Books have a unique way on impacting the way we think and speak. Some books more than others.
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One of the best ways to learn is to learn from others who have gone before.
It’s called borrowing wisdom.
I started intentionally reading over a decade ago and continue to do so today.
What I’ve noticed in 10+ years of intentional reading is this…
The more books I read = The better decisions I make = The more opportunities present themselves
Note: For convenience, I put the books in alphabetical order (by title) under the year they were read.
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2 Second Lean: How to Grow People and Build a Fun Lean Culture Paul Akers |
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A Technique for Producing Ideas: A Simple Five Step Formula for Producing Ideas James Webb Young |
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Getting There: A Book of Mentors Gillian Zoe Segal |
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Keep Chopping Wood: An Ordinary Approach to Achieving Extraordinary Success Kevin DeShazo |
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Sacred Pace: Four Steps to Hearing God and Aligning Yourself With His Will Terry Looper |
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Salt Talks: Salty At 70 Randy Marshall |
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The End of Reason: A Response to the New Atheists Ravi Zacharias |
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The Grand Weaver: How God Shapes Us Through the Events of Our Lives Ravi Zacharias |
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The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact Chip Heath & Dan Heath |
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The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company Robert Iger |
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The True Measure of a Man Richard E. Simmons III |
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Thoughts for Young Men: Updated Edition with Study Guide J.C. Ryle |
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Ultra-Solutions: How to Fail Most Successfully Paul Watzlawick |
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Warnings to the Churches J.C. Ryle |
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12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos Jordan B. Peterson |
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Addicted to Busy: Recovery for the Rushed Soul Brady Boyd |
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A Practical Guide to Culture: Helping the Next Generation Navigate Today’s World John Stonestreet & Brett Kunkle |
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As Many Reps As Possible Jason Khalipa |
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A Tale of Three Kings: A Study in Brokenness Gene Edwards |
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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones James Clear |
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Can We Trust the Gospels? Peter Williams |
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Choose to Win: Transform Your Life, One Simple Choice at a Time Tom Ziglar |
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Communicating for a Change: Seven Keys to Irresistible Communication Andy Stanley |
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Discipline Equals Freedom: Field Manual Jocko Willink |
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Dream Again: Life is an Adventure – Do Something Extraordinary! Dusty Hammock |
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Everyday Millionaires: How Ordinary People Built Extraordinary Wealth―and How You Can Too Chris Hogan |
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Excellence Wins: A No-Nonsense Guide to Becoming the Best in a World of Compromise Horst Schulze |
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Finding Chika: A Little Girl, an Earthquake, and the Making of a Family Mitch Albom |
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Garden City: Work, Rest, and the Art of Being Human John Mark Comer |
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Irresistible: Reclaiming the New that Jesus Unleashed for the World Andy Stanley |
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Not Forsaken: Finding Freedom as Sons & Daughters of a Perfect Father Louie Giglio |
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Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God Timothy Keller |
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Rhinoceros Success : the Secret to Charging Full Speed Toward Every Opportunity Scott Alexander |
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Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations Admiral William H. McRaven |
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The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick) Seth Godin |
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The Longest Walk: The Record of our World’s First Crossing of the Entire Americas George Meegan |
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The Mentionables Project: 5 Christian Apologists Answer 40 Atheist Questions Joel Furches |
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The Power of Your Words Robert Morris |
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The Promise Principle: A New Way to Encounter the Bible Phillip Hunter |
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The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World John Mark Comer |
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The Screwtape Letters C.S. Lewis |
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Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, A Young Man and Life’s Greatest Lesson Mitch Albom |
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Weapons of Mass Instruction: A Schoolteacher’s Journey Through the Dark World of Compulsory Schooling John Taylor Gatto |
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A Technique for Producing Ideas: A Simple Five Step Formula for Producing Ideas James Webb Young |
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Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen Donald Miller |
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Chase the Lion: If Your Dream Doesn’t Scare You, It’s Too Small Mark Batterson |
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Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration Ed Catmull |
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Culture Wins: The Roadmap to an Irresistible Workplace William Vanderbloemen |
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Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work Chip Heath and Dan Heath |
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Everybody, Always: Becoming Love in a World Full of Setbacks and Difficult People Bob Goff |
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Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World–and Why Things Are Better Than You Think Hans Rosling |
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Fired Up! Selling: Great Quotes To Inspire, Energize, Succeed Ray Bard |
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Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance Angela Duckworth |
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Hero: Being the Strong Father Your Children Need Meg Meeker |
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Letters to the Church Francis Chan |
