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<title><![CDATA[Tkruse's Wish List]]></title>

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<title><![CDATA[Killing Cockroaches]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780805447859</link>
<description><![CDATA[Pastor and popular church culture blogger Tony Morgan once worked as a city manager, a CEO-type job with the suit and tie, corner office, the works. Despite his top-rank status, Tony’s list of responsibilities still included killing cockroaches whenever a freaked out co-worker spotted one in the building. That’s where this unconventional, unforgettable book on church leadership begins.Morgan’s point is that great leaders don’t have to do everything. The key is to play from your strengths while building a team that manages around your weaknesses.Written in a relaxed style similar to marketing guru Seth Godin, Killing Cockroaches’ 142 offbeat, on-target entries will delight and energize church leaders. Chapter titles include ?10 Easy Ways to Make Your Church Services More Boring” (creative services), ?Action Speaks Louder than Advertising” (meeting people’s physical needs), and ?The Power of Simple” (eliminating noise).]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[Killing Cockroaches]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Morgan; Andy Stanley]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[B&H Books]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780805447859]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[Pastor and popular church culture blogger Tony Morgan once worked as a city manager, a CEO-type job with the suit and tie, corner office, the works. Despite his top-rank status, Tony’s list of responsibilities still included killing cockroaches whenever a freaked out co-worker spotted one in the building. That’s where this unconventional, unforgettable book on church leadership begins.Morgan’s point is that great leaders don’t have to do everything. The key is to play from your strengths while building a team that manages around your weaknesses.Written in a relaxed style similar to marketing guru Seth Godin, Killing Cockroaches’ 142 offbeat, on-target entries will delight and energize church leaders. Chapter titles include ?10 Easy Ways to Make Your Church Services More Boring” (creative services), ?Action Speaks Louder than Advertising” (meeting people’s physical needs), and ?The Power of Simple” (eliminating noise).]]></dc:description>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Paperback]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>2009-03-01T00:00:00-05:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[In CHEAP We Trust]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780316030281</link>
<description><![CDATA[Cheap.  Cheap suit. Cheap date. Cheap shot. It's a dirty word, an epithet laden with negative meanings. It is also the story of Lauren Weber's life. As a child, she resented her father for keeping the heat at 50 degrees through the frigid New England winters and rarely using his car's turn signals-to keep them from burning out. But as an adult, when she found herself walking 30 blocks to save $2 on subway fare, she realized she had turned into him.  In this lively treatise on the virtues of being cheap, Weber explores provocative questions about Americans' conflicted relationship with consumption and frugality. Why do we ridicule people who save money? Where's the boundary between thrift and miserliness? Is thrift a virtue or a vice during a recession? And was it common sense or obsessive-compulsive disorder that made her father ration the family's toilet paper?   In answering these questions, In Cheap We Trust offers a colorful ride through the history of frugality in the United States. Readers will learn the stories behind Ben Franklin and his famous maxims, Hetty Green (named "the world's greatest miser" by the Guinness Book of Records) and the stereotyping of Jewish and Chinese immigrants as cheap.   Weber also explores contemporary expressions and dilemmas of thrift. From Dumpster-diving to economist John Maynard Keynes's "Paradox of Thrift" to today's recession-driven enthusiasm for frugal living, In Cheap We Trust teases out the meanings of cheapness and examines the wisdom and pleasures of not spending every last penny.]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[In CHEAP We Trust]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lauren Weber]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Little, Brown and Company]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780316030281]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[Cheap.  Cheap suit. Cheap date. Cheap shot. It's a dirty word, an epithet laden with negative meanings. It is also the story of Lauren Weber's life. As a child, she resented her father for keeping the heat at 50 degrees through the frigid New England winters and rarely using his car's turn signals-to keep them from burning out. But as an adult, when she found herself walking 30 blocks to save $2 on subway fare, she realized she had turned into him.  In this lively treatise on the virtues of being cheap, Weber explores provocative questions about Americans' conflicted relationship with consumption and frugality. Why do we ridicule people who save money? Where's the boundary between thrift and miserliness? Is thrift a virtue or a vice during a recession? And was it common sense or obsessive-compulsive disorder that made her father ration the family's toilet paper?   In answering these questions, In Cheap We Trust offers a colorful ride through the history of frugality in the United States. Readers will learn the stories behind Ben Franklin and his famous maxims, Hetty Green (named "the world's greatest miser" by the Guinness Book of Records) and the stereotyping of Jewish and Chinese immigrants as cheap.   Weber also explores contemporary expressions and dilemmas of thrift. From Dumpster-diving to economist John Maynard Keynes's "Paradox of Thrift" to today's recession-driven enthusiasm for frugal living, In Cheap We Trust teases out the meanings of cheapness and examines the wisdom and pleasures of not spending every last penny.]]></dc:description>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Hardcover]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>2009-09-01T00:00:00-04:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[In-N-Out Burger]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780061346712</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The untold story of the renegade burger chain that evokes a passionate following unlike any other    In fast-food corporate America, In-N-Out Burger stands apart. Begun in a tiny shack in the shadow of World War II, this family-owned chain has stead­fastly refused to franchise or be sold. It is a testament to old-fashioned values and rem­iniscent of a simpler time when people, loyalty, and a freshly made, juicy hamburger meant something. Over time, In-N-Out Burger has become nothing less than a cultural institu­tion that can lay claim to an insanely loyal following.   Perman uses her investigative skills to uncover the story of a real American success story. It is not only a tale of a unique and profitable business that exceeds all expectations, but of a family's struggle to maintain a sustainable pop empire against the industry it helped pioneer, internal tensions, and a bitter lawsuit that threatened to bring the company to the brink.   