The 2010 Reading List (so far)
Thanks to all of you who have made suggestions for my 2010 reading list. So far, I’ve come up with the first 25 out the 40 books I intend to read next year. If you’d like to help me out by donating a copy of any of these books, you’ll get a special shout out on the blog, and my eternal gratitude. I’ll be posting summaries and reviews here and on Amazon.
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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable by Patrick Lencioni
The Life of St. Francis of Assisi [from the Legenda Sancti Francisci ] by St. Bonaventure
Launch: Starting a New Church from Scratch
The Barnabas Factors: Eight Essential Practices of Church Planting Team Members
Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time
Real Hope in Chicago
Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada’s Quest to Change Harlem and America
The Search for God and Guinness: A Biography of the Beer that Changed the World
Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold
Church Unique: How Missional Leaders Cast Vision, Capture Culture, and Create Movement
The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations
Infinite Jest is a great read but it’s so demanding and long. I hope you love it! I really think you’ll enjoy Paulo Freire’s work. He’s quite inspiring and his ideas coincide very well with what I think you believe and want from your life. Enjoy the reading process! I’ve not read most of these books and it looks like I’ll need to add them to my to-read pile as well. Good luck!
Till We Have Faces is a fantastic addition. It’s definately not your typical C.S. Lewis, but well worth reading nonetheless.
Yeah, it took some guts to put Infinite Jest on the list. My hope is to get it on audio, and pick away at it on long drives and runs. Even then, I have a feeling it will take quite awhile. What are you reading? I still need 15 more.
I’m excited. I just listened to an amazing audiobook of The Great Divorce where the actor nailed McDonald’s Scottish brogue and a dozen other variants of english accents. Lewis hasn’t disappointed me yet (except maybe That Hideous Strength, but then, how do you follow Perelandra?) Any suggestions for the list?
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