 | Youth Culture 101 (Youth Specialties) by Walt Mueller
Buy new: $13.59 / Used from: $9.50 A great introduction to the lives of teens!
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 | The Closing of the American Mind by Allan Bloom
Buy used from: $2.83 Bloom produced the most devastating critique of modern culture, especially modern higher education.
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 | Generation Me: Why Today's Young Americans Are More Confident, Assertive, Entitled--and More Miserable Than Ever Before by Jean M. Twenge
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 | Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business by Neil Postman
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $6.00 A classic analysis of shallowness of TV culture!
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 | The Mirror Effect: How Celebrity Narcissism Is Seducing America by Drew Pinsky
Buy new: $10.80 / Used from: $7.80 Dr. Drew spells out the dangers of the contemporary cult of self worship.
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 | The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future(Or, Don't Trust Anyone Under 30) by Mark Bauerlein
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $2.50 New technologies may not be all they're cracked up to be.
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 | Pornified: How Pornography Is Damaging Our Lives, Our Relationships, and Our Families by Pamela Paul
Buy new: $11.56 / Used from: $4.14 Pornography is a the most lethal disease in all of society.
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 | Prude: How the Sex-Obsessed Culture Damages Girls (and America, Too!) by Carol Platt Liebau
Buy used from: $4.43 The sexualization of young girls has terrible consequences for them and society at large.
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 | Men to Boys: The Making of Modern Immaturity by Gary Cross
Buy new: $23.60 / Used from: $19.35 While girls are being forced to grow up too fast, boys are being kept from growing up at all! This is not a good sign for America!
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 | The Death of the Grown-Up: How America's Arrested Development Is Bringing Down Western Civilization by Diana West
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $5.43 Modern people have to face up to the fact that contemporary youth culture is having an adverse effect on all of society, and must be reformed before it's too late.
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 | Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers by Christian Smith
Buy new: $15.99 / Used from: $15.10 A challenging vision of teen spirituality and religiosity!
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 | Towards a Pastoral Approach to Culture by Pontifical Council For Culture
Buy used from: $3.75 The Vatican provides useful guidance for how to approach modern culture.
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 | Lay Members of Christs Faithful People Christifideles Laici by Pope John Paul II
Buy used from: $2.60 JP II gives great insights into the role of the laity in ministry.
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 | The New Catholic Answer Bible: The New American Bible
Buy new: $23.07 / Used from: $20.97 The best study bible for young Catholics!
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 | Catechism of the Catholic Church: Second Edition by U.S. Catholic Church
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $5.46 THE official summary of the Catholic Church's teaching!
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 | General Directory for Catechesis by Congregation For The Clergy
Buy used from: $7.00 The Catholic Church's overall vision for catechesis.
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 | The Mystery We Proclaim: Catechesis for the Third Millennium by Francis D. Kelly
Buy new: $16.20 / Used from: $16.19 A great book on how to approach contemporary catechesis!
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| Educational Philosophy of Saint John Bosco by John A. Morrison
Buy used from: $44.07 St. John Bosco was a great minister to youth and his philosophy can help modern ministers reach young people just as effectively as he did.
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 | Theology for Beginners by Francis Joseph Sheed
Buy new: $7.91 / Used from: $5.18 The best introduction to Catholic Theology you can find!
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 | Yes or No?: Straight Answers to Tough Questions About Christianity by Peter Kreeft
Buy new: $10.36 / Used from: $1.50 Peter Kreeft presents a series of examples of how to go about answering some really big questions on the hearts of many teens.
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 | What Catholics Really Believe-Setting the Record Straight: 52 Answers to Common Misconceptions About the Catholic Faith by Karl Keating
Buy new: $10.36 / Used from: $2.68 Master apologist Karl Keating clears up somre really big misconceptions of the faith.
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 | Youth Ministry 3.0: A Manifesto of Where We've Been, Where We Are & Where We Need to Go by Mark Oestreicher
Buy new: $10.39 / Used from: $7.67 A necessary history of youth ministry and the current landscape.
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 | Renewing the Vision: A Framework For Catholic Youth Ministry (Publication / United States Catholic Conference, No. 5-004) by G. Patrick Ziemann
Buy used from: $20.70 The American Bishops provide a clear outline for what Catholic youth ministry should resemble.
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 | The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $3.87 The best way to lead others to reach their full potential is to reach your full potential first!
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 | How To Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
Buy new: $14.49 / Used from: $10.48 Learn how to deal with people from the most trusted source in personal relations.
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 | Public Speaking for Success by Dale Carnegie
Buy new: $10.36 / Used from: $5.22 THE foundational textbook for public speaking!
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 | The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable (J-B Lencioni Series) by Patrick Lencioni
Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $2.00 A great reflection on teamwork.
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 | Who Moved My Cheese?: An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life by Spencer Johnson
Buy new: $11.49 / Used from: $0.01 An interesting take on handling changes in life.
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 | How to Lead Small Groups by Neal McBride
Buy new: $9.59 / Used from: $0.01 A hands on guide to a crucial part of ministry.
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 | Your First Two Years in Youth Ministry by Doug Fields
Buy new: $10.87 / Used from: $3.59 A must read for all youth ministers!
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 | The $5 Youth Ministry: Low-cost Ideas for Effective Ministry by Todd Outcalt
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $6.95 A fun guide for practical ministry.
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 | The Teen Timeline, T3 Study Kit (Great Adventure) by Mark Hart
Buy new: $17.95 / Used from: $12.00 Help teens discover the story of salvation and their role within that story.
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 | The Five Love Languages of Teenagers: The Secret to Loving Teens Effectively by Gary Chapman
Buy new: $10.19 / Used from: $7.69 An important book for learning to reach the hearts of teens.
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 | Handbook on Counseling Youth: A Comprehensive Guide for Equipping Youth Workers, Pastors, Teachers, Parents by Josh McDowell
Buy new: $14.95 / Used from: $1.24 This popular text provides useful tips for guiding youth get through difficult roads.
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 | Generation MySpace: Helping Your Teen Survive Online Adolescence by Candice M. Kelsey
Buy new: $12.78 / Used from: $0.01 The stupifying effect of the digital age on youth is not an unnavigable sea.
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 | Theology Of The Body For Teens DVDs
Buy new: $99.95 JPII's Theology of the Body is the answer to many of the problems faced by young people today.
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 | A Return to Modesty: Discovering the Lost Virtue by Wendy Shalit
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $0.99 The sexualization of girls, with all its consequences, can be reversed by embracing a forgotten feminine virtue.
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 | Boys To Men: The Transforming Power of Virtue by Tim Gray
Buy new: $10.16 / Used from: $1.64 Only virtue can break the cycle of immaturity and turn boys into real men.
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 | The Soul of the Apostolate by Jean-Baptiste Chautard
Buy new: $9.00 / Used from: $6.92 Ultimately, prayer is the heart and soul of ministry, this spiritual classic will help those in ministry truly live the faith they preach.
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 | Burnout Busters: Stress Management for Ministry (Burnout Busters) (Burnout Busters) by Joseph D.; Ph.D. White
Buy new: $4.95 / Used from: $0.95 Kill stress before it kills your ministry.
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