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Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life…And Maybe the World William H. McRaven |
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Nikola Tesla: A Captivating Guide to the Life of a Genius Inventor Matt Clayton |
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Saved from Success: How God Can Free You from Culture’s Distortion of Family, Work, and the Good Life Dale Partridge |
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Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters: 10 Secrets Every Father Should Know Meg Meeker |
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It’s Not Lose Weight to Get Healthy, It’s Get Healthy to Lose Weight Dr. Eric Berg |
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Ten Dumb Things Smart Christians Believe: Are Urban Legends & Sunday School Myths Ruining Your Faith? Larry Osborne |
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The Art of Getting Back Up: 9 Simple Steps to Get You Back Up When Life Knocks You Down Wayne Salmans |
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The Blessed Life: Unlocking the Rewards of Generous Living Robert Morris |
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The Freedom of Self Forgetfulness: The Path to True Christian Joy Timothy Keller |
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The Human Right: To Know Jesus Christ and to Make Him Known Rice Broocks |
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The Ideal Team Player: How to Recognize and Cultivate The Three Essential Virtues Patrick Lencioni |
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The Last Lecture Randy Pausch |
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The New Dad’s Playbook: Gearing Up for the Biggest Game of Your Life Benjamin Watson |
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The Power of Zero: How to Get to the 0% Tax Bracket and Transform Your Retirement David McKnight |
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The Richest Man in Babylon George Clason |
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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a ****: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life Mark Manson |
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The Traveler’s Summit: The Remarkable Sequel to The Traveler’s Gift Andy Andrews |
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Ask It: The Question That Will Revolutionize How You Make Decisions Andy Stanley |
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Becoming Your Own Banker: Unlock the Infinite Banking Concept Nelson Nash |
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Boundaries with Kids: When to Say Yes, When to Say No, to Help Your Children Gain Control of Their Lives Henry Cloud |
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Boundaries for Leaders: Results, Relationships, and Being Ridiculously in Charge Dr. Henry Cloud |
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Cold Calling Techniques (That Really Work!) Stephen Schiffman |
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Come and See: Everything You Ever Wanted in the One Place You Would Never Look Todd Wagner |
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Counter Culture: Following Christ in an Anti-Christian Age David Platt |
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Evangelpreneur: How Biblical Free Enterprise Can Empower Your Faith, Family, and Freedom Josh Tolley |
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Finish: Give Yourself the Gift of Done Jon Acuff |
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Mindset: The New Psychology of Success Dr. Carol S. Dweck |
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Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It Chris Voss |
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Rework |
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Same Kind of Different As Me Ron Hall & Denver Moore |
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Tell It Well: Fuel Your Faith & Encourage Others with the Power of Your Story Luke Gajary |
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The Breakthrough Insurance Agency: How to Multiply Your Income, Time and Fun Bart Baker |
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The Champion’s Mind: How Great Athletes Think, Train, and Thrive Jim Afremow |
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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable Patrick Lencioni |
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The Fred Factor: How Passion in Your Work and Life Can Turn the Ordinary into the Extraordinary Mark Sanborn |
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The Legend of the Monk and the Merchant: Twelve Keys to Successful Living Terry Felber |
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The Little Things: Why You Really Should Sweat the Small Stuff Andy Andrews |
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The Operator: Firing the Shots that Killed Osama bin Laden and My Years as a SEAL Team Warrior Robert O’Neill |
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The Principle of the Path: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be Andy Stanley |
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The Slight Edge: Turning Simple Disciplines into Massive Success and Happiness Jeff Olson |
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Think Big: Quotes, Notes, & Inspiration to Spark Business Success Bud Carter |
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Thou Shall Prosper: Ten Commandments for Making Money Rabbi Daniel Lapin |
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Who Will Do What By When? How to Improve Performance, Accountability and Trust with Integrity |
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Your First 1000 Copies: The Step-by-Step Guide to Marketing Your Book Tim Grahl |
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31 Facts About Wisdom Mike Murdock |
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A Time for Truth: Reigniting the Promise of America Ted Cruz |
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Advertising Headlines That Make You Rich: Create Winning Ads, Web Pages, Sales Letters and More David Garfinkel |
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Beyond Just Win G.A. Moore |
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Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics Daniel James Brown |
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Crippled America: How to Make America Great Again Donald J. Trump |
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Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less Greg McKeown |
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Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win Jocko Willink & Leif Babin |
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Framing History Bob Burke |
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Glory Days: Living Your Promised Land Life Now Max Lucado |
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God’s Not Dead: Evidence for God in an Age of Uncertainty Rice Broocks |
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Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…And Others Don’t Jim Collins |
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Hero of Heroes: Seeing Christ in the Beatitudes Iain M. Duguid |
