I enjoy reading Bible commentary materials for my personal Bible study time and as I do research for the lessons I write for LifeWay Christian Resources. I also enjoy reading Christian books on a variety of topics (apologetics, devotional, missiology, theology, etc.). These represent the largest part of my personal library.
The books listed below are some that I have read the past few years and that represent personal areas of interest. I have not included any personal comments or reviews. You can find good reviews at Amazon.com and decide for yourself whether a particular book might be of interest to you. However, these are books that I have enjoyed and recommend.
ADVENTURE | EXPLORATION
Alone
The Classic Polar Adventure
by Richard E. Byrd
Alone on the Great Wall
by William Lindesay
Endurance
Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage
by Alfred Lansing
Flight of Passage: A Memoir
by Rinker Buck
High Exposure
An Enduring Passion for Everest and Unforgiving Places
by David Breashears and Jon Krakauer
Kon-Tiki
Across the Pacific in a Raft
by Thor Heyerdahl
Last Climb
The Legendary Everest Expeditions of George Mallory
by David Breashears and Audrey Salkeld
Leading at the Edge
Leadership Lessons from the Extraordinary Saga of Shackleton’s Antarctic Expedition
by Dennis N. T. Perkins, Margaret P. Holtman, Paul R. Kessler, Catherine McCarthy
My Old Man and the Sea
by David Hays
Over the Edge of the World
Magellan’s Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe
by Laurence Bergreen
Running the Amazon
by Joe Kane
Sailing Alone around the World
by Joshua Slocum
Shackleton’s Boat Journey
by Frank Arthur Worsley
Shackleton’s Forgotten Men
The Untold Tragedy of the Endurance Epic
by Lennard Bickel
Shackleton’s Way
Leadership Lessons from the Great Antarctic Explorer
by Margot Morrell, Stephanie Capparell
South
The Last Antarctic Expedition of Shackleton and the Endurance
by Sir Ernest Shackleton (Author), Tim Cahill (Foreword)
The Adventurer’s Handbook
Life Lessons from History’s Great Explorers
by Mick Conefrey
The Ice Master
The Doomed 1913 Voyage of the Karluk
by Jennifer Niven
The Lost Explorer
Finding Mallory on Mt. Everest
by Conrad Anker and David Roberts
The Man Who Walked Through Time
The Story of the First Trip Afoot Through the Grand Canyon
by Colin Fletcher
The Travels
by Marco Polo
View from the Summit
The Remarkable Memoir by the First Person to Conquer Everest
by Sir Edmund Hillary
HUMAN RIGHTS | WAR
A Long Way Gone
The True Story of a Child Soldier
by Ishmael Beah
Flags of Our Fathers
by James Bradley
Flyboys
A True Story of Courage
by James Bradley
I Will Bear Witness 1942-1945
A Diary of the Nazi Years
by Victor Klemperer
Lone Survivor
The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10
by Marcus Luttrell and Patrick Robinson
Nanking
Anatomy of an Atrocity
by Masahiro Yamamoto
Night
by Elie Wiesel
Not on Our Watch
The Mission to End Genocide in Darfur and Beyond
by Don Cheadle and John Prendergast
The Lost Daughters of China
Adopted Girls, Their Journey to America, and the Search for a Missing Past
by Karin Evans
The Translator
A Tribesman’s Memoir of Darfur
by Daoud Hari
INSPIRATIONAL | CHALLENGING
90 Minutes in Heaven
A True Story of Death & Life
by Don Piper and Cecil Murphey
Crazy Love
Overwhelmed by a Relentless God
by Francis Chan
Dangerous Surrender
What Happens When You Say Yes to God
By Kay Warren
Do Hard Things
A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations
by Alex and Brett Harris
Facing Terror
The True Story of How an American Couple Paid the Ultimate Price
for Their Love of the Muslim People
by Carrie McDonnall and Kristin Billerbeck
Give Me Your Heart
by Cliff Lea
In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day
How to Survive and Thrive When Opportunity Roars
by Mark Batterson
Interrupted: An Adventure in Relearning the Essentials of Faith
by Jen Hatmaker
Missional Renaissance
Changing the Scorecard for the Church
by Reggie McNeal
Outliers: The Story of Success
by Malcolm Gladwell
Primal
A Quest for the Lost Soul of Christianity
by Mark Batterson
Radical
Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream
by David Platt
ReJesus: A Wild Messiah for a Missional Church
by Michael Frost and Alan Hirsch
Seizing Your Divine Moment
by Erwin Raphael McManus
Prisoners of Hope
The Story of Our Captivity and Freedom in Afghanistan
by Dayna Curry, Heather Mercer, and Stacy Mattingly
Servolution
Starting a Church Revolution Through Serving
by Dino Rizzo
Stones into Schools
Promoting Peace with Education in Afghanistan and Pakistan
by Greg Mortenson
The Barbarian Way
Unleash the Untamed Faith Within
by Erwin Raphael McManus
The Bottom Billion
Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It
by Paul Collier
The Hole in Our Gospel
What Does God Expect of Us?
