Me Thinks

Hey, hey--here is a list of the books I read this past year.  The asterisks denote books I especially liked. Now this gets tricky because I haven't read a rotten book all year and every book on this list affected me in some way, so I could reasonably mark every book with an asterisk, but that wouldn't be helpful. I chose books that I would particularly recommend.

1. *Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis

2. Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann

3. *Children of the Dust Bowl: The True Story of the School at Weedpatch Camp

4. *The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg

5. *Refugee by Alan Gratz

6. The Gospel Comes with a House Key: Practicing Radically Ordinary Hospitality in Our Post-Christian World by Roasaria Butterfield

7. Bread of Angels by Tessa Afshar

8. A Surgeon in the Village: An American Doctor Teaches Brain Surgery in Africa by Tony Bartelme

9. Growing Up by Russell Baker

10. *The Book of Mormon

11. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

12. A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

13. Christmas by Accident by Camron Wright

14. Mexican Americans and the Question of Race by Julie A. Dowling

15. Certain Women by Linda K. Burton

16. Whatever You Choose to Be by Ann Romney

17. *Grandma Gatewood’s Walk by Ben Montgomery 

18. *Where the Wind Leads by Vinh Chung

19. *Planted: Belief and Belonging in an Age of Doubt by Patrick Mason

20. Still that Summer Girl by Elaine Wright Christensen 

21. *Third Nephi, the Fifth Gospel by Andrew Skinner

22 Unselfish: Love thy neighbor as thy selfie by Paul D. Parkinson 

23. I’m Proud of You: My Friendship with Fred Rogers by Tim Madigan

24. *Insights From a Prophet's Life: Russell M. Nelson by Sheri Dew

25. The Crucible of Doubt: Reflections on the Quest for Faith by Terryl and Fiona Givens

26. Courage to Be You: Inspiring Lessons From an Unexpected Journey by Gail Miller

27. Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy by David D. Burns

28. Girl Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis
29. The New Testament
30. *The Majesty of Calmness by William George Jordan

If I had to pick my two very favorites, they would be: Where the Wind Leads and Planted. 
31. Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker