ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD)
Smart but Scattered-Dawson
Driven to Distraction-Edward Hallowell
Taking Charge of ADHD-Russell Barkley
The ADHD Effect on Marriage- Melissa Orlov
ADOPTION/ATTACHMENT
Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew—Sherrie Eldridge
Wounded Children, Healing Homes: How Traumatized Children Impact Adoptive & Foster Families—Schooler, Smalley & Callahan
The Connected Child: Bring Hope and Healing to Your Adoptive Family—Purvis, Cross & Sunshine
Attaching in Adoption: Practical Tools for Today’s Parents—Deborah D. Gray
Inside Transracial Adoption—Beth Hall & Gail Steinberg
Attachment-Focused Parenting: Effective Strategies to Care for Children—Daniel A. Hughes
Parenting From the Inside Out—Daniel Siegel and Mary Hartzell
The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind-Siegel & Bryson
No-drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos & Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind—Siegel & Bryson
ANXIETY/DEPRESSION/SUICIDE
Overcoming Anxiety — Archibald Hart
Healing for Damaged Emotions—David Seamands
God in the Dark—Luci Shaw
Depression—Baker & Nester
Masks of Melancholy—John White
A Sacrifice of Praise—Sue Harrington
The Faces of Rage—David Damico
Understanding Panic Attacks and Overcoming Fear—Dr. Roger Baker
The Anxiety Cure—Archibald Hart
Mind Over Mood— Dennis Greenberger PhD and Christine A. Padesky
I Don’t Want to Talk about It: Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression-Terrence Real
ANXIETY IN CHILDREN AND TEENS
The Scared Child: Helping Kids Overcome Traumatic Events—Brooks, Siegel, Wiley
ASPERGER’S SYNDROME
Been There. Done That. Try This!—Tony Atwood, Craig Evans & Anita Lesko, Editors
The Complete Guide to Asperger’s Syndrome—Tony Atwood
The Other Half of Asperger Syndrome: A guide to an Intimate Relationship with a Partner who has Asperger Syndrome—Maxine Aston, Tony Atwood
Alone Together: Making an Asperger Marriage Work—Katrine Bentley, Tony Atwood
BIOGRAPHY
Unbroken — HIllenbrand
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans & their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics — Daniel James Brown
Bonhoeffer — Eric Metaxas
Saints & Villains (a novel about Bonhoeffer) – Denise Giardina
Slivers from the Cross: A Missionary Odyssey—Brad Hill
Shantung Compound (Life in a Japanese internment camp)—Langdon Gilkey
CARE-GIVING
Share My Lonesome Valley: The Slow Grief of Long-Term Grief—Doug Manning
My Journey into Alzheimer’s–Davis
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End—Atul Gawande
Caring for a loved one with cancer by June Hunt
Cancer Caregiving A-to-Z: An At-Home Guide for Patients & Families—American Cancer Society
CHILDREN
Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds—Pollock & Van Ryken
Too Small to Ignore—Wes Stafford
COMMUNICATION/CONFLICT RESOLUTION
Caring Enough to Communicate series—David Augsburger
The Peacemaker-Ken Sande
CRISIS
Up from the Ashes: How to survive and grow through personal crisis—K. Slaikeu & S. Lawhead
Crisis Counseling: What to do and say during the first 72 hours—Norman Wright
Caring in Crisis: Bible studies for helping people—Judith Shelly
Help Lord, My Whole Life Hurts—-Carole Mayhallc
