100 Books
My goal is to read 100 books or 20,000 pages in 1 year (before midnight December 14, 2011). Listed below are the books I’ve read so far this year (Since December 14th, 2010).
1. Rock-Solid Kids by Larry Fowler, 142 Pages (12/14/10), 5 Stars.
2. Decision Points by George W. Bush, 512 Pages (12/19/10), 5 Stars.
3. Renewing Your Mind by R. C. Sproul, 216 Pages (12/20/10), 4 Stars.
4. Backgrounds of Early Christianity by Everett Ferguson, 650 Pages (12/28/10), 5 Stars.
5. Fasting: The Ancient Practices by Scot McKnight, 185 Pages (01/04/11), 4 Stars.
6. Legend of the Stonebreaker by Dr. Dan Netherland, 170 Pages (01/16/11).
7. If God is Good by Randy Alcorn, 512 Pages (01/16/11), 5 Stars.
8. Possession by Rene Gutteridge, 381 Pages (01/18/11), 3 Stars.
9. Chasing Elephants by Brent Crowe, 179 Pages (01/26/11), 4 Stars.
10. The Next Christians by Gabe Lyons, 230 Pages (01/27/11), 5 Stars.
11. Bonhoeffer by Eric Metaxes, 608 Pages (02/02/11), 5 Stars.
12. Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, 122 Pages (02/05/11) 5 Stars.
13. The Chasm by Randy Alcorn, 120 Pages (02/07/11) 5 Stars.
14. Generous Justice by Timothy Keller, 229 Pages (02/09/11) 5+ Stars.
15. Defiant Joy by Kevin Belmonte, 336 Pages (02/17/11) 2 Stars.
16. Secure Daughters Confident Sons by Glenn T. Stanton, 276 Pages (02/27/11) 5 Stars.
17. Servant Leader by Ken Blanchard and Phil Hodges, 125 Pages (02/28/11) 4 Stars.
18. The Chase by Jerry Bridges, 118 Pages (02/28/11) 4 Stars.
19. Death by Meeting by Patrick Lencioni, 253 Pages (03/03/11) 4 Stars.
20. Spiritual Leadership by J. Oswald Sanders, 185 Pages (03/05/11) 5 + Stars.
21. The Charlatan’s Boy by Jonathan Rogers, 305 Pages (03/10/11) 5 + Stars.
22. Leaders on Leadership by George Barna, 318 Pages (03/12/11) 4 Stars.
23. King’s Cross by Timothy Keller, 238 Pages (03/20/11) 5 Stars.
24. Forgotten God by Francis Chan, 169 Pages, (03/25/11) 4 Stars.
25. In Constant Prayer by Robert Benson, 173 Pages (03/28/11) 2 Stars.
26. Game Plan for Life by Joe Gibbs, 321 Pages (03/31/11) 5 Stars.
27. The Grad’s Guide to Surviving Stressful Times, 147 Pages (04/01/11) 4 Stars.
28. The Final Summit by Andy Andrews, 243 Pages (04/07/11) 2 Stars.
29. Chazown by Craig Groeschel, 235 Pages (04/09/11) 4 Stars.
30. The Secret of Indigo Moon, 304 Pages (04/11/11) 5 Stars.
31. Tell to Win, by Peter Guber, 272 Pages (04/15/11) 5 Stars.
32. the Wealth of Nations, Volume 1, By Adam Smith, 550 Pages (04/17/11) 5 Star.
33. Jolt, By Phil Cooke, 207 Pages (04/19/11) 4 Star.
34. Radical Together, by David Platt, 165 Pages (04/20/11) 4 Stars.
35. The Princess And The Goblin, by George MacDonald, 236 Pages (04/24/11) 5 Stars.
36. The Man Who Talks With the Flowers . By Glenn Clark, 62 Pages (05/02/11) 4 Stars.
37. Beyond Talent by John Maxwell, 304 Pages (05/04/11) 5 Stars.
38. Out of the Far Country, by Christopher & Angela Yuan, 222 Pages (05/07/11) 5 Stars.
39. One Size Doesn’t Fit All, By Gary McIntosh, 174 Pages (05/16/11) 4 Stars.
40. The Whole Bible Story, by William H. Marty, 300 Pages (05/18/11) 3 Stars.
41. The God Who Is There, by D. A. Carson, 233 Pages (05/20/11) 5+ Stars.
42. The Treasure Principle by Randy Alcorn, 120 Pages (05/22/11) 5 Stars.
43. They Snooze, You Lose: The Educator’s Guide to Successful Presentations, Lynell Burmark, 261 Pages (June 2011), 4 Stars.
