Twenty-Four Hours A Day

Twenty-Four Hours A Day

"Twenty-Four Hours A Day", written by Richmond Walker, is often referred to as "the little black book." It is a daily meditation books that offers thoughts, meditations and prayers for living a clean and sober life.

The book has been published by Hazelden since 1954, when Hazelden bought the rights to it. Its format as a "meditation book" was untried, but the book sold almost 5,000 copies in its first year. Today, "Twenty-Four Hours a Day" has sold over eight million copies in 30 countries and is a staple of many 12 Step groups.


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  • twenty four hours a day — around the clock, all the time …   English contemporary dictionary

  • twenty-four hours — para statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Žemės apsisukimo apie savo ašį laikas – laiko matavimo vienetas, lygus 24 valandoms. atitikmenys: angl. day; twenty four hours vok. Tag, m; Tag und Nacht, m, f rus. сутки …   Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • twenty-four hours — noun time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis (Freq. 3) two days later they left they put on two performances every day there are 30,000 passengers per day • Syn: ↑day, ↑twenty four hour period, ↑24 hour interval, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • twenty-four seven — UK US adverb informal all the time, without ever stopping, closing, or changing Thesaurus: all the time and alwayssynonym * * * ˌtwenty ˌfour ˈseven 7 [twenty four seven] ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • Twenty four on seven — twenty four hours a day, seven days a week; all the time …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • open twenty-four hours a day — open round the clock …   English contemporary dictionary

  • twenty-four seven — adverb a) Constantly, without interruption. Theyre open twenty four seven, you can go there any time you want. b) An which stands for 24 hours a day, 7 days a week , including holidays and days otherwise that may alter limitations of work. In and …   Wiktionary

  • twenty-four-seven — twenˈty four sevˈen (usu written 24–7) adverb (informal) All the time, twenty four hours a day and seven days a week • • • Main Entry: ↑twenty …   Useful english dictionary

  • twenty four on seven — Australian Slang twenty four hours a day, seven days a week; all the time …   English dialects glossary

  • twenty-four-seven —    This term refers to something which is available or happens twenty four hours a day, seven days a week.     The tourist office provided a list of 24 7 supermarkets in the area …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

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