Woodruff: 91 books

The Garden of Leaders explores two related questions: What is leadership? And what sort of education could prepare young people to be leaders? Paul Woodruff argues that higher education--particularly but not exclusively in the liberal arts--should set its main focus on cultivating leadership in students....

In one of the most anticipated books of the year, Lee Woodruff, along with her husband, Bob Woodruff, share their never-before-told story of romance, resilience, and survival following the tragedy that transformed their lives and gripped a nation. In January 2006, the Woodruffs seemed to have...

The only marvel I have had all my life has been that the Lord ever chose me for anything, especially as an apostle and as President. This statement by President Wilford Woodruff typifies his modest and humble demeanor, the fruit of a life lived close to the Spirit. This book contains a selection by G....

We live in a world where CEOs give themselves million dollar bonuses even as their companies go bankrupt and ordinary workers are laid off; where athletes make millions while teachers struggle to survive; a world, in short, where rewards are often unfairly meted out. In The Ajax Dilemma, Paul Woodruff...

One of Wilford Woodruff's greatest contributions to the LDS Church is his meticulous collection of journals. For more than half a century, President Woodruff kept a daily record of his amazing adventures and spiritual experiences, marking this modern prophet as one of the Church's most successful missionaries....

On the heels of her acclaimed book In an Instant, the #1* New York Times* bestseller she wrote with her husband, ABC News anchor Bob Woodruff, and with the same candor and charm, Lee Woodruff now chronicles her life as wife, mother, daughter, sister, and friend. Woodruff’s deeply personal and,...

Reverence is an ancient virtue dating back thousands of years. It survives among us in half-forgotten patterns of behavior and in the vestiges of old ceremonies. Yet, Paul Woodruff says, we have lost sight of reverence. Like an important engine part that has rusted over time, the idea of reverence has...

Wilford Woodruff was a powerful speaker and a devoted disciple of Christ. His words and actions brought countless souls to Christ. This book contains his teachings and discourses as well as his unshakable testimony of the Restored Gospel.

From his baptism into the Mormon Church in 1833 and until his death in 1898, Wilford Woodruff kept an almost daily record in his journal of the events that transpired in his life as well as many of the happenings of the Mormon church. He was referred to as 'perhaps, the best chronicler of events in...

What is unique and essential about theater? What separates it from other arts? Do we need "theater" in some fundamental way? The art of theater, as Paul Woodruff says in this elegant and unique book, is as necessary - and as powerful - as language itself. Defining theater broadly, including...

From the top-selling author of The Good Carb Cookbook comes a comprehensive and motivating guide to the good-carb lifestyle. Lately, low-carb diets have been all the rage, but until recently little scientific research has been available regarding their effectiveness and potential health consequences....

William Woodruff had the sort of childhood satirised in the famous Monty Python Yorkshireman sketch. The son of a weaver, he was born on a pallet of straw at the back of the mill and two days later his mother was back at work. Life was extrememly tough for the family in 1920's Blackburn -- a treat...

Budding young scientist ten-year-old Nelly Brown is spending the summer with her 70-year-old grandmother in a cottage by the sea. When she finds an old chemistry set in the basement, Nelly is thrilled to discover that the experiments in the set are guaranteed to work. Equipped with bottles and beakers,...

Inspired by a father's letter to his unborn child, From Dad, with Love lovingly captures the essence of everyday wisdom for young adults. Addressing matters of the heart, mind, and soul, this book unveils some of life's most important philosophies in a meaningful, easy-to-read format....