OA Literature
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The Overeaters Anonymous Bookstore and other pages at the OA.org website offer a variety of:
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• Books for purchase such as The 12 Steps and 12 Traditions of Overeaters Anonymous,  the For Today and Voices of Recovery daily readers, and the 12 Step Workbook for purchase.

 

• Pamphlets for purchase such as Dignity of Choice: Sample Plans of Eating and Where do I Start: Everything a Newcomer Needs to Know 

 

• A small but growing number of e-books and digital pamphlets for purchase. (Kindle, Apple Books and Nook versions of OA literature can also be found by searching online.) 

 

• Free downloadable versions of readings such as the OA Preamble, worksheets on such things as 12 Stepping a Problem, as well as a variety of other documents for use during meetings.

 

• Literature for healthcare professionals including the Courier newsletter and the pamphlet “When Should I Refer Someone to Overeaters Anonymous” 

 

• A quarterly newsletter, A Step Ahead

OA Literature and Diversity

The OA Diversity Checklist recommends that meetings stock or share information about literature that highlights our common solution through diversity, such as:
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• A Common Solution: Diversity and Recovery
• Black OA Members Share Their Experience, Strength and Hope
• Focus on Anorexia and Bulimia 
• OA Members Come in All Sizes
• To the Man Who Wants to Stop Compulsive Overeating, Welcome
• “To the Teen” Questionnaire