Todd Hafer Knihy

Made teen-friendly with contemporary language, BATTLEFIELD OF THE MIND FOR TEENS equips a new audience desperately in need of guidance with a means of winning the war raging inside them.

Laughs. We share them, send them, feel them, and seek them. We sing about laughter, talk about it, write about it, dream of it, and even Tweet about it. Sadly, sometimes we can’t spare even one laugh. But the laughs are there, for the enjoying. Steve Martin said that a comedian’s job is simply “talking about what’s going on. And there will always be something going on.” This is good news, because, of all the gifts life gives us, humor is one of its sweetest. We laugh with our kids, laugh at our pets, and, sometimes, laugh right in the face of danger, fear, or grief. Most of all, we love to laugh with those special people God has placed in our lives. This book celebrates laughter, in all its glory, foibles, and mysteries. In the following pages, you’ll find a literary feast of things ridiculous, remarkable, and downright wonderful. We hope this book will help you celebrate the many ways laughter can surprise, delight, amaze, comfort, and enrich life like nothing else on earth.

Millions of professionals, young and old, go to work each day to fill the minds of America's youth with knowledge and skills to create a better future. Their responsibility is enormous, but they are often underappreciated and underserved. The Pocket Teacher is here to do its small part to remedy this situation. With its winning combination of wisdom and humor, The Pocket Teacher is the perfect book for finding a quick pick-me-up or a lifelong mantra. Teachers everywhere, and those who support them, will treasure this collection.

Everyday work stress oftentimes has people looking for ways to relieve their anxiety. But add to that the noise and chaos of crowded streets, bumper-to-bumper traffic, or something as simple as getting a spot in the grocery line, and the stress level can become too much to handle. Even when we decide to wind down, it often takes the form of sensory overstimulation (like streaming movies or noisy bars). In Biblical times, when people needed to find more clarity or come closer to God, they often went somewhere away from people, where there was nothing but their thoughts and God's creation (think Jesus in the desert, Moses on the mountain). They sought solitude for the soul. This book is not only an encouragement to find solitude, but hopefully a source of solitude as well. Let these words and pictures be a motivation to you and a small relief from the daily noise.

Griffin Smith is making a long road trip--but it's not a simple case of getting from point A to point B. Along the way, Griffin learns a lot about life from his unlikely band of travel companions and begins to questions his own attitudes and beliefs.