Three Recovery Classics: As a Man Thinketh by James Allen The Greatest Thing in the World by Henry Drummond An Instrument of Peace the St. Francis Prayer
Mel B., a native of Norfolk, Nebraska, and now a longtime resident of Toledo, Ohio, found sobriety in 1950 while a patient in the state hospital in his hometown. He eventually became a business writer as well as an author of books devoted to recovery. Though he discusses topics related to Alcoholics Anonymous, he cannot and does not speak for AA as a whole. He was, however, a contributing writer to Pass It On, AA?s own biography of Bill W. Additionally, he has authored five books and several pamphlets for Hazelden. He and his wife, Lori, were married in 1960 and have four adult children and eight grandchildren.