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John Calvin Maxwell (born February 20, 1947) is an American author, speaker, and pastor who has written many books, primarily focusing on leadership. Titles include The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership and The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader. Some of his books have been on the New York Times Best Seller list. Personal life Maxwell was born in Garden City, Michigan in 1947. An evangelical Christian, he followed his father into the ministry. He completed a bachelor's degree at Circleville Bible College in 1969, a Master of Divinity degree at Azusa Pacific University, and a Doctor of Ministry degree at Fuller Theological Seminary. He currently resides in South Florida with his wife, Margaret. He is an ordained minister in the Wesleyan Church. Career Since the 1970s, Maxwell has led churches in Indiana, Ohio, California, and Florida. After being a senior pastor for 14 years, he left Skyline Church in 1995. In 2004 Maxwell returned to congregational ministry at Christ Fellowship in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, where he is currently a teaching pastor. On November 16, 2008, he began working as a guest pastor at Crystal Cathedral in Orange County, California. Maxwell returned to preach at the Crystal Cathedral several times and his messages were shown on the Hour of Power television program. Selected bibliography See List of books by John C. Maxwell for a more complete listThere's No Such Thing as Business Ethics (There's Only ONE RULE for Making Decisions), Warner Business Books 2003 The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth, Center Street – 2012 The 5 Levels of Leadership, Center Street – 2011 Everyone Communicates, Few Connect: What the Most Effective People Do Differently, Thomas Nelson –2010 Put Your Dream to the Test, Thomas Nelson – March 2009 Leadership Gold: Lessons I've Learned from a Lifetime of Leading, Thomas Nelson – March 2008 The 360° Leader, Thomas Nelson, January 2006 – One of Executive Book Summaries 30 Best Business Books in 2003 Winning With People, Thomas Nelson, December 2004 – One of Executive Book Summaries 30 Best Business Books in 2005 25 Ways to win with People companion to Winning with People Today Matters, Warner Books, April 2004 Thinking For a Change, Warner Business Books, March 2003 Your Road Map for Success, Thomas Nelson, March 2002 (Orig. titled: The Success Journey, Thomas Nelson, 1997) The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork, Thomas Nelson, August 2001 Failing Forward: Turning Your Mistakes into Stepping Stones for Success, Thomas Nelson, 2000 The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, Thomas Nelson, 1998 Developing the Leaders Around You, Thomas Nelson, 1995 (Repackaged 2003) Developing the Leader Within You, Thomas Nelson, 1993 (Repackaged 2001) Be a People Person, Cook Communications (Originally Chariot-Victor Books, 1989) Be All You Can Be, Cook Communications (Originally Chariot-Victor Books, 1987) Make Today Count, Center Street, First Center Street Edition: June 2008 How Successful People Think (originally published as Thinking for a Change), Center Street, First Center Street Edition: June 2009 Intentional Living: Choosing a Life That Matters, Center Street, 2015 Developing the Leader Within You 2.0, HarperCollins, 2018Notes External links JohnMaxwell.com. Discover the John Maxwell popular books. Find the top 100 most popular John Maxwell books.

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  • Today Matters synopsis, comments

    Today Matters

    John C. Maxwell

    Most of us look at our days in the wrong way: We exaggerate yesterday. We overestimate tomorrow. We underestimate today. The truth is that the most important day you will ever expe...

  • The Power of Voice synopsis, comments

    The Power of Voice

    Denise Woods

    Foreword by Academy Awardwinner Mahershala Ali“A comprehensive masterpiece. . . . Throughout the course of my life, I have struggled to be heard. With Denise’s insightful tutelage ...

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    Be the Unicorn

    William Vanderbloemen

    “This book is one of the most worthwhile and immediately usable reads I have come across in a long time.” –KiplingerWant to stand out from the crowd? We have studied 30,000 top lea...

  • The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership synopsis, comments

    The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership

    John C. Maxwell

    The BestSelling Leadership Book of All Time Just Got Better!The fully revised and updated 25th Anniversary Edition of Maxwell's New York Times bestseller provides cl...

  • Old Man and the Sea synopsis, comments

    Old Man and the Sea

    Ernest Hemingway

    The last novel Ernest Hemingway saw published, The Old Man and the Sea has proved itself to be one of the enduring works of American fiction. It is the story of an old Cuban fisher...

