Make Peace With Anyone: Breakthrough Strategies to Quickly End Any Conflict, Feud, or Estrangement14 reviews
David J. Lieberman

St. Martin's Griffin, 2003

Make Peace with Anyone :Breakthrough Strategies to Quickly End Any Conflict, Feud, or Estrangement

+ Make peace with everyone
+ Excellent and amazingly easy to put into practice.
+ Psychological tips that works!!!
  
  











  



  
Preaching That Speaks to Women2 reviews
Alice P. Matthews

Baker Academic, 2003

Helping Pastors Minister the Word to BOTH Genders

+ Balanced and informative

Although Amazon presents this book as written by Haddon Robinson, don't believe it! Robinson wrote only the introduction. The book was written by Alice Matthews, a respeced Christian woman of God who has been associated with Radio Bible Class, for example. Alice Matthews fills a void among ...
  
  











  



  
Restoring the Jewishness of the Gospel: A Message for Christians13 reviews
David H. Stern

Messianic Jewish Resources International, 1988

To repair what has been broken

+ It's a Great read
+ A Hopeful Restoration
+ Going back to where this started
  
  











  



  
Bowling Alone : The Collapse and Revival of American Community81 reviews
Robert D. Putnam

Simon & Schuster, 2001

A Lonelier Crowd

+ Remembering De Tocqueville

Robert D. Putnam's BOWLING ALONE provides what is, arguably, the most robust scientific treatment in a single volume of the conversation about friendship and its benefits begun by Aristotle nearly twenty-four centuries ago, a conversation about what has now come to be called "social capital" : ...
  
  











  



  
Living Together: A Guide to Counseling Unmarried Couples1 review
Jeff VanGoethem

Kregel Academic & Professional, 2004

A Must for Pastors and Leaders; Scriptural and Helpful

Pastors are sometimes stressed out about what to do with couples who want to marry but are already living together (or cohabiting couples who attend our churches). We end up with internal conflicts: on the one hand, we want to be gracious; on the other, we want to be true to God's Word. On the ...
  
  











  



  
A History of the American People188 reviews
Paul M. Johnson

Harper Perennial, 1999

A broad, and different, perspective on American history

+ Well Worth the Time
+ If you only read one American History Book
+ A Great Read
+ Excellent perspective
  
  











  



  
Fit Bodies Fat Minds: Why Evangelicals Don't Think and What to Do About It (Hourglass Books)14 reviews
Os Guinness

Baker Books, 1994

Guinness pulls no punches with this one!

+ The sin of thoughtlessness
+ Not just for people with religious beliefs
+ Moss-backed fundamentalist
  
  











  



  
Come, Let Us Reason: An Introduction to Logical Thinking18 reviews
Norman L. Geisler, Ronald M. Brooks

Baker Academic, 1990

Great Intro to Logical Thinking from Christian Perspective

+ Highly Technical, For Serious Learners Only
+ Bud-wiser
+ Really thorough but accessible.
+ One of Only Two
  
  











  



  
The Overspent American: Why We Want What We Don't Need68 reviews
Juliet B. Schor

Harper Paperbacks, 1999

Enlightening

+ Consumption über alles...
+ Are You Upscaling?
+ A quick and interesting perusal of our dire straits
  
  











  



  
Intellectuals98 reviews
Paul M. Johnson

Harper Perennial, 1990

Intellectual Idiocy?

+ Fun and Educational Too
+ Not to be taken all that seriously, but still makes a serious point!

Paul Johnson, a Catholic Journalist and social commentator (in many ways a current version of G.K. Chesterton) sets out in this book to explode the aura of worship and respectability which seems to surround many secular intellectuals. Johnson argues that while people have complained about ...
  
  











  



  
The Pocket Guide to Making Successful Small Talk : How to Talk to Anyone Anytime Anywhere About Anything13 reviews
Bernardo J. Carducci

Pocket Guide Company, 1999

try it you'll like it!

great information - works like a charm with a little practice!
  
  











  



  
Hating America: The New World Sport100 reviews
John Gibson

William Morrow, 2004

The truth hurts...

+ Fun, easy read!

...for those whose hatred and envy of America pours from every column they write and every protest they attend. John Gibson makes references to several countries in this book, which while basically an extended op ed piece, as most op ed pieces do, it brings facts together to present an opinion. ...
  
  











  



  
The Pleasures of God: Meditations on God's Delight in Being God37 reviews
John Piper

Multnomah Books, 2000

Life transforming insights

+ A Good One
+ Spiritual Food For The Hungry Soul
+ A good introduction to Reformed Theology
+ Essential Piper
  
  











  



  
The New Brain: How the Modern Age Is Rewiring Your Mind20 reviews
Richard Restak

Rodale Books, 2003

Great Examples

+ Interesting Perspective on New Findings and the Effects of Technology
+ Easy to Understand for Non-Science Types Like Me
+ Good but basic overview of brain research
  
  











  



  
Still Bored in a Culture of Entertainment: Rediscovering Passion and Wonder6 reviews
Richard Winter

InterVarsity Press, 2002

Fine Analysis of Boredom Hit from Many Angles

+ Good Book
+ Boredom: diagnosed and treated
+ Insightful analysis of our daily search for stimulation
  
  











  



  
How To Start A Conversation And Make Friends34 reviews
Don Gabor

Fireside, 2001

This is the best book of its type - and I've read them all!

+ Helpful Book
+ Great Primer
+ Very Helpful!!!
  
  











  



  
Showing the Spirit: A Theological Exposition of 1 Corinthians, 12-148 reviews
D. A. Carson

Baker Academic, 1996

Definitive Works Grapples with Spiritual Gifts

+ Great insights into New Testament spiritual gifts teaching
+ Thorough and useful
+ Thorough and useful
+ Excellent book on these 'charismatic' passages
  
  











  



  
The Overspent American: Why We Want What We Don't Need68 reviews
Juliet B. Schor

Harper Paperbacks, 1999

Enlightening

+ Consumption über alles...
+ Are You Upscaling?
+ A quick and interesting perusal of our dire straits
  
  











  



  
Still Bored in a Culture of Entertainment: Rediscovering Passion and Wonder6 reviews
Richard Winter

InterVarsity Press, 2002

Fine Analysis of Boredom Hit from Many Angles

+ Good Book
+ Boredom: diagnosed and treated
+ Insightful analysis of our daily search for stimulation
  
  











  



  
Come, Let Us Reason: An Introduction to Logical Thinking18 reviews
Norman L. Geisler, Ronald M. Brooks

Baker Academic, 1990

Great Intro to Logical Thinking from Christian Perspective

+ Highly Technical, For Serious Learners Only
+ Bud-wiser
+ Really thorough but accessible.
+ One of Only Two