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Works Referenced January 2007

Anointed for Business
by Ed Silvoso
Most of the leaders of the Early Church were community leaders and successful business people; yet the dichotomy between labor and religious service has done a great disservice to the advancement of the Kingdom of God. It's time to reconcile the dichotomy so that we can extend God's kingdom and transform our cities.
Beyond Integrity: A Judeo-Christian Approach to Business Ethics
by Scott B. Rae and Kenman L. Wong
Integrity is essential to Judeo-Christian business ethics, but today’s business environment is complex. Beyond Integrity equips men and women to develop a biblically based approach to the ethical challenges of twenty-first century business.
Clarity Quest: How to Take a Sabbatical Without Taking More Than a Week Off
by Pamela Ammondson
Are you spinning your wheels so fast that you're headed for burnout? If you're like most people, that annual vacation doesn't do the trick, and weekends are just a time to collapse before it starts up again on Monday. This powerful eight-week "training" program, which culminates in a week of self-discovery, is something that will fit into the busiest of schedules.
Dear and Glorious Physician
by Taylor Caldwell
A great historical novel following one man's journey, Lucanus (St. Luke), from his beginnings as the young son of a greek freedman in the Roman Empire, to his ultimate search for Christ. In the process he discovers who he is and what God calls him to do.
Inner Compass: An Invitation to Ignatian Spirituality
by Margaret Silf
Designed to help readers discover their individual selves and their relationship with God through prayer, discernment, and reflective living, this practical and experience-based guide is helpful both to newcomers and to those quite familiar with Ignatian spirituality.
Leadership and the Quest for Integrity
by Joseph L. Badaracco, Jr. and Richard R. Ellsworth
What distinguishes leaders from ordinary managers? The authors present three distinct philosophies of leadership--political, directive, and values-driven--to challenge the reader's own assumptions.
Street-Smart Ethics: Succeeding in Business Without Selling Your Soul
by Clinton W. McLemore
Success, as it is currently defined, usually depends on winning—beating out the competition—which often places incredible pressures on business professionals. With engaging writing, including Proverbs-based guidelines, this book navigates executives, managers, and supervisors through the ethical decisions they must make every day.
What It Takes to Be #1 : Vince Lombardi on Leadership
by Vince Lombardi, Jr.
America's most sought-after motivational speaker, Vince Lombardi, Jr. explores the leadership philosophy of his father, the greatest NFL coach of all time. Extracting powerful lessons about what it takes to be an effective leader Lombardi shows how to apply those qualities to one's own life and career.
What Remains: A Memoir of Fate, Friendship, and Love
by Carole Radziwill
Carole Radziwill has an anthropologist's sensibility and a journalist's eye. She writes about families with remarkable acuity and humanity. She explores the complexities of marriage, the importance of friendship, and the challenges of self-invention with unflinching honesty.
Winter Grace: Spirituality and Aging
by Kathleen R. Fischer
Drawing from rich traditions of theology, literature and social sciences this book is a hopeful exploration of spirituality in the later years, addressing difficult aspects of the aging process and celebrating its graces.