More than twenty years ago, a little-known Swiss psychoanalyst wrote a book that changed the way many people viewed themselves and their world. In simple but powerful prose, the deeply moving Drama of the Gifted Child showed how parents unconsciously form and deform the emotional lives of their children. Alice Miller's stories about the roots of suffering in childhood resonated with readers, and her book soon became a backlist best seller. In The Truth Will Set You Free Miller returns to the intensely personal tone and themes of her best-loved work. Only by embracing the truth of our past histories can any of us hope to be free of pain in the present, she argues. Miller uses vivid true stories to reveal the perils of early-childhood mistreatment and the dangers of mindless obedience to parental will. Drawing on the latest research on brain development, she shows how spanking and humiliation produce dangerous levels of denial, which leads in turn to emotional blindness and to mental barriers that cut off awareness and the ability to learn new ways of acting. If this cycle repeats itself, the grown child will perpetrate the same abuse on later generations -- a message vitally important, especially given the increasing popularity of programs like Tough Love and of "child disciplinarians" like James Dobson. The Truth Will Set You Free will provoke and inform all readers who want to know Alice Miller's latest thinking on this important subject.

A beautifully illustrated collection of Gloria Steinem’s most inspirational and outrageous quotes, with an introduction and essays by the feminist activist herself “A fearless book full of passion, resolute perspective, and unbiased hope for the future.”—Janelle Monáe For decades—and especially now, in these times of crisis—people around the world have found guidance, humor, and unity in Gloria Steinem’s gift for creating quotes that offer hope and inspire action. From her early days as a journalist and feminist activist, Steinem’s words have helped generations to empower themselves and work together. Covering topics from relationships (“Many are looking for the right person. Too few are trying to be the right person.”) to the patriarchy (“Men are liked better when they win. Women are liked better when they lose. This is how the patriarchy is enforced every day.”) and activism (“Revolutions, like trees, grow from the bottom up.”), this is the definitive collection of Steinem’s words on what matters most. Steinem sees quotes as “the poetry of everyday life,” so she also has included a few favorites from friends, including bell hooks, Flo Kennedy, and Michelle Obama, in this book that will make you want to laugh, march, and create some quotes of your own. In fact, at the end of the book, there’s a special space for readers to add their own quotes and others they’ve found inspiring. The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It Will Piss You Off! is both timeless and timely. It is a gift of hope from Steinem to readers, and a book to share with friends.

In this book I am going to tell you many things you probably have not heard of before, and with Gods help I will tell the story, God wants you to hear. God and Noel started talking to me when I was four years old, God calls me Allah and Noel calls me father.

They were among the chosen few, the "Family of God." There was rarely cause to doubt what was widely accepted and taught. "The Way" was "from the beginning" and the "workers" making up its ministry were following the perfect example of Jesus, their elder brother. So much seemed perfect. The workers were sent two-by-two without salary, just as Jesus sent His first disciples. The meetings were held in homes, following the example of the New Testament Church. An appearance of godliness and unity was evident among the people. No denominational name or organization defined them. Gene and Grace Luxon, following in the footsteps of their parents and grandparents, were wholly immersed in a fellowship known within its ranks as The Truth. Its quiet reverence deeply touched their hearts. Surrendering to its calling, the family drew apart from much of the world around them to be woven into the fabric of this tightly knit group of worldwide adherents. As the years passed, a gnawing uncertainty began to emerge in a landscape clouded with unanswered questions. Quiet conformance and persuasive beliefs discouraged questioning, but Gene and Grace began the quest to understand what they believed and why they believed it. While challenged to examine their faith, they discovered the liberating truth of God's salvation plan and the indescribable joy of God's unmerited favor. While you share this fascinating venture, you will find Has The Truth Set You Free? turning your focus from inward to upward and to a loving God with arms open wide. It was written from hearts filled with gratitude to God for the deliverance only He can give.

Combining the best and most recent evangelical Christian scholarship with the highly regarded ESV text, the ESV Study Bible is the most comprehensive study Bible ever published.

Art Lindsley ably demonstrates that faith in Christ is necessarily opposed to and incompatible with the abuses of oppression, arrogance, intolerance, self-righteousness, closed-mindedness and defensiveness. Surprisingly, he shows that it is relativism which often harbors dangerous, inflexible absolutisms.

A Twelve Step Journey to SELF-transformation is the true story of two men whose paths crossed and whose lives were changed forever after. The authors reveal how they reached all four levels of healing that Bill W. spoke of: spiritual sobriety, mental sobriety, physical sobriety, and emotional sobriety.