Back in March, I posted the books and movies I had read/watched in 2008 up to that point. In an attempt to be a better blogger, I thought it might be fun to update my list and formally keep a "2008 Books by the Months" list. Here are the books I read from April to July...
(Leadership parable recommended by my boss)
No More Mondays by Dan Miller
(Thoughtful book on knowing and using your strengths in the workplace)
(Thoughtful book on knowing and using your strengths in the workplace)
Going Solo in the Kitchen by Jane Doerfer
(How to shop, freeze and cook for one!)
The Breakthrough Company by Keith R. McFarland
(Think Good to Great by a Pepperdine alumnus)
(Think Good to Great by a Pepperdine alumnus)
Binge: What Your College Student Won't Tell You by Barrett Seaman
(Interesting read on the secular college culture)
Just Who Will You Be? by Maria Shriver
Just Who Will You Be? by Maria Shriver
(Motivational commencement speech-- since I don't remember mine)
Reconciliation Blues: A Black Evangelical's Inside View of White Christianity by Edward Gilbreath
(Intriguing perspective on race relations in the church)
Reconciliation Blues: A Black Evangelical's Inside View of White Christianity by Edward Gilbreath
(Intriguing perspective on race relations in the church)
The Abstinence Teacher by Tom Perrotta
(Not my favorite-- the title caught my attention, but the book didn't)
Pilgrim Heart: The Way of Jesus in Everyday Life by Daryl Tippens
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
(Where was I when this book first came out? It is a remarkable story!)
(Not my favorite-- the title caught my attention, but the book didn't)
Pilgrim Heart: The Way of Jesus in Everyday Life by Daryl Tippens
(A focus on spiritual disciplines by Pepperdine's Provost)
The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult
The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult
(An average Picoult book-- doesn't beat My Sister's Keeper)
Mandy by Julie Andrews Edwards
(Can anything by or with Julie Andrews be bad? A great children's story)
Keeping Faith by Jodi Picoult
(My least favorite Picoult book-- My Sister's Keeper is still the best!)
The Shack by William P. Young
(This book set in the NW will not disappoint-- just read it!)
Mandy by Julie Andrews Edwards
(Can anything by or with Julie Andrews be bad? A great children's story)
Keeping Faith by Jodi Picoult
(My least favorite Picoult book-- My Sister's Keeper is still the best!)
The Shack by William P. Young
(This book set in the NW will not disappoint-- just read it!)
The Wednesday Letters by Jason F. Wright
(A husband writes a weekly letter to his wife-- a delightfully quick read)
The Way of the Heart by Henri Nouwen
(The Desert Fathers' guide to Solitude, Silence and Prayer)
The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
(Kid-lit set in the 60's around the interaction of a teacher and student)(A husband writes a weekly letter to his wife-- a delightfully quick read)
The Way of the Heart by Henri Nouwen
(The Desert Fathers' guide to Solitude, Silence and Prayer)
The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
(Where was I when this book first came out? It is a remarkable story!)
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortensen
(One man's journey to provide hope through education)
Have you read any of these books -- I'd love to hear your take ...
(One man's journey to provide hope through education)
Have you read any of these books -- I'd love to hear your take ...
1 comment:
hey amanda, my book club read three cups of tea - a little long but v. good. what did you think?
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