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This beautifully written, heartfelt memoir touched a nerve among both readers and reviewers. Elizabeth Gilbert tells how she made the difficult choice to leave behind all the trappings of modern American success (marriage, house in the country, career) and find, instead, what she truly wanted from life. Setting out for a year to study three different aspects of her nature amid three different cultures,... (more)

Fudge: Book 2

Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great

by Judy Blume

Fans young and old will laugh out loud at the irrepressible wit of peter Hatcher, the hilarious antics of mischievous Fudge, and the unbreakable confidence of know-it-all sheila tubman in Judy blume’s five Fudge books. brand-new covers adorn these perennial favorites, and will entice a whole new generation of Fudge—and Judy blume—fans.

The Ultimate Question: Driving Good Profits and True Growth

The Ultimate Question: Driving Good Profits and True Growth

by Frederick F. Reichheld

One Question Can Determine Your Business’s Future. Do You Know the Answer? CEOs regularly announce ambitious growth targets, then fail to achieve them. The reason? Their growing addiction to bad profits. These corporate steroids boost short-term earnings but alienate customers. They undermine growth by creating legions of detractors—customers who complain loudly about the company and switch to competitors at... (more)

Who Moved My Cheese?

An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life

by Spencer Johnson M.D.

From one of the world's most recognized experts on management comes a charming parable filled with insights designed to help readers manage change quickly and prevail in changing times.

The Maker's Diet

by Jordan Rubin

Miracle cure stories abound when it comes to natural healing. A super nutrient reverses cancer after chemotherapy has failed. A Chinese herb lowers high blood pressure in a patient with heart disease after being dismissed as quackery by doctors. Jordan S. Rubin’s account of returning from the medical abyss, however, includes an original twist. After several years of battling Crohn’s Disease, which included a small... (more)

What Got You Here Won't Get You There

How Successful People Become Even More Successful!

by Marshall Goldsmith

America’s most sought-after executive coach shows how to climb the last few rungs of the ladder The corporate world is filled with executives, men and women who have worked hard for years to reach the upper levels of management. They’re intelligent, skilled, and even charismatic. But only a handful of them will ever reach the pinnacle -- and as executive coach Marshall Goldsmith shows in this book, subtle... (more)

The Noticer: Sometimes, all a person needs is a little perspective.

The Noticer: Sometimes, all a person needs is a little perspective.

by Andy Andrews

A new story of common wisdom from the bestselling author of The Traveler's Gift . Orange Beach, Alabama is a simple town filled with simple people. But like all humans on the planet, the good folks of Orange Beach have their share of problems - marriages teetering on the brink of divorce, young adults giving up on life, business people on the verge of bankruptcy, as well as the many other obstacles that life... (more)

Mind, Marketing, and Millions: Your Guide to Achieving Financial Freedom and Living an Extraordinary Life

Mind, Marketing, and Millions: Your Guide to Achieving Financial Freedom and Living an Extraordinary Life

by John Assaraf, Murray Smith

A key team member behind The Secret and his business partner offer the specific tools and mental strategies to help readers leap ahead in any career or business venture and achieve major financial success. In this visionary work, New York Times bestselling author John Assaraf and business guru Murray Smith reinvent the business book for the twenty-first century. Two of the most successful entrepreneurs in... (more)

Sticky Church (Leadership Network Innovation Series, The)

Sticky Church (Leadership Network Innovation Series, The)

by Larry W. Osborne

The greatest challenge facing most churches today isn’t getting people through the front door—it’s keeping them from leaving through the back door. In his new book, Larry Osborne reveals what it takes to cultivate a “sticky” church and reveals the strategy of sermon-based small groups to retain members while leading your church into even deeper levels of discipleship.

Success Through A Positive Mental Attitude

Success Through A Positive Mental Attitude

by Napoleon Hill

Your mind has a secret invisible talisman. On one side is emblazoned the letters PMA (positive mental attitude) and on the other the letters NMA (negative mental attitude). A positive attitude will naturally attract the good and the beautiful. The negative attitude will rob you of all that makes life worth living. Your success, health, happiness, and wealth depend on how you make up your mind! When motivational... (more)

Monday Morning Choices: 12 Powerful Ways to Go from Everyday to Extraordinary

Monday Morning Choices: 12 Powerful Ways to Go from Everyday to Extraordinary

by David Cottrell

Learn to make the right decisions to achieve greater success Each of us has a different idea of success. Whether you strive for money, power, happiness, or love, your personal choices, the actions you take, and the relationships you choose to invest time and energy in, will determine whether you reach your goals. Internationally recognized leadership coach David Cottrell will show you how to make the right... (more)

