books

With less than a week left in the year I thought it would be cool to show how many books I have started and finished reading this year.  It's a long list.  This year I have learned a lot from history, literature, and many other great sources.  If any of my readers are bored this next year, please feel free to read any books on this list.  I highly recommend any and all of them!


Books for 2012:
The Biggest Brother by Larry Alexander
Faith of Our Fathers: A House Divided by Nancy Allen
Faith of Our Fathers: To Make Men Free by Nancy Campbell Allen 
Faith of Our Fathers: Through the Perilous Fight by Nancy Campbell Allen
Faith of Our Fathers: One Nation Under God by Nancy Campbell Allen
Pegasus Bridge by Stephan Ambrose
Hanging by the Thread by Donald Anderson
Abraham Lincoln: God’s Humble Instrument by Ron L. Anderson
Traveler’s Gift by Andy Andrews
Leadership and Self Deception by Arbinger Institute
Archimedes
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
All the President’s Men by Bernstein
An Enemy Hath Done This by Ezra Taft Benson
Angels and Demons by Dan Brown
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
Deception Point by Dan Brown
Digital Fortress by Dan Brown
Dear and Glorious Physician by Taylor Caldwell
How to win friends and influence people by the Carnegie Institute 
Our Sacred Honor by Paul Carter
The Times That Try Men's Souls by Paul Carter
The Robe by Lloyd Douglas
As a Man Thinketh by John Dewey
Magnificent Obsession by Lloyd Douglas
The Three Muskateers by Alexandre Dumas
Cesaer and Christ by Will Durant
Mindset by Carol Dweck
First  Family by Joseph Ellis
Founding Brothers by Joseph Ellis
Hank the Cow dog: Case of the Fiddling Fox by John Erickson
Hank the Cow dog: Case of the Bone Monster
The Ascent of Money by Niall Ferguson
Civilization by Niall Ferguson
Papa Married a Mormon by John D. Fitzgerlard
J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secrets by Curt Gentry
10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America by Steven M. Gillon
The Swerve: How the World Became Modern by Stephen Greenblatt
Do Hard Things by Alex and Brett Harris
October Sky by Homer Hickham
The Coalwood Way by Homer Hickham
Sky of Stone by Homer Hickham
Back to the Moon by Homer Hickham
The Jack Rabbit Factor by Leslie Householder
The Great Conversation by Robert Hutchins
Redwall by Brian Jacques
Profiles in Courage for our time by Caroline Kennedy
The Ugly American by William J. Lederer
Bendigo Shafter by Louis L’Amour
The Education of a Wandering Man by Louis L’Amour
The Walking Drum by Louis L’Amour
Endurance: Shackelton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing
The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis 
Mathematicians Lament by Paul Lockhart
And There Was Light by Jacques Lusseyran
The Greatest Miracle in the World by Og Mandino
The Greatest Salesman in the World by Og Mandino
Are you Liberal, Conservative, or Confused? An Uncle Eric Book by Richard Maybury
Thousand Years War by Richard Maybury
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John C. Maxwell\
Dream Team by Jack McCallum
1776 by David McCullough 
History of the World in 100 Objects by Neil McGregor
The Big Scrum: How Teddy Roosevelt saved Football by John J. Miller
Driven by Larry H. Miller
The Curse of the Viking Grave by Farley Mowat
With Malice towards None by Stephen Oates
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates us by Daniel PinkThe Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy
Plato’s Apology
Plato’s Crito
12 Pillars of Success by Jim Rohn and Chris Widener
On the Wealth of Nations by P.J. O’Rourke
A Treasury of Philosophy by Dragobert Runes
The Price of Civilization by Jeffrey Sachs
German Boy by Wolfgang Samuel
Rise to Rebellion by Jeff Shaara
The Rising Tide by Jeff Shaara
The Steel Wave by Jeff Shaara
No Less Than Victory by Jeff Shaara*
The Final Storm by Jeff Shaara
Killer Angels by Michael Shaara
The Making of America by W. Cleon Skousan
The Naked Communist by W. Cleon Skousan
Decade of Hope by Dennis Smith
7 Tipping Points That Saved The World by Chris Stewart
The Fourth Turning by William Strauss
Difficult Conversations by Stone, Patton and Heen
The Great Apostasy by James E. Talmage
Jesus the Christ by James E. Talmadge
The Last Patriot by Brad Thor
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
It's Just My Nature! by Carol Tuttle
Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc by Mark Twain
The Dream Giver by Bruce Wilkenson
All the President’s Men by Bob Woodward
The Brethren by Bob Woodward
The Secret Man by Bob Woodward
Shadow: 5 Presidents and the Legacy of Watergate by Bob Woodward 
Pillar of Fire by David G. Woolley
Power of Deliverance by David G. Woolley
Place of Refuge by David G. Woolley
Day of Remembrance by David G. Woolley
Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss