My Name Is Bill: Bill Wilson--His Life and the Creation of Alcoholics Anonymous
by Susan Cheever
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Author: Susan CheeverEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Published)
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Published: 2004-02-03
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
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Book Review: Not the perfect man, but the perfect man for the job
Summary: 4 Stars
Bill Wilson wanted to be a rich and famous stock broker, another Thomas Edison, a great leader of men of industry. Instead he failed utterly at that, but somehow ended up becoming one of Time Magazine's greatest people of the 20th century! How this all happened was because he found a way to stop his alcoholic drinking - drinking that had destroyed all past chances of conventional fame and fortune. His way of remaining sober was so successful for him and others, and his dedication and fascination with it so intense, that he ended up becoming world famous anyway - but in the last way he expected. However it was no doubt a fame and fortune that was far more satisfying and lasting than any fame stock broking or business leadership could have given him.This biography of Bill Wilson, by Susan Cheever, is written skillfully and lovingly, carrying the reader through the subject pretty effortlessly. Cheever repeats herself slightly at the beginning of each chapter, creating an almost poetic, rythmic effect. But as well as the pleasure of reading a well written book, the other main element of fascination was how Bill's humanity comes through here. At the end of reading this biography, I was left in no doubt that Bill Wilson had many imperfections and was nowhere near a saint. But I was also left in no doubt that he had achieved absolutely extraodinary things, and had tried throughout his life to become a better man as well. The story is an inspiration to all imperfect people who strive to become better. And perhaps is also a lesson to us: our greateness and genius is not always found in the things that boost the bank and ego.
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