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Turning Points: Decisive Moments in the History of Christianity

18 reviews
Mark A. Noll

Baker Academic, 2001

Excellent introduction to the history of the church/theology
This book was used for a class I took last year on the history of Christian theology, and I greatly enjoyed this book. Noll manages to take 2000 years of history and center it around 12 major turning points, interweaving ideas and events around these points. He makes it very readable to someone who had not studies the subject before, and presents a new perpective on a number of issues to those ...

Moment of Truth in Iraq: How a New 'Greatest Generation' of American Soldiers is Turning Defeat and Disaster ...

93 reviews
Michael Yon

Richard Vigilante Books, 2008

One of the most important writings on Operation iraqi Freedom
In a sea of cynical books and media coverage on the war in Iraq, which lead US service members to ask themselves "Are these guys even covering the same war that we're fighting daily!?" Michael Yon does indeed deliver a "Moment of Truth". He writes from the point of view of the infantryman and cavalry scout: the young men who enlisted specifically to put themselves into harms way and fight a ...

Turning Numbers into Knowledge: Mastering the Art of Problem Solving

20 reviews
Jonathan G. Koomey

Analytics Press, 2008

A great primer and reference to fall back on
While no doubt I've heard many of nuggets contained in the book over the course of my high school and college days, I found Koomey's book a pleasurable read and useful synthesis of approaches and tips for completing quality research and analyses. Internalizing Koomey's advice is going to help most readers be more discriminating consumers of published research and better authors of their own ...

The Fourth Turning

72 reviews
William Strauss, Neil Howe

Broadway, 1997

From history to prediction
Not only was this book a facinating review of history, but it's breadth was facinating. It's impact is being felt in many areas as I finally read it, because so many places and speakers quote from it. I can only recommend it as they capture certain aspects of where we've been and where we're possibly going, and what we can do about it. It's also helped me make some sense of the growing trends ...

Permission Marketing : Turning Strangers Into Friends And Friends Into Customers

130 reviews
Seth Godin

Simon & Schuster, 1999

Somewhat dated, but certainly an excellent read
Having been published in 1999, the book itself is a little dated. Despite that, this is a must read for anyone in the marketing business. The notion of permission marketing, especially in the context of the internet, is tremendously powerful. I think a few reviewers have referenced it, but I think for companies looking to adopt Seth Godin's approach, the highest hurdle is the investment ...

The Starbucks Experience: 5 Principles for Turning Ordinary Into Extraordinary

40 reviews
Joseph Michelli

McGraw-Hill, 2006

pleasantly surprised
This is a great book for business leaders looking for new ideas and strategies to implement into their business and for those who want to learn a little more about the business principals that Starbucks is founded on. Michelli offers many examples and case studies throughout the book and includes thought provoking "create your own experience" and "thoughts to sip on" to help the reader ...

Fifty Things to Do When You Turn Fifty (Fifty Experts on the Subject of Turning Fifty) (Fifty Experts on the ...

5 reviews

Sellers Publishing, Inc., 2005

An ideal how-to and what-to-do book informing its readers of the many fears and beliefs that might concern most fifty-year-olds
Knowledgeably edited by Ronnie Sellers, Fifty Things To Do When You Turn Fifty is an informed and thought-provoking collection of fifty writers contributing ideas, advice, observations, and instructions upon turning fifty years old. As an ideal how-to and what-to-do book informing its readers of the many fears and beliefs that might concern most fifty-year-olds, and explores why they might feel ...

Marketing and Selling Your Handmade Jewelry: The Complete Guide to Turning Your Passion into Profit

21 reviews
Viki Lareau

Interweave Press, 2006

Good for Beginners
If you're just getting started in the hand-made jewelry selling business, this is a straightforward, well written, and practical guide for the basics of setting up your business. The author provides tips on pricing your work, which are especially helpful. Overall, I found the tone warm and helpful, and it's a quick, easy read. From the author of A Line Between Friends and owner of Dream Life ...

Turning the Mind Into an Ally

34 reviews
Sakyong Mipham

Riverhead Trade, 2004

turning your mind into an ally
Powerful and delivered so sweetly. A poignent description of meditation and how it can free you from a discursive mind and enhance your quality of life. I would highly recommend this book to the non or practicing meditator alike.

Fusion: Turning First-Time Guests into Fully-Engaged Members of Your Church

15 reviews
Nelson Searcy, Jennifer Dykes Henson

Regal Books, 2008

A Must Read for All Church Assimilation Directors
I read Nelson's book this morning, handed it to my Assimilation Director this afternoon, and sent Nelson a note tonight, congratulating him on a fine piece of work. New Song has been doing many of the things Nelson suggests for a long time, but his is a systematic approach that thinks through and closes the gap on each potential point where a newcomer might fall through the cracks. I doubt if ...

