Andy Stanley

Has dust jacket with sticker on spine. First three pages has pen underlining. Otherwise great reading copy. 

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Tennessee

God's Blueprint for Developing and Maintaining Personal Vision

God has crafted a unique vision for each of our lives, a voyage of great discovery filled with fantastic riches that are imbedded in the very journey itself. Yet few know where to begin this journey and fewer still know the questions to ask to get them on their way. With warm, down-to-earth practicality, Andy Stanley explores the ordinary life of Nehemiah and his vision for accomplishing the extraordinary. The astonishing concepts learned from Nehemiah are laid out in this practical guide that provides the direction, motivation, and encouragement for rising above the ordinary and realizing the unique vision that God has for you and you alone. Visioneering is a rare, life-changing book that speaks to the desire of every heart.

Visioneering

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Melanie Cellier

Love Melanie Cellier’s books…working my way through the Kingdom series. 

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Princess Adelaide has been missing for years. And that's exactly the way she wants it. Haunted by her past, not even the curse that entraps her is enough to make her long for her old home.

But her past finds her anyway, in the form of a handsome prince from her childhood. Adelaide doesn't want to let Gabe in, but a sinister force is spreading fear throughout her new kingdom, and only Gabe has the will to help her. Adelaide can't refuse his assistance--not when the evil might soon ensnare much more than a solitary princess. But with her friends and her new kingdom in danger, even the help of Gabe and her seven swans might not be enough.

In this reimagining of the classic tale, Swan Lake, the trapped princess must find the courage to overcome her past if she has any hope of turning a tragedy into a happy ending.

A Captive of Wing and Feather

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Dorothy L. Sayers

A few markings on cover. Good Peter Wimsey story. Personally I enjoyed Nine Tailors better. 

Strong Poison

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Jim Collins

No dust jacket. Has lots of stickers on outside. One black mark (see pics). Inside is clean, no markings, highlighting, or erasures. Another great Christian leadership book

Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't

The Challenge

Built to Last, the defining management study of the nineties, showed how great companies triumph over time and how long-term sustained performance can be engineered into the DNA of an enterprise from the very beginning.

But what about the company that is not born with great DNA? How can good companies, mediocre companies, even bad companies achieve enduring greatness?

The Study

For years, this question preyed on the mind of Jim Collins. Are there companies that defy gravity and convert long-term mediocrity or worse into long-term superiority? And if so, what are the universal distinguishing characteristics that cause a company to go from good to great?

The Standards

Using tough benchmarks, Collins and his research team identified a set of elite companies that made the leap to great results and sustained those results for at least fifteen years. How great? After the leap, the good-to-great companies generated cumulative stock returns that beat the general stock market by an average of seven times in fifteen years, better than twice the results delivered by a composite index of the world's greatest companies, including Coca-Cola, Intel, General Electric, and Merck.

The Comparisons

The research team contrasted the good-to-great companies with a carefully selected set of comparison companies that failed to make the leap from good to great. What was different? Why did one set of companies become truly great performers while the other set remained only good?

Over five years, the team analyzed the histories of all twenty-eight companies in the study. After sifting through mountains of data and thousands of pages of interviews, Collins and his crew discovered the key determinants of greatness -- why some companies make the leap and others don't.

The Findings

The findings of the Good to Great study will surprise many readers and shed light on virtually every area of management strategy and practice. The findings include:

 * Level 5 Leaders: The research team was shocked to discover the type of leadership required to achieve greatness.
 * The Hedgehog Concept (Simplicity within the Three Circles): To go from good to great requires transcending the curse of competence.
 * A Culture of Discipline: When you combine a culture of discipline with an ethic of entrepreneurship, you get the magical alchemy of great results. Technology Accelerators: Good-to-great companies think differently about the role of technology.
 * The Flywheel and the Doom Loop: Those who launch radical change programs and wrenching restructurings will almost certainly fail to make the leap.

"Some of the key concepts discerned in the study," comments Jim Collins, "fly in the face of our modern business culture and will, quite frankly, upset some people."

Perhaps, but who can afford to ignore these findings?

Good to Great

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Michael Zigarelli

Great leadership book. Has sticker on spine. 

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

100 Coaches Reveal How They Play for Something More

Soccer Field, Mission Field

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Tim Irwin

Tim Tassopoulos

Bought to incorporate into a Leadership curriculum. 

