Books
2012
16. Catching Fire – Suzanne Collins (REREAD)
15. The Automatic Millionaire – David Bach
14. The Hunger Games – Suzanne Collins (REREAD)
13. The Collaborative Habit – Twyla Tharp
12. The Inner Circle – Brad Meltzer
11. This Present Darkness – Frank Peretti
10. Purple Cow – Seth Godin (REREAD)
9. Blue Like Jazz – Donald Miller (REREAD)
8. Church Marketing 101 – Richard L. Reising
7. The Normal Christian Life – Watchman Nee
6. George Lucas: Interviews – Edited by Sally Kline
5. Drops Like Stars – Rob Bell (REREAD)
4. Making Ideas Happen – Scott Belsky
3. Steve Jobs – Walter Isaacson
2. Fusion – Nelson Searcy
1. The War for Late Night – Bill Carter (REREAD)
2011
40. Entreleadership – Dave Ramsey
39. The Eleventh Day – Anthony Summers & Robbyn Swan
38. It’s Friday but Sunday’s Coming – Anthony Campolo
37. The Creative Habit – Twyla Tharp
36. Mirror Ball – Matt Redman
35. Through my eyes – Tim Tebow & Nathan Whitaker
34. Uncommon – Tony Dungy & Nathan Whitaker
33. Bird by Bird – Anne Lamott
32. Y: The Last Man – Brian Vaughn
31. Poke the Box – Seth Godin
30. Jesus, my father, the CIA, and me – Ian Morgan Cron
29. Carte Blanche – Jeffrey Deavers
28. Erasing Hell – Frances Chan & Preston Sprinkle
27. Heaven is for Real – Todd Burpo
26. Soulprint – Mark Batterson
25. Catching Fire – Suzanne Collins
24. Bossypants – Tina Fey
23. Moving to Higher Ground – Wynton Marsalis with Geoffrey C. Ward
22. The Hunger Games – Suzanne Collins
21. Strength to Love – Martin Luther King, Jr.
20. Weird – Craig Groeschel
19. The Exceptional Presenter – Timothy J. Koegel
18. Confessions of a Public Speaker – Scott Berkun
17. The Art of Immersion – Frank Rose
16. Do the Work – Steven Pressfield
15. Nicolae – Tim LaHaye & Jerry Jenkins (REREAD)
14. Love Wins – Rob Bell
13. The War of Art – Steven Pressfield
12. Tribulation Force – Tim LaHaye & Jerry Jenkins (REREAD)
11. Left Behind – Tim LaHaye & Jerry Jenkins (REREAD)
10. The Case for the Real Jesus – Lee Strobel
9. The Unveiled Worshipper – Matt Redman (REREAD)
8. Rework – Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson (REREAD)
7. The Four-Hour Work Week – Timothy Ferriss
6. I am number four – Pittacus Lore
5. Delivering Happiness – Tony Hsieh
4. Think – John Piper
3. Hipster Christianity – Brett McCracken
2. The War for Late Night – Bill Carter
1. Decision Points – George W. Bush
2010
In 2010, I set a goal of reading 100 books, here they are (in order):
100. The DaVinci Code – Dan Brown (REREAD)
99. Angels & Demons – Dan Brown (REREAD)
98. Transfer of Power – Vince Flynn
97. Skipping Christmas – John Grisham
96. Superfreakonomics – Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner
95. Earth (the book) – the Daily Show with Jon Stewart
94. The Late Shift: Letterman, Leno & the network battle for late night – Bill Carter
93. Raise the Titanic – Clive Cussler
92. Freakonomics – Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner
91. The Confession – John Grisham
90. Spurgeon – Arnold Dallimore
89. Bringing Down the House – Ben Mezrich
88. Eating the Dinosaur – Chuck Klosterman
87. Outlive your life – Max Lucado
86. The Tipping Point – Malcolm Gladwell (REREAD)
85. Raving Fans – Ken Blanchard & Sheldon Bowles
84. It: How Churches & leaders can get it and keep it – Craig Groeschel (REREAD)
83. On Writing – Stephen King (REREAD)
82. On the Incarnation – St. Athanasius
81. One Sacred Effort – Chad Owen Brand & David E. Hankins
80. Shutter Island – Dennis Lehane
79. Outliers – Malcolm Gladwell
78. Learning Theology with the Church Fathers – Christopher A. Hall
77. The Tentmaking Pastor – Dennis W. Bickers
76. Launch – Nelson Searcy & Kerrick Thomas
75. Sun Stand Still – Steven Furtick
74. The Accident Billionaries – Ben Mezrich
73. Pastor Dad – Mark Driscoll (e-book)
72. Five who changed the world – Daniel L. Akin
71. Striking the Match – George G. Robinson
70. The Girl who played with fire – Stieg Larsson
69. Permission to Speak Freely – Anne Jackson
68. Radical – David Platt
67. The Passage – Justin Cronin
66. Plan B – Pete Wilson
65. What is God really like – edited by Craig Groeschel
64. Ignore Everybody and 39 other keys to creativity – Hugh MacLeod
63. The Weight of the Glory – C.S. Lewis
62. Save the Cat (screenwriting) – Blake Synder
62. Game Change – John Heilemann & Mark Halperin
60. Linchpin – Seth Godin
59. Seinlanguage – Jerry Seinfeld
58. The Sacred Echo – Margaret Feinberg
57. Live from New York: History of Saturday Night Live – Tom Shales & James Andrew Miller
56. Batman: Year One – Frank Miller & David Mazzucchelli
55. The Killing Joke – Alan Moore and Brian Bolland
