Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Books I Would Read (and Pay Good Money For) If Only Someone Else Would Write Them

Historical Fiction
  • Through Fire and Through Water. Tells the story of the worldwide flood and the rebuilding of the new world from the eyes of one of Noah's daughters-in-law. She grew up in a dangerous, evil culture, lost her family and all she knew, witnessed horrendous destruction as well as mercy, lived with her in-laws for a year on a boat, saw God make and keep His promises, and started a family in a wild environment without the technology or comfort of her former life. 
  • Alien. The experience of one of the first Jewish converts to Christianity. What was it like to be part of the fledgling Christian community that gathered in the Jerusalem Temple every day? Who shared meals together and had everything in common? Who didn't yet have the New Testament or centuries of other believers who had gone before them? Who were persecuted and dispersed around the world?
Self-help
  • Be the Introvert You Were Meant to Be. Topics include how to perfect the introvert's unique strengths, how to respond to situations and people in the way that you were meant to, how to overcome the introvert's weaknesses, and how to recognize situations in which you should try to be more extroverted.
  • The Time Budget. Teaches you to track your time the way you would your money, use your time efficiently, savor the time you get to spend, form the habits you want, and beat procrastination and laziness.

Spirituality
  • Confessions of a Socially Awkward Christian: How I Learned to Have Real Fellowship with Other Believers, Use My Spiritual Gifts, and Be a Witness to a Dying World With the Personality God Gave Me
  • In, Not Of. Discusses what innocence and holiness should look like in a Christian. What does it mean to be shrewd as a serpent, innocent as a dove? How it is possible to have real conversations with others who are used to "coarse jesting," "silly talk," or mentioning disgraceful things (Ephesians 5)? How do you do what is right without judging or seeming to judge others?
Finance
  • Twenty-Something and Debt-Free. For those who have never had and never want debt. Includes chapters on paying your way through college, starting a promising career without a college degree, prioritizing your needs and developing saving strategies for multiple large consumer purchases when you don't make a lot of money, getting an apartment without a credit score, buying your first home debt free, planning for emergencies and health care, knowing when and how much to start saving for retirement, finding your Mr. or Miss Right who agrees with you on finances (or how to win them over), and deciding when you have the money to start a family.
Style
  • The Good Girl's Guide to Fashion History. For each period of history and every recent decade, asks, "Who were the good girls and what were they up to? What did they wear and why? What kinds of clothing did their contemporaries consider modest? How can we be inspired by them?"
  • Style Forever. Tips for women of every age from the teen years on up. Introduces you to the basic clothing items you should have at each age, and how to style them as your life changes. Takes you on a journey through recent fashion history to show you how you could have worn your basics in different ways as the seasons and trends changed. Teaches you how to find investment pieces that are interesting but versatile and timeless. Shows you how to mix and match your clothes so that your outfits are complimentary and balanced. Encourages you to find your signature style and think of your closet as a fashion collection.

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