For my 40th birthday, among other things, my wonderful and thoughtful wife had me choose the 15 books (I love books) that I would most readily recommend and that were the most personally influential to me. Then she had me describe them in brief, cryptic, intriguing ways, and we gave friends and family who we celebrated my birthday with the opportunity to take home the book of their choice among these 15. They were to choose based on the descriptions alone (and guess if they so desired). I thought my blog would be a good place to include all the descriptions of these books, because they were and are more influential and forming to my life than I probably even realize. In order as pictured above from left to right:
The link from this life to the life to come!
An enduring exhortation to remember true north in the context of the most controversial issue of our time.
An apologetic of the Christian faith that you can't refuse, and it talks about sex.
A transforming and supernatural story that starts with brutal death.
Honest and humorous reflections in light of each of our impending demise.
A story of espionage, shifting alliances, and brinkmanship that is so cool it can spark a lifetime desire for reading.
A guide to how to follow the most important command from the most important book about the most important person.
A survey of the reality of things in a broken world so devastating you can't look away.
An historical fictional narrative tracing the journeys and sufferings of a murderer turned influencer who set the foundation for a message of hope to reach the ends of the earth.
