Doug's Reading List - 2007 Burr, G Vidal - Great historical novel exploring a controversial figure and time. (8) Neverwhere, N Gaiman - An Alice in Wonderlandish tale in London Below. Worth your time. (8) All the President's Men, Woodward & Bernstein - I was a journalism major and this was my dream. (9) How the Irish Saved Civilization, T Cahill - The Book of Kells, St. Patrick, Columba, Columbus, insightfulness and good writing. (9) 1421, G Menzies - Chinese sailors discovered a lot before the West. But this book is a snoozer. Get it on DVD. (2) Technopoly, N Postman - Technology is changing us but not necessarily for the better. A must read. (10) Amusing Ourselves to Death, N Postman - A prophetic book from 1985. Burn the tvs - after the Cardinals' next season is over though. (9) The Overachievers, A Robbins - Intense and scary book that everyone should read. (9) Robert E Lee, J Dwyer - My friend wrote this book, and it is extensively historical. Postmodernism: A Beginner's Guide Hart tries to give a primer on pomo. Moderately helpful. (5) 1776, David McCullough - This was a fairly important year in America's history. (7) The Powers that Be, D Halberstam - how the media heavy hitters to to their places. Awesome book of politics, technology and history. (10) The World is Flat, T Friedman - A technological determinist, Friedman explains the flatteners and why they matter (9) Designed for Dignity, R Pratt - Pratt lays out Covenant Theology in a way that is easy to digest and applicable to life. (8) Crimes Against Logic, J Whyte - A look at fallacies in public life. He hates Christianity, that's for sure. (5) 7 or 8 Exodus commentaries. I liked Phillip Ryken's the best. This Little Church Went To Market, G Gilley - Don't be a market driven church (7) The Lord's Service, J Myers - A great book about worship (9) A Better Way, M Horton - Another great book about worship (9) Digital Storytellers - Unbelievably bad (1) The Wired Chuch, L Wilson - Terrible is too kind (1) A Short History of Christianity, S Tompkins - An insightful, witty read. Worth it. (8) How People Grow, Cloud & Townsend - One of the best books on growth I've read. (9) Nightmare in Pink, J MacDonald - Travis McGee mystery but not the best one. (4) The Deep Blue Good-bye, J MacDonald - Beach reading. Love Travis McGee. (8) Mr. Bridge, E Connell - Another sad look at the Bridges; this time his pleasant racist aloofness. (8) The Narnian, A Jacobs - An insightful biography on Lewis focusing on life and story. (9) You Didn't Complete Me, J Harris - Helped me understand women more than the Bible. (5) James I, Otto Smith - A strange, impreccatory recounting of James I/IV. (5) 9 Things You Simply Must Do, Cloud - I like this book. Some good help on living life. (8) Orthodoxy, GK Chesterton - Wow. This is a crazy, great book. (9) Twilight, S Meyer - A teenage romance novel sans sex about a 16-year-old girl and her vampire boyfriend. Eh. (4) Leading Without Power, M DePree - A simple book about leadership in nonprofit organizations. I liked it. (8) Wicked, G Maguire - A wonderful tale in another world. Loved it. (10) The Glass Castle, J Walls - This memoir is absolutley amazing. I couldn't stop reading it. (10) Freakanomics, Levitt & Dubner - The hidden insight in everything is right. (8) I, Elizabeth, R. Miles - Another great Elizabeth historical fiction. (8) Free Fall In Crimson, J Macdonald - Not the best Travis McGee book. (6) The Thistle and the Rose, J Plaidy - About Henry VIII's sister, Elizabeth, in a series I just discovered about the women of England. (7) Girls Gone Mild, W Shalit - Shalit looks at what girls are discovering it is not bad to be good. Important book. (9) The Lady in the Tower, J Plaidy - Anne Boleyn gets Plaidy's attention here, and I can't get enough. (9) The Enneagram, R Rhor - A strange encounter with personality types. I'm not sure what I think of this. (4-8) Sybil, F Schriber - A woman has 14 multiple personalties. A crazy book you can't put down. (7) Gates of Fire, S Pressfield - A look at the battle that inspired the movie 300. (7) Unprotected, Anonymous MD - Insightful look at how our medical, psych health community misses the boat on helping people, especially college women. (9) Rise to Rebellion, J Shaara - Engaging look at the years leading up to the American Revolutionary War. (10) Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands, P Tripp - My favorite book on discipleship because of grace (9) How We Got Here, A Kessler - A rambling look at markets and technologies. (5)