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How Do You Kill 11 Million People?: Why the Truth Matters More Than You Think Andy Andrews |
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Humility Andrew Murray |
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Making Happy: The Art and Science of a Happy Marriage Les Parrott |
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Making My First Ten Million: The Story of Money & Leveraged Income Brian Carruthers |
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Man, Myth, Messiah: Answering History’s Greatest Question Rice Broocks |
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Paid To Speak: Best Practices For Building A Successful Speaking Business National Speakers Association |
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Parenting With Love And Logic (Updated and Expanded Edition) Foster Cline |
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People Over Profit: Break the System, Live with Purpose, Be More Successful Dale Partridge |
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Precious Unborn Human Persons Gregory Koukl |
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Retire Inspired: It’s Not an Age, It’s a Financial Number Chris Hogan |
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Separation of Church and State: What the Founders Meant David Barton |
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Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike Phil Knight |
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Speak More!: Marketing Strategies to Get More Speaking Business National Speakers Association |
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Surprised by Serenity Dr. Randy Marshall |
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Tell Someone: You Can Share the Good News Greg Laurie |
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That’s a Great Question: What to Say When your Faith is Challenged Glenn Pearson |
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The Case for Hope: Looking Ahead With Confidence and Courage Lee Strobel |
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The Essential Bernie Sanders and His Vision for America Jonathan Tasini |
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The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon Brad Stone |
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The Legacy Journey: A Radical View of Biblical Wealth and Generosity Dave Ramsey |
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The Money Answer Book Dave Ramsey |
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The Power of a Positive No: Save The Deal Save The Relationship and Still Say No William Ury |
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Unashamed Lecrae |
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Unmasking the Devil: Strategies to Defeat Eternity’s Greatest Enemy John Ramirez |
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What it Means to be a Man: God’s Design for Us in a World Full of Extremes Rhett Smith |
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Why People Don’t Believe: Confronting Seven Challenges to Christian Faith Paul Chamberlain |
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Zillow Talk: The New Rules of Real Estate Spencer Rascoff & Stan Humphries |
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A More Perfect Union: What We the People Can Do to Reclaim Our Constitutional Liberties Dr. Ben Carson |
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Alive!: A Physician’s Biblical and Scientific Guide to Nutrition Dr. Scott Stoll |
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Courage That Changed The World Rick Joyner |
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Do the Work: Overcome Resistance and Get Out of Your Own Way Steven Pressfield |
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Crush It!: Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion Gary Vaynerchuk |
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Emotionally Healthy Spirituality: It’s Impossible to Be Spiritually Mature, While Remaining Emotionally Immature Peter Scazzero |
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Evolution: The Cutting-Edge Guide to Breaking Down Mental Walls and Building the Body You’ve Always Wanted Joe Manganiello |
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Growing Up Social: Raising Relational Kids in a Screen-Driven World Gary Chapman & Arlene Pellicane |
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H3 Leadership: Be Humble. Stay Hungry. Always Hustle. Brad Lomenick |
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How to Be Rich: It’s Not What You Have. It’s What You Do With What You Have. Andy Stanley |
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How to Become a Rainmaker: The Rules for Getting and Keeping Customers and Clients Jeffrey J. Fox |
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If You Feel Too Much: Thoughts on Things Found and Lost and Hoped For Jamie Tworkowski |
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It Is Finished: 365 Days of Good News Tullian Tchividjian |
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Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook: How to Tell Your Story in a Noisy Social World Gary Vaynerchuk |
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Killing Lions: A Guide Through the Trials Young Men Face John Eldredge |
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The Mingling of Souls: God’s Design for Love, Marriage, Sex, and Redemption Matt Chandler |
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Necessary Endings Dr. Henry Cloud |
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Never Surrender: A Soldier’s Journey to the Crossroads of Faith and Freedom General Jerry Boykin |
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No Hero: The Evolution of a Navy Seal Mark Owen |
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One Nation: What We Can All Do to Save America’s Future Dr. Ben Carson |
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Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World Michael Hyatt |
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Rising to the Challenge: My Leadership Journey Carly Fiorina |
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Scary Close: Dropping the Act and Finding True Intimacy Donald Miller |
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Stout Advice: The Secrets to Building Yourself, People, and Teams! Logan Stout |
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#Struggles: Following Jesus in a Selfie-Centered World Craig Groeschel |
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Talent Is Never Enough: Discover the Choices That Will Take You Beyond Your Talent John C. Maxwell |
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Dr. Stephen R. Covey |
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The Art of Work: A Proven Path to Discovering What You Were Meant to Do Jeff Goins |
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The Automatic Customer: Creating a Subscription Business in Any Industry John Warrillow |
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The Case for Christ: A Journalist’s Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus Lee Strobel |
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The Case for Grace: A Journalist Explores the Evidence of Transformed Lives Lee Strobel |
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The Christian Atheist: Believing in God but Living As If He Doesn’t Exist Craig Groeschel |
