William Griffith Wilson, cited by ""Time"" magazine as one of the hundred most influential individuals of the 20th century, is better known as Bill W., co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous. In this book, Matthew J. Raphael, himself a member of AA (and writing under a pseudonym, in accordance with the code of AA), presents both the legendary Bill W. and the private Mr Wilson, who tried to live apart from his own celebrity.