From Playpen to Podium by Jeff Meyers
"How to help your children develop the communication skills they need to succeed!"
This isn't a speech training book. It is designed to "help you provide a strong foundation for your child so that he will become an outstanding communicator in every area of life, throughout life, whether that is in one-on-one relationships or in front of huge audiences."
In the last half of this book there are creative ideas to do with your children that will develop their communication abilities. There are activities for: infant communication, toddler communication, ages 3-7, ages 8-12, and ages 13 and up.
This is a good book for parents to go through before they have children and also as they raise them.
Managing God's Money by Randy Alcorn
"God cares a great deal more about our money than most of us imagine. The
sheer enormity of Scripture’s teaching on this subject screams for our
attention. In fact, Jesus says more about how we are to view and handle
money and possessions than about any other topic—including both heaven
and hell. In Managing God's Money, Randy Alcorn breaks down
exactly what the Bible has to say about how we are to handle our money
and possessions in a simple, easy-to-follow format. Filled with
Scripture references, Managing God's Money is the perfect
reference tool for anyone who is interested in gaining a solid biblical
understanding of money, possessions, and eternity."
Secret Sabotage by Andrew Eddy, Sarah Eddy, and Tori Larson
"As the war effort against Hitler ramp up in England, more threats await
Winston Churchill than he knows. Even as he declares his readiness to
fight, "in France, in the seas, and on the oceans," his close friend and
long time associate, Brendan Bracken must fight to protect him from a
Nazi plot which even Churchill could not have conceived. Meanwhile
Victoria Livingstone, Churchill's ward, must confront her difficult past
to fight from the home front, which has unknowingly become the most
treacherous front of the war. Can they save Churchill from the Nazi's
sabotage, which has the capacity to alter the course of history?"
This historical fiction book was written by a couple of my friends, Andrew and Sarah Eddy. (Along with Tori Larson who I do not know personally.)
(Sarah blogs over at: Where Are You Reading? and Andrew at: Sola Scriptura)
It's an action packed page-turner! I really enjoyed reading it and I'm so proud of them for writing such a great book!! :D
The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History by Thomas Woods, Jr.
“Knowing our past is essential if we are to preserve our freedoms.
Professor Woods’s work heroically rescues real history from the
politically correct memory hole. Every American should read this book.”
-The Honorable Ron Paul, U.S. House of Representatives
This book seeks to speak the truth about many issues in American History taught to today, Things such as: "The American "revolutionaries" were actually conservatives", "The Puritans didn't steal Indian lands", "FDR agreed to send a million Russian POWs back to Stalin", and "The War on Poverty made poverty worse".
It's very enlightening and interesting as we seek to understand more of our history so we don't repeat the mistakes we made, but can capitalize on the areas we succeeded in!
