An Outrageous Commitment

An Outrageous Commitment
Author: Ronn Elmore
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2004-05
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0060936207

National bestselling author, minister, and relationship therapist, Dr. Ronn Elmore believes in the outrageous. For more than ten years he directed the L.A.-based Relationship Clinic, where his groundbreaking work with couples challenged them to move beyond traditional marital advice and adopt a profoundly spiritual approach to unconditional love -- commitment centered on radical self-sacrifice. Dr. Elmore reveals what it takes to be that self-sacrificing in An Outrageous Commitment. With a lyrical, winning combination of practical advice, personal experience, and elements of the divine, An Outrageous Commitment is an extraordinary heavenly appointment with the ultimate marriage counselor. For those who are single and thinking about marriage, about to tie the knot, newlyweds, or in the golden years of couplehood, An Outrageous Commitment is one counseling session that is not to be missed.

Us Against the World

Us Against the World
Author: David Mann
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2018-11-13
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0785220178

Marriage is hard work. Two independent lives are merging. Two different mindsets are colliding. Two different people are learning. But marriage can also be one of life's greatest gifts--just take it from David and Tamela Mann. The Manns have delighted and inspired audiences through music, a string of plays and movies, and several television series, including Meet the Browns, The Manns, and Mann & Wife, and after 30+ years of marriage, the Manns are more in love than ever. Now, they're finally ready to share how they've been able to keep that spark burning all these years. Join David and Tamela as they share the day-to-day challenges, successes, and joys that happen behind the scenes, teaching you how to: Put forgiveness, laughter, intimacy, and faith at the center of your relationship Embrace hope, no matter what obstacles you're facing Find the blessings in your own story Praise for Us Against the World: "When I think about David and Tam and the love they share, all the horrible things I've heard about marriage are chipped away--and in their place, slivers of light and hope shine through. Their type of love, guided by honor and respect, is what can heal couples. David and Tamela are here to offer their love and wisdom in Us Against the World. Their experience, understanding, faith, and love are invaluable. Take heart." --Tyler Perry, award-winning actor, director, and producer

Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man LP

Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man LP
Author: Steve Harvey
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 254
Release: 2010-06-01
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 0061999571

Steve Harvey, the host of the nationally syndicated Steve Harvey Morning Show, can't count the number of impressive women he's met over the years, whether it's through the "Strawberry Letters" segment of his program or while on tour for his comedy shows. Yet when it comes to relationships, they can't figure out what makes men tick. Why? According to Steve it's because they're asking other women for advice when no one but another man can tell them how to find and keep a man. In Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Steve lets women inside the mindset of a man and sheds light on concepts and questions such as: The Ninety Day Rule: Ford requires it of its employees. Should you require it of your man? The five questions every woman should ask a man to determine how serious he is. And much more . . . Sometimes funny, sometimes direct, but always truthful, Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man is a book you must read if you want to understand how men think when it comes to relationships.

Committed

Committed
Author: Dinah Miller
Publisher: JHU Press
Total Pages: 323
Release: 2016-11
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1421420783

In Committed, psychiatrists Dinah Miller and Annette Hanson offer a thought-provoking and engaging account of the controversy surrounding involuntary psychiatric care in the United States. They bring the issue to life with first-hand accounts from patients, clinicians, advocates, and opponents. Looking at practices such as seclusion and restraint, involuntary medication, and involuntary electroconvulsive therapy--all within the context of civil rights--

The Committed

The Committed
Author: Viet Thanh Nguyen
Publisher: Grove Press
Total Pages: 374
Release: 2021-03-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0802157084

The long-awaited follow-up to the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Sympathizer, which has sold more than one million copies worldwide, The Committed follows the man of two minds as he arrives in Paris in the early 1980s with his blood brother Bon. The pair try to overcome their pasts and ensure their futures by engaging in capitalism in one of its purest forms: drug dealing. Traumatized by his reeducation at the hands of his former best friend, Man, and struggling to assimilate into French culture, the Sympathizer finds Paris both seductive and disturbing. As he falls in with a group of left-wing intellectuals whom he meets at dinner parties given by his French Vietnamese “aunt,” he finds stimulation for his mind but also customers for his narcotic merchandise. But the new life he is making has perils he has not foreseen, whether the self-torture of addiction, the authoritarianism of a state locked in a colonial mindset, or the seeming paradox of how to reunite his two closest friends whose worldviews put them in absolute opposition. The Sympathizer will need all his wits, resourcefulness, and moral flexibility if he is to prevail. Both highly suspenseful and existential, The Committed is a blistering portrayal of commitment and betrayal that will cement Viet Thanh Nguyen’s position in the firmament of American letters.

How to Love a Black Woman

How to Love a Black Woman
Author: Ronn Elmore
Publisher: Warner Books (NY)
Total Pages: 264
Release: 1998
Genre: African American men
ISBN:

From the author of "How to Love a Black Man" comes a book aimed at helping men understand and love the black women in their lives.

Ebony

Ebony
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2005-07
Genre:
ISBN:

EBONY is the flagship magazine of Johnson Publishing. Founded in 1945 by John H. Johnson, it still maintains the highest global circulation of any African American-focused magazine.

Too Good to be True

Too Good to be True
Author: James Traub
Publisher: New York ; Toronto : Doubleday
Total Pages: 424
Release: 1990
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780385261821

The story of the rise and fall of Wedtech and of corrupt practices in the awarding of defense contracts.

Just Call Me Mike

Just Call Me Mike
Author: Mike Farrell
Publisher: Akashic Books
Total Pages: 379
Release: 2008
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1933354488

The world-renowned M*A*S*H actor offers inspirational and often humorous reflections on his path to fame and progressive activism. At the heart of his story, Farrell narrates his public struggle to be a responsible citizen of the world. From his first-hand accounts of the ravages of war and oppression in Cambodia, El Salvador, Somalia, Bosnia, Rwanda and the Gaza Strip, to his tireless advocacy against capital punishment, to his deep commitment to environmental causes, Farrell portrays his experiences with passion, outrage and stubborn optimism.

The Top 10 Most Outrageous Couples of the Bible

The Top 10 Most Outrageous Couples of the Bible
Author: David Clarke
Publisher: Barbour Publishing
Total Pages: 267
Release: 2014-06-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1630581143

Improve your marriage—and have some fun along the way—with Christian psychologist David Clarke’s latest book, The Top 10 Most Outrageous Couples of the Bible. Drawing on the stories of Adam and Eve, Abraham and Sarah, Jacob and Rachel and Leah (yeah, one guy with two wives), and several others, Clarke provides both biblical teaching and real-life counseling expertise to help you see what will work—and not work—in your marriage today. Written with plenty of humor, The Top 10 Most Outrageous Couples of the Bible proves that “outrageous” isn’t a bad thing—as Clarke says, “It’s not always pretty. But it’s always powerful.”