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

How Great Leaders Bring Out the Best in Others

The age-old question for every leader—how do we bring out the best in those we lead? Anyone who has run a company, raised a family, lead an army, or coached a team struggles to find the key to help others excel and realize their potential. It is surprising how often we resort to criticism vs. an approach that actually results in a better worker and a better person. What if we could speak Words of Life that transform those under our influence and ignite fires of intrinsic motivation? What if those we lead found great purpose in what they do and worked at their jobs with all their heart? Isn’t that what leaders, parents and teachers really want? Ultimately, don’t we hope to foster intrinsic motivation so that the individuals we lead become better employees, better students or better athletes? Recent discoveries of brain science and the wisdom of top CEO’s that Dr. Tim Irwin interviewed for this book give us the answers we’ve long sought. In most organizations, the methods used to provide feedback to employees such as performance appraisal or multi-rater feedback systems, in fact, accomplish the exact opposite of what we intend. We inadvertently speak Words of Death. Brain science tells us that these methods tend to engage a natural “negativity bias” that is hardwired in us all. Science in recent years discovered that affirmation sets in motion huge positive changes in the brain. It releases certain neuro chemicals associated with well-being and higher performance. Amazingly, criticism creates just the opposite neural reaction. The most primitive part of the brain goes into hyper defense mode, compromising our performance, torpedoing our motivation and limiting access to our higher-order strengths. How do we redirect employees who are out-of-line without engaging our natural “negativity bias?” Leaders must forever ban the term, “Constructive Criticism.” Brain science tells us that we can establish a connection between the employee’s work and his or her aspirations. This book calls for a new approach to align workers with an organization’s mission, strategy and goals, called Alliance Feedback.

Extraordinary Influence

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Book has a sticker on spine. Otherwise great reading copy

Why we do what we do in life and business

The Power of Habit

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LeRoy Eims

Book has a crease on the front page (see pic). Also has a couple stickers on the binding (see pic). Otherwise great reading copy. 

A PRACTICUM FOR CHRISTIAN LEADERS Modern management strategies are valuable--no doubt about it. But too often we ignore or miss the trememdous spiritual leadership and management principles found in the Bible. That's the reason for Be the Leader You Were Meant to Be. It presents what the Bible says about leadership. And that's a great deal. This book is as down-to-earth practical as your everyday shoes. In fact, it's a must if you feel that God has any type of leadership role in mind for you--or if He has already given you a job of leading people. First published in 1975 and with more than 300,000 books in print, this newly updated edition of Be the Leader You Were Meant to Be includes a personal and group study guide. "LeRoy Eims stimulated and encouraged my leadership when he was my leader in teh Navigators. He challenged me to be my best. He trusted God to work through my life. LeRoy instills confidence that you can lead - and helps you to do it." - Dr. Jerry White "LeRoy Eims goes beyond the usual principles and techniques of leadership to get to the thing that matters most - the character of the leader. This book isn't just for leaders, it's for every Christian who wants to count for God." - Jerry Bridges

Be the Leader You Were Meant to Be

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Dave Ramsey

Has some cover wear. Has workbook pages. No writing or erasures. 

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating Abundance

Let the author of Financial Peace guide you and your family down the road to success with this companion to the bestselling More than Enough In Financial Peace, Dave Ramsey showed readers how to get out of debt. Now he uses the same blend of down-home wisdom and straight talk to take readers to the next step: building wealth. But success means more than money--it means having a happy marriage and family. In How to Have More Than Enough, Dave Ramsey guides readers down the path to true success.Rather than gimmicks or quick fixes, Ramsey's method for achieving financial and familial stability focuses on ten traits essential to creating prosperity, teaching children about money, living debt-free, and achieving marital bliss when it comes to finances. His easy-to-follow workbook illustrates each of these traits and allows readers to frequently assess their progress and honestly evaluate their situation. How to Have More Than Enough offers readers and their spouses the chance to work toward building wealth and strengthening their families.

How to Have More Than Enough

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Another great book by Dave. Small pen mark on Dave’s head. Otherwise like new. 

Quick Answers to Everyday Financial Questions

This quick and simple, question and answer book is the perfect resource for equipping individuals with key information about everyday money matters. Questions and answers deal with 100+ of the most-asked questions from The Dave Ramsey Show-everything from budget planning to retirement planning or personal buying matters, to saving for college and charitable giving. This is Dave in his most popular format-ask a specific question, get a specific answer.

The Money Answer Book

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A Retelling of Snow White

Snow has always lived under the shadow of her cruel stepmother, with only her beloved father and her childhood friend--the huntsman, Alexander--to make life bearable. When her father dies, she should be crowned queen, but instead she finds herself fleeing for her life. With no allies, no skills, and no food, her future could be over before it has truly begun.