This is a lesson in a counterintuitive approach to doing business that places quality, customers, and employees over the riches promised by rapid expansion. In-N-Out Burger is a keenly observed narrative that explores the evolution of a California fad that transformed into an enduring cult of popularity; it is also the story of the conflicted, secretive, and ultimately tragic Snyder family who cooked a billion burgers and hooked a zillion fans. As the story of In-N-Out Burger unfolds, so too does the cultural history of America as influenced and shaped by car culture and fast food. ]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[In-N-Out Burger]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stacy Perman]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[HarperBusiness]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780061346712]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[ The untold story of the renegade burger chain that evokes a passionate following unlike any other    In fast-food corporate America, In-N-Out Burger stands apart. Begun in a tiny shack in the shadow of World War II, this family-owned chain has stead­fastly refused to franchise or be sold. It is a testament to old-fashioned values and rem­iniscent of a simpler time when people, loyalty, and a freshly made, juicy hamburger meant something. Over time, In-N-Out Burger has become nothing less than a cultural institu­tion that can lay claim to an insanely loyal following.   Perman uses her investigative skills to uncover the story of a real American success story. It is not only a tale of a unique and profitable business that exceeds all expectations, but of a family's struggle to maintain a sustainable pop empire against the industry it helped pioneer, internal tensions, and a bitter lawsuit that threatened to bring the company to the brink.   This is a lesson in a counterintuitive approach to doing business that places quality, customers, and employees over the riches promised by rapid expansion. In-N-Out Burger is a keenly observed narrative that explores the evolution of a California fad that transformed into an enduring cult of popularity; it is also the story of the conflicted, secretive, and ultimately tragic Snyder family who cooked a billion burgers and hooked a zillion fans. As the story of In-N-Out Burger unfolds, so too does the cultural history of America as influenced and shaped by car culture and fast food. ]]></dc:description>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Hardcover]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>2009-04-01T00:00:00-04:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[Transforming Church]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9781414308937</link>
<description><![CDATA[Using the story of five churches wrestling with change and searching for genuine growth in their ministry, "The Transforming Church" identifies the five dysfunctions of an unhealthy church and the five characteristics of a growing, healthy congregation. Hopeful and encouraging in tone, Kevin Ford will help churches identity and resolve common frustrations churches face and become a healthy church that is relevant and life-giving to society. Includes a free Transforming Church Snapshot assessment (via Website)--a $40 value. Foreword by Billy Graham. Endorsements from Howard Hendricks, Charles Colson, and Tony Campolo.]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[Transforming Church]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Graham Ford; Billy Graham]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[SaltRiver]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9781414308937]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[Using the story of five churches wrestling with change and searching for genuine growth in their ministry, "The Transforming Church" identifies the five dysfunctions of an unhealthy church and the five characteristics of a growing, healthy congregation. Hopeful and encouraging in tone, Kevin Ford will help churches identity and resolve common frustrations churches face and become a healthy church that is relevant and life-giving to society. Includes a free Transforming Church Snapshot assessment (via Website)--a $40 value. Foreword by Billy Graham. Endorsements from Howard Hendricks, Charles Colson, and Tony Campolo.]]></dc:description>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Hardcover]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>2007-05-01T00:00:00-04:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[The Economic Naturalist]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780465003570</link>
<description><![CDATA[Why do the keypads on drive-up cash machines have Braille dots? Why are round-trip fares from Orlando to Kansas City higher than those from Kansas City to Orlando? For decades, Robert Frank has been asking his economics students to pose and answer questions like these as a way of learning how economic principles operate in the real world-which they do everywhere, all the time. Once you learn to think like an economist, all kinds of puzzling observations start to make sense. Drive-up ATM keypads have Braille dots because it’s cheaper to make the same machine for both drive-up and walk-up locations. Travelers from Kansas City to Orlando pay less because they are usually price-sensitive tourists with many choices of destination, whereas travelers originating from Orlando typically choose Kansas City for specific family or business reasons. The Economic Naturalist employs basic economic principles to answer scores of intriguing questions from everyday life, and, along the way, introduces key ideas such as the cost-benefit principle, the ?no cash on the table” principle, and the law of one price. This is as delightful and painless a way to learn fundamental economics as there is.]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[The Economic Naturalist]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert H. Frank]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Basic Books]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780465003570]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[Why do the keypads on drive-up cash machines have Braille dots? Why are round-trip fares from Orlando to Kansas City higher than those from Kansas City to Orlando? For decades, Robert Frank has been asking his economics students to pose and answer questions like these as a way of learning how economic principles operate in the real world-which they do everywhere, all the time. Once you learn to think like an economist, all kinds of puzzling observations start to make sense. Drive-up ATM keypads have Braille dots because it’s cheaper to make the same machine for both drive-up and walk-up locations. Travelers from Kansas City to Orlando pay less because they are usually price-sensitive tourists with many choices of destination, whereas travelers originating from Orlando typically choose Kansas City for specific family or business reasons. The Economic Naturalist employs basic economic principles to answer scores of intriguing questions from everyday life, and, along the way, introduces key ideas such as the cost-benefit principle, the ?no cash on the table” principle, and the law of one price. This is as delightful and painless a way to learn fundamental economics as there is.]]></dc:description>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Paperback]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>2008-05-01T00:00:00-04:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[A Good Day's Work]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9781566637022</link>
