Autor: Bill Daley
Editorial: Flawed Vessel Press
Año: 09/10/2026
ISBN: 9798995932116
Encuadernación: Tapa blanda
Páginas: 238 pp.
Idioma: eng
EAN: 9798995932116
The familiar story of Alcoholics Anonymous begins with Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith. It leaves out Hank Parkhurst, the man who pushed the Big Book into print, fought for the language that lets skeptics walk through the door to recovery, and then relapsed. His name has all but vanished from the history he helped make.
Imperfect Prophets returns Hank, New York?s A.A. Number Two, to the story. He is not a forgotten footnote here, but a revealing example of how spiritual influence actually moves. Through his story, this book explores a truth rarely said aloud: that meaning, connection, and recovery frequently pass through imperfect, unstable, and even unsuccessful people.
This is not a challenge to the organization of Alcoholics Anonymous. It is an invitation to remember more honestly, to widen the circle of recognition, and to acknowledge the overlooked influence of those through whom healing passes, even when it does not remain.
From Ebby Thacher, who carried the message of spiritual recovery to Bill Wilson and struggled with sobriety for much of his own life, to the countless men and women whose presence in meetings changes lives, Imperfect Prophets invites readers to rethink what, and whom, we value in recovery.
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