The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12&12) was written years after they had learned a thing or two, so it gets much deeper into each step with a better explanation of each part of the AA program.

Every edition of The Big Book comes out with new stories of others who suffered from addictive behaviors. What they went through, how it changed, and what it’s like for them now. So not everything is relegated to old-timey white men.

The book takes you through the 12 steps of A.A., the founding steps of most if not all, 12-step programs. It describes the lives of people who were suffering, the changes that they made, and what their lives are like after their dependence on Alcohol. It is a guide on how to do each of the steps. But that’s not all that’s in there.