Helping Teens in Crisis—Miriam Neff
CROSS-CULTURAL LIFE
Ministering Cross-Culturally: An Incarnational Model—Lingenfelter & Mayers
Figuring Foreigners Out: A Practical Guide—Craig Storti
Belonging Everywhere & Nowhere: Insights into Counseling the Globally Mobile—L Bushong – MK
Returning Well–Melissa Chaplin
Looming Transitions–Amy Young
Arriving Well–Brubaker, Cumberford, and Watts
Ministering in Honor-Shame Cultures–Georges and Baker
EMOTIONS/FAMILY OF ORIGIN/FORGIVENESS
Codependent No More—Melody Beattie
From Bondage to Bonding: Escaping Codependency, Embracing Biblical Love—Nancy Groom
Learning to Tell Myself the Truth—William Backus (book and workbook)
Forgiving Our Parents, Forgiving Ourselves—David Stoop
Anatomy of the Soul—Curt Thompson
The Soul of Shame—Curt Thompson
Good and Angry—Turansky
Healing Emotional Wounds—David Benner
When Sorry Isn’t Enough — Gary Chapman
Changing Course: Healing from Loss, Abandonment and Fear-Claudia Black
Emotionally Healthy Spirituality- Peter Scazzero
The Dance of Anger: A Woman’s Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships-Harriet Lerner
On Apology-Aaron Lazare
GRIEF AND lOSS
A Grace Disguised—Gerald Sitzer
A Grief Observed—C.S. Lewis
Tracks of a Fellow Struggler—John Claypool
On Asking God Why—Elisabeth Elliot
The Problem of Pain—C.S. Lewis
Shattered Dreams: God’s unexpected pathway to joy—Larry Crabb
Disappointment with God—Philip Yancey
Parables from the Forest—Pamela Reeve
Where is God When It Hurts—Philip Yancey
Pain: The gift nobody wants—Paul Brand
December’s Song—Marilyn Heavilin
Roses in December—Marilyn Heavilin
How Long O Lord?—D.A. Carson
Helping Children Cope with Loss—Overbeck & Overbeck
Mourning into Dancing—Walter Wangerin
Good Grief—G. Westberg
Recovering from the Losses of Life—Norman Wright
The Grief Recovery Handbook—J.James & F.Cherry
INTERCULTURAL MARRIAGE
In Love But Worlds Apart: Insights, questions, & tips for the intercultural couple—Grete Shelling
Love Across Latitudes: A Workbook on Cross-cultural Marriage-Janet Fraser-Smith
Intercultural Marriage, Promises and Pitfalls—Dugan Romano
MARRIAGE
Mystery of Marriage-Mike Mason
Myth of Greener Grass—Eugene Petersen
Reconcilable Differences—Tallier
Secret of Staying in Love—John Powell
The Art of Understanding Your Mate—Cecil Osborne
Passages of Marriage—Minirth & Hemfelt
Married without Masks—Nancy Groom
Hope Focused Marriage—Everett Worthington Jr.
Created for Connection: The Hold Me Tight Guide for Christian Couples -Sue Johnson and Kenneth Sanderfer
Divorce Busting—Michele Weiner-Davis
Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: John Gottman and Nan Silver
Fighting for Your Marriage—Markman, Stanley, & Blumberg
His Needs, Her Needs—Willard Harley, Jr
So You’re Getting Married—H. Norm Wright
Money Before Marriage: A Financial Workbook for Engaged Couples—Larry Burkett
The Meaning of Marriage — Tim Keller
Sacred Marriage — Gary Thomas
Married In Mission: A Handbook for Couples in Cross-Cultural Service—Alexis C. Kenny
MEMBER CARE
Doing Member Care Well—Kelley O’Donnell
Healthy, Resilient, & Effective in Cross-Cultural Ministry—Laura Mae Gardner
Too Valuable to Lose: Exploring the causes and cures of missionary attrition—Wm.Taylor, ed.
