Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Books that I read in 2008.

- Turn Around- Mitt Romney
A great book on leadership. It talked a lot about pulling off the 2002 Olympic games.
- Heroes of the Book of Mormon- Various General Authorities
This Book showed how various people from the Book of Mormon were heroes. And ways that we can follow.
- Into the Wild- John Krakauer
A great look into one man's journey to find himself.
- Bringing Down the House- Ben Mezerich
The movie "21" was LOOSELY based on this book. It highlights a group of MIT kids that figure out how to beat Vegas in black jack.
- The Richest Man In Babylon- George S. Clason
A classic personal finance book.
- Call of the Wild- Jack London
A classic that I had never read. So good.
- Financial Peace- Dave Ramsey
A personal finance book put in very simple terms.
- Hate Mail From Cheerleaders- Rick Reilly
A collection of a lot of articles written by Rick Reilly who wrote for ESPN for years.
- The 17 Essential Qualities Of A Team Player- John C. Maxwell
A very average book on team work.
- Ultra Marathon Man- Dean Karnazes
A crazy book on endurance running. Inspirational and funny.
- How to Win Friends and Influence People- Dale Carnegie
A must read on how not to be a jerk
- The Shack- WM. Paul Young
A christian fiction book. Interesting perspectives.
- Man Hunt- James Swanson
A VERY detailed account of the 12 day search for John Wilkes Booth. So so good.

And my 2008 Book of the Year goes to...

Man Hunt.

2 comments:

Shy Little Violets said...

Wow, Great reads. It's interesting to see what people are reading, it tells a lot about what their interests are and the direction of their thoughts.

Emily said...

Really.....Man Hunt, huh?!? I may have to take you up on your recommendation on that one. It sounds interesting and I need a really good read. Is it a page turner?? I usually tray to read a book a week but I've been soo busy lately that's it's been getting hard. Seriously, is it really good?