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Pub. Date
2000
Physical Desc
xviii, 179 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Politicians and the media tell us that people who take drugs, including alcohol or nicotine, cannot help themselves. They are supposedly victims of the disease of 'addiction', and they need 'treatment'. The same goes for sex addicts, shopping addicts, food addicts, gambling addicts, or even addicts to abusive relationships. This theory, which grew out of the Temperance movement and was developed and disseminated by the religious cult known as Alcoholics...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2002
Lexile measure
1230L
Physical Desc
127 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
We make choices all the time-about how to spend our money, about how to spend our time, about what to do with our lives. And we are also constantly judging the decisions other people make as rational or irrational. But what kind of criteria are we applying when we say that a choice is rational? What guides our own choices, especially in cases where we don't have complete information about the outcomes? What strategies should be applied in making decisions...
Author
Language
English
Description
"'Between life and death there is a library, and within that library, the shelves go on forever. Every book provides a chance to try another life you could have lived. To see how things would be if you had made other choices... Would you have done anything different, if you had the chance to undo your regrets?' A dazzling novel about all the choices that go into a life well lived, from the internationally bestselling author of Reasons to Stay Alive...
Author
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xi, 265 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Whether we're buying a pair of jeans, ordering a cup of coffee, selecting a long-distance carrier, applying to college, choosing a doctor, or setting up a 401(k), everyday decisions-both big and small-have become increasingly complex due to the overwhelming abundance of choice with which we are presented.
As Americans, we assume that more choice means better options and greater satisfaction. But beware of excessive choice: choice overload can make...
Author
Series
Publisher
Nelson Books, An Imprint of Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
viii, 260 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
The author discusses how to cure the disease to please with a biblical understanding of the command to love; how to escape the guilt of disappointing others by learning the secret of the small no; how to overcome the agony of hard choices by embracing a wisdom based decision-making process; and, how to rise above the rush of endless demands and discover your best yes today.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Americans are fixated on the idea of choice. Our political theory is based on the consent of the governed. Our legal system is built upon the argument that people freely make choices and bear responsibility for them. And what slogan could better express the heart of our consumer culture than "Have it your way"? In this book, the author poses unsettling questions about the choices we make. What if they are more constrained and limited than we like...
14) Cora's decision
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Lexile measure
610L
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Spirit Squads that represent the different castles are an important part of the Kingdom of Neptunia, and Cora and Shyanna are delighted to be chosen--but their friend Rachel was left out, and when Cora finds out why, she is forced to make a big decision.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
viii, 322 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
An essential guide to the science of good decision making, showing how ordinary people can make better decisions for their money, their health, and their families--Back cover.
Author
Publisher
InterVarsity Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
Description
"Why are you single?"
"Just because."
However we answer that question, what's more important than why we are single is how we live as singles. Regardless of our relationship status, all of us are called to a life of vital discipleship. And walking with God can reshape singleness into a pilgrimage of transformation.
Pilgrim and podcaster Bridget Gee...
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