  • JumpStart Your Priorities synopsis, comments

    JumpStart Your Priorities

    John C. Maxwell

    In this 90day growth guide, #1 New York Times bestselling author John C. Maxwell helps you prioritize your life to make each day count toward fulfilling your goals.Based on his Bus...

  • Unleashing Your Hero synopsis, comments

    Unleashing Your Hero

    Kevin D. Brown

    Develop, expand, and share your gifts as a leader to inspire others to use their own individual talents in extraordinary waysfrom one of the country’s most soughtafter motivational...

  • The Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway synopsis, comments

    The Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway

    Ernest Hemingway

    The fourth in the series of new annotated editions of Ernest Hemingway’s work, edited by the author’s grandson Seán and introduced by his son Patrick, this “illuminating” (The Wash...

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    The Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway

    Ernest Hemingway

    The definitive short story collection that established Ernest Hemingway's literary reputation, originally published in 1938.Ernest Hemingway is a cultural iconan archetype of rugge...

  • For Whom the Bell Tolls synopsis, comments

    For Whom the Bell Tolls

    Ernest Hemingway

    Introduced by Hemingway’s grandson Seán Hemingway, this newly annotated edition and literary masterpiece about an American in the Spanish Civil War features early drafts and supple...

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    One Question

    Ken Coleman

    The motivating host of one of the nation's largest leadership conferences offers a collection of inspirational and applicable life lessons through conversations with various high p...

  • Las lecturas diarias de Maxwell synopsis, comments

    Las lecturas diarias de Maxwell

    John C. Maxwell

    Las lecturas diarias de Maxwell basan su poder único en una verdad perpetua: un corazón líder surge mediante acciones que se ponen en práctica un día a la vez. Cada pasaje expone u...

  • NIV, Maxwell Leadership Bible, 3rd Edition synopsis, comments

    NIV, Maxwell Leadership Bible, 3rd Edition

    John C. Maxwell & Thomas Nelson

    Every believer is a person of influence. In the Maxwell Leadership Bible, leadership expert John C. Maxwell shows you the principles of leadership taught in God’s Word and how...

  • Daily Readings from Live Love Lead synopsis, comments

    Daily Readings from Live Love Lead

    Brian Houston

    To experience the best life that God intends for you, you must learn to live fully, love completely, and lead boldly the hallmarks of Jesus' time on earth. Brian Houston now share...

  • The Self-Aware Leader synopsis, comments

    The Self-Aware Leader

    John C. Maxwell

    Lack of selfawareness is the single greatest obstacle leaders face in their development, effectiveness, and advancement. Dr. John C. Maxwell will help any leader become more selfaw...

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    No Limits

    John C. Maxwell

    #1 New York Times bestselling author John C. Maxwell's latest book will enhance the lives of leaders, professionals, and anyone who wants to achieve success and personal growth.We ...

  • John D. Rockefeller on Making Money synopsis, comments

    John D. Rockefeller on Making Money

    John D. Rockefeller

    Advice and words of wisdom from the greatest American businessman and philanthropist.John D. Rockefeller is considered to be the wealthiest man to have ever lived, after adjusting ...

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    Liderazgo eficaz

    John C. Maxwell

    Liderazgo eficaz es la herramienta que todo creyente debe estudiar para enriquecer su función dirigente en el cuerpo de Cristo y en cualquier otra área a la que el Señor le guíe. E...

  • NIV, The Maxwell Leadership Bible synopsis, comments

    NIV, The Maxwell Leadership Bible

    John C. Maxwell & Thomas Nelson

    "John Maxwell is a nationally respected expert in leadership. This Bible provides an indepth look at God’s laws for leaders and leadership. Now, you can get The Maxwell Leadership ...

  • El Viejo y El Mar synopsis, comments

    El Viejo y El Mar

    Ernest Hemingway

    La obra que le valió a Hemingway el Pulitzer en 1953.«Su mejor obra. El tiempo demostrará que es la mejor que cualquiera de nosotros haya escrito, y con eso me refiero a sus coetán...

  • NKJV, Maxwell Leadership Bible, Third Edition synopsis, comments

    NKJV, Maxwell Leadership Bible, Third Edition

    John C. Maxwell & Thomas Nelson

    Every believer is a person of influence. In the Maxwell Leadership Bible, leadership expert John C. Maxwell shows you the principles of leadership taught in God’s Word and how to u...