44. Preaching Christ in All of Scripture, by Ed Clowney, 189 Pages (June 2011) 5 Stars.
45. Generation iY: Our Last Chance to Save Their Future, Tim Elmore, 220 Pages (June 2011), 3 Stars.
46. Max On Life: Answers and Insights to Your Most Important Questions, Max Lucado, 237 Pages (June 2011) 3 Stars.
47. Build a Website for Free (2nd Edition), Mark Bell, 360 Pages (June 2011) 4 Stars.
48. Pastor Dad, Mark Driscol, 45 Pages, (June 2011) 5 Stars.
49. One Sacred Effort, Brand and Hankins, 192 Pages (July 2011) 4 Stars.
50. The Gospel for Real Life, Jerry Bridges, 199 Pages (July 2011) 4 Stars.
51. He is Not Silent, Albert Mohler, 209 Pages (July 2011) 3 Stars.
52. Why God Won’t go Away, Alistar MacGrath, 224 Pages (July 2011) 5 Stars.
53. The Story, Zondervan 512 Pages (July 2011) 3 Stars.
54. Weclome to the Story, Stephen J. Nichols, 176 Pages (August 2011) 5 Stars.
55. Connecting in Communities, Eddie Mosley, 183 Pages (August 2011) 4 Stars.
56. The Book That Made Your World, Vishal Mangalwadi, 442 Pages (August 2011) 5 Stars.
57. Word Hero, Jay Heinrichs, 352 Pages (September 2011) 5 Stars.
58. The Beginning and End of Wisdom, Douglas Sean O’Donnell, 240 Pages (September 2011) 4 Stars.
59. Earthen Vessels, Matthew Lee Anderson, 255 Pages (September 2011) 4 Stars.
60. We Shall See God, Randy Alcorn, 310 Pages (September 2011) 4 Stars
61. 13 Ways to Ruin Your Life, Jarrod Jones, 142 Pages (September 2011) 5 Stars.
62. You Were Born for This, Bruce Wilkinson, 240 Pages (October 2011) 3 Stars.
63. Porn Again Christian, Mark Driscol, 59 Pages (October 2011) 4 Stars.
64. God Breaketh Not all Men’s Hearts Alike, Stanely Moss, 384 Pages (October 2011) 2 Stars.
65. King Solomon, Philip Ryken, 256 Pages (October 2011) 5 Stars.
66. In The Plex, Steven Levy, 432 Pages (October 2011) 5 Stars.
67. The Fourth Fisherman, Joe Kissack, 240 Pages (October 2011) 4 Stars.
68. Raised Right, Alisa Harris, 240 Pages (October 2011) 5 Stars.
69. Be the People, Carol M. Swain, 336 Pages (October 2011) 5 Stars.
70. Wait No More, Kelly & John Rosati, 175 Pages (November 2011) 5 Stars.
71. Transforming Discipleship, Greg Ogden, 209 Pages (November 2011) 4 Stars.
72. The Disciple Making Church, Bill Hull, 272 Pages (November 2011) 4 Stars.
73. Leading, Teaching, and Making Disciples, Mitchell, 452 Pages (November 2011) 3 Stars.
74. How to Read the Bible For All Its Worth, Fee & Stuart, 288 Pages (November 2011) 4 Stars.
75. Creative Bible Teaching, Bredfeldt & Richards, 350 Pages (November 2011) 5+ Stars.
76. The Teaching Ministry of the Church, William Yount, 400 Pages (November 2011) 3 Stars.
77. Bloodlines, John Piper, 304 Pages (November 2011) 5 Stars.
78. Why Men Hate Going to Church, David Murrow, 256 Pages (November 2011) 5 Stars.
79.Night of the Living Dead Christian, Matt Mikalatos, 288 Pages (November 2011) 5 Stars.
80. The Little Book of Big Savings, Ellie Kay, 208 Pages (December 2011) 4 Stars.
81. The Christian Zombie Killers Handbook, Jeff Kinley, 272 Pages (December 2011) 4 Stars.
82. The Bible, God through Moses, Paul, John, etc…, 1808 pages. (All 2011) 5+ Stars.
To Date I have read 82 books for a total of 23, 037 Pages.
I have 18 Books to go in order to reach 100 and am 3037 Pages over the 20,000 Page mark.
My Favorite 5:
- Generous Justice (Theology)
- The God Who Is There
(Theology)
- The Charlatan’s Boy (Fiction)
- Bonhoeffer (Biography)
- Tell To Win (Business)
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boltach
December 24, 2011 at 00:04
Wow,
Great list of books. What criteria do you use to choose your books?
My recent favorite is #11 – Bonhoeffer.
pastorjonathan1
December 24, 2011 at 04:08
This year I got several free from publishers like Thomas Nelson, Tyndale, and others in exchange for reviews here on the blog. So I selected many of them from a list. I also try to pick a theme and run through it with two or three books.
Next year my goal is to read “better” books. I’m hoping to catch up on some of the more prolific writers from history and some modern fiction.
caseydart
December 24, 2011 at 06:36
Great list of books. Besides your top 5 favorite do you have any other suggestions? Just read Tell to Win and loved it.
red1263
December 24, 2011 at 07:37
Maybe for better quality in books try this list: http://www.docstoc.com/docs/8641676/100-Must-Read-Books-The-Mans-Essential-Library
binhpas
December 25, 2011 at 15:02
I admire you! i just wonder how you choose the books to read, base on which categories?
anjiecarp
December 26, 2011 at 14:43
Hi Pastor, I am a PK, in ministry myself, and my Dad is always hooking me up with great reads. Have you read Simple Church yet? Great read for pastors. Also, I love Heart of the Problem, a recent read that really turned me upside down, by a life-long Christian counselor…