9: The Family Afterward · Page 128Read in PDF →
Chapter 10: To Employers(1 passage)
We all had to place recovery above everything, for without recovery we would have lost both home and business.
Chapter 10: To Employers · Page 143Read in PDF →
Chapter 11: A Vision for You(1 passage)
Should you wish them above all else, and be willing to make use of our experience, we are sure they will come.
Chapter 11: A Vision for You · Page 153Read in PDF →