Walking PhD Reading List - 2013

By Michael Holland

In pursuit of my self-described Christian Businessman PhD, I started on a quest in early 2010 to read 100 books to increase my knowledge, exposure and intellect. I achieved the goal in late 2012. I now continue to read 30 to 40 book per year.

Below are the books I read during 2013.

Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream		David Platt
Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power		Jon Meachame
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable		Patrick Lencioni
To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others		Daniel Pink
What We Talk About When We Talk About God		Rob Bell
Master Plan of Evangelism, The		Robert E. Coleman
Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon’s Journey into the Afterlife		Eban Alexander

The Prodigal God		Timothy Keller
The Seven Storey Mountain		Thomas Merton
Leadership and the Art of Struggle: How Great Leaders Grow Through Challenge and Adversity		Steven Synder
Christian Reflections on The Leadership Challenge (J-B Leadership Challenge: Kouzes/Posner)		James Kouzes, Barry Posner and John Maxwell
Altar Ego: Becoming Who God Says You Are		Craig Groeschel
The Hole in Our Gospel: What Does God Expect of Us? The Answer That Changed My Life and Might Just Change the World		Richard Stearns
WEIRD: Because Normal Isn’t Working		Craig Groeschel
The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge		David McCullough
Practicing Affirmation: God-Centered Praise of Those Who Are Not God		Sam Crabtree
The Oz Principle: Getting Results Through Individual and Organizational Accountability		Criag Hickman, Tom Smith and Roger Connors
The Bedford Boys: One American Town’s Ultimate D-day Sacrifice		Alex Kershaw
Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World		Bob Goff
Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work		Chip & Dan Heath
The Weight of Glory		C. S. Lewis
Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead		Sheryl Sandberg
Next Generation Leader: 5 Essentials for Those Who Will Shape the Future		Andy Stanley
The Great Divorce		C. S. Lewis
All In: You Are One Decision Away From a Totally Different Life		Mark Batterson
The Virtual Assistant Solution: Come up for Air, Offload the Work You Hate, and Focus on What You Do Best		Michael Hyatt
Created to Praise		Derek Prime
David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants		Malcom Gladwell
The Go-Giver: A Little Story About a Powerful Business Idea		Bob Burg and John Mann
Crazy Busy: A (Mercifully) Short Book about a (Really) Big Problem		Kevin DeYoung
Everyday Battles: Knowing God Through Our Daily Conflicts		Bob Schultz
The One Year Chronological Bible NLT (One Year Bible: Nlt)		God