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Timothy Christian High School
2007 Summer Reading Bibliography
Aaseng, Nathan Navajo Code Talkers
Describes how the American military in World War II used a group of Navajo Indians to create an
indecipherable code based on their native language.
Abbott, Edwin Flatland : a Romance of Many Dimensions
Flatland, was published in 1880 and imagines a two-dimensional world inhabited by sentient geometric shapes
who think their planar world is all there is. But one Flatlander, a Square, discovers the existence of a third dimension and
the limits of his world's assumptions about reality and comes to understand the confusing problem of higher dimensions.
The book is also quite a funny satire on society and class distinctions of Victorian England. A classic of science (and
mathematical) fiction—charmingly illustrated by the author---- describes the journeys of A Square, a resident of flatland
and his adventures in Spaceland (three dimensions). Lineland (one dimension) and Pointland (no dimensions). A Square
also entertains thoughts of visiting a land of four dimensions—-- -a revolutionary idea for which lie is banished from
Spaceland.
Adams, Douglas Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy **
Arthur Dent’s odyssey through space. aided by a ―hitchhiker’s guide‖ book. This book continues in ―The
Restaurant at the End of the Universe‖.
Adams, Richard Watership Down
Faced with the annihilation of’ its warren, a small group of male rabbits sets out across the English downs in
search of a new home. Internal struggles for power surface in this intricately woven, realistically told adult adventure
when the protagonists must coordinate tactics in order to defeat an enemy rabbit fortress. It is clear that the author has
done research on rabbit behavior, for this tale is truly authentic.
Albom, Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
The author, an alumnus of Brandeis University, tells of his meetings with a former professor suffering from Lou
Gehrig's disease and of the lessons he learned about life and death from his college mentor.
Allende, Isabel House of the Spirits **
The epic story of the passionate Trueba family begins at the turn of the century in South America.
Armstrong, Lance Every Second Counts
Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong chronicles his struggles after beating cancer, including dealing with
allegations of drug use, finding a balance between his career and family life, and coping with the fear that his cancer will
return.
Arterburn, Stephen Every Young Man's Battle
Presents Bible-based advice and first-person narratives that provide information for young men in their teens and
early twenties on how to remain sexually pure in a culture of permissiveness.
Astorias, Miguel Argel El Senor Presidente/ The President **
Guatemalan Nobel Prize-winner Miguel Ángel Asturias's novel about the totalitarian regime of a Latin American
dictator and the psychological effects of his rule on his people.
Austen, Jane Emma
This novel of Regency England centers upon a self-assured young lady who is determined to arrange her life and
the lives of those around her into a pattern dictated by her romantic fancy.
* indicates advanced level reading
** indicates the title may contain offensive language or content
Austen, Jane Pride and Prejudice
Mrs. Bennett scrambles to find husbands for her five daughters in a gentle satire of the foibles and prejudices of
human nature.
Austen, Jane Sense and Sensibility
Two sisters of opposing temperaments share the pangs of tragic love. Their mutual suffering brings a closer
understanding between the two sisters, and true love finally triumphs.
Berry, Wendell Jayber Crow **
Life story of Jayber Crow, barber, of the Port William membership, as written by himself
Blackaby, Henry Experiencing God
Blackaby shows the way that knowing God does not come through a program, a study, or a method. Knowing
God comes through a relationship with a Person. This is an intimate love relationship with God. Through this
relationship, God reveals Himself, His purposes, and His ways; and He invites you to join Him where He is already at
work.
Bodanis, David Secret House
An eye-opening voyage into a microscopic netherworld, describing the environment we are surrounded by as we
struggle or frolic through a typical day.
Bonhoeffer, Dietrich Letters from Prison *
Letters and Papers from Prison is a collection of notes and correspondence covering the period from Dietrich
Bonhoeffer's arrest in 1943 to his execution by the Gestapo in 1945. The book is probably most famous, and most
important, for its idea of "religionless Christianity"--an idea Bonhoeffer did not live long enough fully to develop, but
whose timeliness only increases as the lines between secular and ecclesial life blur.
Brashares, Ann Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants **
Meet Tibby, Bridget, Lena, and Carmen. Four 15-year-olds, all born in September, best friends for life. Meet the
magical, traveling pants that the girls share over their first summer apart, shipping the pants from DC to Greece to Baja
California to South Carolina. Together, these five characters are the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.
Brinkley, Douglas Wheels for the World : Henry Ford, His Company, and a Century
of Progress, 1903-2003
Chronicles the history of Ford Motor Company and the life of its founder, Henry Ford, examining the company's
impact on industry and the world.
Bryant, Howard Juicing the game: drugs, power, and fight for the soul of Major
League Baseball**
Presents a comprehensive examination of the use of steroids within major league baseball in the years following
the 1994 players' strike, and describes how and when it began and what baseball's leadership knew.
Buck, Pearl S. Good Earth
A Chinese peasant family worked the land they loved in this beautifully told cycle of birth, marriage, and death.
* indicates advanced level reading
** indicates the title may contain offensive language or content
Camus, Albert Stranger *
Caught in the grip of forces he does not understand, a quiet, ordinary clerk in Algiers commits a murder
Card, Orson Scott Ender’s Game
Ender, who is the result of genetic experimentation, may be the military genius Earth needs in its war against an
alien enemy.