Launching a Leadership Revolution: Mastering the Five Levels of Influence

Launching a Leadership Revolution: Mastering the Five Levels of Influence

by Christopher Brady

Sooner or later, we are all called to lead in some capacity. Leadership skills are vital in corporate settings, small businesses, church or community organizations, and even within the home. Chris Brady and Orrin Woodward have recognized this need and have jointly created an in-depth, step-by-step guide for developing leadership skills. Utilizing an abundance of historical examples, the authors have developed a... (more)

Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life/Ten Questions to Diagnose Your Spiritual Health

Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life/Ten Questions to Diagnose Your Spiritual Health

by Donald S. Whitney

Freedom. The Reward Of Discipline. It's not uncommon for an accomplished musician to be able to sit down in front of a new piece of music and play it through without a hitch. To make it seem easy, as if it required no effort. Yet, the "freedom" to play with such skills comes only after years of disciplined practice. In the same way, the freedom to grow in godliness-to naturally express Christ's... (more)

See You at the Top

by Zig Ziglar

For more than three decades, Zig Ziglar, one of the great motivators of our age, has traveled the world, encouraging, uplifting, and inspiring audiences. His groundbreaking best seller, "See You at the Top," remains an authentic American classic. Its basic premise--you can get everything in life you want if you help enough other people get what they want--has guided generations of readers to personal success. ... (more)

Hot Shot

by Elizabeth Phillips, Susan Elizabeth Phillips

SHE JUMPED ON THE BACK OF A BAD BOY'S HARLEY AND FOLLOWED HIS RENEGADE DREAM.... In a single, impulsive act, Susannah Faulconer, the daughter of one of the country's most powerful industrialists, follows her heart and finds herself severed from her family and everything familiar. As a cool San Francisco socialite, she'd known exactly how to behave, but now she's a lone woman in a world of men...and there's no... (more)

How People Grow: What the Bible Reveals About Personal Growth

How People Grow: What the Bible Reveals About Personal Growth

by Henry Cloud

How People Grow reveals why all growth is spiritual growth and how you can grow in ways you never thought possible. Unpacking the practical and passionate theology that forms the backbone of their counseling, Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend shatter popular misconceptions about how God operates to reveal how growth really happens.

Think and Grow Rich

by Napoleon Hill

Here are money-making secets that can change your life. Inspired by Andrew Carnegie's magic formula for success, this book will teach you the secrets that will bring you a fortune. It will show you not only what to do but how to do it. Once you learn and apply the simple, basic techniques revealed here, you will have mastered the secret of true and lasting success. And you may have whatever you want in life.

Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist

Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist

by John Piper

Scripture reveals that the great business of life is to glorify God by enjoying Him forever. In this paradigm-shattering classic, newly revised and expanded, John Piper reveals that the debate between duty and delight doesn't truly exist: Delight is our duty. Readers will embark on a dramatically different and joyful experience of their faith

Touchpoints for Women: God's Answers for Your Daily Needs (Touchpoints)

Touchpoints for Women: God's Answers for Your Daily Needs (Touchpoints)

by Gilbert Beers, Ron Beers

Contains 130 topics relevant to women. Each topic contains two to three life-related questions, Scripture that answers each question, and helpful notes.

THE PURSUIT OF HOLINESS

by Jerry Bridges

“Be holy, for I am holy,” commands God to His people. But holiness is something that is often missed in the Christian’s daily life. According to author Jerry Bridges, that’s because we’re not exactly sure what our part in holiness is. In The Pursuit of Holiness, he helps us see clearly just what we should rely on God to do--and what we should accept responsibility for ourselves.

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One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia

by Elizabeth Gilbert

by Judy Blume

by Frederick F. Reichheld

An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life

by Spencer Johnson M.D.

by Jordan Rubin

How Successful People Become Even More Successful!

by Marshall Goldsmith

by Andy Andrews

by John Assaraf, Murray Smith

by Larry W. Osborne

by Napoleon Hill

by David Cottrell

by Christopher Brady

by Donald S. Whitney

by Zig Ziglar

by Elizabeth Phillips, Susan Elizabeth Phillips

by Henry Cloud

by Napoleon Hill

by John Piper

by Gilbert Beers, Ron Beers

by Jerry Bridges