The Big Book of the Blue: Yuval Zommer (The Big Book series)

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En El gran libro del mar, publicado por la Editorial Juventud, podrás descubrir y conocer las maravillas que ahondan el vasto océano, curiosidades tales como que el pez espada es uno de los diez peces más rápidos del mundo o que si cortas una medusa por la mitad se convierte en dos. La tortuga, por ejemplo, tiene unos párpados transparentes que usa como si fueran gafas de bucear y el tiburón tigre saca su estómago por la boca para lavarlo después de comer, brrrr.

The Big Book of the Blue: Yuval Zommer (The Big Book series)

Abraham Twerski was the most positive of the three experts, claiming that "the continuing relevance of the Big Book to today's alcoholic is precisely due to the fact that it does not seek to treat nor teach by its contents. Rather, it is a description of a program that is effective, and provides testimonials of people whom the program has helped." Twerski also praised the ability of the 12-step program to treat other addictions as well "because the 12-steps are a protocol for personality, for growth, and for self-realization, a process of value to even the non-alcoholic or non-addicted individual." Twerski's praise is most easily summed up with his conclusion that "the Big Book and A.A. remain as effective today as the day they came into being, and are likely to remain unfettered by the continuing passage of time." [24] Legacy [ edit ] Self-Help/ Instructional: The Big Book by Alcoholics Anonymous". TIME. August 30, 2011. Archived from the original on August 31, 2011. Following the wild success of The Big Book of Bugs and The Big Book of Beasts, The Big Book of the Blue is the third installment in Yuval Zommer’s beloved series. Alongside everything the young oceanographer needs to know, Zommer’s charming illustrations bring to life some of the slipperiest, scaliest, strangest, and most monstrous underwater animals.The book contends that it is impossible for an alcoholic to quit drinking by oneself. A new attitude or set of values also would not help. Whosoever is an alcoholic must admit that they cannot help themselves alone. Only a "higher power" and the community can help. An example of a man named Fred is given, who had no control over his drinking, but finally leads an "infinitely more satisfying life" than before thanks to the previously unexplained principles of AA. In the introduction to the Big Book, William Duncan Silkworth, M.D., a specialist in the treatment of alcoholism, endorses the AA program after treating Bill W., the founder of AA, and other apparently hopeless alcoholics who then regained their health by joining the AA fellowship. "For most cases," Silkworth claimed, "there is no other solution" than a spiritual solution. Today "many doctors and psychiatrists" confirm the effects of AA. [15] Reception [ edit ] First edition [ edit ]

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Anonymous (1939). Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How Many Thousands of Men and Women Have Recovered from Alcoholism, 1st ed. A.A. World Services. OCLC 986996.In light of current professional views of alcoholism, is the Big Book still appropriate in understanding the nature of the alcoholism and/or other addictive behaviours? George H. Jensen (2000). Storytelling in Alcoholics Anonymous: a rhetorical analysis. SIU Press. p.43. ISBN 0-8093-2330-3. Filled with fun, fishy questions and facts about all manner of slippery, shimmery sea creatures. It will be returned to again and again by kids of all ages' - Pregnancy & Parenting Magazine Twelve Step Programs Worldwide about "Alcoholics Anonymous", the book affectionately known as "The Big Book". The 25 millionth copy of the Big Book was published in 2005, and about 1 million copies are sold each year. This means that as at 2010 there have been about 30 million copies sold, ranking it high on the list of best-selling books ever. More impressive still, it has sold this many copies even though it is available free online in English, Spanish and French—links provided." This book is a must have in any primary classroom! It is so informative on a range of sea creatures, including sharks, but is also not overwhelming. Each double spread covers a different sea creature. The book is clearly presented with beautiful illustrations; the author Yuval Zommer also created the lovely and incredibly detailed pictures! I trust the information presented in this book as it was written in collaboration with sea life expert, Barbara Taylor.

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I have wanted to read The Big Book of the Blue for quite some time and was so pleased to finally get hold of it. This is fantastic information text about the ocean environment and various different animal families and species living in it, with some of the most amazing facts about they ways their bodies work and how they live their lives. So much research has gone into this book and there is such depth to the facts inside, which are regularly astounding. To learn about the ocean! The cover art caught my eye and the synopsis sounded like a great fit for my question machine, aka T. Thames and Hudson provided a review copy.Results for 'Alcoholics Anonymous: the story of how many thousands of men and women have RECOVERED from alcoholism.' > 'Book' [WorldCat.org]". www.worldcat.org. At the time of the publication of the first edition, The Big Book was typically well received by most critics, referred to by one reviewer as "the greatest redemptive force of the 20th century." [16] A reviewer for the New York Times stated that the thesis of the book had more of a sound base psychologically than any other book on the subject and that the book is unlike any other book ever published. [17] Other critics called the book extraordinary and stated that it deserved the attention of anyone worried about the problem of alcoholism. [18] Veľká kniha o morských tvoroch je, ako už samotný názov napovedá, o živočíchoch žijúcich v moriach a oceánoch. Nájdete v nej ryby a drsnokožce, mäkkýše, kôrovce, plazy a cicavce aj s ich hlavnými charakteristikami. Mom: So that they can eat them fast before the fish escapes. If there was not a lot of food and a fish came right up to you, what would you do?

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Is the therapeutic approach to alcoholism as depicted in this text consistent with contemporary efforts to treating addictive behaviours like alcoholism?Albert Ellis called the book "complex and profound" and admitted it probably helped millions of people with addictions. Ellis found seven of the twelve steps to be useful to the recovering alcoholic: steps 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, and 12, noting "these urge them to admit their addictive and self-destructive ways, make amends to those they have harmed, acquire a philosophic awakening, and carry their message to other alcoholics." However, Ellis believed that steps, 2, 3, 6, 7, and 11, those urging alcoholics to rely upon a Higher Power, to be of dubious value. Some of his reasons for distrusting these steps included the contention that millions had overcome alcohol while remaining agnostic or atheist and that the necessity to accept belief in a Higher Power likely pushed more people away from the program than it drew in. Ellis' analysis of the book was that it has some excellent views but that "A.A. is too good an organization to bow to the will of anyone – including any hypothetical Higher Power." [24] Lavishly produced with the most interesting and thoughtful information, a total triumph' - Book Lover Jo G. Alan Marlatt also questioned the necessity of a need for a Higher Power but concluded that he was "impressed with the amazing success of A.A. over the past 50 years of its existence. If alcoholism is really a disease of the spirit (for which alcohol is no real solution), then it makes sense that the religious fellowship of A.A. provides fulfillment of the alcoholic's underlying craving for union with a Higher Power. Especially if it keeps its members sober, which A.A. often does." [24]