<description><![CDATA[Despite beautiful landscapes and bountiful harvests, farming is hard work and always has been. The Great Depression in rural America, which began in the 1920s and lasted until World War II, made it still harder. At a time when tractors were replacing horses and the family farm was giving way to the large, single-crop enterprise, the struggle to survive and modernize in a period of economic scarcity was especially sharp. In A Good Day's Work, Dwight Hoover, who grew up on an Iowa farm in this era, recalls the events of day-to-day life on a single farm, offering detailed descriptions of daily work in each of the year's four seasons. A Good Day's Work is a fascinating if grim reminder of what it was like to be a child with adult responsibilities. Mr. Hoover's unusual memoir recalls the rough edges as well as the happy moments of rural life. It is an honest re-creation of a world that was vanishing.]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[A Good Day's Work]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dwight W. Hoover]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Ivan R. Dee Publisher]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9781566637022]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[Despite beautiful landscapes and bountiful harvests, farming is hard work and always has been. The Great Depression in rural America, which began in the 1920s and lasted until World War II, made it still harder. At a time when tractors were replacing horses and the family farm was giving way to the large, single-crop enterprise, the struggle to survive and modernize in a period of economic scarcity was especially sharp. In A Good Day's Work, Dwight Hoover, who grew up on an Iowa farm in this era, recalls the events of day-to-day life on a single farm, offering detailed descriptions of daily work in each of the year's four seasons. A Good Day's Work is a fascinating if grim reminder of what it was like to be a child with adult responsibilities. Mr. Hoover's unusual memoir recalls the rough edges as well as the happy moments of rural life. It is an honest re-creation of a world that was vanishing.]]></dc:description>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Hardcover]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>2007-04-01T00:00:00-04:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[The Grapes of Wrath]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780143039433</link>
<description><![CDATA[Today, nearly forty years after his death, Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck remains one of America's greatest writers and cultural figures. Over the next year, his many works published as black-spine Penguin Classics for the first time and will feature eye-catching, newly commissioned art.  Of this initial group of six titles, The Grapes of Wrath is in a new edition with a completely revised introduction and, for the first time, detailed notes by leading Steinbeck scholar Robert DeMott.  Penguin Classics is proud to present these seminal works to a new generation of readers--and to the many who revisit them again and again.]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[The Grapes of Wrath]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[John  Steinbeck; Robert  DeMott]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Penguin Classics]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780143039433]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[Today, nearly forty years after his death, Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck remains one of America's greatest writers and cultural figures. Over the next year, his many works published as black-spine Penguin Classics for the first time and will feature eye-catching, newly commissioned art.  Of this initial group of six titles, The Grapes of Wrath is in a new edition with a completely revised introduction and, for the first time, detailed notes by leading Steinbeck scholar Robert DeMott.  Penguin Classics is proud to present these seminal works to a new generation of readers--and to the many who revisit them again and again.]]></dc:description>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Paperback]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>2006-04-01T00:00:00-05:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[Oval Office Oddities]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780061346170</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Every four years Americans go to the polls to elect a leader—a personage of unimpeachable sobriety and moral standing who will serve as a paragon for the rest of us. But truth be told, presidents and their families are people too—with quirks and character flaws like everyone else . . . and plenty of skeletons rattling around in their closets. Oval Office Oddities is a grand compendium of fascinating, sometimes embarrassing presidential facts, gaffes, and oddball behaviors—available in plenty of time for Election Day!   White House Whoopee: We've all heard about the dalliances of Clinton and Kennedy—but what were Washington, Jefferson, FDR, and Ike doing behind closed doors?   America's Imelda: Mary Todd Lincoln had an endearing little clothing fetish . . . and once purchased 300 pairs of gloves in a single month!   Go West, Young Prez: "California Dreamin'" was not a top presidential priority . . . since no Commander in Chief bothered to visit the neglected coast until Rutherford B. Hayes did in 1880.   Crazy Jack: Many prominent leaders were absolutely convinced that John Adams was stark raving bonkers! ]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[Oval Office Oddities]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bill Fawcett]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Harper Paperbacks]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780061346170]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[ Every four years Americans go to the polls to elect a leader—a personage of unimpeachable sobriety and moral standing who will serve as a paragon for the rest of us. But truth be told, presidents and their families are people too—with quirks and character flaws like everyone else . . . and plenty of skeletons rattling around in their closets. Oval Office Oddities is a grand compendium of fascinating, sometimes embarrassing presidential facts, gaffes, and oddball behaviors—available in plenty of time for Election Day!   White House Whoopee: We've all heard about the dalliances of Clinton and Kennedy—but what were Washington, Jefferson, FDR, and Ike doing behind closed doors?   America's Imelda: Mary Todd Lincoln had an endearing little clothing fetish . . . and once purchased 300 pairs of gloves in a single month!   Go West, Young Prez: "California Dreamin'" was not a top presidential priority . . . since no Commander in Chief bothered to visit the neglected coast until Rutherford B. Hayes did in 1880.   Crazy Jack: Many prominent leaders were absolutely convinced that John Adams was stark raving bonkers! ]]></dc:description>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Paperback]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>2008-03-01T00:00:00-05:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[Leadership Is an Art]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780440503248</link>
<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[Leadership Is an Art]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Max De Pree; James O'Toole]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Dell Publishing Company]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780440503248]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[]]></dc:description>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Paperback]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>1990-08-01T00:00:00-04:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[Never Give In!]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9781401300562</link>
