Recommended Reading

 

Classical Literature

  • Pride & Prejudice, Jane Austen
  • Sense & Sensibility, Jane Austen
  • Pilgrim’s Progress, John Bunyan
  • Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte
  • Hannah Coulter, Wendel Berry
  • Rebecca, Daphne du Maurier
  • The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald
  • Madame Bovary, Gustave Flaubert
  • The Scarlet Letter, Nathanial Hawthorne
  • The Sun Also Rises, Hemmingway
  • The Metamorphosis, Kafka
  • Chronicles of Narnia, C. S. Lewis
  • Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy
  • To the Lighthouse, Virginia Woolf
  • Mrs. Dalloway, Virginia Woolf
  • The Enchanted April, Elizabeth Von Arnim

Creativity, Authenticity and Writing

  • 12 Powers of Marketing Leaders, Thomas Barta
  • The Artists Way, Julia Cameron
  • Creativity Inc., Ed Catmull
  • Presence, Amy Cuddy
  • The Prosperous Heart, Julia Cameron
  • Creativity Inc., Edwin Catmull
  • Illuminate, Nancy Duarte
  • Creative Fire, Clarissa Pinkola Estes
  • Story Telling Secret, Carmine Gallo
  • Big Magic for Creative Living, Elizabeth Gilbert
  • Triggers, Marshall Golds
  • True Secret of Writing, Natalie Goldberg
  • Writing Down the Bones, Natalie Goldberg
  • Write it Down, Make It Happen,
  • Light Posts for Living, Kinkade
  • The Art of Creative Thinking, Thomas Kinkade
  • On Writing, Stephen King
  • Small Victories, Anne Lamott
  • Imagine:  How Creatives Work, Jonah Lehrer
  • Captiveology, Ben Parr
  • The Virtues of War, Steven Pressfield
  • Better than Before, Gretchin Rubin
  • Crossing Unmarked Snow, William Stafford
  • On Writing Well, Zinsser
  • A Curious Mind, Brian Grazer

Historical Fiction

  • Secret Six
  • Founding Father, Brookhiser
  • Washington’s Crossing, David Fischer
  • To Try Men’s Souls, Newt Gingrich

Fiction & Best Sellers

  • Beartown, Bachman
  • All the Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr
  • The Nightengale, Kristen Hannah
  • The Great Alone, Kristen Hannah
  • Our Souls at Night, Kent Haruf
  • Unbroken, Lauren Hildenbrand
  • First Light, Sue Monk Kidd
  • The Poisonwood Bible, Kingsolver
  • Once Upon A Time, Debbie MaComber
  • Little Fires Everywhere, Celeste Ng
  • Killing Lincoln, Bill O’Reilly
  • The Shell Seekers, Rosmund Pilcher

Fairy Tales, Magical Forests, Stories for Children

  • Maybe a Fox, Kathy Appelt
  • The Underneath, Kathy Appelt
  • The Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp, Kathy Appelt
  • The Power of Myth, James Campbell
  • Eyre Affair, Jason Forde
  • Queen of Tearling, Erika Johansen
  • Invasion of the Tearling, Erika Johansen
  • Anne of Green Gables, L.M. Montgomery
  • The Secret Life of Bees, Sue Monk Kidd
  • The Mermaid Chair, Sue Monk Kidd
  • The Faithful Gardner, Clarissa Pinkola Estes
  • Treasure Island, Robert Lewis Stevenson
  • Charlotte’s Web, EB White

Career Journey, Living a Life of Meaning

  • A weekend to Change Your Life, Joan Anderson
  • A Year by the Sea, Joan Anderson
  • How to Measure Your Life, Clayton Christiansen
  • Design Your Life, Burnett & Evans
  • Rising Strong, Brene Brown
  • Half Time, Buford
  • The 4 Hour Work Week, Tim Ferris
  • Good Life Project, Jonathen Fields
  • Standing for Something, Gordon Hinckly
  • Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life, James Hollis
  • Let Your Life Speak, Parker Palmer
  • And the Good News Is, Dana Perino
  • If You Want to Change the World, Mary Pipher
  • Do the Work, Steven Pressfield
  • The Happiness Project, Gretchin Rubin
  • Discover Your Destiny, Sharma
  • Start with Why, Simon Sinek
  • The Soul of Money, Lynne Twist
  • Leadership & Marketing
  • Girl Boss, Sophia Amaruso
  • Leading Quietly, Joseph Badaraco Jr.
  • Washington on Leadership, Brookhiser
  • Eat More Chicken, Truett Cathy
  • Good to Great, Jim Collins
  • Great by Choice, Jim Collins
  • Benjamin Franklin (Autobiography)
  • The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs, Carmine Gallo
  • Meatball Sundae, Seth Godin
  • Lynch Pin, Seth Godin
  • The Icarus Deception, Seth Godin
  • Purple Cow, Seth Godin
  • Graceful, Seth Godin
  • The Outliers, Gladwell
  • Blink, Gladwell
  • What the Dog Saw, Gladwell
  • David & Goliath, Gladwell
  • The Art of Non-Conformity, Chris Guillibeau
  • The Originals, Adam Grant
  • Mastery, Robert Greene
  • The Compound Effect, Darren Hardy
  • Everyday Greatness, David Hatch
  • Think & Grow Rich, Napolean Hill
  • The School of Greatness, Louis Howes
  • Thrive, Arriana Huffington
  • Platform, Michael Hyatt
  • Quiet, Susie Kane
  • The One Thing You Need to Know About Leadership, James Kouzes
  • The Organized Mind, Dan Levitin
  • Everything Lencioni
  • Influencer, David Maxfield
  • Learning from the Giants, John Maxwell
  • The Difference Maker, John Maxwell
  • The Five Disciplines, John Maxwell
  • Team of Teams, General Stan McChrystal
  • Essentialism, Greg McKeown
  • American Lion, Jon Meachum
  • To Sell is Human, Dan Pink
  • Drive, Dan Pink
  • Pitch Perfect
  • The Five Essential Elements of Well Being, Tom Rath
  • Strengths Finder, Tom Roth
  • Rumsfeld Rules, Rumsfeld
  • The Fred Factor, Mark Sanborn
  • The Leader with No Title, Robin Sharma
  • The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, Robin Sharma
  • Lean In, Sheryl Sandberg
  • Leaders Eat Last, Simon Sinek
  • Running a Business Like the Trappist Monks, August Turak