Failing Forward: Turning Mistakes into Stepping Stones for Success

45 reviews
John C. Maxwell

Thomas Nelson, 2000

Paradigm shifting book
John Maxwell is a former parish pastor and currently the head of the INJOY Group, an organization dedicated to raising the leadership skills of church workers and business people. As Maxwell writes in the introduction, his (many) books fall into four categories: books on Relationships; books intended to Equip; books addressing Attitude; and books on Leadership. This book is intended to ...

Easy to Love, Difficult to Discipline: The 7 Basic Skills for Turning Conflict into Cooperation

36 reviews
Becky A. Bailey

Harper Paperbacks, 2002

Great Advice for Gentle Discipline
We got this book a few weeks ago on the advice of a friend who is an early childhood education specialist, and we have been following the suggestions given by the author. My husband and I have seen positive changes in ourselves, our relationship with each other, and our relationship with our daughter. It takes patience, but the techniques really work over the longer term (it took us about a week ...

Web Design for ROI: Turning Browsers into Buyers & Prospects into Leads

23 reviews
Lance Loveday, Sandra Niehaus

New Riders Press, 2007

Easy to Consume Web Strategy Knowledge
Did you like "Don't Make Me Think?" If so, this is a must-have addition to your core web strategy, design, and marketing knowledge library. Who wrote this book and why does it matter? Luckily, I had the opportunity to see the authors, Lance and Sandra, present at a recent web conference and I was blown away by their insight into lead generation and how effectively they could communicate it. ...

The Motivation Breakthrough: 6 Secrets to Turning On the Tuned-Out Child

10 reviews
Richard Lavoie

Touchstone, 2007

If you really care,read this.
There is always a child whose behaviour/reactions are the cause for extra concern;not only from the educator's viewpoint but also from parent's and even that child's own. This book helps us to understand why things might be going wrong in a child's life and proposes solutions that really work.It has enabled a child I work with to gain a grip on his behaviour through facilitating a greater ...

The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community

28 reviews
David C Korten

Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2003

essential reading for our time
This is the essential read of our time. David Korten lays out the backgroud and the gameplan in full detail. If you want to have the perspective to understand just what has been going with our society just sit down and digest this book. This work certainly represents the culmination of David Korten's research and deep thinking on just how we got ourselves in to such a mess and how to solve the ...

Turning to One Another: Simple Conversations to Restore Hope to the Future

14 reviews
Margaret J. Wheatley

Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2002

If there is one book on changing relationships you must read, this is it!
Margaret has created such a powerful book on conversation, learning, and change. I can not imagine a more powerful book telling stories that can transform how we work, play, and learn together. This is a life changing read and one that I highly recommend. And even more importantly, in such a turbulent time, keeping in conversation with others may be the only thing that helps us hold this world ...

Failing Forward: Turning Mistakes into Stepping Stones for Success

4 reviews
John C. Maxwell

Thomas Nelson, 2007

Wonderful If you just experienced a failure
I went to a series of financial problems and felt like a failure for a long time. Reading this book has helped refocus and I still have the courage to pursue my dream. It is an excellent reading.

The Extraordinary Leader : Turning Good Managers into Great Leaders

9 reviews
John H. Zenger, Joseph Folkman

McGraw-Hill, 2002

Best leadership book to start with
If you want to learn about leadership start here. This book lays a good foundational understanding of what leadership and management look like. Other leadership books focus more narrowly in comparison. The massive amount of research that this book is based on makes it the best leadership book I've read.

Adolescent Literacy: Turning Promise into Practice

3 reviews
Kylene Beers, Robert E. Probst, ...

Heinemann, 2007

Dinner Party with the Literacy Stars
ADOLESCENT LITERACY is rightfully compared to a dinner party attended by the brightest stars in literacy research. It is also similar to attending an NCTE Convention and meeting all those writers you love to read when it comes to books about teaching. Kylene Beers, Robert Probst, and Linda Rief (no lightweights themselves!) invited over 30 writer/researchers to contribute their latest thoughts ...

Bringing Out the Best in People

30 reviews
Aubrey Daniels

McGraw-Hill, 1999

Science of positive reinforcement
Aubrey Daniels offers an insightful look at the behavioral school of management, and its key tools: positive, and negative reinforcement. The book covers how to link rewards to behaviors you want to reinforce, when to deliver them, and how to design systems to support them. While not without its flaws, the book is well written and offers plenty of practical advice - if you're an aspiring manager, ...

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