Inukshuk follows the evolution of a chronic alcoholic as he discovers the meaning of real sobriety through working the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. His experiences over the first 16 months of his abstinence as well as the guidance provided by his AA sponsor and the other members of his home group provide detailed explanations of the application, purpose and benefits of working the steps.If you think you have a drinking problem, are a recovering alcoholic/addict or know som...

The Enneagram of Personality has been embraced by of a growing number of evangelicals. First introduced into the church by disciples of Roman Catholic priest, mystic and "contemplative" Father Richard Rohr, it has come to be regarded as a spiritual tool—but is it a spiritual tool which brings about better understanding of one's self and the God of Scripture? That is the question this book aims to answer. Many of us attend church to learn about God, to learn about ourselves, and to connect ...

So You Want to Change the World? is a compilation of twelve authors’ perspectives on how you can make a positive difference in your world.   Some key themes include: Doing the same things and expecting change. Church-as-usual isn’t working. Go...

When law enforcement struggles to solve a serial murder, arson, rape, or child abduction, and is making little headway, it turns to the FBI''s legendary Behavioral Science Unit (BSU) at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. Over the past three decades, more than thirty members of this elite team have worked to capture countless elusive criminals. Rarely have they been appreciated. Never has their story been told. Now, at the suggestion of Stephen Band, the current Chief of the BSU, the in...

By the coauthor of the #1 Wall Street Journal and New York Times bestseller The One Minute Entrepreneur Offers a simple, straightforward, and proven approach to negotiating anything Written in the popular and accessible "business fable" format Negotiation impacts every aspect of our lives, from the deals we strike on the job to our relationships with family members and neighbors, to the transactions we make as customers. Yet most people do anything they can to avoid negotiation -- it makes...

When Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address in 1863, he had broader aims than simply rallying a war-weary nation. Lincoln realized that the Civil War had taken on a wider significance -- that all of Europe and Latin America was watching to see whether the United States, a beleaguered model of democracy, would indeed "perish from the earth."In The Cause of All Nations, distinguished historian Don H. Doyle explains that the Civil War was viewed abroad as part of a ...

This reference work is the definitive source for the terminology, nomenclature, and illustrative diagrams for all known carriage types of the Western world, as well as many of the better known vehicles of other areas.

What if your soul never truly died, but lived again in another body, another time, another life? Klaus Hauptmann knows this truth all too well. Once Greg Miles, a man who lived and loved deeply, he awakens in a new body carrying memories that refuse to fade and a heart still searching for meaning. His life with Josie brings love, family, and success, until tragedy strikes, pulling him once more into the mystery of rebirth. Now living as Enrico Ramos, Klaus must confront the questions that ...

Squirrels have made numerous appearances in mass media over the years, from Beatrix Potter's Nutkin and Timmy Tiptoes, to Rocky the flying squirrel of The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle, and to Conker and Squirrel Girl of video game fame. This book examines how squirrel legends from centuries ago have found new life through contemporary popular culture, with a focus on the various portrayals of these wily creatures in books, newspapers, television, movies, pu...

When Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address, he realized that the Civil War had taken on a wider significance-that in Europe and Latin America people were watching to see whether the democratic experiment in "government by the people" would "perish from the earth." In The Cause of All Nations, distinguished historian Don H. Doyle explains that the Civil War was more than an internal American conflict; it was a struggle that spanned the Atlantic Ocean. This book follows the agents...

Cities were the core of a changing economy and culture that penetrated the rural hinterland and remade the South in the decades following the Civil War. In New Men, New Cities, New South, Don Doyle argues that if the plantation was the world the slaveholders made, the urban centers of the New South formed the world made by merchants, manufacturers, and financiers. The book’s title evokes the exuberant rhetoric of New South boosterism, which continually extolled the “new men” who d...

A fresh, research-driven playbook for how successful leaders can maximize the potential of othersWhen we think of leaders, we often imagine lone, inspirational figures lauded for their behaviors, attributes, and personal decisions, and leadership books often reinforce that view. However, this approach ignores a leader's mission to empower others. Applying decades of behavioral science research, Don A. Moore and Max H. Bazerman offer a passionate corrective to this ...