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|  | When the Powers Fall by Walter Wink
Repressive authoritarian regimes are falling and fragile new democracies are emerging around the globe. How are long-standing conflicts and deep divisions to be healed and enemies reconciled without breeding further injustices? To answer this question, Walter Wink here applies his compelling analysis of the Powers, as they appear in the New Testament, to the global scene. Surveying the wrenching religious and ethical dilemmas involved in transitions from despotism to democracy, Wink neatly summarizes key concepts from his Fortress Press trilogy on the Powers, including sections on Jesus against Domination and Nonviolence. He then shows how central concepts in the teaching of Jesus can clarify true and false ideas of forgiveness and reconciliation and apology -- without sacrificing justice. The personal, political, and geopolitical pertinence of Wink`s ideas shines in his discussion of specific situations in Africa and Latin America. And what of the churches? Jesus` proclamation of God`s domination-free order Wink claims, provides a framework for dealing with the role of the churches in helping nations move from autocracy to democracy. Far more is at stake than merely an orderly transition to a more representative form of governance: such moments in history open up to heavenly potentials .... In such times. It is the vision of God`s domination-free order that prevents us from acquiescing to unworthy visions, or accepting political compromises as anything more than temporary pauses on the path to fuller justice. Wink`s new work demonstrates the power, promise, and practicality of Jesus` ethic of nonviolence for today. AUTHOR: Walter Wink
PUBLISHER: Augsburg Fortress, Publishers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Self Help 
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 | Game for a Lifetime by Bud Shrake, Harvey Penick
His gentle demeanor and timeless wisdom made Harvey Penick America`s best-loved teacher of the game of golf. From his lesson tee at the Austin Country Club, he taught several generations of champions and high-handicappers, pros and amateurs alike. All who came in contact with him came away with their grips improved, their souls refreshed, and their hearts gladdened by his love of teaching and his eagerness to serve. In The Game for a Lifetime, Harvey tells us about the different methods he used to help his pupils find twenty more yards off the tee; about the incredible swing of Leaping Lucifer who did everything wrong when he stood over the ball, but whom Harvey helped to find contentment and joy both on and off the course; and about the sweet-swinging pupils whose swings he could remember and recognize without having seen them for thirty-odd years. He spends much of the book advising the seasoned player - whose seasoning is measured not in years but in experience on the links and at the practice tee. His highest praise goes not to any of the champions he trained or Hall of Famers he worked with but to his wife, Helen, who stood by him in thick and thin during his seven decades of service to the game he loved. And the book concludes with the tribute his son, Tinsley, paid him at a gathering of the world`s best golf teachers during the week of the 1995 Ryder Cup. AUTHOR: Bud Shrake, Harvey Penick
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Self Help
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 | How Jane Won
Description not available.More than fifty successful women share the secrets of how they got to where they are as they speak out on the value of personal accomplishment and describe the choices, crises, mentors, opportunities, challenges, and other steps that they encountered on the road to fulfillment. Reprint. 50,000 first printing.
CATEGORY: Self Help
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 | Life Makeovers by Cheryl Richardson
In this self-improvement program, bestselling author Cheryl Richardson offers 52 chapters, one for each week of the year, that focus on particular themes, such as communication, relaxation, and development of creativity. AUTHOR: Cheryl Richardson
PUBLISHER: Random House Audio Publishing Group
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: Self Help
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 | Journey Home by Charles Robinson, Yoshiko Uchida
This sequel to JOURNEY TO TOPAZ takes place after 12-year-old Yuki and the rest of her Japanese-American family are released from Topaz, the internment camp they and many other Japanese-Americans were forced to live in during World War II. Although Yuki and her family are once again free, they are still often treated with hatred and prejudice. Will Yuki be able to readapt to life in California? AUTHOR: Charles Robinson, Yoshiko Uchida
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Self Help
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 | Mysticism in the World's Religions by Geoffrey Parrinder
Parrinder considers various religions and their expressions of mysticism, both monistic and theistic varieties, as well as secular explorations through drugs, sex, and visions. AUTHOR: Geoffrey Parrinder
PUBLISHER: Oneworld Publications
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Self Help
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