But there's more at stake than just one life. If Snow can't claim her throne, her kingdom faces destruction. Snow has to make a choice: focus on her own salvation or put everything on the line--even those she loves the most. And if she's going to succeed, Snow must fight the hardest battle of all, against her own doubt and weakness, and gain new skills and strength she never imagined possessing.

Alexander is ready to help her. But if she lets him, the consequences might be more than she can bear--because her heart is in as much jeopardy as the kingdom.

In this reimagining of the classic fairy tale, Snow must find her inner strength in time to fight for her throne before it's too late.

A Dream of Ebony and White

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Jane A. Williams

No writings or markings. Great resource to go with Whatever Happened to Penny Candy?

Economics

"A Bluestocking Guide: Economics" is a multi-age level book designed to reinforce and enhance a student's understanding of the subject matter presented in the primer "Whatever Happened to Penny Candy?" an Uncle Eric book by Richard J. Maybury.

A Bluestocking Guide Economics

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Felicity Everett

Book includes Inventors, Scientists, Explorers, Kings & Queens, and Famous Women. Great homeschooling resource!

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

History

From nuclear physicists to sharp-shooters, f rom ice dancers to the Dalai Lama, this book looks at the pe ople who have shaped history with their exploits, amazing di scoveries or infamous deeds '

The Usborne Book of Famous Lives

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Historical fiction of the pilgrim’s lives. 

Sonlight Curriculum

Down Ryton Water

Honor Books Publishing Staff

The inspirational combination of quotes and Scriptures in this book has proven to be a popular and comfortable way to communicate not just man's insight, but also to include the wisdom of the ages---God's Word.

God's Little Devotional Book

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Mostly recipes. About 11 pages of lifestyle info. 

The Mediterranean Refresh

Great kid’s story. Edges are worn. 1980 copyright

Stone Fox

Jorge Cruise

The original 8 minutes book is well loved. Has some writing in a couple of the journal pages. The Flat belly book is like new. TWO BOOKS

A Simple Way to Shed up to 2 Pounds a Week GUARANTEED

With 8 Minutes in the Morning you will: NOT do aerobics, NOT spend hours in the gym, and NOT be on a starvation diet. What's Jorge's get-slim secret? Just 8 minutes of his unique strength-training moves done in the privacy of your home. A few minutes each morning is all you need to lose up to 2 pounds a week. Add the cutting-edge eating program that teaches you how to eat the right fats to satiate your hunger and cut your calories, plus a daily dose of motivational support from Jorge, and weight loss has never been easier! Jorge's fat-burning program includes: Two super-quick moves a day A delicious eating plan where you don't count calories and you must eat fat Daily pep "talks" to help you hit the ground running Access to Jorge's online community that will help keep you encouraged and connected Plus, you'll find Jorge's brand-new "On-the-Go" Weight-Loss Travel Cards inside. So get ready to look slimmer, sexier, stronger in just 8 minutes!

8 Minutes in the Morning PLUS 8 minutes/Flat Belly

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Jinny Johnson

Naklini Nadkarni

Cool book with fold out pages and layered pages

Rain Forest

Describes rain forest ecosystems and the animals that live in them.

Voyages: Rain Forest

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David A. Aguilar

The Latest View of the Solar System

Profiles each of the planets in Earth's solar system, including Pluto, Ceres, Eris, Haumea, MakeMake, the sun, the Oort cloud, comets, and more.

13 Planets

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Betsy Maestro

The Story of Our Constitution

This easy-to-understand book tells why and how the Constitution of the United States was created. "Simple, attractive, informative....The most accessible history of the Constitution to date."--School Library Journal.

A More Perfect Union

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Joseph Plumb Martin

A Young Soldier's Adventures in the American Revolution As Told by Himself

A soldier's extensive account of his life during the American Revolution after enlisting at age fifteen. Edited by George F. Scheer.

Yankee Doodle Boy

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Margaret Cousins

Benjamin Franklin was one of the busiest men in the American colonies. He was a printer, a postmaster, an inventor, a writer, and a diplomat. When the Revolutionary War began, Ben supported America in the Continental Congress. Like the clever adages from his Poor Richard’s Almanac, Ben Franklin still sets an example for Americans today.

Ben Franklin of Old Philadelphia

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Joan Heilbroner

Has edge wear and creases in cover. See pics. Step Up Reading book

Highlights the life of the first president, known as the Father of His Country.

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