2017 Book List

In the constant pursuit of learning and improving myself, I’ve discovered that going through books is a great way to expand my knowledge on a wide variety of subjects. I’m going to keep this post open and update it with each new book I read.

I’ve categorized the book list into the following divisions:

• Faith & Spirituality
• Business
• Development & Science
• Skill
• History
• Fiction

2016 Book List

Book List Category: Faith & Spirituality

• God’s Not Dead: Evidence for God in an Age of Uncertainty
• Play the Man: Becoming the Man God Created You to Be
• The Pursuit of God
• Praying the Names of God
• Jesus: The Greatest Life of All
• Church History In Plain Language
• The Comeback: It’s Not Too Late and You’re Never Too Far
• Experiencing God: How to Live the Full Adventure of Knowing and Doing the Will of God
• The Sower: Follow in His Steps
• Forgotten God: Reversing Our Tragic Neglect of the Holy Spirit
• Invitation to a Journey: A Road Map for Spiritual Formation

Book List Category: Business

• The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
• The Art of Living
• Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win
• The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever
• Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America
• The Art of Strategy: A Game Theorist’s Guide to Success in Business and Life
• Art of Critical Decision Making
• Rejection Proof: How I Beat Fear and Became Invincible Through 100 Days of Rejection
• Born for This: How to Find the Work You Were Meant to Do
• What You Need to Know about Project Management

Book List Category: Development & Science

• Your Deceptive Mind: A Scientific Guide to Critical Thinking Skills
• Thinking, Fast and Slow
• Man’s Search for Meaning
• A Mind For Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science (Even If You Flunked Algebra)

Book List Category: Skill

• Winning the Brain Game: Fixing the 7 Fatal Flaws of Thinking
• The Productivity Project: Accomplishing More by Managing Your Time, Attention, and Energy
• The Art Of Problem Solving 101: Improve Your Critical Thinking And Decision Making Skills And Learn How To Solve Problems Creatively
• Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works
• Get Smart!: How to Think and Act Like the Most Successful and Highest-Paid People in Every Field
• The Memory Illusion: Why You May Not Be Who You Think You Are
• The Five Keys to Mindful Communication: Using Deep Listening and Mindful Speech to Strengthen Relationships, Heal Conflicts, and Accomplish Your Goals
• The Practicing Mind: Developing Focus and Discipline in Your Life — Master Any Skill or Challenge by Learning to Love the Process

Book List Category: History

• Seven Men: And the Secret of Their Greatness
• Bonhoeffer
• Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
• The Wright Brothers
• Chaos Monkeys: Obscene Fortune and Random Failure in Silicon Valley
• The History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome
• The Immortal Irishman: The Irish Revolutionary Who Became an American Hero
• Oswald Chambers: Abandoned to God: The Life Story of the Author of My Utmost for His Highest
• Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman! (Adventures of a Curious Character)

Book List Category: Fiction

• The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy
• The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger
• The Drawing of the Three
• The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands
• The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass
• The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla
• The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah
• The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower
• When Heaven Weeps (Martyr’s Song, Book 2)
• Anthem
• Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold
• Slaughterhouse-Five
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
• Point of Contact