Updated August 3, 2005

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Favorite Books & Authors

…David Mays

Adventure

• Endurance, Alfred Lansing
• Into Thin Air, Jon Krakauer
• Hostile Waters, Peter Huchthausen
• In the Heart of the Sea, Nathaniel Philbrick

Biography

• Eric Liddell: Pure Gold, David McCasland

Children and Youth

• A. A. Milne, Robert Newton Peck, C. S. Lewis, Richard Peck, Madeleine L’Engle

Christian Fiction

• Bodie Thoene, C. S. Lewis, Stephen Lawhead, George MacDonald

Church

• The Purpose Driven Church, Rick Warren
• THE CHURCH ON THE OTHER SIDE - Doing Ministry in the Postmodern Matrix by Brian D. McLaren

Creativity

• A Whack on the Side of the Head, Roger Von Oech

History

• Killer Angels, Michael Shaara
• How the Irish Saved Civilization, Thomas Cahill

Humor

• A Treasury of American Folklore, B. A. Botkin
• Where the Sidewalk Ends, Shel Silverstein

Leadership

• Ascent of a Leader, Bill Thrall, et. al.
• AUTHENTIC LEADERSHIP - Rediscovering the Secrets to Creating Lasting Value by Bill George

· Built to Last, James Collins

· First Things First, Stephen Covey

· Leading Change, John Kotter

• Leadership Jazz, Max DePree
• THE MAKING OF A LEADER by Robert J. Clinton
• PRIMAL LEADERSHIP - Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman, Richard Boyatzis, and Annie McKee

· Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey

· Spiritual Leadership, Oswald J. Sanders

· The Leadership Challenge, James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner

• What Leaders Really Do, John P. Kotter

Management

• The Guru Guide, Joseph Boyett
• Built to Last, James C. Collins

Mentoring

• Connecting, Paul Stanley and Robert J. Clinton

Missionary Preparation

• On Being a Missionary, Thomas Hale
• Send Me!, Steve Hoke and Bill Taylor

Missionary Stories

• Adventure in Africa, Charles Partee
• Bruchko, Bruce Olson
• Called to Die, Steve Estes
• Don’t Let the Goats Eat the Loquat Trees, Thomas Hale
• In Search of the Source, Neil Anderson

· One Bright Shining Path, W. Terry Whalin

• Peace Child, Don Richardson
• Spirits of the Rain Forest, Mark Ritchie
• Spring Wind, Gladis DePree
• Under the Far Bamboo, Martin St. Kilda
• Don’t Let the Goats Eat the Loquat Trees, Thomas Hale

Missions History

• From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya, Ruth Tucker

Mystery

• Ellis Peters, The Brother Cadfael series

Patriotism/Citizenship

• The Greatest Generation, Tom Brokaw
• America’s Real War, Rabbi Daniel Lapin
• What’s So Great about America?, Dinesh D’Souza

Prayer

• Operation World, Patrick Johnstone, ed.
• Touch the World Through Prayer, Wesley Duewel
• 31 Days of Prayer, Warren and Ruth Myers

Science Philosophy

• Darwin’s Black Box, Michael Behe
• Intelligent Design, William Dembski
• The Soul of Science, Nancy Pearcey and Charles B. Thaxton

Spiritual Growth

• 31 Days of Praise, Warren and Ruth Myers
• Don’t Waste Your Life, John Piper
• Follow Me, Jan Hettinga

· Hearing God, Dallas Willard

• Knowing God, J. I. Packer
• Life on Purpose, Claude Hickman
• Make Me Like Jesus, Michael Phillips

Stories

• Jack London, Wendell Berry, James Michener

War

• Stephen Ambrose
• Bomber, Len Deighton
• Ghost Soldiers, Hampton Sides
• Flags of Our Fathers, James Bradley

Westerns

• Louis L’Amour, Tony Hillerman, Ernest Haycox

World

· Operation World, Patrick Johnstone, ed.

· The Next Christendom, Philip Jenkins

· The Twenty-Five Unbelievable Years, Ralph Winter

· The Church is Bigger Than You Think, Patrick Johnstone

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