Changing Lives recounts the experiences of a dozen men on probation in Massachusetts who took classes for three months to read and talk about great works of literature. The men explored the writings of Malcolm X, Leo Tolstoy and Anton Chekhov, amongst others. In these writings the men discovered many issues relating to their own lives, such as substance abuse, family breakdown, poverty and racism. The lessons create a safe space for reflection and earnest conversation, in which the students no longer have to bluff or be cool, guarded, or evasive. And because the classroom puts them on equal footing with authority figures - teachers, probation officers and even judges - a new social awareness begins to emerge. Changing Lives shows how reawakening moral consciousness and a fresh commitment to society is essential if probationers are not to cycle endlessly through the limbo of street life and jail time.

Redecision Therapy is based on the premise that, through goal-setting and the reenactment of important childhood scenes, we may change our future and gain control of our lives. This revised and updated edition includes the innovative treatment techniques developed by the Gouldings, plus new material on short-term treatment for victims of childhood sexual, physical, and emotional abuse, and advice on how to utilize the strengths of each client to enhance and support therapy.

Prospective college students and their parents have been relying on Loren Pope's expertise since 1995, when he published the first edition of this indispensable guide. This new edition profiles 41 colleges—all of which outdo the Ivies and research universities in producing performers, not only among A students but also among those who get Bs and Cs. Contents include: Evaluations of each school's program and "personality" Candid assessments by students, professors, and deans Information on the progress of graduates This new edition not only revisits schools listed in previous volumes to give readers a comprehensive assessment, it also addresses such issues as homeschooling, learning disabilities, and single-sex education.

Grady Daniel Jr., who has spent many years as a teacher, Christian leader, and psychiatric rehabilitation counselor, asks a fundamental question in this book: what is missing in the attitudes of so many ministers, teachers, doctors, and businessmen in their dealings with those whom it is their responsibility to serve? Though many fulfill the requirements of their work on paper - they often fail in the most basic sense - to serve with Christian love - agape. This book is about that necessary love - agape - the kind of love that God has for man: sacrificial love, seeking only the best for its object - a "gift love." Mr. Daniel's discussion of agape, though firmly grounded in sound biblical scholarship, is not merely theological: it is geared to helping everyone - whatever their role in life understand what agape can mean to them - and those whom they serve - for agape is in a very real way, man's most complete fulfillment - why it is said that is better to give than to receive. Of A Love That Changes Lives the author says, "This book should be a beginning ...," It can be just that for you a beginning of a new life, based on agape. Grady Daniel, Jr., B.S. (Clemson University), M.Ed. (Rehabilitation Counseling, University of Georgia) taught eleven years at Georgia Military College, then worked at the State's mental hospital, Central State. He was later director of Augusta's Psychiatric Halfway House for nine years. For his outstanding work as a counselor, he twice received the Georgia Rehabilitation Counseling Association's Case of the Year Award; and a Case of the Year Award presented by the Southeast Region of the National Rehabilitation Counseling Association. In addition, the author has been a Baptist deacon for many years and has taught Sunday School forty years. Daniel and wife, Corinne have been married fifty years and have two sons, Barry and Vic, both married and full time Christian ministers.

Changing Life Patterns in Western Industrial Societies

Are you low on energy? Are you struggling for vitality? What's stopping you from feeling healthy and dynamic? The answer is simple: bad habits. Cyndi O'Meara has already changed thousands of lives and thousands of bad habits with this bestselling book. This inspirational nutritionist believes that eating well is the key to optimum health, energy and love for life. Changing Habits, Changing Lives is a guide to change based on Cyndi's own philosophy of health and wellbeing. It encourages you to concentrate on one chapter and one bad habit each week to make change manageable and sustainable. The result is a positive change in the way you think about food and health and, more importantly, the way you live your life. Change your habits and change your life ... forever!

If you are involved in the local church or any ministry that wants to create an ethos of Christian growth and education, or disciple investing, Christ Changing Lives: Digging Deeper into the Practice of Disciple Investing, is a book that will assist you in thinking through a philosophy of how to invest in followers of Christ. Following up on the introductory material of its earlier companion book, The “Disciple Investing” Life, Christ Changing Lives will take the reader into a thoughtful treatment of systems of discipleship, the art of diagnosis, situations one might encounter in the discipling process, and how to create balanced disciples. The book will also conclude by providing some helpful ideas about how to disciple others in a local church or campus ministry setting. Both church and ministry leaders, as well as those seriously interested in the task of disciple investing, should profit from the practical ideas contained in this insightful publication.