The Language Of The Heart - Bill W.'s Grapevine Writings
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| Rating | : | 4.90 (639 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B006C1HGJY |
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| Number of Pages | : | 109 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-04 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
In more than 150 articles, written over a span of twenty-six years, Bill documented the painstaking process of trial and error that resulted in AA's spiritual principles of Recovery, Unity, and Service, and articulated his vision of what the Fellowship could become.When the current Grapevine editors began to consider ways of grouping Bill's articles in logical segments, it seemed at first a Herculean task — yet in the end it was not. Publication of The Language of the Heart brings together for the first time virtually every article written for the AA Grapevine by Bill W., co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous. and Canada, and sent free to AA's in the World War II armed forces, the Grapevine soon caught on nationally. All of Bill's very brief (about half a page each) Christmas and Thanksgiving greetings to the Fellowship have been cut, with the exception of the December 1970 Christmas message, his last Grapevine piece. And finally, a few brief items (short memorial tributes to General Service Office staff and an announcement that the General Service Office was moving to a new location) have also been omitted. In 1945, by vote of the groups, it became
I have the hard copy, I need this for my travels, Miles Beacom The book speaks for itself, having it on the web to read whenever I want to and wherever I want to , without having to tote it around with me is a big plus for me.. The Language of the Heart Betty Carlson I have only read a bit of this. It is highly recommended by those in the know I look forward to learning more about the lessons this book promises. Technical problem with this edition I own the paper edition of this work. and it is a magnicent historical record of, among other things, the evolution of Bill W.'s thoughts about the organization he co-founded.However, the kindle edition I purchased today (2/13/2012) contains a nasty technical flaw. A partial table of contents has somehow been appended to the end of the book where the reader is taken when selecting 'GO TO TABLE OF CONTENTS' instead of to the correct and properly hyperlinked TOC at the beginning of the book. I'll let people at Amazon and Grapevine know to see if a corrected edition can be provided