<description><![CDATA[Winston Churchill was the most eloquent and expressive statesman of his time. While the definitive collection of Churchill's speeches fills eight volumes, here for the first time, his grandson, Winston S. Churchill, has put together a personal selection of his favorite speeches in a single, indispensable volume.]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[Never Give In!]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Winston S. Churchill]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Hyperion]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9781401300562]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[Winston Churchill was the most eloquent and expressive statesman of his time. While the definitive collection of Churchill's speeches fills eight volumes, here for the first time, his grandson, Winston S. Churchill, has put together a personal selection of his favorite speeches in a single, indispensable volume.]]></dc:description>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Hardcover]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>2003-10-01T00:00:00-04:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[Discovering the Soul of Service]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780684845111</link>
<description><![CDATA[In a world where customers regard flawless products as a given, service is the key differentiator between competitors in any field. This wise and inspiring book by Leonard Berry, our leading service expert, moves far beyond his pioneering work in services marketing and service quality to explain how great service companies meet their toughest challenge: sustaining long-term success.  From Berry's exacting study of fourteen mature, highly successful, labor-intensive companies comes an astonishing revelation: the single most important factor in building a lasting service business is not a matter of savvy business practice, but of humane values. In all fourteen award-winning companies -- Bergstrom Hotels, The Charles Schwab Corporation, Chick-fil-A, The Container Store, Custom Research Inc., Dana Commercial Credit, Dial-A-Mattress, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Midwest Express Airlines, Miller SQA, Special Expeditions, St. Paul Saints, USAA, and Ukrop's Super Markets -- values-driven leadership connects with strategic focus, executional excellence, control of destiny, trust-based relationships, generosity, investment in employee success, acting small, and brand cultivation to drive customer satisfaction, innovation, and growth. Dedicating a chapter to each of these nine drivers, this book is the most far-reaching and insightful vision ever presented of the principles and step-by-step actions that continuously bring success to life in a company.  Berry's comprehensive model reveals the soul that underlies the strategies and day-to-day operations of great service companies, guiding the thousands of daily decisions of individual employees. Clear, compelling, pathbreaking, Discovering the Soul of Service is essential reading for managers everywhere.]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[Discovering the Soul of Service]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leonard L. Berry]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Free Press]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780684845111]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[In a world where customers regard flawless products as a given, service is the key differentiator between competitors in any field. This wise and inspiring book by Leonard Berry, our leading service expert, moves far beyond his pioneering work in services marketing and service quality to explain how great service companies meet their toughest challenge: sustaining long-term success.  From Berry's exacting study of fourteen mature, highly successful, labor-intensive companies comes an astonishing revelation: the single most important factor in building a lasting service business is not a matter of savvy business practice, but of humane values. In all fourteen award-winning companies -- Bergstrom Hotels, The Charles Schwab Corporation, Chick-fil-A, The Container Store, Custom Research Inc., Dana Commercial Credit, Dial-A-Mattress, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Midwest Express Airlines, Miller SQA, Special Expeditions, St. Paul Saints, USAA, and Ukrop's Super Markets -- values-driven leadership connects with strategic focus, executional excellence, control of destiny, trust-based relationships, generosity, investment in employee success, acting small, and brand cultivation to drive customer satisfaction, innovation, and growth. Dedicating a chapter to each of these nine drivers, this book is the most far-reaching and insightful vision ever presented of the principles and step-by-step actions that continuously bring success to life in a company.  Berry's comprehensive model reveals the soul that underlies the strategies and day-to-day operations of great service companies, guiding the thousands of daily decisions of individual employees. Clear, compelling, pathbreaking, Discovering the Soul of Service is essential reading for managers everywhere.]]></dc:description>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Hardcover]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>1999-02-12T00:00:00-05:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[Purple Cow]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9781591840213</link>
<description><![CDATA[In "Purple Cow, "Godin urges business people to put a Purple Cow into everything they build, and everything they do, to create something truly noticeable. It's a manifesto for marketers who want to help create products that are worth marketing in the first place.]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[Purple Cow]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Seth  Godin]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Portfolio Hardcover]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9781591840213]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[In "Purple Cow, "Godin urges business people to put a Purple Cow into everything they build, and everything they do, to create something truly noticeable. It's a manifesto for marketers who want to help create products that are worth marketing in the first place.]]></dc:description>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Hardcover]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>2003-05-01T00:00:00-04:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[Orbiting the Giant Hairball]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780670879830</link>
<description><![CDATA[Gordon MacKenzie worked at Hallmark Cards for thirty years, where he inspired his colleagues to slip the bonds of Corporate Normalcy and rise to orbit - to a mode of dreaming, daring, and doing above and beyond the rubber-stamp confines of the administrative mind-set. In his deeply funny book, exuberantly illustrated in full color, he shares lessons on awakening and fostering creative genius. He teaches how to emerge from the "giant hairball" - that tangled, impenetrable mass of rules, and systems, based on what worked in the past and which can lead to mediocrity in the present.]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[Orbiting the Giant Hairball]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon  MacKenzie]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Viking Adult]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780670879830]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[Gordon MacKenzie worked at Hallmark Cards for thirty years, where he inspired his colleagues to slip the bonds of Corporate Normalcy and rise to orbit - to a mode of dreaming, daring, and doing above and beyond the rubber-stamp confines of the administrative mind-set. In his deeply funny book, exuberantly illustrated in full color, he shares lessons on awakening and fostering creative genius. He teaches how to emerge from the "giant hairball" - that tangled, impenetrable mass of rules, and systems, based on what worked in the past and which can lead to mediocrity in the present.]]></dc:description>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Hardcover]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>1998-04-01T00:00:00-05:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[The Goal]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780884271789</link>