  • The Maxwell Daily Reader synopsis, comments

    The Maxwell Daily Reader

    John C. Maxwell

    Actively grow your leadership skills daybyday with this timeless wisdomcomprised from fourteen of New York Times bestselling author John C. Maxwell's greatest leadership ...

  • The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth synopsis, comments

    The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth

    John C. Maxwell

    In this inspiring guide to successful leadership, New York Times bestselling author John C. Maxwell shares his tried and true principles for maximum personal growth. Are there trie...

  • Green Hills of Africa synopsis, comments

    Green Hills of Africa

    Ernest Hemingway

    The most intimate and elaborately enhanced addition to the Hemingway Library series: Hemingway’s memoir of his safari across the Serengetipresented with archival material from the ...

  • The Ultimate Guide to Developing Leaders synopsis, comments

    The Ultimate Guide to Developing Leaders

    John C. Maxwell

    What is the secret sauce for every kind of organization?What is the secret to organizational success? Whether the goal is developing a new product, establishing a new location, lau...

  • The Right to Lead synopsis, comments

    The Right to Lead

    John C. Maxwell

    John Maxwell offers key principles, stories, and reflections on preparing a leader's mind and heart to lead both themselves and others.Leadership is something you learn and earn th...

  • For Whom the Bell Tolls synopsis, comments

    For Whom the Bell Tolls

    Ernest Hemingway

    Ernest Hemingway's masterpiece on war, love, loyalty, and honor tells the story of Robert Jordan, an antifascist American fighting in the Spanish Civil War.In 1937 Ernest Hemingway...

  • Intentional Leadership synopsis, comments

    Intentional Leadership

    Jane A. G. Kise

    Empowered by the knowledge that employees are influenced by their direct supervisor more than any other leader in a company, author Jane A. G. Kise advocates intentional leadership...

  • Right Kind of Wrong synopsis, comments

    Right Kind of Wrong

    Amy C. Edmondson

    Winner of the Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year 2023A revolutionary guide that will transform your relationship with failure, from the pioneering researcher o...

  • Master What Matters synopsis, comments

    Master What Matters

    John C. Maxwell

    Move past what used to be, stop daydreaming about what could be, and make the most of today with the fourteen values that help leaders win at life.   The choices you make...

  • The Old Man and the Sea synopsis, comments

    The Old Man and the Sea

    Ernest Hemingway

    Ernest Hemingway’s most beloved and popular novel ever, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, now featuring a previously unpublished short story and additional supplementary materialplus a...

  • Damaged Goods synopsis, comments

    Damaged Goods

    Oliver Shah

    DISCOVER THE SHOCKING TRUTH BEHIND THE BUSINESS AND LIFESTYLE OF SIR PHILIP GREEN 'Superb' Evening Standard'From the glitzy parties to the threatening phone calls, the largerthanli...

  • The Guest List synopsis, comments

    The Guest List

    Ethan Mordden

    From the 1920s to the early 1960s, Manhattan was America's beacon of sophistication. From the theatres of Broadway to the lobby of the Algonquin Hotel to tables at the Stork Club, ...

  • Relaciones 101 synopsis, comments

    Relaciones 101

    John C. Maxwell

    Trata sobre cómo conectarse con otros, cómo alentar a los que nos rodean y cómo ser mejores oidores. Relaciones 101 es el instrumento perfecto para quien desee mejorar sus relacion...

  • The Dangerous Summer synopsis, comments

    The Dangerous Summer

    Ernest Hemingway

    Experience Hemingway’s firsthand chronicle of a brutal season of bullfights in Spain.In the 1950s, Hemingway and his wife return to Spain, where Hemingway had visited before as a w...

  • Encouragement Changes Everything synopsis, comments

    Encouragement Changes Everything

    John C. Maxwell

    Lives are changedfrom the simple to the dramaticthrough the miracle of encouragement.Encouragement is an essential nutrient of growing a positive attitude and improving life, and p...

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    Dfree

    DeForest B. Soaries, Jr.

    dfree™. No debt, no deficits, and no delinquencies. Drawing on his years of experience as a pastor, public policy maker, and community leader, DeForest "Buster" Soaries, Jr. shares...

  • How to Manage Difficult People synopsis, comments

    How to Manage Difficult People

    Alan Fairweather

    Dealing with difficult people from awkward customers at work to irritating neighbours at home is a challenge many people face on a daytoday basis. This book will show you how to:...