LifeThemes Press, a Texas-based publisher located in Dallas, specializes in works written by Dr. Mike Armour in the fields of leadership, ethics, and spirituality. LifeThemes Press also distributes works by other authors on a selective basis.

LifeThemes Press adds new titles to its offerings regularly, and soon our list of publications will include a number of audio books and ebooks.

Leadership Books

Leadership and the Power of Trust:
Creating a High-Trust, Peak-Performance Organization
by Mike Armour

Leadership and the Power of Trust examines the keys to trust-building in any organization, especially businesses.

Drawing on the principles of Trust-Centered Leadership, it focuses on seven leadership traits that are essential for becoming a trusted leader. And it emphasizes a five-part formula for building the kind of corporate culture in which trust can flourish.

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Leadership & Life:
Quick Pointers for Success
by Mike Armour

Leadership and Life, Mike's most recent book, is an anthology of popular articles on leadership and personal development from the first decade of his widely-followed LeaderPerfect Newsletter, one of the oldest leadership newsletters on the web.

The book focuses on universal principles that are equally applicable to leaders in any type of organization. Topics range from Each chapter is short enough to be read in only a few minutes,

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Bushido Business:
The Fine Art of the Modern Professional
by Mike Armour, Stephen M.R. Covey, Tom Hopkins, and Brian Tracy

Bushido Business takes its title from the ancient code of honor for the Samurai warrior. The attributes in the bushido code still serve leaders well today. Each chapter in this book is based on an interview with a leading authority on effective leadership and building success. The interview with Mike Armour looks at the qualities required in order to have success at every stage of a leadership or management career.

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Systems-Sensitive Leadership:
Empowering Diversity without Polarizing the Church
by Mike Armour and Don Browning

Systems-Sensitive Leadership, now in its second edition, is an innovative examination of managing diversity and transcending conflict in any organization. Written primarily to address dynamics within churches, the book's principles apply equally to understanding diversity-driven conflict in all types of non-profits, institutions, and for-profit enterprises, using the principles of Gravesian systems analysis.

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Spirituality and Ethics

A Newcomer's Guide to the Bible
Themes and Timelines
by Mike Armour

A Newcomer's Guide to the Bible, lays out the major themes, ideas, and personalities of the Bible in a simple, easy-to-follow introduction which is ideal for people with only limited knowledge of the Bible. At the same time, the book brings fresh insight even to long-time Bible readers. A million copies are in print around the world.

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Personal Workbook for
A Newcomer's Guide to the Bible
by Mike Armour

This 19-chapter study guide is a perfect companion volume for A Newcomer's Guide to the Bible.

The Personal Workbook is ideal for either individual study or for use in a class setting. Answer keys in the back of the book allow for self-study at your own pace. And questions in each chapter are excellent discussion-starters for classes.

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La Biblia al Alcance de Todos
by Mike Armour

LifeThemes Press also publishes A Newcomer's Guide to the Bible in Spanish under the title La Biblia al Alcance de Todos. It was carefully edited to be usable in as many Spanish dialects as practical.

A companion study workbook is currently in production and will be available in the latter part of 2011.

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Love in Action:
The Practical Study of Christian Ethics

Love in Action is a 13-lesson study guide ideal for small discussion groups, as well as large classes.

By taking a fresh look at familiar Biblical passages about love, Love in Action translates the principles of love into practical, day-to-day attitudes and patterns of behavior.

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You Are Not Your Own:
Becoming God's Steward
by Mike Armour

You Are Not Your Own, a four-lesson guide, examines the principles of personal responsibility and stewardship within a Christian perspective. It is well-suited for short, intense studies of the principles that govern Christian service and generosity.

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Currently In Production:

Basic Values for Children by Fran Armour

LifeThemes: Mega-Values That Run Your Organization and Your Life by Mike Armour.

Bible Stories for Young Readers by Mike Armour.

A Chinese version of The Newcomer's Guide to the Bible.