Maybe, like Mitch, you lost track of this mentor as you made your way, and the insights faded, and the world seemed colder. Wouldn't you like to see that person again, ask the bigger questions that still haunt you, receive wisdom for your busy life today the way you once did when you were younger?

Mitch Albom had that second chance. He rediscovered Morrie in the last months of the older man's life. Knowing he was dying, Morrie visited with Mitch in his study ever Tuesday, just as they used to back in college. Their rekindled relationship turned into one final "class"; lessons in how to live.

Tuesdays with Morrie is a magical chronicle of their time together, through which Mitch shares Morrie's lasting gift with the world.

things in a perspective by making the small daily changes he suggests, including advice such as "Think of your problems as potential teachers"; "Remember that when you die, your 'in' box won't be empty"; and "Do one thing at a time." You should also try to live in the present moment, let others have the glory at times, and lower your tolerance to stress. You can write down your most stubborn positions and see if you can soften them, learn to trust your intuitions, and live each day as if it might be your last. With gentle, supportive suggestions, Dr. Carlson reveals ways to make your actions more peaceful and caring, with the added benefit of making your life more calm and stress-free.

Richard Carlson, best-selling author and world-renowned thinker in the field of happiness and stress reduction, has one simple message: changing your thinking changes your life. With You Can

Feel Good Again, he offers a commonsense method that allows anyone to release unhappiness and negativity related to present circumstances or past events, and return to a natural state of well being in the present. You Can Feel Good Again is full of Richard Carlson's humor, wisdom, and thoughtful guidance - a genuine tool to foster the realization that happiness and contentment are truly "one thought away."

Ecclesiastes is one of the most fascinating - and hauntingly familiar - books of the Old Testament. The sentiments of themain speaker of the book, a person given the name Qohelet, sound incredibly

modern. Expressing the uncertainty and anxieties fo our own age, he is driven by the question, "Where can we find meaning in the world?"

But while the question that Qohelet raises resonates with readers today, his answer is shocking, "Meaningless," says Qohelet, "everything is meaningless." How does this pessimistic perspective fit into the rest of biblical revelation? In this new commentary Tremper Longman III addresses this question by taking a canonical-Christocentric approach to the meaning of Ecclesiastes.

Longman first provides an extensive introduction to Ecclesiastes, exploring such background matters as authorship, language, genre, structure, literary style, and the book's theological message. He argues that the author of Ecclesiastes is not Solomon, as has been traditionally thought, but a writer who adopts a Solomonic persona. In the verse-by-verse commentary that follows, Longman helps clarify the confusing, sometimes contradictory message of Ecclesiastes by shoing that the book should be divided intor three sections - a prologue (1:1-11), Qohelet's autobiographical speech (1:12-12:7), and an epilogue (12:8-14) - and that the frame narrative provided by prologue and epilogue is the key to understanding the message of the book as a whole.

"This commentary goes a long way in solving the riddle that is the book of Ecclesiastes. . . It will be highly treasured by those who have opportunity to teach and preach the message of Ecclesiastes." - Daniel I. Block, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Bishop Jakes doesn't want us to settle for less than we are capable of, less than God wants for us. He teaches ageless biblical principles that reveal the keys to personal success available to each and every one of us, if we know where to look. Every moment of every day, God provides all we need to achieve that success. In Maximize the Moment, Bishop Jakes shows us how to:

  · Release ourselves from damaging relationships and debilitating fears, and move
    beyond our painful pasts.
  · Courageously face and conquer obstacles that may stand in our path to success.
  · Recognize and utilize our God given potential to its fullest.
  · Set goals and develop strategies so that we may be all God wants us to be and
    fulfill the plan He has for us.

This is a handbook for excellence and effectives in the twenty-first century. It is written for those who refuse to waste a single day and who fervently desire to build momentum, minimize obstacles, and maximize each and every moment.

In these three books Kreeft shows how we have Dante's great epic The Divine Comedy played out, from Hell to Purgatory to Heaven. But it is an epic played out in our hearts and lives, here and now. Just as there is movement in Dante's epic, so there is movement in these books, from Ecclesiastes to Job, from Job to Song of Songs. Love is the final answer to Ecclesiastes' quest, the alternative to vanity, and the true meaning of life. Finally, Kreeft sees in these books the epitome of the theological virtues of faith, hope and love and "an essential summary of the spiritual history of the world."

Proverbs was written to give us wisdom from God. Because He is eternal, His wisdom is timeless: God's truths never lose their value and never go out of date. They are always relevant for your life, no matter what your age or circumstance.

In this book, Woodrow Kroll introduces you to the wisdom of Proverbs, which will lead you to stronger faith in God, true happiness and healthy relationships.

Life Law #1: You either get it, or you don't.
Strategy: Become on of those who gets it.

Life Law #3: People do what works.
Strategy: Identify the payoffs that drive your behavior and that of others.

Life Law #4: You cannot change what you do not acknowledge.
Strategy: Get real with yourself about life and everybody in it.

Life Law #5: Life rewards action.
Strategy: Make careful decisions and then pull the trigger.

Life Law #6: There is no reality; only perception.
Strategy: Identify the filters through which you view the world.

Life Law #7: Life is managed; it is not cured.
Strategy: Learn to take charge of your life.

Life Law #8: We teach people how to treat us.
Strategy: Own, rather than complain about, how people treat you.

Life Law #9: There is power in forgiveness.
Strategy: Open your eyes to what anger and resentment are doing to you.

Life Law # 10: You have to name it before you can claim it.
Strategy: Get clear about what you want and take your turn.

Life Strategies is a must read for those seeking a fulfilling life.

  · What are the ten seven most critical choices you have made to put you on
    your current path?
  · What are the ten most defining moments of your life?
  · Who are the five most pivotal people in your world and how have they shaped you?

Identifying and working with these key elements are at the heart of Dr. Phillip C. McGraw's latest work, Self Matters, and soon they will be at the heart of your own new work; you.

Peck and Strohmer write for the increasing number of people who are aware of the contradictions implicit in traditional approaches to issues in art, law, science, business, politics, education, the family, and many other areas. The authors' approach is unique. It is about more than building up ideas and making them work. It aims to assist the personal development of a wisdom that will become instinctive and govern actions in a spontaneous, godly manner.

Uncommon Sense explores the Bible's way of reasoning about everyday life, showing us a God who is involved in all of life equally, not just in our church-related activities.

In this careful exposition of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, John R. W. Stott accurately expounds the biblical text and relates it to life today. Above all, the author says, he wants to let Christ speak this sermon again, this time to the modern world.