Below are some of the books available for check out in our Downingtown office. You may also consider going to smile.amazon.com to purchase any of these recommended books and a portion of the cost of the book will benefit The Peacemaker Center.

Relationships

• Avoiding Mr. Wrong by Stephen Arterburn

• Bold Love by Dan Allender

• Boundaries by Henry Cloud

• Boundaries in Dating by Henry Cloud

• Changes That Heal by Henry Cloud

• Choices: Taking Control of Your LIfe and Making it Matter by Melody Beattie

• Dance of Anger: A Woman's Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships by Harriet Lerner

• The Emotionally Destructive Relationship: Seeing it, Stopping it, Surviving it by Leslie Vernick

• The Five Languages of Apology: How to Experience Healing in All Your Relationships by Gary Chapman

• Hiding From Love by John Townsend

• How to Find Selfless Joy in a Me-First World (Indispensable Guides for Godly Living) by Leslie Vernick

• How to Have that Difficult Conversation You've Been Avoiding (3 CDs) by Henry Cloud

• How to Live Right When Your Life Goes Wrong by Leslie Vernick

• Lean on Me: The Power of Positive Dependency in Intimate Relationships by Marion Solomon

• Love & Respect by Emerson Eggerichs

• Love is a Choice: Recovery for Codependent Relationships by Dr. Robert Hemfelt

• Loving People: How to Love and Be Loved by Dr. John Townsend

• Men & Women: Enjoying the Difference by Larry Crabb

• The Peacemaker: A Biblical Guide to Resolving Personal Conflict by Ken Sande

• Who's Pushing Your Buttons? by John Townsend

Addictions

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• Contrary to Love: Helping the Sexual Addict by Patrick Carnes

• Addiction and Spirituality: A Multidisciplinary Approach by Oliver Morgan

• Adult Children of Alcoholics by Janet Woititz

• A Bright Red Scream: Self-Mutilation and the Language of Pain by Marilee Strong

• Cut: Mercy for Self Harm by Nancy Alcorn

• Every Man's Battle: Winning the War on Sexual Temptation by Stephen Arterburn

• Hope, Help, and Healing for Eating Disorders: A New Approach to Treating Anorexia, Bulimia, and Overeating by Gregory L. Jantz

• Lose it For Life (6 CD's) by Stephen Arterburn

• Love Hunger: Recovery from Food Addiction by Dr, Frank Minirth

• The Overcoming Bulimia Workbook by Randi McCabe

• Starved: Mercy for Eating Disorders by Nancy Alcorn

• Trapped: Mercy for Addictions by Nancy Alcorn

• Why Weight? A Guide to Ending Compulsive Eating by Geneen Roth

• Women Food and God: An Unexpected Path to Almost Everything by Geneen Roth

Finances

• Debt Free Living by Larry Burkett

• The Financial Peace Planner: A Step-by-Step Guide to Restoring Your Family's Financial Health by Dave Ramsey

• The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness by Dave Ramsey

Marriage and Family

• A Marriage Without Regrets by Kay Arthur

• Being God's Man by Understanding a Woman's Heart (The Every Man Series) by Stephen Arterburn

• Beyond Consequences, Logic, and Control: A Love-Based Approach to Helping Attchment-Challenged Children by Heather Forbes

• The 5 Love Languages for Children by Gary Chapman

• The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts by Gary Chapman

• The 5 Love Languages of Teenagers by Gary Chapman

• Age of Opportunity: A Biblical Guide to Parenting Teens by Paul David Tripp

• Becoming Soul Mates by Les and Leslie Parrott

• The Connected Child: Bring hope and healing to your adoptive family by Karyn Purvis

• Every Heart Restored: A Wife's Guide to Healing in the Wake of a Husband's Sexual Sin by Stephen Arterburn

• Every Woman's Marriage by Shannon Ethridge

• For Parents Only: Getting Inside the Head of Your Kid by Shaunti Feldhahn

• Freeing Your Child from Anxiety: Powerful, Practical Solutions to Overcome Your Child's Fears, Worries, and Phobias by Dr. Tamar Chansky

• From Anger to Intimacy: How Forgiveness Can Transform Your Marriage by Dr. Gary Smalley

• Heaven for Kids by Randy Alcorn

• Helping Your Child Overcome Separation Anxiety or School Refusal by Andrew R. Eisen

• Helping Your Kids Cope with Divorce the Sandcastles Way by M. Gary Neuman

• Hope No Matter What: Helping Your Children Heal After Divorce by Kim Hill

• How to Act Right When Your Spouse Acts Wrong by Leslie Vernick

• How to be a Hero to Your Kids by Josh McDowell

• Love Life for Every Married Couple: How to Fall in Love, Stay in Love, Rekindle Your Love by Ed Wheat

• Love for a Lifetime: Building a Marriage That Will Go the Distance by James Dobson

• The Mom Factor by Henry Cloud

• The New Dare to Discipline by James Dobson

• Night Light for Parents: A Devotional by James Dobson

• Parenting Isn't for Cowards by James Dobson

• The Power of a Parent's Words by H. Norman Wright

• Raising Compassionate, Courageous Children in a Violent World by Dr. Janice Cohn

• Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts by Les Parrott

• The Strong Willed Child by James Dobson

• The Switching Hour: Kids of Divorce Say Good-bye Again by Evon Flesberg

• Talking and Listening Together: Couple Communications One by Sherod Miller

• The Tech-Wise Family: Everyday Steps for Putting Technology in Its Proper Place by Andy Crouch

