Main Title |
The big picture : getting perspective on what's really important in life / |
Author |
Carson, Ben.
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Other Authors |
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Publisher |
Zondervan Pub. House, |
Year Published |
1999 |
OCLC Number |
40298260 |
ISBN |
0310225833 (alk. paper); 9780310225836 (alk. paper) |
Subjects |
Christian life
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Additional Subjects |
Carson, Ben
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EHBM |
BV4501.2.C272 1999 |
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CEMM/ACESD Library/Narragansett,RI |
06/17/2013 |
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Collation |
271 p. ; 24 cm. |
Contents Notes |
Part One: Seeing The Big Picture -- Prologue -- The South African twins--Why? -- A set of twins from Zambia -- An impossible operation -- Getting the big picture -- Seeing the big picture -- Part Two: A Close-up View of the Big Picture -- Seeing hardship as advantage -- Moving beyond a victim mentality -- Parenting: life's most important responsibility -- Determining priorities and making choices -- Being nice, doing good -- Part Three: The Wide-angle View of the Big Picture -- What ails America? Racial diversity is a strength -- Finding a cure for racial division -- Education: the great equalizer -- Diagnosing the crisis in health care -- Revolutionizing health care: one doctor's prescription -- Epilogue: the truly big picture. "A multifaceted look at the faith and vision that can see us all through hardship and failure, and stir us to bold exploits on behalf of somehting greater than ourselves."--Jacket. |