Product Description: Coming of age during the Vietnam War, Mike McCurry decides to join the U.S. Army rather than be drafted or take a fl ight to Canada. He is assigned to the Army Security Agency and begins a life of covert operation as a voice interceptor...read more

Product Description: The first chapter of the Epistle of James is a wealth of wisdom to be applied to the trials of life. It is wisdom that is to be applied for the purpose of becoming the complete person God intended each of us to be. As THE JAMES PRESCRIPTION unfolds, readers will learn new ways to think, feel, and behave that move systematically from the basic priorities to a new strategy for the development of virtue...read more

Putting our problem solving energy and attention into cursing ourselves, holding onto bitterness, or quickie justifications are three examples of slipping. We do not get stuck on trials because they are difficult but because our energy and attention “slips” away to something else. This is the subject of Slipping and Sliding Through Trials, a sequel to The James Prescription, which uses the trials of life as opportunities for spiritual formation and personal growth.

The purpose of Presence and Truth is to offer a basic strategy for counseling that is true to orthodox Christian faith, is effective, is simple enough to be easily understood and applied, and is flexible enough to incorporate other counseling theories and techniques. Presence and Truth does not seek to replace existing skills and strategies but provides a theoretical umbrella that will enhance the movement from one technique to another.Presence and Truth continues to expand Chuck Thompson's Epistle of James-based applied theology by turning attention to the counselor's side of the equation. Thompson argues that the effective counselor, however experienced or inexperienced, must do two things: be present for the client and tell the client the truth.Thompson develops this central idea to discuss truth-noticing and truth-naming, foundational tools for clients to take responsibility for their lives; wisdom and perseverance for the client enduring a trial; attitudes towards the self, the world, and the furture; depression, growth, and spiritual formation; and executive control for clients who choose to replace old, ineffective routines with new routines of feeling, thinking, and behaving that work.Illustrated by client-counslor dialogues and informed by twenty years of marriage and family therapy, Presence and Truth offers not a theory of counseling but a style of counseling that can make any client-counselor relationship more grace-filled and effective.

Offers a gritty, no-holds-barred look at the darker side of the roving experience, presenting a whimsical chronicle of his adventures in Europe, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, and beyond; reflecting on the effects of globalization on the casual traveler; and revealing a treasury of insider travel industry secrets. Original. 50,000 first printing.

Product Description: Despite the world's fascination with WWII, no single guidebook exists to lead travelers to the conflict's various battle sites scattered throughout the globe. Many of these sites are easy to visit, and many also happen to be near some of the most popular tourist destinations in the world, making this an indispensable guide for war buffs and casual travelers...read more

A comprehensive guide to the best World War II sites in Europe covers battlefields, memorials, plane wrecks, sunken ships, museums, and other landmarks and sites. Original.

A traveler's guide to most entertaining spots in North America and Mexico features insider tips, three-day itineraries, and quick-reference guides to the best hotels, restaurants, and nightlife. Original.

Product Description: Hall of Fame broadcaster Chuck Thompson, with the assistance of veteran Associated Press sportswriter Gordon Beard, shares a personal play-by-play account of his celebrated career and life in this newly updated paperback edition of Ain't the Beer Cold!Since his broadcasting beginnings fresh out of high school in 1939, Thompson has served with the Armed Forces in World War II, relaxed as a one-man audience for a crooning Bing Crosby, and done sportscasting for the Phillies, A's, Senators, and Orioles...read more