Furman: 101 books
Designed for Joy
How the Gospel Impacts Men and Women, Identity and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2015
“Male and female he created them.” —Genesis 1:27
It’s one of the most important—and controversial—topics of our time.
God created men and women in his image—equal in value and complementary in roles. These distinctive roles are not the vestiges of a bygone era, but integral...
Technology, Reading and Digital Literacy
Strategies to Engage the Reluctant Reader
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2015
This new book offers strategies teachers can use to motivate all students, including the most reluctant, to rediscover the joys of reading, share what they’ve read and discover innovative ways of exploring new things using technology as a springboard. Learn about exciting educational websites that...
Women in the Church (Third Edition)
An Interpretation and Application of 1 Timothy 2:9-15
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2016
The role of women in the church is highly debated, with Christians on all sides using Paul’s teachings in 1 Timothy to justify their positions. Now in its third edition, this classic book edited by Andreas Köstenberger and Thomas Schreiner offers a robust exegesis of 1 Timothy 2:9–15, looking...
Mother Time
Women, Aging, and Ethics
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2000
This collection of original essays opens up a novel area of inquiry: the distinctively ethical dimension of women's experiences of aging. Fifteen distinguished contributors here explore assumptions, experiences, practices, and public policies that affect women's well-being and dignity in later life....
Naughty New York
A Lady's Guide to the Sexy City
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
Leave the sensible shoes and the backpacks behind: this isn’t your grandmother’s guide book. Naughty New York is the first guide written for ladies by ladies that helps you plan a sexy getaway with your man, a weekend on the town with your best friends, or a daring solo adventure on your own in...
by R. Furman Kenney
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2011
This book portrays the life of the great King David from a first person viewpoint. Thus it enables the reader to see the life and times of King David as though he were on the scene. It paints a verbal portrait of King David in a "warts and all" way, that is, it tells of his strengths and...
Facing the Mirror
Older Women and Beauty Shop Culture
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
This innovative, ethnographic study of a neighborhood beauty salon investigates how customers constitute a lively, affirming community of peers during their weekly visits. Facing the Mirror gives voice to older women, who, in a sexist and ageist society, are frequently devalued and rendered invisible....
You Will Never Have This Day Again
A Collection of Inspiration and Beauty
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2017
Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.
—Mother Teresa
Sometimes all it takes are the right words at the right moment to change your day, your mind, and even your life. You Will Never Have This Day Again is an inspiring collection of wisdom,...
by Jeff Furman PMP
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2014
**If it's essential to project management... it's in here!
The first edition of *The Project Management Answer Book addressed all the key principles of project management that every project manager needs to know. With a new chapter on scrum agile, updates throughout, and many new PMP® test...
Memoir of a Slightly Mad Mystic
How Dying Saved My Life
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2017
Memoir of a Slightly Mad Mystic is the fascinating story of a midwestern boy who began having out of body journeys when he was nine years old. But the freedom and joy those flights provided faded when he began sinking into a quagmire of mental illness. After he was tossed into the antiseptic world...
Emoji Pride and Prejudice
Epic Tales in Tiny Texts
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2016
Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice has now been entirely retold in texts and emojis, in Emoji Pride and Prejudice. See how this classic plays out in modern discourse!
High society and romance are the hallmarks of this classic story. But what would happen if the characters of Pride and Prejudice texted...
by Marie T. Friedmann Marquardt, Gemma Tulud Cruz, Ogenga Otunnu
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2014
Religious and Ethical Perspectives on Global Migration examines the complicated social ethics of migration in today’s world. Editors Elizabeth W. Collier and Charles R. Strain bring the perspectives of an international group of scholars toward a theory of justice and ethical understanding for the...
Joyfully Spreading the Word
Sharing the Good News of Jesus
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2018
You can be a part of the spread of the gospel in the world.
Here are theological reflections and real stories from women from across the world who are eagerly sharing the good news of Jesus wherever God has placed them—showing us just how possible it is to follow Jesus’s call to evangelism in our ordinary, everyday lives.
Alive in Him
How Being Embraced by the Love of Christ Changes Everything
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2017
Discover the Immeasurable Love of Christ
God’s grand plan for the redemption of his creation has been in motion since before time began. The book of Ephesians lays out this glorious vision, revealing what Christ's redemptive work means for the people of God and showing us how we should live...