Books: ones I'm reading, ones I've read, and ones I think you might enjoy

As I have been reading over my posts I realized how often I reference books I am reading or have read so I thought I would put together a list for you of those with brief summaries and reviews and a reading recommendation for you in case you happened to be inclined towards reading something that influenced one of my posts.

Current Reading List (what I am reading right now) as of October 17, 2012:

Flannery O'Conner the Complete Stories
The Greatest Generation by Tom Brokaw
Travels with Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck
Jesus on Leadership: Becoming a Servant Leader by C. Gene Wilkes

Reviews:

Non-fiction:
The Deeper Journey: The Spirituality of Discovering Your True Self by M. Robert Mullholland Jr.

King Came Preaching: The Pulpit Power of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by Dr. Mervyn A. Warren

When Good Men Get Angry by Bill Perkins

The Resurrection of Ministry by Andrew Purves

A Million Miles in a Thousand Years by Donald Miller

Searching for God Knows What by Donald Miller

Angry Conversations with God: A Snarky but Authentic Spiritual Memoir by Susan Isaacs

Run with the Horses: The Quest for Life at Its Best by Eugene Peterson

Wisdom Chaser: Finding My Father at 14,000 Feet by Nathan Foster

The Book of Pastoral Rule by Saint Gregory the Great

A Thomas Merton Reader edited by Thomas P. McDonnell

The Lost World of Genesis One by John H. Walton

Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived by Rob Bell

Dark Night of the Soul by St. John of the Cross

Crazy Love by Francis Chan

My Struggle with Faith by Joseph Girzone

Killing Cock Roaches & Other Scattered Musings on Christian Leadership  by Tony Morgan

A Cross Shattered Church  by Stanley Hauerwas

Have a Little Faith by Mitch Albom

The Doctrine of Eternal Punishment by Harry Buis

Erasing Hell by Francis Chan

Divine Nobodies by Jim Palmer

Singled Out: Why Celibacy Must be Reinvented in Today's Church by Christine A. Colon & Bonnie E. Field

Under the Predictable Plant by Eugene H. Peterson

Velvet Elvis by Rob Bell

Sex God by Rob Bell

Just Walk Across the Room by Bill Hybels

Enjoying Intimacy with God by J. Oswald Sanders

Every Man's Battle: Every Man's Guide to Winning the War on Sexual Temptation One Victory at a Time  by Stephen Arterburn and Fred Stoeker

The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis

A Better Freedom: Finding Life as Slaves of Christ by Michael Card

The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town by John Grisham

Sources of Strength: Meditations on Scripture for a Living Faith by Jimmy Carter

The Mentor Leader: Secrets to Building People and Teams That Win Consistently by Tony Dungy and Nathan Whitaker

An Emergent Theology for Emerging Churches by Ray S. Anderson

Beyond the Scandals: A Guide to Healthy Sexuality for Clergy by G. Lloyd Rediger

Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 by Marcus Luttrell with Patrick Robinson

The Folly of Preaching edited by Michael P. Knowles

The Jesus Way: A Conversation on the Ways that Jesus is the Way by Eugene Peterson

Not Your Parents' Offering Plate: A New Vision for Financial Stewardship by J. Clif Christopher

Fiction:

The Wrecker by Clive Cussler

The Fifth Profession by David Morrell

The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan

The Silent Sea by Clive Cussler

Sacred Stone by Clive Cussler

The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown

The Mediterranean Caper by Clive Cussler

Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson   

Golden Buddha by Clive Cussler

Dark Watch by Clive Cussler

The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan

Skeleton Coast by Clive Cussler

Crescent Dawn by Clive Cussler

The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo by Stieg Larsson

Maximum Ride: Schools Out Forever by James Patterson

Lost Empire  by Clive Cussler

The Spy by Clive Cussler

The Jungle  by Clive Cussler

 Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Snakehead  by Anthony Horowitz

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson

Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan

The Kingdom by Clive Cussler and Grant Blackwood

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson

HALO: The Fall of Reach by Eric Nylund

The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan

HALO: The Flood by William C. Dietz

Crocodile Tears by Anthony Horowitz
 
A Salty Piece of Land: A Novel by Jimmy Buffett

The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

Devil's Gate by Clive Cussler and Graham Brown

The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway

Blood Meridian (or The Evening Redness in the West) by Cormac McCarthy

A Redbird Christmas by Fannie Flagg

Honor Bound by W.E.B. Griffin

The Killing Ground by Jack Higgins

By Order of the President by W.E.B. Griffin

Tales from Margaritaville: Fictional Facts and Factual Fictions by Jimmy Buffett