“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 excited when it came out in a book, looking forward [...]

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“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.

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“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 write more, here’s what I blogged about it…also here…and here.

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“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 types of strengths. Buying the book gives a code for [...]

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“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 different style. If you can get through the first part [...]

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“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 not quite real life redemption, either…beautifully and skillfully written. I [...]

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“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 last season describes his last season in the wild.

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“The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference” by Malcolm Gladwell Helpful…

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“The Prophetic Imagination” by Walter Brueggemann This book gave voice to things that have been inside me for a long time. Check this post for some more info until I fill this out more completely…if I ever fill this out more completely!

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“That Distant Land: The Collected Stories” by Wendell Berry A perfect introduction to Wendell Berry, this includes all of his short stories, written over four decades and covering more than 150 years of the fictitious history of the small, fictional town of Port William in Kentucky. An embrace of the good life and simplicity and [...]

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