<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[The Goal]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Eliyahu M. Goldratt; Jeff Cox; David Whitford]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[North River Press]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780884271789]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[]]></dc:description>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Paperback]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>2004-07-01T00:00:00-04:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[Guerrilla Lovers]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780801068164</link>
<description><![CDATA[Everyone is trying to change the world. Bono, Brad Pitt, Al Gore, Oprah, Bill Gates. Whether it's bringing justice to Darfur, fighting global warming, building schools, or rebuilding cities, people are flocking to causes bigger than themselves like never before. They are dissatisfied with the status quo and are sacrificing their time and money to change it. God's people should be at the forefront of this movement. But we're not. Vince Antonucci challenges believers to take part in changing the world and shows them how to do it, answering the big questions like- how do we live out God's message of faith, hope, and love?- how do we become agents of change in our own communities?- how do we introduce people to the God who can change them?Antonucci says we can do all these things by adopting the strategy Jesus used: become guerrilla lovers. Just as a small group of people who deliver surprise attacks in close proximity can change the course of a war, they can change the course of love in this world. With engaging true stories of everyday guerrilla lovers, Antonucci inspires readers to wage war on complacency and surprise the people around them with acts of love.]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[Guerrilla Lovers]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vince Antonucci]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Baker Books]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780801068164]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[Everyone is trying to change the world. Bono, Brad Pitt, Al Gore, Oprah, Bill Gates. Whether it's bringing justice to Darfur, fighting global warming, building schools, or rebuilding cities, people are flocking to causes bigger than themselves like never before. They are dissatisfied with the status quo and are sacrificing their time and money to change it. God's people should be at the forefront of this movement. But we're not. Vince Antonucci challenges believers to take part in changing the world and shows them how to do it, answering the big questions like- how do we live out God's message of faith, hope, and love?- how do we become agents of change in our own communities?- how do we introduce people to the God who can change them?Antonucci says we can do all these things by adopting the strategy Jesus used: become guerrilla lovers. Just as a small group of people who deliver surprise attacks in close proximity can change the course of a war, they can change the course of love in this world. With engaging true stories of everyday guerrilla lovers, Antonucci inspires readers to wage war on complacency and surprise the people around them with acts of love.]]></dc:description>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Paperback]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>2010-02-01T00:00:00-05:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[The Book of Totally Useless Information]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780806514055</link>
<description><![CDATA[Here is enough useless information for everyone. In "The Book of Totally Useless Information", Don Voorhees has compiled over two hundred explanations for the not-so-important questions in life. Why is the sky blue? Why does orange juice taste funny after you brush your teeth? Why is a left-handed pitcher known as a "Southpaw"? Why is the National Hockey League Championship Trophy called the Stanley Cup? When did it first become offensive to extend the middle finger? Why are diamonds measured in carats? What makes stainless steel stainless? Why does a Mexican Jumping Bean jump? Why do spokes on wagon wheels appear to move backward on television or movie screens? What is a best boy, a key grip, and a gaffer? Chockful of fascinating trivial facts and anecdotes, "The Book of Totally Useless Information" will entertain readers of all ages. Illustrated throughout, this useful book will satisfy the curiosity of everyone who wonders why.]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[The Book of Totally Useless Information]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald A. Voorhees]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Carol Publishing Corporation]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780806514055]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[Here is enough useless information for everyone. In "The Book of Totally Useless Information", Don Voorhees has compiled over two hundred explanations for the not-so-important questions in life. Why is the sky blue? Why does orange juice taste funny after you brush your teeth? Why is a left-handed pitcher known as a "Southpaw"? Why is the National Hockey League Championship Trophy called the Stanley Cup? When did it first become offensive to extend the middle finger? Why are diamonds measured in carats? What makes stainless steel stainless? Why does a Mexican Jumping Bean jump? Why do spokes on wagon wheels appear to move backward on television or movie screens? What is a best boy, a key grip, and a gaffer? Chockful of fascinating trivial facts and anecdotes, "The Book of Totally Useless Information" will entertain readers of all ages. Illustrated throughout, this useful book will satisfy the curiosity of everyone who wonders why.]]></dc:description>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Paperback]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>1993-03-01T00:00:00-05:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[Success Made Simple]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780470442371</link>
<description><![CDATA[The keys to better business from a thriving group of business owners-the Amish  
  
Business can be discouraging. According to US Department of Labor figures, only 44 percent of newly-opened firms will last four years. Amish firms, on the other hand, have registered a 95% survival rate over a five-year period. And in many cases, those businesses do remarkably well-as Donald Kraybill writes: "the phrase 'Amish millionaire' is no longer an oxymoron." Success Made Simple is the first practical book of Amish business success principles for the non-Amish reader. The work provides a platform of transferable principles--simple and universal enough to be applied in the non-Amish world, in a wide variety of business and management settings.
