Bill W. and Dr. Bob
Bill W. and Dr. Bob
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Bill W. and Dr. Bob by Samuel Shem Md
Drama / 3m, 3f (w/doubling) / Unit set Newly revised edition! From the author of the best-selling novel, The House of God, this critically acclaimed version which played Off-Broadway in 2007, tells the amazing story of the two men who pioneered Alcoholics Anonymous, and of their wives, who founded Al Anon. During the roaring '20s, New York stockbroker Bill Wilson rides high on money, fame, and booze. In '29, both he and the market crash and he becomes a hopeless drunk. Dr. Bob Smith, a surgeon in Akron, Ohio, and a pillar of the community, has been a secret drunk for thirty years, often going into the operating room hungover and high on sedatives. His family has tried everything to no avail. Through an astonishing series of events involving doctors, ministers, the Oxford Group evangelical movement, and Henrietta Sieberling a scion of the Goodyear Rubber fortune, Bill and Bob meet on Mother's Day of 1935. The two men form a relationship which keeps each sober. Fired up, they seek out a third drunk to see if their program will work for others. Richly textured with the ragtime and jazz of the era, the play tells a magnificent American success story. "A deeply human, audience embracing tale." - Variety "One of the best plays of the year." - San Diego Union Tribune "Inspiring." - Boston GlobeSamuel Shem, MD, PhD (Stephen Bergman's pen name) is the author of several novels, including the New York Times bestseller The House of God. He is a author, playwright, and activist in addition to being a doctor. He was a Rhodes Scholar who spent three decades on the faculty of Harvard Medical School, where he developed the Bill W. and the Dr. Bob Project at Harvard Medical School's Division of Addictions.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780573691744 |
| ISBN 10 | 0573691746 |
| Title | Bill W. and Dr. Bob |
| Author | Samuel Shem Md |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Samuel French Inc |
| Year published | 2010-01-20 |
| Number of pages | 96 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |