The Big Book

book by William Griffith Wilson and Robert Holbrook Smith
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The Big Book

Summary

The Big Book is a written work[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (153 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Big Book authored Bill W.[3].
  • The Big Book authored Bob Smith[4].
  • The Big Book's instance of is recorded as written work[5].
  • The Big Book's genre is recorded as self-help book[6].
  • The Big Book's language of work or name is recorded as English[7].
  • The Big Book's country of origin is recorded as United States[8].
  • The Big Book's publication date is recorded as +1939-04-10T00:00:00Z[9].
  • The Big Book's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0b6m5sn[10].
  • The Big Book's Open Library ID is recorded as OL8684156W[11].
  • The Big Book's Internet Archive ID is recorded as alcoholicsanonym00aase[12].
  • The Big Book's Internet Archive ID is recorded as alcoholicsanonym00newy[13].
  • The Big Book's has edition or translation is recorded as The Big Book[14].
  • The Big Book's main subject is recorded as alcoholism[15].
  • The Big Book's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Big Book'}[16].
  • The Big Book's Goodreads work ID is recorded as 152899[17].

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Designation and Status

The Big Book's instance of is recorded as written work[5].

Why It Matters

The Big Book ranks in the top 5% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (153 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . archive.org. Retrieved . archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Goodreads. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). The Big Book. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-big-book
MLA “The Big Book.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-big-book.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_the-big-book_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{The Big Book}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-big-book}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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