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The Compound Effect Darren Hardy |
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The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team with Positive Energy Jon Gordon |
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The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal Jim Loehr & Tony Schwartz |
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The Power of Who: You Already Know Everyone You Need to Know Bob Beaudine |
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The Talent Code: Greatness Isn’t Born. It’s Grown. Here’s How. Daniel Coyle |
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The Top 10 Distinctions Between Millionaires and the Middle Class Keith Cameron Smith |
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The Top 10 Distinctions Between Winners and Whiners Keith Cameron Smith |
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A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: How I Learned to Live a Better Story Donald Miller |
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Coming Back Stronger: Unleashing the Hidden Power of Adversity Drew Brees |
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Don’t Give Up, Don’t Give In: Lessons from an Extraordinary Life Louis Zamperini & David Rensin |
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Fight: Winning the Battles That Matter Most Craig Groeschel |
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First: What It Takes to Win Rich Froning |
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Only Believe Danny & Diane McDaniel |
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Searching for God Knows What Donald Miller |
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The Life You’ve Always Wanted: Spiritual Disciplines for Ordinary People John Ortberg |
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The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism Timothy Keller |
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The Total Money Makeover: Classic Edition: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness Dave Ramsey |
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Things I Wish I’d Known Before We Got Married Gary Chapman |
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American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History Chris Kyle, |
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Benghazi: The Definitive Report Brandon Webb & Jack Murphy |
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Jesus + Nothing = Everything Tullian Tchividjian |
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Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead Sheryl Sandberg |
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Nutrient Timing: The Future of Sports Nutrition John Ivy |
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Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon’s Journey into the Afterlife Dr. Eben Alexander |
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SEAL Team Six: Memoirs of an Elite Navy SEAL Sniper Howard Wasdin & Stephen Templin |
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Steinbrenner: The Last Lion of Baseball Bill Madden |
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Steve Jobs Walter Isaacson |
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Sun Stand Still: What Happens When You Dare to Ask God for the Impossible Steven Furtick |
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The Essential Wooden: A Lifetime of Lessons on Leaders and Leadership John Wooden & Steve Jamison |
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The Explicit Gospel Matt Chandler & Jared Wilson |
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Boots on the Ground by Dusk: My Tribute to Pat Tillman Mary Tillman & Narda Zacchino |
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ESPN The Company: The Story and Lessons Behind the Most Fanatical Brand in Sports Anthony Smith & Keith Hollihan |
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Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…And Others Don’t Jim Collins |
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Hidden America: From Coal Miners to Cowboys, an Extraordinary Exploration of the Unseen People W ho Make This Country Work Jeanne Marie Laskas |
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Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World Bob Goff |
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Outlaw Platoon: Heroes, Renegades, Infidels, and the Brotherhood of War in Afghanistan Sean Parnell & John Bruning |
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The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For? Rick Warren |
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The Mental Athlete Kay Porter |
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Through My Eyes Tim Tebow & Nathan Whitaker |
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Training Camp: What the Best Do Better Than Everyone Else Jon Gordon |
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Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption Laura Hillenbrand |
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All Things Possible: My Story of Faith, Football, and the First Miracle Season Kurt Warner & Michael Silver |
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Go Long!: My Journey Beyond the Game and the Fame Jerry Rice & Brian Curtis |
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How to Win Friends & Influence People Dale Carnegie |
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Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 Marcus Luttrell & Patrick Robinson |
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Mind Gym: An Athlete’s Guide to Inner Excellence Gary Mack & David Casstevens |
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Playing with Purpose: Basketball: Inside the Lives and Faith of Top NBA Stars Mike Yorkey |
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Pro-Sumer Power II ! How to Create Wealth by Being Smarter, Not Cheaper, and Referring Others to Do the Same Bill Quain |
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Rich Dad Poor Dad: What The Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not! Robert T. Kiyosaki |
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Running Within: A Guide to Mastering the Body-Mind-Spirit: A Guide to Mastering the Body-Mind-Spirit Connection for Ultimate Training and Racing Jerry Lynch & Warren Scott |
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The Alchemist Paulo Coelho |
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The Coming Economic Collapse: How You Can Thrive When Oil Costs $200 a Barrel Stephen Leeb & Glen Strathy |
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The Facebook Effect: The Inside Story of the Company That Is Connecting the World David Kirkpatrick |
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The Greatest Miracle in the World Og Mandino |
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The Greatest Salesman in the World Og Mandino |
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The Greatest Secret in the World Og Mandino |
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The Winners Manual: For the Game of Life Jim Tressel |
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Think Big: Make It Happen in Business and Life Donald J. Trump & Bill Zanker |
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