BILL W WITH BIG BOOK ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS AA BOBBLEHEAD DOLL WILSON FIGURINE NEW

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BILL W WITH BIG BOOK ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS AA BOBBLEHEAD DOLL WILSON FIGURINE NEW Description: Very limited edition of only 2000 made in 2008. Bill W. Poly Resin (like porcelain) Bobble-head doll. Measures 7 1/4" tall by 2 1/2" wide. He has is Big Book in hand. William Griffith Wilson (November 26, 1895 – January 24, 1971), also known as Bill Wilson or Bill W. , was the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), an international mutual aid fellowship with over two million members belonging to 100,800 groups of alcoholics helping other alcoholics achieve and maintain sobriety . [ 1] Following AA's Twelfth Tradition of anonymity, Wilson is commonly known as "Bill W." or "Bill." After Wilson's death in 1971 his full name was included in obituaries. Wilson's lifelong sobriety began December 11, 1934. Wilson suffered from episodes of depression , the most serious of these between 1944 and 1955. In 1955 Wilson turned over control of AA to a board of trustees . Wilson experimented with other possible cures for alcoholism including LSD ,[ 2] niacin (vitamin B 3) and parapsychology as a means of inducing spiritual change. [3 ] Wilson died of emphysema complicated by pneumonia in 1971. In 1999 Time Magazine listed Wilson in the top 20 of the Time 100: Heroes and Icons of the 20th century. [4 ] .Thank you very much for shopping with us! ! Shipping read more

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