{"id":6269,"date":"2013-01-02T09:34:56","date_gmt":"2013-01-02T14:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=6269"},"modified":"2013-01-02T09:34:56","modified_gmt":"2013-01-02T14:34:56","slug":"2012-books-in-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=6269","title":{"rendered":"2012 Books in Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Harry S. Truman – “Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers<\/em>.”<\/p>\n

I am grateful that my Mom instilled in my brother, sister, and me a deep love for reading.\u00a0 We didn’t have a lot of disposable income when I was growing up, but library cards were free.\u00a0 I still remember loading up the car with books for the week ahead.\u00a0 In order to punish us, often my Mom would just have to threaten to take away our books.\u00a0 I’m grateful that God has nurtured my passion for reading into one of the most powerful ways that I am able to hear His voice.\u00a0 I am careful to read in a way that I think will help me to become more of what God created me to be.<\/p>\n

I take great care to highlight while reading.\u00a0 After I read a book, I always take all of my highlights and type them into Evernote<\/a>.\u00a0 This allows me to recall favorite quotes and phrases as necessary thanks to Evernote’s powerful search functions and organizational system.\u00a0 I then take these notes and formulate them into a book review on this blog.\u00a0 I’m not sure if anyone else reads these but me, but in the end…I’m the one that needs to learn, so it’s fine if it is just me.\u00a0 At the end of the year, I like to go back through all of the reviews and post a comprehensive list of all the books from the year before.\u00a0 You will notice that the titles of the books are links that will take you to the review I wrote of each book.\u00a0 This year I was privileged to learn a ton from reading 78 books.<\/p>\n

Any suggestions for books to read in 2013?<\/p>\n

2012 Books<\/p>\n

January 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Circle Maker <\/a>by Mark Batterson<\/p>\n

Michelle Obama: A Life <\/a>by New Word City<\/p>\n

Be Our Guest <\/a>by Disney<\/p>\n

How Do You Kill 11 Million People? <\/a>by Andy Andrews<\/p>\n

Money, Possessions, and Eternity<\/a> by Randy Alcorn<\/p>\n

Surprised by Grace<\/a> by Tullian Tchividjian<\/p>\n

John F. Kennedy, A Life<\/a> by New Word City<\/p>\n

February 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

What You Can Learn from Warren Buffett<\/a> by New Word City<\/p>\n

EntreLeadership<\/a> by Dave Ramsey<\/p>\n

Adopted for Life<\/a> by Russell Moore<\/p>\n

Stuff Christians Like <\/a>by Jon Acuff<\/p>\n

Great by Choice<\/a> by Jim Collins<\/p>\n

Real Marriage<\/a> by Mark and Grace Driscoll<\/p>\n

The Prodigal God<\/a> by Tim Keller<\/p>\n

Orthodoxy<\/a> by G.K. Chesterton<\/p>\n

Gospel<\/a> by J.D. Greear<\/p>\n

The Go-Getter<\/a> by Peter Kyne<\/p>\n

March 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

Twenty Miles Per Cookie<\/a> by Nancy Vogel<\/p>\n

How LEGO Made a Comeback<\/a> by New Word City<\/p>\n

Stop Stealing Dreams<\/a> by Seth Godin<\/p>\n

Leaders Who Make a Difference<\/a> by Paul Chappell<\/p>\n

The Legend of the Monk and the Merchant<\/a> by Terry Felber<\/p>\n

Kingdom Triangle<\/a> by J.P. Moreland<\/p>\n

The Messiah Method<\/a> by Michael Zigarelli<\/p>\n

Always Know What to Say<\/a> by Peter Murphy<\/p>\n

The Forgotten Children<\/a> by Vernon Brewer<\/p>\n

If My Body is a Temple, Then I was a Megachurch<\/a> by Scott Davis<\/p>\n

Glorious Mess<\/a> by Mike Howerton<\/p>\n

The Holiness of God<\/a> by R.C. Sproul<\/p>\n

Leading at a Higher Level<\/a> by Ken Blanchard<\/p>\n

April 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

Raving Fans<\/a> by Ken Blanchard<\/p>\n

The Advantage<\/a> by Patrick Lencioni<\/p>\n

Rid of My Disgrace<\/a> by Justin and Lindsey Holcomb<\/p>\n

How the Mighty Fall<\/a> by Jim Collins<\/p>\n

Getting Smart<\/a> by Tom Vander Ark<\/p>\n

May 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Good Life<\/a> by Chuck Colson<\/p>\n

Culture Making<\/a> by Andy Crouch<\/p>\n

Love Does<\/a> by Bob Goff<\/p>\n

Absolutely Organize Your Family<\/a> by Debbie Lillary<\/p>\n

June 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

Futurecast<\/a> by George Barna<\/p>\n

Built to Last<\/a> by Jim Collins<\/p>\n

Leaders Who Last<\/a> by Dave Kraft<\/p>\n

Imagine: How Creativity Works<\/a> by Jonah Lehrer<\/p>\n

Platform<\/a> by Michael Hyatt<\/p>\n

The Explicit Gospel <\/a>by Matt Chandler<\/p>\n

Chasing Daylight<\/a> by Eugene O’Kelly<\/p>\n

Rebooting My Brain<\/a> by Maria Ross<\/p>\n

July 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Last Summer (of You and Me) by Ann Brashares<\/p>\n

The Good Sister by Drusilla Campbell<\/p>\n

The Choice by Nicholas Sparks<\/p>\n

Creating Innovators<\/a> by Tony Wagner<\/p>\n

Jesus Among Other Gods<\/a> by Ravi Zacharias<\/p>\n

Secondhand Jesus<\/a> by Glenn Packiam<\/p>\n

Balcony People<\/a> by Joyce Heatherley<\/p>\n

The Element<\/a> by Sir Ken Robinson<\/p>\n

Practicing Affirmation<\/a> by Sam Crabtree<\/p>\n

August 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

Indescribable<\/a> by Louie Giglio and Matt Redman<\/p>\n

First Year Teacher<\/a> by Randy Howe<\/p>\n

Arresting Grace<\/a> by Michael Joel Green<\/p>\n

Wrecked<\/a> by Jeff Goins<\/p>\n

Love Works<\/a> by Joel Manby<\/p>\n

September 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

Praying Circles Around Your Children<\/a> by Mark Batterson<\/p>\n

No Other Gods<\/a> by Kelly Minter<\/p>\n

The Blessing<\/a> by John Trent<\/p>\n

Orphanology<\/a> by Tony Merida and Rick Morton<\/p>\n

October 2012
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The ME I Want to Be<\/a> by John Ortberg<\/p>\n

The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness<\/a> by Timothy Keller<\/p>\n

Glorious Ruin<\/a> by Tullian Tchividjian<\/p>\n

Running for My Life<\/a> by Lopez Lomong<\/p>\n

November 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

Every Good Endeavor <\/a>by Tim Keller<\/p>\n

Love is the Killer App<\/a> by Tim Sanders<\/p>\n

Finish the Mission<\/a> by John Piper<\/p>\n

December 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

How Can A Good God Let Bad Things Happen?<\/a> by Mark Tabb<\/p>\n

Creating Space<\/a> by Ed Cyzewski<\/p>\n

The Evernote Bible<\/a> by Brandon Collins<\/p>\n

A Whole New Mind<\/a> by Daniel Pink<\/p>\n

Organizational Behavior in Education<\/a> by Robert Owens and Thomas Valesky<\/p>\n

Community Wins<\/a> by Bryan Allain<\/p>\n

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Past Book Lists<\/p>\n

2010 Books\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n

2011 Books<\/a><\/p>\n

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