The 29 books of 2017
Year-in-review: Books
The 29 books of 2017
I read 29 books cover to cover in 2017...which is 1 for each year I've been alive & 5 more than my goal of 24 for the year. This tally doesn't include books referenced, books started but not finished, audio books, articles, etc. It may not seem impressive at all to some of you, but as much as I read, finishing books has been a challenge in recent years. I'm really excited about having gotten back into a steady reading habit and look forward to sharing an even longer list in 2018!
Titles, authors, & links are listed below if you're curious or want to check out any for yourselves!
Living Beautifully with Uncertainty and Change by Pema Chodron
Einstein on Cosmic Religion and Other Opinions and Aphorisms by Albert Einstein
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert
The Divine Dance: The Trinity and Your Transformation by Richard Rohr
Finding God in the Body: A Spiritual Path for the Modern West by Benjamin Riggs
Culture Care: Reconnecting with Beauty for Our Common Life by Makoto Fujimura
Wired to Create: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind by Scott Barry Kaufman and Carolyn Gregoire
There’s No Good Card for This: What to Say and Do When Life is Scary, Awful, and Unfair to People You Love by Emily McDowell & Dr. Kelsey Crowe
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed
The Rebirthing of God: Christianity’s Struggle for New Beginnings by John Phillip Newell
Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu translated by Stephen Mitchell
How To Be Here: A Guide to Creating a Life Worth Living by Rob Bell
Facing the Music: My Story by Jennifer Knapp
What We Talk About When We Talk About God by Rob Bell
The Art of Asking: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help by Amanda Palmer
Make Good Art by Neil Gaiman
Chalked Up: My Life in Elite Gymnastics by Jennifer Sey
Betrayal: The Crisis in the Catholic Church by The Investigative Staff of the Boston Globe
Sacred Energies: When the World’s Religions Sit Down to Talk About the Future of Human Life and the Plight of This Planet by Daniel C. Maguire
Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brene Brown
The Soul of Shame: Retelling the Stories We Believe About Ourselves by Curt Thompson
Thou Art That: Transforming Religious Metaphor by Joseph Campbell
How to Make it in the New Music Business by Ari Herstand
No Booker, No Bouncer, No Bartender by Shannon Curtis
Fierce: How Competing for Myself Changed Everything by Aly Raisman
Triangle by Mac Barnett, Illustrated by Jon Klassen
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth by Oliver Jeffers
Perennial Seller: The Art of Making and Marketing Work that Lasts by Ryan Holiday