DescriptionDid I drift too far? Wait too long? Did I out-sin the love of God? The answer is found in one of life's sweetest words: grace. With In the Grip of Grace, Max Lucado invites you to walk the mountain peaks of God's mercy. Lucado reminds you that the God who first made you is strong enough to sustain you.
DescriptionBeneath the twin shadows of Popocatepetl and Ixtaccihuatl in Mexico, the Consul is drunk. He staggers from bar to bar hoping to find salvation staining the bottom of the next glass. His lonely existence is disrupted when his former wife, Yvonne, returns with, Hugh, the Consul's half-brother. But the reunion turns sour when a local peasant turns up dead, beginning a series of events that will decide the Consul's fate. In the course of one day an entire life is chronicled, set against the backdrop of Europe during the Spanish Civil War.
DescriptionThe best selling author of The Road Less Traveled gives us a novel of the afterlife that teaches important spiritual lessons for this life. Narrated by the author-psychiatrist Daniel, the story recounts the spiritual adventures which occur after his death. Daniel's soul awakens in the afterlife infused with fear and excitement, and is met by 2 spiritual "greeters" who guide him as he begins to negotiate the "corridors" of this new life. Though Daniel encounters welcome and unwelcome spirits, he finds that he must ultimately rely on his own spiritual guidance to lead him to the achievement of his destiny.
DescriptionWe've all encountered them: the bullies, the wet blankets, the yea-sayers that never come through. More often than not, we're left fumbling for words, stumbling for the door...frustrated, enraged, or just plain depressed. Dr. Bramson, a psychologist and management consultant, will show you that it is possible to remain sane, dignified, and optimistic when dealing with even the most difficult people. With lively, insightful dramatizations, you'll learn how to identify difficult types, master the procedures that will neutralize any negative or hostile encounter, understand your own style of thinking, and realize how it affects your ability to deal effectively with each type.
DescriptionSissy Hankshaw, an almost flawlessly beautiful small-town girl with big-time dreams, hitchhikes her way into your heart, your hopes, and your sleeping bag in Tom Robbins's magical, funny, and most famous novel. Follow Sissy's amazing odyssey from Virginia to chic Manhattan to the Dakota Badlands, where FBI agents, cowgirls, and ecstatic whooping cranes explode in a deliciously drawn-out climax. Along the way, you'll meet such unforgettable characters as Bonanza Jellybean and the smooth-riding cowgirls of Rubber Rose Ranch; Chink, the lascivious guru of yams and yang; Julian, an asthmatic Mohawk; and Dr. Robbins, the preventive psychiatrist and reality instructor. Even Cowgirls Get the Blues is Tom Robbins at his offbeat, outrageous, and inventive best.
