"The Anger Workbook" by Les Carter and Frank Minirth is an interactive workbook aimed at helping us recognize and manage anger. This book is really neat, as it has so many interactive features to help you understand how anger affects your own life - questions with space to write out your own answer really helps identify anger in your life, even if you don't think it affects you. This workbook is broken up into four sections: Identifying Your Anger; Anger Thrives on Unmet Needs; How Other Emotions Can Create Anger; and Applying New Insights About Anger Reduction. The book offers a lot of valuable insights and principles to help understand and reduce anger in anyone's life. Even if you don't consider yourself to be an angry person, I think you could still benefit from the valuable tidbits in this workbook.
FTC DISCLOSURE: I received this book for free from BookSneeze.com's blogging for books program in exchange for an honest review. I was not obligated to write a positive review.
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
What About Heaven
"What About Heaven?" by Kathleen Long Bostrom is a book in the "Little Blessings" series that offer children answers about Heaven - what Heaven is, who goes to Heaven, and what it is like in Heaven. The book is written in a sing song tone, with a cute rhyming pattern, which helps children remember some of the things they hear. The actual explanations about Heaven are Bible based, and each page gives the Scripture where the basis for that part of the story can be found.
The book is easy for young children to understand, and Bostrom made the clear choice to use kid-friendly words, which makes this book appropriate for ages 3 and up. Another thing that I thought was important was that this book is very uplifting and cheerful - it makes Heaven feel like an exciting and fun place to go.
The book is illustrated by Elena Kucharik, and done wonderfully. The depictions of Heaven, and Angels are bright, colorful, and perfect for young children.
I thought this book was great for young children, especially if the loss of a loved one or loss of a pet has your child questioning what happens after they are gone.
FTC DISCLOSURE: I received this book for free from Tyndale House Publishers in exchange for an honest review. I was not obligated to write a positive review.
The book is easy for young children to understand, and Bostrom made the clear choice to use kid-friendly words, which makes this book appropriate for ages 3 and up. Another thing that I thought was important was that this book is very uplifting and cheerful - it makes Heaven feel like an exciting and fun place to go.
The book is illustrated by Elena Kucharik, and done wonderfully. The depictions of Heaven, and Angels are bright, colorful, and perfect for young children.
I thought this book was great for young children, especially if the loss of a loved one or loss of a pet has your child questioning what happens after they are gone.
FTC DISCLOSURE: I received this book for free from Tyndale House Publishers in exchange for an honest review. I was not obligated to write a positive review.
6 Verses That Can Change Your Life
"6 Verses That Can Change Your Life" by Joe Barnett is is great Biblical companion for reinforcing essential Biblical principles. This book is a paperback cover, with 215 pages of actual reading, followed by a section devoted to individual action steps and a group discussion guide that corresponds with the chapters in the book. The book itself is broken up into six different sections, each with a major theme, such as "joy", "courage", "patience", and "trust". Each section offers five chapters that expound on the theme from a Biblical perspective, exploring, explaining, and relating to the theme. The end of each section also offers one page of summary resolutions - essentially promises that you can make to help reinforce that theme.
I thought this book was thoughtfully written, and Biblically researched. I think that nearly anyone could benefit from the principles and advice contained in these chapters. I would recommend this for any adult reader, as it covers such important topics and really uses Biblical references as well as modern day tie-ins to help the reader relate.
FTC DISCLOSURE: I received this book for free from BookCrash in exchange for an honest review. I was not obligated to write a positive review.
I thought this book was thoughtfully written, and Biblically researched. I think that nearly anyone could benefit from the principles and advice contained in these chapters. I would recommend this for any adult reader, as it covers such important topics and really uses Biblical references as well as modern day tie-ins to help the reader relate.
FTC DISCLOSURE: I received this book for free from BookCrash in exchange for an honest review. I was not obligated to write a positive review.
Gaither Homecoming Bible
"The Gaither Homecoming Bible" is an absolutely beautiful Bible that attempts to build faith not only through the word of God, but also through music and personal stories from others. Bill and Gloria Gaither and their team put together this Bible, and it is wonderful - they have added color to the pages of a traditional Bible, as well as made the connection between music and the Word. This is a hardcover, New King James Version. Throughout the Bible, they have added personal stories and insights from a variety of people, that ties in to the message of that particular passage of the Bible. Another thing they did was take a handful of popular hymns and trace back their origins, which was interesting to read.
I thought this Bible was beautifully pieced together with all the little extras that the Gaithers have added. I loved the added color on each page, and the musical features. I would highly recommend this Bible to anyone - I love it, and will definitely treasure it for many years to come.
FTC DISCLOSURE: I received this book for free from BookSneeze.com's Blogging for Books program in exchange for an honest review. I was not obligated to write a positive review. I did not receive any financial compensation for this review.
I thought this Bible was beautifully pieced together with all the little extras that the Gaithers have added. I loved the added color on each page, and the musical features. I would highly recommend this Bible to anyone - I love it, and will definitely treasure it for many years to come.
FTC DISCLOSURE: I received this book for free from BookSneeze.com's Blogging for Books program in exchange for an honest review. I was not obligated to write a positive review. I did not receive any financial compensation for this review.
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