August 2020 list by Holly Whistler
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The Answer is… : Reflections on My Life
by Alex Trebek
Longtime Jeopardy! host and television icon Alex Trebek reflects on his life and career For over three decades, Trebek had resisted countless appeals to write a book about his life. Yet he was moved so much by all the goodwill, he felt compelled to finally share his story. “I want people to know a little more about the person they have been cheering on for the past year,” he writes in The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life.
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The Beauty in Breaking: A Memoir
by Michele Harper
A female, African American ER physician describes how her own life and encounters with her patients led her to realize that every human is broken and recognizing that and moving towards a place of healing can bring peace and happiness.
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How to Be a Powerful Modern-day Missionary and Have Fun Doing It by Dakota Pierce and Matthew Spurrier"Missionary work is difficult and boring" is the most frequent frustration expressed by preparing missionaries in our experience. "Fun" is a word that is rarely associated with missionary work, but that is exactly what teenagers are looking for. Even for many of those with strong testimonies, sharing the gospel isn't enjoyable and it can feel especially awkward. The goal for this book is to provide teenagers and other preparing missionaries with a vision for who great modern-day missionaries are and the skills they possess.
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Leaning on Jesus by Michelle WilsonIn this mix of memoir, insights, and inspiration, Leaning on Jesus takes readers through the ups and downs of womanhood, gives practical tools for a better life, and highlights the importance of cultivating a relationship with the Savior to find power, purpose, and peace. You'll laugh and cry in equal measure as author Michelle Wilson describes her own experiences, delving into the common fears women of all ages and stages face.
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Life is in the Transitions: Mastering Change at Any Age
by Bruce Feiler
The best-selling author of Council of Dads presents a pioneering study of the disruptions that are upending contemporary life, outlining bold recommendations for how to manage today's incremental transitions with more meaning, balance and satisfaction.
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The Lost Art of Dying: Reviving Forgotten Wisdom
by L. S. Dugdale
A Columbia University physician shares uplifting prescriptive advice on how to rethink death and the art of dying well, drawing on specialist insights in medical ethics and elder care to outline more qualitative, holistic approaches.
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Saving Faith: How Families Protect, Sustain, and Encourage Faith by John GeeIn recent years, a number of stories have been circulating claiming that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is losing youth in droves. These dismal accounts of the youth fleeing the Church are usually based on anecdotes rather than on data. Large-scale, well-structured studies give more reason for hope. This book—for parents, leaders, and others interested in youth and young adults—discusses the studies and identifies factors that lead youth away from faith as well as those practices that protect, sustain, and encourage faith.
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What Seek Ye?: How the Questions of Jesus Lead Us to Him by S. Michael WilcoxWe often think of our relationship with God in terms of us being the questioner approaching the great Answerer. But what if He is actually the great Questioner, and we are intended to wrestle—not to receive the answers from Him, but to give them? Bestselling author S. Michael Wilcox teaches, "How we answer those questions tells our Father in Heaven much about us, as well as revealing ourselves to ourselves."
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