books about: struggle

books about: struggle

books:

Struggle

Kids, Parents, and Power Struggles: Winning for a Lifetime

Mary Sheedy Kurcinka

Harper Paperbacks, 2001

Great book for parents who want some guidance
I haven't completely finished this book, but love it. It offers wonderful advice on how to work with and connect with your child vs. fighting with them. The chapter on temperment has been an eye-opener for me. I better understand why my daughter and I often have ...

The Great Game: The Struggle for Empire in Central Asia (Kodansha Globe)

Peter Hopkirk

Kodansha International, 1992

A fascinating read... truth is stranger than fiction...
Colonialism was not paternalism neither was benevolent... but if ever it was a "tempered" colonialism imbued by the precept "of doing the decent thing" it probably the British "empire" was... All empires have menacing "borders" where their influence is contested... ...

The Kite Runner

Khaled Hosseini

Riverhead Trade, 2004

heartbreaking tale of loyalty
This universally-themed novel is set against war-torn Afghanistan. I admit that I didn't know much about the setting when I first started reading the book, yet the author totally drew me in and I felt like I was there with the characters. The story is heartwrenching ...

A Conflict of Visions: Idealogical Origins of Political Struggles

Thomas Sowell

Basic Books, 2007

Finding Forrester.......
I love Thomas Sowell for his clear mindset and philosohy. I read almost nothing else but philosophy, and Sowell is at the top of my list for clarity, understanding and delivery. He does not receive, in my opinion, the recognition for his genius he is due. A must ...

Modern European History

Birdsall S. Viault

McGraw-Hill, 1990

Must Have for the AP Euro Exam
I had one of the most boring textbooks invented for the AP Euro class. I couldn't stand reading it and as a result, I was not one of the top scorers on the tests in my class. However, I used this book to study for my in-class final and the AP exam and I did well on ...

Crossing the Rubicon: The Decline of the American Empire at the End of the Age of Oil

Michael C. Ruppert

New Society Publishers, 2004

The Occams Razor for 9-11 and our times.
This book is the best explanation yet for why the executive level of government committed the 9-11 false flag operation. Being an engineer, the physics of 9-11 is what got me asking questions. But for most peope this will not be compelling for they lack physics ...

Crisis: 40 Stories Revealing the Personal, Social, and Religious Pain and Trauma of Growing Up Gay in America

Mitchell Gold, Mindy Drucker

Greenleaf Book Group, LLC, 2008

Raising the Curtain on Growing Up Gay
Gold, Mitchell, editor with Mandy Drucker. "Crisis: 40 Stories Revealing the Personal, Social, and Religious Pain and Trauma of Growing Up Gay in America", Greenleaf Book Group, 2008. Raising the Curtain on Growing Up Gay Amos Lassen This is the book that many ...

Against Medical Advice: One Family's Struggle with an Agonizing Medical Mystery

James Patterson, Hal Friedman, ...

Little, Brown and Company, 2008

Incredibly familiar
This book was a phenomenal retelling of the life of someone with Tourette Syndrome. As a mother of three boys who all have the same diagnosis as Cory, I feel like I can adequately say that I am more of an authority on the subject than most. As I read through his life ...

Raising Our Children, Raising Ourselves: Transforming Parent-child Relationships from Reaction And Struggle ...

Naomi, Ph.D. Aldort

Book Publishers Network, 2006

this book will change your life... for the better!
This book has been one of the most transformative things i have read in my parenting journey. i am so inspired by naomi aldort's words and the way she guides you in your journey. i have found the book has had significant impact upon my life as a parent, and as a wife! ...

The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening and The Struggle (Vampire Diaries)

L. J. Smith

HarperTeen, 2007

What Twilight Wishes it Could Be
The Vampire Diaries is darker than Smith's other books, but every bit as enjoyable and entertaining. The dark edge actually allows for a wider audience... I vividly recall when, over ten years ago, I noticed my copy of The Awakening was missing from my bookshelf, only ...

The Secret War with Iran: The 30-Year Clandestine Struggle Against the World's Most Dangerous Terrorist Power

Ronen Bergman Ph.D.

Free Press, 2008

Investigative Journalism at its best- Iran's War with the West
This is an extremely important book. It describes in a detailed, richly documented, and clearly - argued way the thirty year secret war between Iran and the West, primarily, the United States and Israel. It opens with a description of the twilight of the Iranian ...

War of Words: Getting to the Heart of Your Communication Struggles (Resources for Changing Lives)

Paul David Tripp

P & R Publishing, 2000

Excellent Guide to Communication within Relationships
This is the best book I've ever read on how Christians should behave in terms of communicating with one other. Tripp points out the (not always so) obvious that Scripture clearly teaches that anger is a sin, and if we use anger in our communication, it means we are not ...

Acts of Faith: The Story of an American Muslim, the Struggle for the Soul of a Generation

Eboo Patel

Beacon Press, 2008

An important memoir for young global change agents.
As the Director of the Center for Global Engagement at Northwestern University, I am always on the look out for books that help young people make sense of their place in the world and their potential to create meaningful change. What I felt the strongest connection ...

He-Motions: Even Strong Men Struggle

T. D. Jakes

Putnam Adult, 2004

A book that every man should read.
Some women compare this to Woman thou Art Loosed; however, I see it as more of a open truth about how men feel but don't share. Jakes speaks of his experiences, as well as, compares how other men relate to life's struggles, disappointments and really how not to stay ...

Inside Terrorism

Bruce Hoffman

Columbia University Press, 2006

analyzes the political tactics of terrorism
I found this book to be quite enlightening as well as fascinating to read. Refusing to engage in the political rhetoric surrounding terrorism, the author, Bruce Hoffman, (an expert in counter-terrorism at West Point as well as a professor at Georgetown)follows the ...