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Become a better you: 7 keys to improving your life every day
Par Joel Osteen. 2007
Pastor of Houston's Lakewood Church and author of Your Best Life Now (RC 59330, BR 16228) offers advice on applying…
biblical principles to make positive changes in one's life. Advocates becoming more self-confident and developing better relationships and habits. Includes examples of transformation from his ministry. Bestseller. 2007Jesus of Nazareth: Part 2, Holy week : from the entrance into Jerusalem to the Resurrection
Par Pope Benedict Xvi, Joseph Ratzinger. 2011
Pope Benedict continues his biography of the flesh-and-blood Jesus, as revealed in the Gospels. Explains the challenges Jesus faced and…
interprets the meaning of his life, teaching, death, and resurrection. Sequel to Jesus of Nazareth: From Baptism in the Jordan to the Transfiguration (DB 64444). Translated from German. Bestseller. 2011Pope Benedict pens a biography of the flesh-and-blood Jesus as revealed in the Gospels. The pope shares his understanding of…
Jesus of Nazareth as the central figure of Christianity, who brought God to Earth along with faith, hope, and love. Bestseller. 2007Women & money: owning the power to control your destiny
Par Suze Orman. 2007
Financial guru, author of The Money Book for the Young, Fabulous, and Broke (BR 16335), and host of her own…
financial television show focuses on women and their finances. Describes the basics of money management, the eight qualities of a wealthy woman, and her recommendations for financial security. Bestseller. 2007The looming tower: Al-Qaeda and the road to 9/11
Par Lawrence Wright. 2006
Traces Islamic fundamentalism from 1948 to the 2001 attack on America. Highlights Al Qaeda leaders Osama bin Laden and Ayman…
al-Zawahiri. Asserts a historical lack of concern from intelligence agencies except for FBI agent John O'Neill and Saudi prince Turki al-Faisal. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2006The Diana chronicles
Par Tina Brown. 2007
British writer and former editor of the New Yorker interviews colleagues and friends of the late Princess Diana (1961-1997) to…
provide a personal profile of Her Royal Highness. Discusses Diana's marriage to Prince Charles, their divorce, and assertions of her manipulation of the press. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2007Change we can believe in: Barack Obama's plan to renew America's promise
Par Barack Obama, Obama For Change. 2008
Details the changes Democratic nominee Obama proposed to implement if he were elected president of the United States. Topics include…
reviving the economy, restoring America's place in the world, and embracing the country's values. Includes a foreword by Barack Obama and seven speeches from his presidential campaign. Bestseller. 2008Unshakeable: your financial freedom playbook (Tony Robbins Financial Freedom Ser.)
Par Anthony Robbins, Peter Mallouk. 2017
Motivational speaker presents his tenets for financial stability in an unstable world. Discusses his history with financial and personal instability,…
lessons he learned while developing his career as a speaker, and ways to minimize risk. Provides background information on investing techniques. Bestseller. 2017The Freedom Writers diary: how a teacher and 150 teens used writing to change themselves and the world around them
Par Erin Gruwell, The Freedom Writers. 1999
Straight from the front line of urban America, the inspiring story of one fiercely determined teacher and her remarkable students.…
As an idealistic twenty-three-year-old English teacher at Wilson High School in Long beach, California, Erin Gruwell confronted a room of "unteachable, at-risk" students. One day she intercepted a note with an ugly racial caricature, and angrily declared that this was precisely the sort of thing that led to the Holocaust only to be met by uncomprehending looks. With powerful entries from the students' own diaries and a narrative text by Erin Gruwell, The Freedom Writers Diary is an uplifting, unforgettable example of how hard work, courage, and the spirit of determination changed the lives of a teacher and her students. For junior and senior high readers. BestsellerReposition yourself: living life without limits
Par T. D. Jakes. 2007
Bishop Jakes offers advice on how to succeed and prosper by reassessing one's life and positioning oneself for the future.…
Jakes uses scripture and personal experience to illustrate the connection between faith, good works, and responsibility. Foreword by Dr. Phil McGraw. Bestseller. 2007Christmas with Paula Deen: recipes and stories from my favorite holiday
Par Paula Deen. 2007
Television chef presents recipes for the Christmas holiday including ideas for giving gifts of food and for hosting an open…
house. Also covers baking traditional cookies and preparing breakfast and dinner on the special day. Shares her memories of celebrating the season with family and friends. Bestseller. 2007The purpose-driven life: what on earth am I here for? (The Purpose Driven Life Ser.)
Par Rick Warren. 2002
Christian minister provides a guide to a forty-day spiritual journey to help readers discover the answer to one of life's…
most important questions: What on earth am I here for? Uses biblical references and describes the benefits of changing one's perspective. Bestseller. 2002The head of the Knights of Columbus, a Catholic fraternal organization, discusses the goals of the late Pope John Paul…
II and his successor Benedict XVI. Anderson uses their ideas to encourage citizens to embrace a world of love and to live in peace and happiness. Bestseller. 2008More wholesome, easy-to-prepare meals from the Food Network television show host and author of Cooking 'round the Clock (BR 15827).…
Lists seventy basic but versatile ingredients, both nonperishable and frozen, to stock. Recipes supplement these staples with a few fresh items so shoppers can use the express lane. Bestseller. 2006My stroke of insight: a brain scientist's personal journey
Par Jill Bolte Taylor. 2008
Neuroanatomist chronicles a severe brain hemorrhage she had when she was in her mid-thirties and the following eight-year recovery period.…
She describes the joy of the present moment she felt when she was operating solely with her brain's right hemisphere and explains ways the experience changed her. Bestseller. 2008Real life: preparing for the 7 most challenging days of your life
Par Dr Phil McGraw. 2008
Dr. Phil discusses ways to cope when facing--or helping someone face--seven types of devastating events. They include losing someone, becoming…
physically or mentally ill, falling prey to addiction, having an existential crisis, becoming overwhelmed by demands and responsibilities, or realizing you've lost your purpose in life. Bestseller. 2008The Gospel of Judas: from Codex Tchacos
Par National Geographic Society. 2006
National Geographic Society publication of a restored third- or fourth-century Gnostic, Coptic manuscript discovered in Egypt in the 1970s. Text…
translation portrays Judas Iscariot as a disciple who obeys Jesus's request to betray him. Essays explain the historical and religious context of the papyrus codex. Bestseller. 2006The Mayo Clinic diet: Eat well. Enjoy life. Lose weight.
Par Mayo Clinic, Good Books Staff. 2010
Two-pronged program includes both a two-week plan to jump-start weight loss--by adding five specific habits, breaking five unhealthy habits, and…
adopting five bonus habits--and a lifelong plan of eating and activity to help reach and maintain desired weight. Covers behavior modification, motivation, exercise programs, and portion estimation. Bestseller. 2010Thunderstruck
Par Erik Larson. 2006
Edwardian England. Chronicles the 1910 manhunt for Dr. H.H. Crippen, who murdered his wife and fled in disguise by ocean…
liner to Canada with his lover. Describes how Guglielmo Marconi's 1895 invention of wireless communication enabled Scotland Yard to pursue the killer and enthrall the world. Bestseller. 2006Grayson
Par Lynne Cox. 2006
Author recalls an encounter from her teenage years when a baby gray whale followed her during a long-distance training swim…
along the California coast. Describes communicating with the calf she called Grayson and battling fatigue, fifty-five-degree water, and dehydration to protect him until he was reunited with his mother. Bestseller. 2006