• Things We Wish We Had Said: Reflections of a Father and Son by Tony Campolo

• To Own a Dragon: Reflections On Growing Up Without a Father by Donald Miller

• Unfaithful: Rebuilding Trust After Infidelity by Gary Shriver

• The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind by Daniel Siegel

Healing from Sexual Abuse

• Hush: Moving From Silence to Healing After Childhood Sexual Abuse by Nicole Braddock Bromley

• The Invisible Bond: How to Break Free from Your Sexual Past by Barbara Wilson

• On the Threshold of Faith by Diane Langberg

• Violated: Mercy for Sexual Abuse by Nancy Alcorn

• The Wounded Heart: Hope for Adult Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse by Dan Allender

Hurt and Loss

• The Boy Who Didn't Want to Be Sad by Bob Goldblatt

• Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson

• Getting Through the Tough Stuff: It's Always Something by Charles Swindoll

• Good Grief by Ganger Westberg

• Healing is a Choice by Stephen Arterburn

• Hearing Jesus Speak Into Your Sorrow by Nancy Guthrie

• Hope Again by Charles Swindoll

• The Hope of Prayer (8 CDs) by John Eldredge

• Hope Sandwich: Finding Your Recipe in Life After Loss by Millie Nohren

• In All Our Affairs: Making Crises Work for You by Al Anon

• Laugh Again: Philippians by Charles Swindoll

• Learning to Breathe Again: Choosing Life and Finding Hope After a Shattering Loss by Tammy Trent

• The Life God Blesses: Weathering the Storms of Life That Threaten the Soul by Gordon MacDonald

• Love Must Be Tough: New Hope for Families in Crisis by James Dobson

• Major & Minor Themes: Understanding the Role of Suffering and Jesus' Offer of Life by John Eldredge

• Opening Our Hearts to Transforming Our Losses by Al Anon

• The Path of Loneliness: Finding Your Way Through the Wilderness to God by Elisabeth Elliott

• Released From Shame: Recovery for Adult Children of Dysfunctional Families by Sandra Wilson

• Shame Interrupted: How God Lifts the Pain of Worthlessness and Rejection by Edward Welch

• The Soul of Shame: Retelling the Stories We Believe About Ourselves by Curt Thompson

• The Trauma Zone: Trusting God for Emotional Healing by R. Dandridge Collins

• Trusting God: Even When Life Hurts by Jerry Bridges

• What Cancer Cannot Do: Stories of Hope and Encouragement by Phyllis Ten Elshof

• What To Do When the Roof Caves In by Marilyn Meberg

• When Bad Things Happen God is Big Enough to Handle Your Questions by Kay Arthur

• When God & Cancer Meet by Lynn Eib

• When God Doesn't Make Sense by James Dobson

• When Life is Hard by James MacDonald

• When Living Hurts by Sol Gordon

• When the Darkness Will Not Lift by John Piper

• Where is God When It Hurts? by Philip Yancey

• Why Do I Feel This Way?: What Every Woman Needs to Know About Depression by Brenda Poinsett

Care of the Soul

• Care of the Soul by Thomas Moore

• Get Out of the Pit by Beth Moore

• Getting Over the Blues: A Woman's Guide to Fighting Depression by Leslie Vernick

• Lord, I Just Want to Be Happy by Leslie Vernick

• Midlife Manual for Men: Finding Significance in the Second Half by Stephen Arterburn

• Self Talk, Soul Talk: What to Say When You Talk to Yourself by Jennifer Rothschild

• Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul by John Eldredge

Christian Living

• And the Angels Were Silent: Walking With Christ Toward the Cross by Max Lucado

• Come Thirsty: No Heart Too Dry for His Touch by Max Lucado

• Cure for the Common Life by Max Lucado

• The Discipline of Grace: God's Role and Our Role in the Pursuit of Holiness by Jerry Bridges

• Don't Worry About Tomorrow by Melody Carlson

• Encouragement: The Key to Caring by Larry Crabb

• Fresh Faith: What Happens When Real Faith Ignites God's People by Jim Cymbala

• God Came Near: Chronicles of the Christ by Max Lucado

• The Good Heart (2 CDs) by John Eldredge

• Grace for the Moment by Max Lucado

• He Still Moves Stones by Max Lucado

• Hinds' Feet on High Places by Hannah Hunnard

• Inside Out: Real Change is Possible If You're Willing to Start From the Inside Out by Larry Crabb

• The Joy of Total Forgiveness: The Key to Guilt-Free Living by Bill Bright

• Knowing God by J. I. Packer

• The Life You've Always Wanted by John Ortberg

• Living Life on Purpose: Discovering God's Best for Your Life by Lysa TerKeurst

• The Mystery of God's Will by Chuck Swindoll

• On the Anvil: Being Shaped Into God's Image by Max Lucado

• Peace With God by Billy Graham

• Power of a Praying Woman by Stormie Omartian

• The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith by Timothy Keller

• Promises to Keep: Daily Devotions for Men of Integrity by Nick Harrison

• Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren

• The Pursuit of God by A. W. Tozer

• The Sacred Romance: Drawing Closer to the Heart of God by Brent Curtis

• The Search for Significance by Robert McGee

• Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ by John Piper

• Seven Keys to Spiritual Renewal by Stephen Arterburn

• Transformation: Turn Your Life Around Starting Today! by Stephen Arterburn

• When I Don't Desire God: How to Fight for Joy by John Piper

• The Work of Christ: What His Death, Resurrection, and Ascension Mean to Us (3 CDs) by John Eldredge