title: The Peacemaker: Handling Conflict without Fighting Back or Running Away
author:  Ken Sande 
description: Sooner or later, conflict will come. But how you handle it makes all the difference.<br /><br />You might be dealing with a bully at school, parents who just won't see things your way, a coach who has it in for you, or some other conflict; it's a part of life you can't escape. The good news is that God cares about your struggles and gives you powerful truths in his Word. Practice his way of handling issues and you can start turning frustrating conflicts into opportunities to grow closer to others and to him. You'll learn:<br /><br /> When to defend your rights<br /> When to forgive<br /> How to strike bargains<br /> When you should (and shouldn't!) let it go <br /> How to admit wrongs<br /><br />In a world full of conflict, God wants to involve you in making peace. This book shows you how to approach conflict in any situation in a way that will change your relationships--and your life.<br /><br />"Conflict is a part of life. What makes this book so important is that Ken and Kevin understand that resolving conflict is not simply a skill that can be taught. It's how we live out the reality of the gospel in our own lives."--Bob Lepine, cohost, <i>FamilyLife Today</i> <br /><br />"<i>The Peacemaker Student Edition</i> has life-changing and freedom-giving potential for young and old alike."--Randy Alcorn, author, <i>Heaven</i>, <i>The Grace and Truth Paradox</i>, and <i>Safely Home</i><br /><br /> "A must read for all students. Not only does this book teach God's way of handling conflict, it is useful in building confidence and leadership by example."--Joel C. Hunter, senior pastor, Northland--A Church Distributed, Orlando, Florida
zlib_text: Keeping the Peace: Walking into the interrogation room, a council enforcer realizes Fate has decided
  to throw him a curveball.
   
   
  Enforcer Delanrue Drudeson is a komodo dragon shifter who’s known as the intense brother, the
  unapproachable one, but he has his reasons. Keeping his brothers safe from a sadistic alpha while
  growing up meant he’d had to be a careful, manipulative adult... from a very early age. Specializing in
  interrogation for the last several decades, Delanrue is happy with his life. Then he walks into a
  secure room where he’s supposed to question the occupant by any means necessary—Midget Suvergy,
  a guinea pig shifter.
  Except, one sniff tells Delanrue that Midget is his mate—the other half of his soul. Knowing the
  mate-pull could easily compromise his judgment, he immediately assigns the interrogation duties to
  another. That doesn’t stop him from walking back into that room to be with him. Midget claims just to
  have been in the wrong place at the wrong time, and to Dela