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Book Recommendations for Christian Colleges & Universities
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ant a better way to launch your students’ college career? Bind them together with a shared reading experience! We at WaterBrook Multnomah, a leading evangelical book publisher, are proud to present books that are ideal for Christian colleges’ reading programs. Each title represented here offers something unique, yet all the books share an emphasis on thinking, reflection, and discussion. To read excerpts or to browse additional titles, please go to www.WaterBrookMultnomah.com.
Greater
Dream Bigger, Start Smaller, and Ignite God’s Vision for Your Life by Steven Furtick veryone wants to know that his or her contributions to the world are meaningful. It is easy, however, to get stuck in a rut and accept everyday mediocrity as “good enough.” In Greater, Steven Furtick, pastor of the Elevation Church in Charlotte, NC, encourages students to focus on a life that is aimed not for the vague notion of “greatness,” but for the focused, attainable goal of “greater.” A greater life comes from the understanding that God is ready to accomplish something that is entirely out of human reach— beyond anything you see in yourself on your best day, but exactly what God has seen in you all along.
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Multnomah Books / HC / 978-1-60142-325-2 / 224pp. / $19.99 Exam Copy: $10.00 Audio: 978-0-385-36209-2 / $15.00 e-Book: 978-1-60142-326-9 / $9.99
Also available from Steven Furtick: Sun Stand Still: What Happens When You Dare to Ask God for the Impossible Multnomah Books / TR / 978-1-60142-322-1 224pp. $14.99 / Exam Copy: $3.00 Audio: 978-0-307-75124-9 / $25.00 e-Book: 978-1-60142-323-8 / $12.99
Unstoppable
The Incredible Power of Faith in Action by Nick Vujicic eing unstoppable is about believing and achieving. It’s about having faith in yourself, your talents, your purpose, and most of all, in God’s great love and His divine plan for your life. Despite being born without arms or legs, Nick Vujicic has enjoyed great adventures, a fulfilling and meaningful career, and loving relationships. He credits his success in life to the power that is unleashed when faith takes action. Through stories from his own life and the experiences of many others, Nick explains how anyone wanting a “ridiculously good life” can become unstoppable.
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WaterBrook Press / HC / 978-0-307-73088-6 / 256pp. / $19.99 / Exam Copy: $10.00 Audio: 978-0-449-01279-6 / $30.00 e-Book: 978-0-307-73090-9 / $9.99
Also available from Nick Vujicic: Life Without Limits Inspiration for a Ridiculously Good Life WaterBrook Press / TR / 978-0-307-58974-3 288pp. / $14.99 / Exam Copy: $3.00 Audio: 978-0-307-74917-8 / $17.50 e-Book: 978-0-307-58975-0 / $11.99
RADICAL
Spark
Transform Your World, One Small Risk at a Time by Jason Jaggard hy just dream about changing your life? Change it. Spark is an inspiring book that challenges students to take responsibility for their lives. Jaggard has developed a simple, effective system to perfect the art of self-challenge—a combination of willingness to take healthy risks and utilization of the support of fellow risk-takers. Students will relearn what “good” means to them and will subsequently experience more goodness in their lives. All of this can be found through the art of self-challenge . . . if you only have the courage to take the risk.
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WaterBrook Press / TR / 978-0-307-73061-9 / 224pp. / $14.99 / Exam Copy: $3.00 e-Book 978-0-307-73062-6 / $11.99
Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream by David Platt lthough it is a point often glossed over by mainstream churches, Jesus made difficult demands of his followers, insisting that they leave behind their families, their homes, and all the conveniences of their daily lives. In Radical, Pastor David Platt challenges students to consider with an open heart how society has manipulated the gospel to fit today’s cultural preferences of living out the American Dream. In a book that has changed the lives of hundreds of thousands and has received stellar acclaim, Platt invites the reader to confront the reality of what Jesus is really asking. Jesus demands radical obedience, and Platt imbues his plea with a sense of radical urgency.
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Multnomah Books / TR / 978-1-60142-221-7 / 240pp. / $14.99 / Exam Copy: $3.00 e-Book: 978-1-60142-222-4 / $11.99
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From the Library of C.S. Lewis
Selections from Writers Who Influenced His Spiritual Journey by James Stuart Bell ll who are familiar with the works of C.S. Lewis agree he was one of the most influential writers and thinkers of the twentieth century. His writings have become classics over the years, read time and time again with delight and wonder. Truly understanding who C.S. Lewis was as a person, however, requires more than just reading what he wrote—it requires reading what he read. Drawn from Lewis’s personal library, annotations, and references from his writings, more than 200 selections from literary giants such as Dante, Augustine, and Chaucer, as well as more contemporary writers such as G. K. Chesterton, Dorothy L. Sayers, George MacDonald, and J.R.R. Tolkien are collected in this book, providing a vast array of insights from those who had the greatest impact on Lewis’s own thinking, writing, and spiritual growth.
