This practical guide to overcoming the dangers of being a perfectionist--from debilitating feelings of self-doubt to difficulties with other people--shows readers how their perfectionist tendencies can actually help them succeed.

A resource for daughters of mothers with narcissistic personality disorder explains how to manage feelings of inadequacy and abandonment in the face of inappropriate maternal expectations and conditional love, in a step-by-step guide that shares recommendations for creating a personalized program for self-protection and recovery. 50,000 first printing.

Perfectionism may seem like a worthy goal, but it’s actually a burden. When you believe you must be perfect, you live in constant fear of making mistakes. Most children don’t know what perfectionism is, yet many suffer from it. Nothing they do is ever good enough. School assignments are hard to start or hand in. Relationships are challenging, and self-esteem is low. Written to and for ages 9–13, this book helps kids understand how perfectionism hurts them and how to free themselves. Includes true-to-life vignettes, exercises, and a note to grown-ups.

"Dr. Kevin Leman shows you how to value your talents and gifts and accept your shortcomings.

Marriage. It's beautiful, fun, funny, exciting, adventurous and rewarding. It's a lifetime of sleepovers with your best friend. It's also challenging, frustrating, difficult and extremely hard at times. Marriage is so much more than a one-time commitment. Marriage is 365 days a year, every day of your life, a beautiful work in progress. We've designed this book and workbook to help you have the marriage God wants for you. We'll take you through the five-step journey that forever changed the course of our marriage. We encourage you to always invest in your marriage and NEVER SETTLE FOR GOOD ENOUGH. It can always be better! Kendall and Starla Bridges met in Bible College. They now pastor Freedom Church in Carrollton, Texas, where their mission is "helping people find freedom." Kendall and Starla's first book Better Marriage Against All Odds tells their story of being married, broken, and then restored. They also travel and speak at marriage conferences, date nights and weekend services to share their story as well as equip couples to have the beautiful, better marriage God intended for all of us to have. You can follow their journey at bettermarriage365.com, @bettermarriage365, or on Facebook Better Marriage 365.

Philosopher Daniel Milo offers a vigorous critique of the quasi-monopoly that Darwin's natural selection has on our idea of the natural world. In popular thought, Darwinism has even acquired the trappings of an ethical system, focused on optimization, competition, and innovation. Yet in nature, imperfect creatures often have the evolutionary edge.