Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief, by James M. McPherson
Oswald Chambers: Abandoned to God: The Life Story of the Author of My Utmost for His Highest, by David McCasland
Escape from the Deep: The Epic Story of a Legendary Submarine and Her Courageous Crew, by Alex Kershaw
I Am America (And So Can You!), by Stephen Colbert
Last Flag Down: The Epic Journey of the Last Confederate Warship, by John Baldwin & Ron Powers
Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life, by Donald S. Whitney
A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the
This is Your Brain on Joy, by Dr. Earl Henslin (review still in process for Thomas Nelson)
Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War, by Tony Horwitz
Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War, by Nathaniel Philbrick
Truman, by David McCullough.
Since I’m already on #12, I thought why not go for 24 books in a year. Here’s a list of books that I’m wanting to read.
His Excellency: George Washington, by Joseph J. Ellis
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, by Doris
Finding an Unseen God: Reflections of a Former Atheist, by Alicia Britt Chole (reviewing for Bethany House)
Family Driven Faith: Doing What it Takes to Raise Sons and Daughters Who Walk With God, by Voddie T. Baucham, Jr.
Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places, by Eugene Peterson
The
God’s Passion for His Glory, by John Piper and Jonathan Edwards
The Cross of Christ, by John Stott
Outrageous Mercy: Rediscover the Radical Nature of Christianity, by William P. Farley
Tortured for Christ, by Richard Wurmbrand
Almost a Miracle: The American Victory in the War of
The Summer of 1787: The Men Who Invented the Constitution, by David O. Stewart
Some of these I'm hoping to review, so stay tuned. Here's to a bookwormish remainder of the year!
3 comments:
I really need to get a copy of "I Am America and So Can You!" -- the part I read standing in Sam's Club was hilarious.
Where's the fiction on this list? My wife caught me reading my 15th book on one particular non-fiction topic and asked, "Do you remember when you used to read fiction?" ... and I couldn't. (and no, "historical fiction" doesn't count!)
If you need something substantial in fiction, I'll loan you "Earth Abides" -- post-apocalyptic devastation, social commentary, anthropology/zoology/botany all in a realistic context. And a good read, too!
Well, Son, you have certainly come a long way since your mother taught you to read your very first book - "Go Dog. Go!" You do me proud!
I am reminded that Charles Spurgeon once said, "He who never reads, will never be read." So keep reading.
But then, I am also reminded what the Wise Preacher said, "And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end: and much study is a weariness of the flesh" (Ecclesiastes 12:12).
My advice? Do as I did - get yourself a pair of bi-focals!
Love,
Pops
@David - Fiction? What's that? :) I do enjoy a fiction book every now and then. Clive Cussler or John Grisham are good escapes. I also enjoy a little Dickens every now and then.
@Pops - I'm very thankful for the love of books that you and Mom instilled in me (with one exception - MOVING TIME!) Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure I can see the bifocals coming down the road heading straight toward me!
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