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“Preaching Re-Imagined” by Doug Pagitt I blogged about it here…pretty good stuff.

“The Return of the Prodigal Son” by Henri J.M. Nouwen A theological and personal journey caused by Rembrandt’s painting. Deep and insightful; Nouwen unpacks how Jesus’ story and the painting transformed him.

“Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley 1984 done better.

“Revolution in The Valley: The Insanely Great Story of How the Mac Was Made” by Andy Hertzfeld I love Apple. When I found folklore.org, I loved the stories of the early days of creating the mac written by the ones who did it. I got …

“The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini It all works…the writing, the story, the Afghani culture, the themes, the strength, the pain. If it doesn’t change how you view immigrants, read it again.

“The Most Famous Man in America: The Biography of Henry Ward Beecher” by Debby Applegate I would have loved this book no matter what, but since it was written by a friend from high school, it makes it even better. Until I make time to …

“Now, Discover Your Strengths” by Marcus Buckingham, Donald O. Clifton Interesting premise: we’ve given much more attention to our weaknesses than our strengths. Organizations and individuals would do better to capitalize on strengths, say the authors, so they’ve worked to categorize and define 33 different …

“Cloud Atlas: A Novel” by David Mitchell Incredibly creative and inventive, this novel spans time with the most creative structure I’ve read. 7 stories are told, split apart and nested together like those nesting dolls that fit inside each other. Each one has a completely …

“The Brothers K” by David James Duncan People have been trying to get me to read this for years, and I wish I would have listened sooner. Baseball, and a painful road for a family to the place of redemption. Not Hollywood style redemption, and …

“The Last Season” by Eric Blehm A quick read that was intriguing, but not destined to last indelibly in the mind. Blehm writes the life story of an eccentric man who served most of his life as a backcountry ranger in the Sierras, and the …