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The Purpose-Driven Church: Growth Without Compromising Your Message & Mission
Rick Warren
Zondervan, 1995
Sudy Book
I purchased these for my Graceful Ladies Bible Study group, at their request. We haven't begun, yet, but we are anxious to get started.
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11: Indispensable Relationships You Can't Be Without
Leonard Sweet
David C. Cook Distribution, 2008
Leonard Sweet on Relationships
"A book is a hand stretched forth in the dark passage of life to see if there is another hand to meet if." Leonard Sweet offers this Harriet Beecher Stowe metaphor for why authors write in his Acknowledgments for 11: Indispensable Relationships You Can't Be Without and ...
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The Confident Woman: Start Today Living Boldly and Without Fear
Joyce Meyer
FaithWords, 2006
The Confident Woman
This book was inspirational and it gave spiritual steps to follow. Joyce Meyer the author is a good speaker as well as writer. She teaches women how to live their lives with her message inspired by the Holy Spirit and on how to reach out to other women.
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So You Don't Want to Go to Church Anymore
Jake Colsen, Wayne Jacobsen, ...
Windblown Media, 2006
A Dramatic Fiction Title That Ministers To The Broken Hearted
"So You Don't Want To Go To Church Anymore" brought me to tears and ultimately, healing. I am personally guilty of thinking I could build a relationship with God without any involvement from the church. In the past, I have placed my pastors and leaders on pedestals ...
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Brag!: The Art of Tooting Your Own Horn without Blowing It
Peggy Klaus
Business Plus, 2004
Wanta-be entrepreneurs need to read this book, and successful entrepreneurs probably already have!
A gem of a book. We all know that bragging for bragging's sake is a no-no. Few of us like being around a braggart, and we try to avoid them most of the time. But a businessperson has to get the word out about what she sells or does for a living. Successful people don't ...
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Who Would You Be Without Your Story?: Dialogues with Byron Katie
Byron Katie
Hay House, 2008
This book is a collection of 15 dialogues that occurred throughout the United States and Europe with Byron Katie. Some of the people who worked with Katie have painful illnesses, others are lovelorn or in messy divorces. Some are simply irritated with a co-worker or worried about money. What they all have in common is a willingness to ...
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Reposition Yourself: Living Life Without Limits
T.D. Jakes
Atria, 2008
Loved It
This is a must read. It covers how to be a person that is true to themselves. This book inspired me to write a poem called falling in love with me and I can't put into words how inspiring this book was. T.D. Jakes covers all the elements on how to grow. I would ...
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Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
Malcolm Gladwell
Back Bay Books, 2007
Fascinating book
In Blink, Malcolm Gladwell (a journalist who also wrote The Tipping Point) examines the process of snap decision making. He suggests that we are wrong in thinking that we make decisions rationally by absorbing extensive information and experience. In the end we make ...
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Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In
Roger Fisher, Bruce M. Patton, ...
Houghton Mifflin, 1992
More pie
This book does a great job of helping the reader understand that rather than just focusing on getting the biggest piece of the pie, we should find ways to make the pie bigger.
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How to Survive and Prosper as an Artist, 5th ed.: Selling Yourself Without Selling Your Soul
Caroll Michels
Holt Paperbacks, 2001
Totally Worth It!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I purchased this book about five years ago while just getting out of undergraduate school. The practical tips and ideas about developing work helped out immensely. The writing is pratical advice which helps anyone who is starting out, to cut out at least six months ...
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Peacemaker, The: Handling Conflict without Fighting Back or Running Away
Ken Sande, Kevin Johnson
Baker Books, 2008
Tragic confrontations at schools throughout the past two decades are striking evidence that teens need help and training in peaceful conflict resolution. God knows each conflict a teen goes through--with their families, friends, and teachers--and he is in control. In this student edition of The Peacemaker, Ken Sande and Kevin Johnson show teens, ...
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Life Without Limits
Lucinda Bassett
Collins Living, 2001
Outstanding!
I thought this book was outstanding. It gives you real ideas on how to change your thought process which is the first step to changing. I think anyone who has a problem with this book is not willing to do the work to change. There is no magic pill. This book gives ...
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Mujer sin limite/ Women without Limits
Maria Marin
Aguilar/Santillana, 2008
Making significant changes in our lives is, without a doubt, one of the most important objectives for women today. Regardless of whether we are talking about our significant other, our personal finances, our profession, or our health, there is always an aspect of our lives that we wish to improve upon. In this work, MarÃa MarÃn addresses all ...
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Healed Without Scars
David G. Evans
Whitaker House, 2004
Scarred No More
Bishop David G. Evans' book begins where most books end. Many authors have insights into how we can modify our behaviors or how we can manage our emotions, but Healed Without Scars explores the WHY behind our behaviors and emotions. Too often I have found myself ...
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Beyond the Core: Expand Your Market Without Abandoning Your Roots
Chris Zook
Harvard Business School Press, 2004
Not All Adjacencies Are Appropriate
Perhaps you have already read Profit From the Core: Growth Strategy in the Age of Turbulence which Zook co-authored with James Allen. It was based on rigorous research which revealed the key strategic decisions that most often determine growth or stagnation in ...
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