What’s New

The delegates at the 2012 World Service Business Conference have approved the following new and revised literature:

• A rewrite of Before You Take That First Compulsive Bite, Remember…
• An updated version of To the Newcomer, which also includes updates to the Fifteen Questions
• A new item titled Voices of Recovery e-Workbook, which provides thought-provoking questions for each of the daily readings in Voices of Recovery; and
• A revision of Sponsoring Through the Twelve Steps, to incorporate additional Big Book references.

Some items are back-ordered: Because numerous literature items contain the Fifteen Questions, the following items are on back-order until updates are printed. Please watch “What’s New” on the oa.org home page for an announcement of when the updated pamphlets are available.

Items on back-order because of revised Fifteen Questions
#130 A Program of Recovery
#270  To the Newcomer
#710K/711K Newcomer Packet
#740 Newcomer Meeting Leader’s Kit
#750 Is Food A Problem for You?
#753 Introducing OA to Health Care Professionals
#755  Fifteen Questions
#780  Introducing OA to the Clergy
#150S  Antes de Tomar Ese Primer Bocado Compulsivo, Recuerda
#270S Al Recién Llegado
#755S Quince Preguntas

Item on back-order because of a complete rewrite
#150 Before You Take That First Compulsive Bite, Remember…

The Voices of Recovery e-Workbook will be available by mid-June. The e-Workbook will be a downloadable PDF at bookstore.oa.org.

Changes to Sponsoring Through the Twelve Steps will be made when the current inventory is depleted. In the meatime, an addendum listing the changes will be included with all pamphlet orders.

The second-quarter issue of A Step Ahead is now available online.

Learn about the features of OA’s updated Web site, the latest information about WSBC 2012, and the results of OA’s annual audit.

At the Board of Trustees meeting in November, the board approved a skit that the region chairs presented during WSBC 2011. The skit explores the importance of rotating service positions, using a lighthearted approach designed to engage and amuse OA members. Available for free download.

At the November 2011 Board of Trustees meeting, the board members approved updates and revisions for the Suggested Meeting Format. The revisions include more inclusive language, an emphasis on abstinent sponsors, added focus on Lifeline magazine and updated guidelines for collecting Seventh-Tradition contributions.

In addition, the new meeting format includes the Abridged Tools of Recovery. This is a board-approved abridgement that includes two or three-sentence descriptions of each tool, taken directly from The Tools of Recovery pamphlet. OA groups can use this abridgement to save time during meetings. The Abridged Tools of Recovery is also available as a stand-alone document.

Five of OA’s best-selling books are now available in popular e-reader and mobile-device formats.  PLEASE NOTE: These books are not available through OA’s online bookstore. The best way to find them is to go to your e-reader store and search by the specific title of the book.

The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Overeaters Anonymous
Provides a detailed, moving exploration of how OA’s Steps and Traditions help members recover and how the Fellowship functions as a whole. e-reader price:  $6.50

For Today
Offers inspiring and thought-provoking affirmations and readings for each day of the year, written especially for OA members. e-reader price: $6.50

Voices of Recovery
This daily reader contains inspirational quotations from OA literature along with experience, strength and hope written by OA members for OA members.  e-reader price: $6.50

Overeaters Anonymous, Second Edition
Includes personal stories of OA members, the complete text of “Our Invitation to You,” the founder’s story, and views of the program by non-OA professionals. e-reader price: $6.50

Abstinence
Member-written essays from Lifeline magazine offer help, encouragement and direction as you strive for and maintain abstinence. e-reader price: $5.75

From “abstinence” through “wrongs,” this comprehensive index will guide you quickly to the important concepts and key words found in the OA 12&12. Available for free download. Index will be added to printed copies of the book as new stock is ordered.

A Common Solution: Diversity and Recovery
Strengthen your program by reading the recovery stories of OA members from all walks of life. Learn how they used a diversity of approaches to achieve a common solution: recovery! Members in remote areas and those who are housebound found recovery through telephone meetings. Determined members overcame the challenges of starting OA meetings in non-English speaking countries. Members found homes in OA meetings despite their differences of age, health, sexuality and gender identity, and cultural or religious backgrounds. #265/$1.00 To order, go to bookstore.oa.org.

The Tools of Recovery pamphlet now includes a detailed description of OA’s ninth tool, action plan. It also features OA’s colorful new pamphlet design. Find indispensable guidance on using the OA program’s nine tools: a plan of eating, sponsorship, meetings, telephone, writing, literature, action plan, anonymity and service. #160/$.30 To order, visit the OA bookstore at bookstore.oa.org.

OA’s Professional Outreach Manual is now available with updated information and a new look! This comprehensive guide for groups and service bodies includes tips on starting a professional outreach committee; contacting professionals; conducting panel presentations; and working in prisons, medical facilities, schools and other settings. Three-hole punched and spiral bound. #772/$15 To order, visit the OA bookstore at bookstore.oa.org.