Here are excellent books I've read:
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The River of Doubt by Candice Millard
Recommended by a friend of mine who is a Teddy Roosevelt enthusiast, I asked him, "If I were to read one book about Teddy Roosevelt, which one should I read" and this was it. Great book, amazing story. |
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The Gospel of Christ Crucified by John Harrigan
This is a sort of systematic theology, but done through a very rigorous historical lens, starting with the worldview of a 1st Century Jewish believer.
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Undaunted Courage by Stephen Ambrose
As comprehensive of a story about the Lewis & Clark Expedition as you will find. Definitely a raw picture of who the two men were, what the expedition was like and was the aftermath was.
 | In the Kingdom of Ice by Hampton Sides
I've read one other Hampton Sides book (On Desperate Ground, about the Korean War) - he is an excellent historian and writer and though this book is slow to start, once it gets going, the story is unbelievable. I like books about people who are pushed to the absolute limit because invariably, the absolute limit is so much farther than we would think it is.
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I read this book for the first time when I was a senior in college and ended up writing my senior Psychology paper about it. I hadn't picked it up again until recently and was reminded of its penetrating wisdom. There is the first part of the book which is a gut-wrenching first-hand account of what like was like in a concentration camp in WWII. The second half of the book, however, is what is most striking. Frankl lays out his outlook on life itself, wrapped up in a discussion about his thoughts on psychology and logotherapy, his major contribution to the field.
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The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11 by Garrett Graff
I've read a few book about 9/11 and this one is different. The author compiled hundreds of interviews with people who were in all of the different locations that 9/11 affected directly, he also interviewed several high-ranking government officials and the book is set in chronological order with the voices of what was happening. Very well done.
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I have not read a ton of books on personal finances/wealth management, but I have read a few, and this one is the best one I've read. This book is honest, humble and also thought-provoking. It invites us to look at our finances differently while also inviting us to look at the world around us differently. I'll never see a fancy/luxurious car out on the road the same way again.