  

  
Learn how to develop profitable and fulfilling enterprises as Amish explain how to build fruitful relationships with customers and employees, prosper by playing to strengths, and create an effective marketing story
  
Includes interviews with over 50 Amish business owners outline the role of relationships in business and the importance of the big picture-taking in long-term goals, the welfare of others, and personal integrity
  
Offers ideas on practical application of Amish business practices to non-Amish businesses, with bullet summaries at the end of each chapter reviewing the most important take-away points
  
  
  
With a focus on relationship-building and the big picture, Success Made Simple offers business owners everywhere the tools for better, smarter, more successful enterprises.]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[Success Made Simple]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Erik Wesner]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Jossey-Bass]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780470442371]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[The keys to better business from a thriving group of business owners-the Amish  
  
Business can be discouraging. According to US Department of Labor figures, only 44 percent of newly-opened firms will last four years. Amish firms, on the other hand, have registered a 95% survival rate over a five-year period. And in many cases, those businesses do remarkably well-as Donald Kraybill writes: "the phrase 'Amish millionaire' is no longer an oxymoron." Success Made Simple is the first practical book of Amish business success principles for the non-Amish reader. The work provides a platform of transferable principles--simple and universal enough to be applied in the non-Amish world, in a wide variety of business and management settings.
  

  
Learn how to develop profitable and fulfilling enterprises as Amish explain how to build fruitful relationships with customers and employees, prosper by playing to strengths, and create an effective marketing story
  
Includes interviews with over 50 Amish business owners outline the role of relationships in business and the importance of the big picture-taking in long-term goals, the welfare of others, and personal integrity
  
Offers ideas on practical application of Amish business practices to non-Amish businesses, with bullet summaries at the end of each chapter reviewing the most important take-away points
  
  
  
With a focus on relationship-building and the big picture, Success Made Simple offers business owners everywhere the tools for better, smarter, more successful enterprises.]]></dc:description>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Hardcover]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>2010-03-22T00:00:00-04:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[Lasting Impressions]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780764437472</link>
<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[Lasting Impressions]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Waltz; John Ortberg]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Group Publishing (CO)]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780764437472]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[]]></dc:description>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Paperback]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>2008-12-01T00:00:00-05:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[Peppermint-Filled Pinatas]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780310273844</link>
<description><![CDATA[We live in a diverse world filled with unprecedented opportunity. There is a call to move past the barriers that stand between us and those who may be different. Eric Michael Bryant has seen tolerance shown to those who are different than us-racially, religiously, sexually, politically, economically-and believes there must be more. After all, Jesus didn't just tolerate people; he embraced them all with love.  Using lighthearted humor, engaging personal stories, and a "party theology," Bryant shows us how to love our neighbors and fulfill the vision Jesus had for the church from the beginning.  Whether that is through building relationships with the help of bounce houses, stand up comedy, or pinatas, followers of Christ will be inspired to actively engage the world around them.]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[Peppermint-Filled Pinatas]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Michael Bryant]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Zondervan Publishing Company]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780310273844]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[We live in a diverse world filled with unprecedented opportunity. There is a call to move past the barriers that stand between us and those who may be different. Eric Michael Bryant has seen tolerance shown to those who are different than us-racially, religiously, sexually, politically, economically-and believes there must be more. After all, Jesus didn't just tolerate people; he embraced them all with love.  Using lighthearted humor, engaging personal stories, and a "party theology," Bryant shows us how to love our neighbors and fulfill the vision Jesus had for the church from the beginning.  Whether that is through building relationships with the help of bounce houses, stand up comedy, or pinatas, followers of Christ will be inspired to actively engage the world around them.]]></dc:description>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Paperback]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>2007-06-01T00:00:00-04:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780785274346</link>
<description><![CDATA[Everyone who works with people is realizing that the old autocratic method of leadership simply doesn't work. The way to win is to build a greatteam. John C. Maxwell has been teaching the benefits of leadership and team building for years. Now he tackles the importance of teamwork head on, writing about teamwork being necessary for every kind of leader, and showing how team building can improve every area of yourlife. Written in the style of the bestseller " The 21 Irrefutable Laws ofLeadership," this new book not only contains laws that you can count on when it comes to getting people to work together, but it tells them in such a way that you can start applying them to your own life today. And it's illustrated with great stories of team leaders-and team breakers-from history, business, the church, and sports.]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[John C. Maxwell]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Thomas Nelson Publishers]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780785274346]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[Everyone who works with people is realizing that the old autocratic method of leadership simply doesn't work. The way to win is to build a greatteam. John C. Maxwell has been teaching the benefits of leadership and team building for years. Now he tackles the importance of teamwork head on, writing about teamwork being necessary for every kind of leader, and showing how team building can improve every area of yourlife. Written in the style of the bestseller " The 21 Irrefutable Laws ofLeadership," this new book not only contains laws that you can count on when it comes to getting people to work together, but it tells them in such a way that you can start applying them to your own life today. And it's illustrated with great stories of team leaders-and team breakers-from history, business, the church, and sports.]]></dc:description>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Hardcover]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>2001-07-01T00:00:00-04:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[The One Thing You Need to Know]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780743261654</link>
