Books with author David C Cook

Teen life is much more complicated these days than just getting up and going to school. Many teens face hostile school environments, depressed friends, or friends who are facing the consequences of painful choices. Teens face enormous temptations, too—everything from drugs to sex to online temptations. That is why Faith Unplugged, a collection of true-to-life stories about issues that challenge teens, is so important for today's generation. Each story also comes with life insights: DOWNLOAD tells you what God has to say about the situation in the story. FAITH UNPLUGGED is a simple rule of thumb to help you make wise decisions. FAITH LINK helps you begin dialogue with God honestly and clearly. POWER UP holds you accountable for your decisions and helps you see beyond the obvious.

The conservative, thoughtful, thrifty investor’s guide to building a real-estate empire.Profitable real-estate investing opportunities exist everywhere as long as you know what to look for and understand how to make prudent deals that transform property into profits. David Crook, of The Wall Street Journal, shows how to make safe and sane investments that ensure a good night’s sleep as your real-estate portfolio grows, your properties appreciate and your income increases. The Wall Street Journal Complete Real-Estate Investing Guidebook offers the most authoritative information on:• Why real-estate investing is a great wealth-building alternative to stocks and bonds and why it’s crucial that you avoid get-rich schemes• How to get the financing and make the contacts to get started• How to start small and local, be hands-on and go step-by-step with a vacation home to rent out, a pure rental property or a small apartment building• How to find and value great properties, do the numbers and ensure you have that beautiful thing called cash flow• How the government blesses real-estate investors with tax breaks and loopholes, and how you can be one of the anointed• How to deal with the nuts-and-bolts of being a landlord and have a strife-free relationship with your tenants

Would you like . . . and #149; Real Bible study and #151;that works with real teenagers? and #149; Timesaving, easy-to-follow meeting plans? and #149; Creative, practical study that gets kids involved during and after the meeting? and #149; A break from topics that are long on discussion but short on scriptural answers? and #149; To get kids face-to-face with God's Word, so it can touch their hearts and minds directly? and #149; To cover the Bible chapters you choose at the speed that fits your group? and #149; Money-saving reproducible sheets and #151;instead of student books?If your answer to any of those questions is yes, you're ready for Quick Studies!It's the six-volume series of youth that gives you a complete Bible study for every chapter of the New Testament!Dig into Philippians - Hebrews with this volume and #151;40 step-by-step studies! In each session you'll find features like . . .Overview and #151;A quick passage summary to prepare you. Opening Act and #151;An activity that gets the group going and focused on the passage. Q and amp;A and #151;Questions and answers that get kids thinking and talking about key points. So What? and #151;The wrap-up that helps kids apply what they've learned to their everyday lives.You even get a reproducible handout for kids with each session and #151;none of those boring, fill-in-the-blank student books to buy!Is your youth group or Sunday school class, high school or junior high, ready for Quick Studies? Have the whole set on your shelf so you'll be ready, too!

The West really could be wild. Murders, robbers, horse thieves and cheats roamed made the mining towns, cow camps, farms and ranches and even the growing cities of the mountains and plains the targets of their depredations. David J. Cook, a Civil War veteran who had experience in counter-espionage with the Union Army, founded the Rocky Mountain Detective Association to help bring these bad men to justice. "Hands Up!" -- originally published in Denver in 1897 -- is a first-hand account of Cook's adventures, describing in colorful detail how he helped bring civilization to the West.

Teen life is much more complicated these days than just getting up and going to school. Many teens face hostile school environments, depressed friends, or friends who are facing the consequences of painful choices. Teens face enormous temptations, too—everything from drugs to sex to online temptations. That is why Faith Unplugged, a collection of true-to-life stories about issues that challenge teens, is so important for today's generation. Each story also comes with life insights: DOWNLOAD tells you what God has to say about the situation in the story. FAITH UNPLUGGED is a simple rule of thumb to help you make wise decisions. FAITH LINK helps you begin dialogue with God honestly and clearly. POWER UP holds you accountable for your decisions and helps you see beyond the obvious.

Are you ready for an adventure with God? It only takes a few minutes every day to discover the God who loves you. He knows you and wants the very best for you. These pages are filled with fun devotions and stories along with powerful scriptures for boys just like you. This cool book will help you find the road to an exciting power-packed life with God!