2011 Book List
It has been exciting to put together this list of books I hope to read this year, and to start noting down ideas for next year as well. Underlined items have been completed. The list is still in progress and I anticipate it will be throughout the year. Some of these titles are on our shelves and others still need to be obtained. I hope that 2011 will be the year to read books I have had on my mind for years!
Fiction
The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan
The Heart of Darkness and The Secret Sharer by Joseph Conrad - would like children to read it as teens, as exploration of human depravity and racism (opportunities to discuss redemption, value of every human life, and duty toward the needy).
That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis
Non-fiction
Biography, Autobiography and History
Imprisoned in Iran: Love's Victory over Fear by Dan Baumann
J. Hudson Taylor: A Man in Christ by Roger Steer
The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
Undaunted Courage: Meriwether, Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West by Stephen E. Ambrose
Relationship With God
The God Who Loves by John McArthur - I only partially read this as I found it hard going and wasn't gaining a lot from it. I skimmed the whole book.
The Deeper Christian Life by Andrew Murray
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
The Experience that Counts by Jonathan Edwards
Radical Womanhood by Carolyn McCulley
The Treasure Principle by Randy Alcorn
Family and Home Life
Adopt International by O. Robin Sweet and Patty Bryan
Leading Little Ones to God by Marian Schoolland
The Billings Method: Using the Body's Natural Signal of Fertility to Achieve or Avoid Conception by Evelyn Billings
| Tarts with tops on: or how to make the perfect pie by Tamasin Day-Lewis |
On Becoming Baby Wise by Gary Ezzo I skim read this in one evening just to clarify my understanding of some aspects of the Baby Wise perspective on sleep and waking. This gave me some ideas about how long to expect Mercy to nap for in the day, and how to be flexible with my schedule.
The Charlotte Mason Companion: Personal Reflections on the Gentle Art of Learning by Karen Andreola is a wonderful read! Full of sweet inspiration!
I also want to read about toilet training and "elimination communication" - book recommendations are welcome!
Mission
Ministries of Mercy: Lessons from the Jericho Road by Timothy J. Keller
Promoting the Gospel by John Dickson
Prayers and Poems
The Valley of Vision: A collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions
The Poems of Banjo Patterson
Next year?
The Valley of Vision: A collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions
Screwtape Letters
Miracles
Prayer: Letters to Malcolm
The Two Sons by John McArthur
Stepping Heavenward
Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Randy Alcorn's book on eternity
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