PARENTING
Love Must Be Tough—Dobson
Parents in Pain—John White
Between Parent and Child—Ginott
Between Parent and Teen—Ginott
Dare to Discipline—Dobson
Strong-willed Child—Dobson
Parenting Adolescents—Ken Huggins
Hide or Seek–Dobson
Parenting Isn’t for Cowards—James Dobson
Dr. Mom’s Parenting Guide—Marianne Neifert
God’s Design for Sex – 4 book series – Stan & Brenna Jones (NavPress)
Good Pictures, Bad Pictures: Porn-Proofing Today’s Young Kids—Kristen Jensen
The Safe Child Book—Sherryll Kraizer
Protecting the Gift: Keeping Children and Teenagers Safe—Gavin De Becker
Parents in Pain –John White
Parenting without Perfection — John Seel
Growing Up Social — Gary Chapman & Arlene Pellicane
When I Lay My Isaac Down: Unshakeable Faith in Unthinkable Circumstances — Carol Kent
PERSONAL GROWTH
Experiencing God—Blackaby & Blackaby
The Jesus I Never Knew—Philip Yancey
Ragamuffin Gospel—Brennan Manning
Lion & Lamb—Brennan Manning
Abba’s Child—Brennan Manning
Amusing Ourselves to Death—Neil Postman
Boundaries—Cloud & Townsend – and the “Boundaries” series of books
12 “Christian” Beliefs That Can Drive You Crazy—Cloud & Townsend
Your Inner Child of the Past—Missildine
Mere Christianity—C.S. Lewis
Breviary of Sin—Plantinga
Decision-making and the Will of God—Garry Friesen
Hearing God:A conversational relationship with God—Dallas Willard
Spirit of the Disciplines: Understanding how God changes lives—Dallas Willard
The Divine Conspiracy—Dallas Willard
The Fight—John White
Knowing God—J.I. Packer
Cost of Commitment—John White
Spiritual Warfare—Tim Warner
Green Leaf in Drought Time—Isobel Kuhn
Faith Is…–Pamela Reeve
Lamp for My Feet—Elisabeth Elliot
Streams in the Desert—Mrs. Charles Cowman
God’s Best Secrets—Andrew Murray
The True Vine—Andrew Murray
Pursuit of God—A. Tozer
Root of the Righteous—A. Tozer
Intimate Moments with the Savior—Ken Gire – & the other “Moments with the Savior” books
Spiritual Classics—Richard Foster, Emilie Griffin
Spiritual Disciplines Handbook—Adele A.Calhoun
The Search for Significance—Robert McGee
Through the Wilderness of Loneliness—Tim Hansel
PERSONALITY
Please Understand Me II—David Keirsey (Meyers-Briggs Inventory)
Type Talk:The 16 Personality Types That Determine How We Live, Love…—Kroeger & Thuesen
Type Talk at Work—Otto Kroeger with Janet Thuesen
PERSONALITY DISORDER
I Hate You, Don’t Leave Me: Understanding the Borderline Personality—J. Kreisman & H. Straus
Why Does He Do That?: Inside the minds of angry and controlling men–Lundy Bancroft
Stop Walking on Eggshells-Mason and Kreger
PERSONAL RESILIENCE
Weary Warriors: Lessons from Christian workers who burned out—Carrie Coffman
Burnout—The Cost of Caring—Christina Maslach
When I Relax I Feel Guilty—Tim Hansel
Celebration of Grace—Cooke
Boundaries series—Cloud & Townsend
12 “Christian” Beliefs that Can Drive You Crazy—Cloud & Townsend
Overcoming Missionary Stress—Marjorie Foyle
Margin—Richard Swenson
Adrenaline and Stress—Archibald Hart
Liberating Ministry from the Success Syndrome—K. Hughes
Freedom from the Performance Trap—David Seamands
Women and Stress: A practical approach to managing tension—J. Lush
PRAYER
Hearing God—Dallas Willard
The God Who Hears—Wm. Hunter
Daring to Draw Near—John White
When God Doesn’t Answer Your Prayer—Jerry Sittser
Weeds Among the Wheat: Discernment: Where Prayer and Action Meet –Thomas H. Green
SEXUAL ABUSE