<description><![CDATA[Following the success of the landmark bestsellers First, Break All the Rules and Now, Discover Your Strengths, Marcus Buckingham offers a dramatically new way to understand the art of success.  With over 1.6 million copies of First, Break All the Rules (co-authored with Curt Coffman) and Now, Discover Your Strengths (co-authored with Donald O. Clifton) in print, Cambridge-educated Buckingham is considered one of the most respected business authorities on the subject of management and leadership in the world. With The One Thing You Need to Know, he gives readers an invaluable course in outstanding achievement -- a guide to capturing the essence of the three most fundamental areas of professional activity.  Great managing, leading, and career success -- Buckingham draws on a wealth of applicable examples to reveal that a controlling insight lies at the heart of the three. Lose sight of this "one thing" and even the best efforts will be diminished or compromised. Readers will be eager to discover the surprisingly different answers to each of these rich and complex subjects. Each could be explained endlessly to detail their many facets, but Buckingham's great gift is his ability to cut through the mass of often-conflicting agendas and zero in on what matters most, without ever oversimplifying. As he observes, success comes to those who remain mindful of the core insight, understand all of its ramifications, and orient their decisions around it. Buckingham backs his arguments with authoritative research from a wide variety of sources, including his own research data and in-depth interviews with individuals at every level of an organization, from CEO's to hotel maids and stockboys.  In every way a groundbreaking book, The One Thing You Need to Know offers crucial performance and career lessons for business people at all career stages.]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[The One Thing You Need to Know]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Marcus Buckingham]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Free Press]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780743261654]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[Following the success of the landmark bestsellers First, Break All the Rules and Now, Discover Your Strengths, Marcus Buckingham offers a dramatically new way to understand the art of success.  With over 1.6 million copies of First, Break All the Rules (co-authored with Curt Coffman) and Now, Discover Your Strengths (co-authored with Donald O. Clifton) in print, Cambridge-educated Buckingham is considered one of the most respected business authorities on the subject of management and leadership in the world. With The One Thing You Need to Know, he gives readers an invaluable course in outstanding achievement -- a guide to capturing the essence of the three most fundamental areas of professional activity.  Great managing, leading, and career success -- Buckingham draws on a wealth of applicable examples to reveal that a controlling insight lies at the heart of the three. Lose sight of this "one thing" and even the best efforts will be diminished or compromised. Readers will be eager to discover the surprisingly different answers to each of these rich and complex subjects. Each could be explained endlessly to detail their many facets, but Buckingham's great gift is his ability to cut through the mass of often-conflicting agendas and zero in on what matters most, without ever oversimplifying. As he observes, success comes to those who remain mindful of the core insight, understand all of its ramifications, and orient their decisions around it. Buckingham backs his arguments with authoritative research from a wide variety of sources, including his own research data and in-depth interviews with individuals at every level of an organization, from CEO's to hotel maids and stockboys.  In every way a groundbreaking book, The One Thing You Need to Know offers crucial performance and career lessons for business people at all career stages.]]></dc:description>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Hardcover]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>2005-03-07T00:00:00-05:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[How To Win Friends And Influence People]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780671723651</link>
<description><![CDATA[You can go after the job you want...and get it! You can take the job you have...and improve it! You can take any situation you're in...and make it work for you!  For over 50 years the rock-solid, time-tested advice in this book has carried thousands of now famous people up the ladder of success in their business and personal lives.  Now this phenomenal book has been revised and updated to help readers achieve their maximum potential in the complex and competitive 90s!  Learn:   The six ways to make people like you The twelve ways to win people to your way of thinking The nine ways to change people without arousing resentment   and much, much more!]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[How To Win Friends And Influence People]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dale Carnegie]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Pocket Books]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780671723651]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[You can go after the job you want...and get it! You can take the job you have...and improve it! You can take any situation you're in...and make it work for you!  For over 50 years the rock-solid, time-tested advice in this book has carried thousands of now famous people up the ladder of success in their business and personal lives.  Now this phenomenal book has been revised and updated to help readers achieve their maximum potential in the complex and competitive 90s!  Learn:   The six ways to make people like you The twelve ways to win people to your way of thinking The nine ways to change people without arousing resentment   and much, much more!]]></dc:description>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Mass Market Paperback]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>1990-02-15T00:00:00-05:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[Radical]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9781601422217</link>
