Not God

Not God: A History of Alcoholics Anonymous by Ernest Kurtz provides a detailed and authoritative account of the discovery and development of AA. The book includes anecdotes and excerpts from the diaries and correspondence of AA's early figures, offering insights into the personalities and relationships that shaped the organization.

Kurtz emphasizes the importance of recognizing human imperfection as a core aspect of AA's philosophy, contrasting it with the perfectionism of the Oxford Group.