54. A Patriot’s History of the United States – Larry Schweikart & Michael Allen
53. Fight Club – Chuck Palahniuk
52. Blowback – Brad Thor
51. The House Church Book – Wolfgang Simson
50. Axiom – Bill Hybels
48. Percy Jackson & The Lightning Thief – Rick Riordan
47. Switch – Chip & Dan Heath
46. Transforming Church in Rural America – Shannon O’Dell
45. Baptists & the Bible – L. Russ Bush
44. New Testament Introduction – Donald Guthrie
43. The Peacemaking Pastor – Alfred Poirier
42. State of the Union – Brad Thor
41. Velvet Elvis – Rob Bell (REREAD)
40. When Skeptics Ask – Norman Geisler & Ronald M. Brooks
39. The Path of the Assassin – Brad Thor
38. The Lions of Lucerne – Brad Thor
37. Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire – Jim Cymbala
36. The Advancement: Keeping the faith in an Evolutionary Age – L. Russ Bush
35. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future – Michael J. Fox
34. Church in the Making – Ben Arment
33. Hard Work – Roy Williams & Tim Crothers
32. The Christian Atheist – Craig Groeschel
31. Dearly Devoted Dexter – Jeff Lindsay
30. The Red Rubber Ball at Work – Kevin Carroll
29. The Gospel According to Lost – Chris Seay
28. The Right to Write – Julia Cameron
27. Rework – Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson
26. Columbine – Dave Cullen
25. Darkly Dreaming Dexter – Jeff Lindsay
24. A New Kind of Christianity – Brian McLaren
23. Ender’s Game – Orson Scott Card
22. Forever Odd – Dean Koontz
21. The Prodigal God – Timothy Keller
20. The Multiplying Church – Bob Roberts, Jr.
19. Six Hat Thinking – Edward De Bono
18. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – J.K. Rowling
17. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – J.K. Rowling
16. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix – J.K. Rowling
15. The Minister as Shepherd – Charles Jefferson
14. The Expectant Father – Armin A. Brott and Jennifer Ash
13. Pastoral Ministry – John MacArthur
12. Leading on Empty – Wayne Cordeiro
11. Total Church – Tim Chester & Steve Timmis
10. Dug Down Deep – Joshua Harris
9. Clowning in Rome – Henri J.M. Nouwen
8. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire – J.K. Rowling
7. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban – J.K. Rowling
6. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets – J.K. Rowling
5. Harry Potter and the Sorceror’s Stone – J.K. Rowling
4. Breaking Dawn – Stephenie Meyer
3. Religion Saves – Mark Driscoll
2. Mudhouse Sabbath – Lauren Winner
1. The 5 temptations of a CEO – Patrick Lencioni
2009
44. The 3 signs of a miserable job – Patrick Lencioni
43. The Purpose-Driven Church – Rick Warren
42. The Long Tail – Chris Anderson
41. Primal – Mark Batterson
40. Meatball Sundae – Seth Godin
39. Purple Cow – Seth Godin (for the 2nd time)
38. Talent is never enough – John Maxwell
37. Beyond Basketball: Coack K’s Keywords for Success – Mike Krzyzewski and Jamie K. Spatola
36. What the Dog Saw – Malcolm Gladwell
35. The Three Big Questions for a Frantic Family – Patrick Lencioni
34. Eclipse – Stephenie Meyer
33. Death by Love: Letters from the Cross – Mark Driscoll & Gerry Breshears
32. Michael Jackson: The Magic, the Madness, the Whole Story, 1958-2009 – J. Randy Tarrobelli
31. New Moon – Stephenie Meyer
30. Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist – Michael J. Fox
29. The Legacy of Sovereign Joy (The Swans are not silent Book 1) – John Piper
28. Fearless – Max Lucado
27. Spirit-Led Preaching – Greg Heisler
26. Preaching Reimagined – Doug Pagitt
25. Confessions of a Reformission Reverend – Mark Driscoll
24. The Lost Symbol – Dan Brown
23. Christ-Centered Preaching – Bryan Chapell
22. A Million Miles in a Thousand Years – Donald Miller
21. Forgotten God: Reversing our tragic neglect of the Holy Spirit- Francis Chan
20. The Ruins – Scott Smith
19. The Girl with a dragon tattoo – Stieg Larsson
18. The Winner – David Balducci
17. Divine Commodity – Skye Jethani
16. The Principle of the Path – Andy Stanley 1 and 2
15. Killing Cockroaches – Tony Morgan
14. The Furious Longing of God – Brennan Manning
13. The Road – Cormac McCarthy
12. The Hobbit – J.R.R. Tolkien
11. Heaven – Randy Alcorn
10. Getting Things Done – David Allen
9. Mad Church Disease – Anne Jackson
8. No More Christian Nice Guy – Paul Coughlin
7. One Minute Manager – Kenneth Blanchard & Spencer Johnson
6. On the Incarnation – St. Athanasius
5. The Echo Within – Robert Benson
4. How to sell anything to anybody – Joe Girard
3. The World is Flat – Thomas L. Friedman
2. Outlier – Malcolm Gladwell
1. Engaging with God – David Peterson