Christianity, Faith and Courage

  • The Travelers Gift, Andy Andrews
  • The Noticer, Andy Andrews
  • Miracles at Work, Emily Bennington
  • The Spirit of Happiness & God, T Byram
  • The Diary of Anne Frank, Otto Frank
  • Man’s Search for Meaning, Victor Frankl
  • Capturing Grace, David Jeremiah
  • The Rhythm of Life, Matt Kelly
  • Help. Thanks. Wow, Anne Lamott
  • Anxious for Nothing, Max Lucado
  • Grace, Max Lucado
  • God is in the Small Stuff, Bruce and Stan Jantz
  • The Imitation of Christ, Thomas Kempis
  • Grief Observed, C.S. Lewis
  • Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis
  • Screwtape Letters, C.S. Lewis
  • Glory Days, Max Lucado
  • Seven Story Mountain, Thomas Merton
  • Contemplative Prayer, Thomas Merton
  • A Million Miles in 1000 Years, Don Miller
  • Blue Like Jazz, Don Miller
  • The Lord is My Shepard, Robert Morgan
  • Orchards of Perseverance, Perata
  • Shelter for the Spirit, Victoria Moran
  • Devotion to Mary, St. Louis De Monfort
  • Come Be My Light, St. Mother Teresa
  • No Greater Love, St. Mother Teresa
  • A Call to Mercy, St. Mother Teresa
  • Everything is Grace, the Life and Way of St. Therese of Lisieux
  • The Story of a Soul, St Therese of Lisieux
  • God Stories, Jennifer Skiff
  • Learning to Walk in the Dark, Barbara Taylor
  • Never Fear, Never Quit, Joe Tye
  • Why Faith Matters, David Walpe
  • Tortured for Christ, Richard Wurmbrand
  • The Scent of Water, Naomi Zecharias

Inspiration & Spirituality

  • As a Man Thinketh, James Allen
  • The Cloud of Unknowing, Anonymous
  • The Happiness Advantage, Shawn Achor
  • Warrior Goddess, Heather Ash
  • The Interior Castle, St. Therese of Avila
  • Nearer my God, William Buckley
  • Something More, Sarah Breathnach
  • Be the Miracle, Regina Brett
  • Gifts of Imperfection, Brene Brown
  • This Time with Me, Carol Brunett
  • The Healing Room, Patrick Cartier
  • Whispers in the Spirit, Patrick Cartier
  • The Alchemist, Paul Coehlo
  • Beauty, John Donohue
  • Untie the Strong Woman, Clarissa Pinkola Estes
  • Women Who Run With Wolves, Clarissa Pinkola Estes
  • The Spiritual Genius of Saint Therese of Lisieux, Jean Guitton
  • Beyond Wealth, Alex Green
  • The Power of Positive Presence, Kristi Hedges
  • The Complete Julian of Norwich, Father John Julian
  • Gracious, Kelly
  • First Light, Sue Monk Kidd
  • New American Spirituality, Elizabeth Lesser
  • Forest Bathing, Dr. Qing Li
  • Slowing Time, Barbra Mahoney
  • Bonhoeffer, Metaxas
  • The Power of Positive Thinking, Norman Peale
  • The Power of Positive Living, Norman Peale
  • The Road Less Traveled, Reverend M. Raymond
  • The Happiness Project, Gretchin Rubin
  • Surrender Experiment, Michael Singer
  • The Untethered Soul, Michael Singer
  • The Age of Miracles, Marianne Williamson
  • Juliann of Norwich,
  • The Invitation, Oriah
  • Spiritual Leadership, Sanders
  • Extraordinary Faith, Sheila Walsh
  • The Purpose Driven Life, Rick Warren