Counseling Survivors of Sexual Abuse–Diane Langberg
Child Sexual Abuse—M. Hancock & K.Mains
Helping Victims of Sexual Abuse—L.Heitritter & J.Vought
The Long Journey Home: Understanding and Ministering to the Sexually Abused—A. Schumtzer
SEXUALITY/SEXUAL ADDICTION
Decent Exposure: How to teach your children about sex—Connie Marshner
How to Talk Confidently with Your Child About Sex—Lenore Buth
Living with Your Passions—Erwin Lutzer
Purity and Passion: Authentic male sexuality—R. Ghent & J. Childerston
Sexual Chaos—Tim Stafford
False Intimacy: Understanding the struggle of sexual addiction—H. Schaumburg
Lonely All the Time: Recognizing, understanding, and overcoming sex addiction, for addicts
and co-dependents—R.Earle & G.Crow
Restoring Innocence—Ells
Eros Defiled—John White
Love and Shame—Wyrtzen
The Truth About Aids—Patrick Dixon
AIDS: Understanding the challenge—R. Tuju
Your Sexually Addicted Spouse—Barbara Steffens
SEXUAL IDENTITY/GENDER IDENTITY
Understanding Gender Dysphoria-Mark Yarhouse
Homosexuality and the Christian: A guide for parents, pastors and friends-Mark Yarhouse
Someone I Love is Gay—A.Worthen & B.Davies
Healing of the Homosexual—Leanne Payne
Restoring the Christian Soul—Leanne Payne
Coming Out of Homosexuality: New freedom for men and women—B.Davies & L.Rentzel
SPIRITUALITY
Signature Sins: Taming Our Wayward Hearts — Michael Mangis
The Return of the Prodigal Son — Henri Nouwen
Sabbath Keeping — Lynne M. Baab
Spiritual Simplicity — David Yount
A Long Obedience in the Same Direction — Eugene Peterson
Life with God — Richard Foster
Invitation to Solitude and Silence –Ruth Hayley Barton
Sacred Rhythms — Ruth Hayley Barton
When the Soul Listens—Jan Johnson
STRESS/BURNOUT
Celebration of Grace—Cooke
How Long O Lord?—D.A. Carson
Parables by the Sea—Pamela Reeve
As a Tree Grows—Phillip Keller
Weary Warriors—Coffman
When I Relax I Feel Guilty—Tim Hansel
Burnout: The Cost of Caring—Christina Maslach
TRANSITION
Cross-cultural Reentry—Clyde Austin
Strangers at Home—Smith
The Way of Transition—William Bridges
Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change—William Bridges
Transitions Companion: Tips & Encouragement for Navigating Seasons for Change–Tim Austin
TRAUMA
Failure to Scream—Robert Hicks
Horrific Traumata—N.D. Sinclair
Shattered Assumptions—Janoff-Bulman
Trauma and Recovery—Judith Herman
Achilles in Vietnam—Jonathan Shay
I Can’t Get Over It: A handbook for trauma survivors—A. Matsakis
Healing the Children of War—Phyllis Kilbourn
Suffering and the Heart of God by Diane Langberg
The Wounded Storyteller — Arthur W. Frank
Healing Invisible Wounds — Richard Mollica
Holy Resilience: The Bible’s Traumatic Origins
The Body Keeps the Score—Bessel Van Der Kolk
Sorrow and Blood: Christian Mission in Contexts of Suffering, Persecution and Martyrdom – ed. Wm Taylor, A. Van der Meer, R. Reimer
WOMEN and SINGLES
Loneliness—Elisabeth Elliot
Escape from Loneliness—Paul Tournier
Feelings Women Rarely Share—Reamer
Passion & Purity—Elisabeth Elliot
Gift from the Sea—Anne Morrow Lindbergh
I Know Just What You Mean: The Power of Friendship in Women’s Lives—Goodman & O’Brien
OTHER
Schindler’s Ark—Thomas Keneally
Practicing History—Barbara Tuchman
Man’s Search for Meaning—Viktor Frankl
Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes — E. Randolph Richards
Muslims, Christians and Jesus — Carl Medearis
The Reason for God — Tim Keller