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WaterBrook Press / TR / 978-0-307-73082-4 / 416pp. / $16.99 / Exam Copy: $3.00 e-Book: 978-0-307-55170-2 / $12.99
ENEMIES OF THE HEART
Breaking Free from the Four Emotions That Control You by Andy Stanley he difficult circumstances students are dealing with today are likely being fed by one of four emotional forces that compel them to act in undesirable ways, sometimes even against their will. Andy Stanley explores each of these destructive forces—guilt, anger, greed, and jealousy—and how they infiltrate our lives and damage our relationships. He says that left unchallenged they have the power to destroy. Enemies of the Heart offers practical, biblical direction to take charge of those feelings that mysteriously control individuals, and to restore their broken relationships. Discussion guide included.
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Multnomah Books / TR / 978-1-60142-145-6 / 224pp. / $14.99 / Exam Copy: $3.00 e-Book: 978-1-60142-181-4 / $11.99
Altared The True Story of a She, a He, and How They Both Got Too Worked Up About We by Claire and Eli istracted by wedding bells and exuberant hopes for a happily-ever-after, it’s easy to forget the greater vision of God’s call to love. What if God is less worked up about marriage than we are? With honesty and insight, the authors ask us to shift our thinking away from marriage or singleness and toward love and discipleship. Drawing from the teachings of luminaries like Augustine, the Desert Fathers, and Bonhoeffer, they invite us to join their real-life exploration of love as they demonstrate why a love for God and for one’s neighbor should be our top priorities, whether we are single or married.
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WaterBrook Press / TR / 978-0-307-73073-2 / 256pp. / $14.99 Exam Copy: $3.00 e-Book: 978-0-307-73074-9 / $9.99
The Pressure’s Off
Breaking Free from Rules and Performance by Larry Crabb tudents, especially, are often overwhelmed by the pressure of doing everything right— getting the right grades, having the right friends, making the right choices for the future. In The Pressure’s Off, best-selling author and counselor Larry Crabb introduces a new way of living. Assuming ultimate responsibility for one’s life and how things work out is natural; according to Crabb, it’s also a major frustration and a guaranteed waste of time. Instead of all the success we think we should have, God gives us himself and invites us to hand over control of our lives. When you seek God and nothing else, the pressure truly is off. Included with this book: The Pressure’s Off Workbook.
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WaterBrook Press / TR / 978-0-307-73053-4 / 368pp. / $16.99 / Exam Copy: $3.00 e-Book: 978-0-307-82267-3 / $9.99
The Gospel of Yes
We Have Missed the Most Important Thing About God. Finding it Changes Everything. by Mike Glenn astor Mike Glenn reminds us that from the time of creation God has been a God of yes who calls his followers to a life of taking initiative, offering mercy and grace, and supporting positive solutions rather than arguing about side issues. “Once you understand your yes in Christ—what you are for—the no’s take care of themselves,” says Glenn. As we see how Christ created us and what happens when we sync our energies with the work of His spirit in the world, there is a synergy that’s hard to explain.” For any believer who finds it easier to say what God is against rather than what God is for, The Gospel of Yes is a reminder to believe in the power of God’s yes.
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WaterBrook Press / TR / 978-0-307-73047-3 / 240pp. / $14.99 / Exam Copy: $3.00 e-Book: 978-0-307-73048-0 / $11.99
The Next Christians
Seven Ways You Can Live the Gospel and Restore the World by Gabe Lyons ith his best-selling book UnChristian, Gabe Lyons exposed the growing disregard for Christians in today’s society. Despite the fact that churches today face declining attendance, waning influence, and an abysmal public perception, Lyons sees reason to hope. Now, in The Next Christians, he shows how a new wave of believers is turning the tide by bringing the truth of the Gospel to our changing, secular society. These “restorers,” as Lyons calls them, approach culture with a different mentality than generations past, showing us how we can change the world by drawing it to the sensibility and authenticity of the Christian life.
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Multnomah Books / TR / 978-0-385-52985-3 / 272pp. / $14.99 / Exam Copy: $3.00 e-Book: 978-0-307-71618-7 / $11.99
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