Literature

Conference Approved Literature (CAL)

Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. publishes books, pamphlets, service materials, and a monthly magazine, The Forum. Most Al-Anon and Alateen meetings offer complimentary literature to newcomers, and offer books and pamphlets for sale.

How to Order

The quickest way to obtain Al-Anon literature is at your nearest Al-Anon Family Group meeting. Titles are available AT COST. Popular titles are usually available at every meeting, or can be ordered through the group secretary.

• Click here to find a meeting near you.
• Order online from Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.
• Download the PDF Form
• Order by phone AL-ANON WSO 1-800-344-2666

Why CAL Materials?

Please note that AL-ANON uses only literature approved by the AL-ANON Family Groups World Service Conference at AL-ANON meetings and functions.  This Conference Approved Literature (CAL) contains readings written by and selected by participants in the AL-ANON program, which are designed to follow the principles of AL-ANON.  These principles include the concept of neutrality and respect for the personal beliefs of individuals in the AL-ANON program.

Key AL-ANON literature topics and materials include:

• How to use and understand The AL-ANON Family Groups program
• Learning about the effects of alcohol on the alcoholic and other people
• How to recover from the effects of someone else's drinking
• Marriage and alcoholism
• How to improve our lives through emotional and spiritual growth (non-religious materials)
• How teenagers can improve their lives when affected by someone else's drinking
• How people attending AL-ANON meetings can help to improve AL-ANON

Popular Titles

• Daily Readers
  The two Al-Anon daily readers -- the "new" Courage to Change and the classic One Day at A Time are available online along with many other books that have helped thousands of alcoholic families.
• Al-Anon Faces Alcoholism
  Shows how Al-Anon helps families and friends of alcoholics.
• The Dilemma of the Alcoholic Marriage
  Can Al-Anon help your relationship? Explores the problems of alcoholism in marriage, and includes tips for applying the Twelve Steps to relationships.
• From Survival to Recovery:
  Growing up in an Alcoholic Home
  Al-Anon adult children tell their stories -- with pathos and humor, with courage and rigorous honesty -- revealing the pain, recovering the past, and renewing the hope for all of us.
• Lois Remembers
  Lois W., a co-founder of Al-Anon recalls the eventful years before and after the founding of AA and Al-Anon.
• Paths To Recovery - Al-Anon's Steps, Traditions, and Concepts
  Al-Anon's Steps, Traditions, and Concepts Shares love, compassion and challenge; the experience, strength and hope of Al-Anon members' personal growth experiences worldwide. Long awaited and asked for -- at last, an in depth study of Al-Anon's three legacies, the Twelve Steps, Twelve Traditions, and Twelve Concepts.
• Order your copy

Publications & information reprinted with permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc., Virginia Beach, VA