The Answer that Changed my Life and Might Just Change the World
by Richard Stearns
The Power of Nice
How to Conquer the Business World with Kindness
by Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval
The Power of Small
Why Little Things Make All the Difference
by Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval
The Tipping Point
How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
by Malcolm Gladwell
Three Cups of Tea
One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace … One School at a Time
by Greg Mortenson
Toxic Charity
How Churches and Charities Hurt Those They Help (And How to Reverse It)
by Robert D. Lupton
ISLAM
Answering Islam
The Crescent in the Light of the Cross
by Norman L. Geisler & Abdul Saleeb
Because They Hate
A Survivor of Islamic Terror Warns America
by Brigitte Gabriel
Camel Training Method
by Kevin Greeson
Fast Facts on Islam
What You Need to Know
by John Ankerberg & John Weldon
Hatred’s Kingdom
How Saudi Arabia Supports the New Global Terrorism
by Dore Gold
Inside Islam
Exposing and Reaching the World of Islam
by Reza F. Safa
Inside the Revolution
How the Followers of Jihad, Jefferson & Jesus Are Battling
to Dominate the Middle East and Transform the World
by Joel C. Rosenberg
Islam Revealed
A Christian Arab’s View of Islam
By Dr. Anis A. Shorrosh
Jesus and Muhammad
Profound Differences and Surprising Similarities
by Mark A. Gabriel
Light in the Shadow of Jihad
The Struggle for Truth
by Ravi Zacharias
More Than a Prophet
An Insider’s Response to Muslim Beliefs about Jesus & Christianity
by Ergun Mehmet Caner and Emir Fethi Caner
Revelation?
Jesus, Holy Spirit, God in Christianity and Islam
by Mark Durie
Secrets of the Koran
Revealing Insights into Islam’s Holy Book
by Don Richardson
The Facts on Islam
Answers to the Most Frequently Asked Questions
by John Ankerberg & John Weldon
The Koran
Published by Penguin Books
The Many Faces of Islam (Audio)
by Nabeel Jabbour
The Truth about Muhammad
Founder of the World’s Most Intolerant Religion
by Robert Spencer
Understand My Muslim People
by Dr. Abraham Sarkar | A former Muslim
Understanding the Koran
A Quick Christian Guide to the Muslim Holy Book
by Mateen Elass
Unveiling Islam
An Insider’s Look at Muslim Life and Beliefs
by Ergun Mehmet Caner and Emir Fethi Caner
While Europe Slept
How Radical Islam is Destroying the West from Within
by Bruce Bawer
JUSTICE
Good News About Injustice
A Witness of Courage in a Hurting World
by Gary A. Haugen
Just Courage
God’s Great Expedition for the Restless Christian
by Gary A. Haugen
Modern Slavery
The Secret World of 27 Million People
by Kevin Bales, Zoe Trodd, and Alex Kent Williamson
MOTHER TERESA
A Simple Path
by Mother Teresa
Created for Greater Things
Mother Teresa’s Life and Witness
by Mother Teresa and Gloria Hutchinson
Everything Starts From Prayer
Mother Teresa’s meditations on spiritual life for people of all faiths.
Selected and arranged by Anthony Stern MD
Finding Calcutta
What Mother Teresa Taught Me About Meaningful Work and Service
by Mary Poplin
In the Heart of the World
Thoughts, Stories and Prayers
by Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light
The Private Writings of the Saint of Calcutta
by Mother Teresa, Brian Kolodiejchuk (Editor)
Mother Teresa: In My Own Words
by Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa’s Prescription: Finding Happiness And Peace in Service
by Paul A. Wright
No Greater Love
by Mother Teresa and Thomas Moore
Precious Gems of Wisdom: Mother Teresa
Compiled by Karishma Bajaj
Reaching Out in Love: Stories Told by Mother Teresa
Compiled by Edward Le Joly and Jaya Chaliha
Something Beautiful for God
by Malcolm Muggeridge
Thoughts to Inspire and Celebrate
A Compilation of Mother Teresa’s Teachings on Love
by Glenna Hammer Moulthrop
SURVIVAL
Alive
by Piers Paul Read
Black Wave
A Family’s Adventure at Sea and the Disaster That Saved Them
by John Silverwood and Jean Silverwood
In the Heart of the Sea
The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
by Nathaniel Philbrick (Author)
Into the Wild
by Jon Krakauer
Into Thin Air
A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster
by Jon Krakauer
Left for Dead
My Journey Home from Everest
by Beck Weathers
Mawson’s Will
The Greatest Polar Survival Story Ever Written
by Lennard Bickel
The Climb
by Anatoli Boukreev and G. Weston DeWalt
The Long Walk
The True Story of a Trek to Freedom
by Slavomir Rawicz
Touching the Void
by Joe Simpson
WOMEN’S ISSUES
The Good Women of China
by Xinran
Half the Sky
Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
In the Name of Honor: A Memoir
by Mukhtar Mai
Under the Banner of Heaven
A Story of Violent Faith
by John Krakauer
PEOPLE
Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl
by Anne Frank
Anne Frank’s Story
Her Life Retold for Children
by Carol Ann Lee
Autobiography of a Face
by Lucy Grealy
Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight
An African Childhood
by Alexandra Fuller
In the Line of Fire: A Memoir
by Pervez Musharraf
The Last Lecture
by Randy Pausch and Jeffrey Zaslow
Three Weeks with My Brother
by Nicholas Sparks and Micah Sparks
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