<description><![CDATA[WHAT IS JESUS WORTH TO YOU?It's easy for American Christians to forget how Jesus said his followers would actually live, what their new lifestyle would actually look like. They would, he said, leave behind security, money, convenience, even family for him. They would abandon everything for the gospel. They would take up their crosses daily...BUT WHO DO YOU KNOW WHO LIVES LIKE THAT? DO YOU?In Radical, David Platt challenges you to consider with an open heart how we have manipulated the gospel to fit our cultural preferences. He shows what Jesus actually said about being his disciple--then invites you to believe and obey what you have heard. And he tells the dramatic story of what is happening as a "successful" suburban church decides to get serious about the gospel according to Jesus.Finally, he urges you to join in The Radical Experiment --a one-year journey in authentic discipleship that will transform how you live in a world that desperately needs the Good News Jesus came to bring.]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[Radical]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Platt]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Multnomah Books]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9781601422217]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[WHAT IS JESUS WORTH TO YOU?It's easy for American Christians to forget how Jesus said his followers would actually live, what their new lifestyle would actually look like. They would, he said, leave behind security, money, convenience, even family for him. They would abandon everything for the gospel. They would take up their crosses daily...BUT WHO DO YOU KNOW WHO LIVES LIKE THAT? DO YOU?In Radical, David Platt challenges you to consider with an open heart how we have manipulated the gospel to fit our cultural preferences. He shows what Jesus actually said about being his disciple--then invites you to believe and obey what you have heard. And he tells the dramatic story of what is happening as a "successful" suburban church decides to get serious about the gospel according to Jesus.Finally, he urges you to join in The Radical Experiment --a one-year journey in authentic discipleship that will transform how you live in a world that desperately needs the Good News Jesus came to bring.]]></dc:description>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Paperback]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>2010-05-04T00:00:00-04:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[One Life]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780310277668</link>
<description><![CDATA[In One.Life, Scot McKnight offers a manifesto of Christian faith that beckons readers out of the rut of religious rituals to the high places of Christian living. What does it look like to follow Jesus? Find out what it means to embrace the vision of God's kingdom in a way that awakens your finest dreams and shapes your entire life.]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[One Life]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Scot McKnight]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Zondervan]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780310277668]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[In One.Life, Scot McKnight offers a manifesto of Christian faith that beckons readers out of the rut of religious rituals to the high places of Christian living. What does it look like to follow Jesus? Find out what it means to embrace the vision of God's kingdom in a way that awakens your finest dreams and shapes your entire life.]]></dc:description>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Paperback]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>2010-12-01T00:00:00-05:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[Humilitas]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780310494270</link>
<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[Humilitas]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Dickson]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Zondervan]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780310494270]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[]]></dc:description>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Paperback]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>2011-09-01T00:00:00-04:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[Bonhoeffer]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9781595552464</link>
<description><![CDATA[From the "New York Times" bestselling author of "Amazing Grace," a groundbreaking biography of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, one of the greatest heroes of the twentieth century, the man who stood up to Hitler. A definitive, deeply moving narrative, Bonhoeffer is a story of moral courage in the face of the monstrous evil that was Nazism. After discovering the fire of true faith in a Harlem church, Bonhoeffer returned to Germany and became one of the first to speak out against Hitler. As a double-agent, he joined the plot to assassinate the Fuhrer, and was hanged in Flossenberg concentration camp at age 39. Since his death, Bonhoeffer has grown to be one of the most fascinating, complex figures of the 20th century. "Bonhoeffer" presents a profoundly orthodox Christian theologian whose faith led him to boldly confront the greatest evil of the 20th century, and uncovers never-before-revealed facts, including the story of his passionate romance. *2011 ECPA Book of the Year*2011 Canterbury Medal by the Becket Fund recognizing courage in the defense of religious liberty*2011 Christopher Award winner highlighting the power of faith, courage, and action]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[Bonhoeffer]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Metaxas]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Thomas Nelson Publishers]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9781595552464]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[From the "New York Times" bestselling author of "Amazing Grace," a groundbreaking biography of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, one of the greatest heroes of the twentieth century, the man who stood up to Hitler. A definitive, deeply moving narrative, Bonhoeffer is a story of moral courage in the face of the monstrous evil that was Nazism. After discovering the fire of true faith in a Harlem church, Bonhoeffer returned to Germany and became one of the first to speak out against Hitler. As a double-agent, he joined the plot to assassinate the Fuhrer, and was hanged in Flossenberg concentration camp at age 39. Since his death, Bonhoeffer has grown to be one of the most fascinating, complex figures of the 20th century. "Bonhoeffer" presents a profoundly orthodox Christian theologian whose faith led him to boldly confront the greatest evil of the 20th century, and uncovers never-before-revealed facts, including the story of his passionate romance. *2011 ECPA Book of the Year*2011 Canterbury Medal by the Becket Fund recognizing courage in the defense of religious liberty*2011 Christopher Award winner highlighting the power of faith, courage, and action]]></dc:description>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Paperback]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>2011-08-01T00:00:00-04:00</dc:date>
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