books about: facing

books about: facing

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Facing

Facing Love Addiction: Giving Yourself the Power to Change the Way You Love

Pia Mellody, Andrea Wells Miller, ...

HarperOne, 1992

Simple and astounding
My beloved yoga teacher recommended I read this. I highly recommend this book. Personally, it has been a profound experience. I can now see this is a pattern of behavior that others have gone through as well. I have felt alone. and reading this book has ...

Just How Stupid Are We?: Facing the Truth About the American Voter

Rick Shenkman

Basic Books, 2008

Just How Stupid Are We? by Rick Shenkman
As an immigrant of the 1950s, and now a naturalized citizen, the book was an eye opener for me from the perspective of history of our country. Being a political "junky" and a moderate, it was reasonably possible for an individual like me to predict the future of the ...

Eye to Eye: Facing the Consequences of Dividing Israel

William R. Koenig

About Him, 2006

It is true!
Amazing! I live in Vancouver, WA where we never see Tornadoes. The last one was in 1972, over 35 years ago! I was reading this book two days ago and noticed in the news President Bush just arrived in Israel and was urging Israel and the PLO to come to a "peace ...

Facing Codependence: What It Is, Where It Comes from, How It Sabotages Our Lives

Pia Mellody, Andrea Wells Miller, ...

Harper & Row, 1989

Parenting (and Re-Parenting) 101
In what may be one of the best books ever on functional parenting, Mellody and the Millers have tackled the single most common psychiatric phenomenon of our time, deconstructed it into language most can grasp, and set forth a means of re-parenting those who didn't get ...

Breaking Free: A Recovery Workbook for Facing Codependence

Pia Mellody, Andrea Wells Miller

HarperOne, 1989

Toughest Book I Ever Loved
It took me several years before I was ready to work this book. I would pick it up, get paralyzed with fear, and then put it down. Once I was ready, it changed my life completely. I buy a new one every year or so, and work it for different reasons. Totally changed my ...

The Last Polar Bear: Facing the Truth of a Warming World

Mountaineers Books, 2008

continuing an amazing tradition....
I met Steve in Deadhorse (prudhoe bay) some years ago, and we have been friends ever since. It was my privledge to pass him on to other friends as he immersed himself into the Arctic. Steve is continuing a proud tradition of naturalist explorers and photographers ...

Facing Unpleasant Facts: Narrative Essays (Complete Works of George Orwell)

George Orwell

Harcourt, 2008

A nice sample of Orwell's essays
George Orwell is unavoidably associated with 1984, as well he should be. And if that's what it takes to keep the man's reputation going through another generation, then by all means let that be his main claim to fame. Orwell should be almost as famous for Homage To ...

Facing the Lion: Growing Up Maasai on the African Savanna (National Geographic)

Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton, Herman Viola

National Geographic Children's Books, 2005

Growing up as a Maasai warrior
I really liked this book. It is one of several that I purchased after coming back from Tanzania, and I have recommended it to others. The author is straight-forward about his situation, so I wouldn't recommend it to children under, say, 12, but it is quite moving as ...

Facing the Facts: The Truth About Sex And You (God's Design for Sex)

Stan Jones, Brenna B. Jones

NavPress Publishing Group, 2007

Used by a large west-coast church for sex education
La Jolla Presbyterian Church uses this book as the basis forits sixth-grade sex education program. The program has grownremarkably over the last three years. To see how the book is used, go to www.datana.com/mary and use the "Sex Education for Christian Teens" link.

Facing Your Giants: The God Who Made a Miracle Out of David Stands Ready to Make One Out of You

Max Lucado

Thomas Nelson, 2008

Facing Your Giants by Max Lucado
This is an extremely well written, uplifting book based on Biblical principals. It explains Christian concepts in a very clear and easily understandable way and is very encouraging and useful for dealing with everyday life. I highly recommend it.

Facing Your Giants Study Guide

Max Lucado

Thomas Nelson, 2006

Good book, very eye-opening.
Very encouraging book for Christians struggling with overcoming issues in their lives. Found it very enlightening.

When the Vow Breaks: A Survival and Recovery Guide for Christians Facing Divorce

Joseph Warren Kniskern

B&H Books, 2008

A book that will make a difference in your life!
12/27/00 It has been exactly a year since my wife had an affair with her girlfriend's husband, filed for divorce, and hired my city's most notorious Family Law attorney to attack me. There are now five attorneys involved (2 custody, 2 financial, & a discovery ...

Facing the Lion (Abridged Edition): Memoirs of a Young Girl in Nazi Europe

Simone Arnold Liebster

Grammaton Press, LLC, 2006

Simone is a real survivor
This book is a first hand account of a young girl who had what it took to survive her horrible experience under the Nazi's. What she "had" was her religion. It is amazing to me that the large amount of Jehovah's Witnesses came through those war years able to cope with ...

Facing Your Final Job Review: The Judgment Seat of Christ, Salvation, and Eternal Rewards

Woodrow Kroll

Crossway Books, 2008

Anyone who takes this learning journey with Kroll will have a wonderful discovery and surely their faith strengthened
It is truly and indeed a master piece of work by Kroll on the topic of "The Judgment Seat of Christ". Kroll has written an in-depth book on this very least preached and understood but in fact should be one of the most important topics to be taught in the church. Within ...

Facing the Congo: A Modern-Day Journey into the Heart of Darkness

Jeffrey Tayler

Three Rivers Press, 2001

"Facing the Congo" - Ten Years Later
It is not often that one has the opportunity to enjoy an excellent book, and then, have the pleasure to actually meet the author. So be it: Jeffrey Tayler is currently my houseguest in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, where he began the arduous journey which resulted ...