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By Anne Lamott. 2012
The author of Some Assembly Required (BR 19493) and Operating Instructions (BR 10274) reflects on the spiritual concepts of powerlessness,…
gratitude, and wonder. Focuses on the importance of prayer in her life. Bestseller. 2012By Joni Eareckson Tada, Ken Tada, Larry Libby. 2013
Disability activist Joni and her husband Ken describe the difficulties that Joni's paralysis and extensive travel with her ministry have…
caused during their three decades of marriage. They explain ways their faith in God strengthened their relationship and helped them cope with Joni's cancer diagnosis and Ken's depression. 2013By Billy Graham, Anne Graham Lotz. 2007
Preacher Billy Graham and his followers recall being born again and explain ways the experience changed their lives. Includes "Never…
Quit on a Boy" by a youth counselor and "The Day My Faith Meant Most to Me" by a blind Korean orphan. Epilogue by Anne Graham Lotz. 2007By Marianne Williamson. 2010
Author offers holistic techniques to integrate mind, body, and spirit to fight obesity. Discusses the connection between spirituality and weight…
loss and illustrates ways to retrain one's mind to break the cycle of overeating, dieting, and shame. Bestseller. 2010By Joel Osteen. 2011
Pastor Osteen discusses research showing that people are happiest on Fridays and suggests allowing joy to infuse every day by…
maintaining a positive outlook. Uses scripture and personal anecdotes to illustrate his principles for happiness. Bestseller. 2011By Andy Hardin, Jim Bradford. 2016
Account of friendship that developed between Bradford, a retiree, and HK Derryberry, a young boy who has Highly Superior Autobiographical…
Memory in addition to having cerebral palsy and being blind from birth. Shares the challenges HK and his grandmother faced, as well as opportunities HK experienced as he grew up. 2016By Dana K. White. 2018
By Harold S. Kushner. 2012
The author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People (DB 48900) provides a Jewish perspective on the story of…
Job. Analyzes the biblical tale, which concerns a good man who keeps faith in God despite losing everything, and suggests approaches to dealing with life's unfairness. 2012By Randy Pausch. 2008
Carnegie Mellon computer professor Pausch provides personal lessons and stories for his young children to learn from as they go…
through life. Continues the message of his widely circulated taped lecture on achieving childhood dreams that he delivered after he learned he was dying of pancreatic cancer. Bestseller. 2008By Jim Sheeler. 2008
Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Sheeler recounts the two years he spent shadowing marine major Steve Beck, an officer whose job is…
to notify the families of fallen soldiers. Sheeler portrays the lives of the deceased, Beck's efforts to comfort the grieving relatives, and the toll on surviving kin. 2008By Joni Eareckson Tada. 2009
The founder of a Christian disability advocacy organization, herself quadriplegic, uses biblical scripture to explain the contradictions between misfortune and…
God's goodness. Describes her response to her own teenage accident and her state of mind forty years later. Advocates living in the "now" and discusses reasons for suffering. 2009By Joni Eareckson Tada, Joe Musser. 2001
Tada, paralyzed from the neck down by a diving accident in 1967, shares her struggle--what she calls an "incredible adventure"--to…
adjust to her disability. Describes overcoming, through faith in God, her physical and emotional challenges and even becoming a skillful artist by using her mouth to guide her pen. 1976By Mike Robbins. 2007
Robbins, a motivational speaker and a former professional baseball player, offers strategies for overcoming negative influences to improve relationships, find…
success and fulfillment, and experience an overall gratitude for life. Discusses five principles of appreciation, the power of positive thinking, and the importance of acknowledging others. Includes exercises. 2007By Joyce Meyer. 2007
Minister and author of Look Great, Feel Great (BR 16709) offers a guide to developing a fulfilling, effective communion with…
God. Suggests ways to incorporate prayer in daily life and to utilize the Bible. Discusses types of prayer, hindrances to praying, and the phenomenon of unanswered prayer. 2007By 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. 2007A self-help guide on how to change your future by changing the present. Choose your dream goals and discover how…
to attain them. Value your accomplishments and believe in yourself. Learn the seven strategies to rebound from adversity. Take charge of your attitude and take charge of your lifeBy Unita Blackwell. 2006
Autobiography of social activist Unita Blackwell (b. 1933), Mississippi's first female African American mayor. Describes her childhood in a poor…
sharecropping family, her involvement with the civil- and human-rights movements, and her political rise. Blackwell shares her philosophy to persevere, find meaning, and make a difference. 2006By 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. 2007By 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. 2008