Carroll, Lewis Alice in Wonderland
A little girl falls down a rabbit hole and discovers a world of nonsensical and amusing characters.
Carson, Rachel Silent Spring
Presents Rachel Carson's 1962 environmental classic "Silent Spring," which identified the dangers of
indiscriminate pesticide use.
Cather, WIlla My Antonia
A New York lawyer remembers his boyhood in Nebraska and his friendship with a simple Bohemian girl.
Chappel, Fred Brighten the corner where you are
Narrated with wit and engaging high spirits by his son, Jess, this brief sparkling novel re-creates the comic
episodes that constitute Joe Robert Kirkman's last day as high school teacher in Tipton, North Carolina, in 1946.
Charierre, Henri Papillon **
Describes the life of a man sent to prison on a miserable island, Cayena, where escape is impossible. It is a
terrible life for him but he finally escapes after much suffering.
Chaucer, Geoffrey Canterbury Tales *
A group of 31 pilgrims tell their stories on the way to Canterbury Cathedral.
Chevalier, Tracy Girl with the pearl earring
The life of sixteen-year-old Griet is transformed forever when she goes to work as a maid in the home of Dutch
painter Johannes Vermeer and catches the eye of the famous artist.
Clark, Jeremy & Jerusha He's Hot, She's Hot
Find out why you should look for someone who is truly HOT (holy, outrageous, trustworthy) and see how you
can develop the qualities that will both please the Lord and attract the man or woman of your dreams.
* indicates advanced level reading
** indicates the title may contain offensive language or content
Clarke, Arthur C. 2001: A Space Odyssey **
Discovery, a space craft of the twenty-first century traveling at 100.000 miles per hour, is destined for a planet
on the farthest edge of our solar system. Hal. a chatty computer guides two astronauts through the vastness of space. But
computers are not perfect. What will happen when this computer has a nervous breakdown? Based on the screenplay of
1968 by Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke.
Conroy, Pat My Losing Season **
The author reflects on his days at a South Carolina military college. He recalls his love of basketball and its
value to him as a means of self-expression.
Conway, Jill Ker Road from Coorain
In her autobiography Jill Ker Conway writes that as a child she sought refuge from the adult concerns and duties
of her life by retiring to her swing in the eucalyptus grove. There she "would kick furiously in order to rise up higher and
see a little farther beyond the horizon." The Road From Coorain describes Jill Ker Conway's life until the age of twenty-
three when she leaves Australia for graduate school at Harvard University and a life of academic honor including her role
as the first woman president of Smith College.
Cooper, Michael Fighting for Honor: Japanese Americans in World War II
History of the Japanese in the US, focusing on their treatment during World War II, including the ma relocation
to internment camps and the distinguished service of Japanese Americans in the American army.
Cormier, Robert Chocolate War **
A high school freshman discovers the devastating consequences of refusing to join in the school's annual fund
raising drive and arousing the wrath of the school bullies.
Courtenay, Bruce Power of One **
Episodic and bursting with incident, this sprawling memoir of an English boy's lonely childhood in South Africa
during WW II pays moderate attention to questions of race but concerns itself primarily with epic melodrama.
Crane, Stephen Red Badge of Courage **
During his service in the Civil War a young Union soldier matures to manhood and finds peace of mind as he
comes to grips with his conflicting emotions about war.
Danticat, Edwidge Dew Breaker **
A man tries to hide his violent past in Haiti from his new family as he tries to rebuild his life in America.
Darwin, Charles Origin of Species *
By means of natural selection or the preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life. Darwin's classic
work on evolution and natural selection.
Defoe, Daniel Robinson Crusoe
An Englishman who is the sole survivor of a 17th century shipwreck lives for almost thirty years on a desert
island before being rescued.
Dillard, Annie Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
The author reflects on the positive and negative sides of nature while observing life near Tinker Creek, in a
valley in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains.
* indicates advanced level reading
** indicates the title may contain offensive language or content
Dillard, Annie Teaching a Stone to Talk
Fourteen reflective essays on the natural world, including such places as the North Pole, an Ecuadorian jungle,
the Galapagos Islands, and Washington state
Doerr, Harriet Stones for Ibarra
This is the story of an anglo married couple, Richard and Sara Everton, who, in a burst of idealism move from
San Francisco to an old family home and abandoned mine in Mexico. Why, in the face of vociferous objections and
concern from all their friends, would they move to a house they know has no electricity or water and aren't even sure is
still standing? Richard and Sara go "in order to extend the family's Mexican history and patch the present onto the past.
Dorris, Michael Yellow Raft in Blue Water **
A saga of three generations of Indian women. beset by hardship, and torn by angry secrets, yet joined together by
the bonds of kinship.
Dostoeyevski, Fyodor Crime and Punishment *
A novel describing the resultant emotional suffering after a student in St. Petersburg murders an old woman, a
money-lender, and her sister.
Douglass, Frederick Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
Frederick Douglass (1817?-1895) was born into slavery by a slave mother and an unknown father. At the age of
8, he started to educate himself with the help of his master's wife. In 1838, he fled Baltimore for the North. There he soon
became a noted author and speaker on slavery
Dreiser, Theodore Sister Carrie *
The story of a young woman from Wisconsin who goes to Chicago, becomes an actress, marries and goes to
New York, and when her husband loses his job, goes onstage again.
Dumas, Alexander Three Musketeers
During the reign of France's King Louis XIII, d'Artagnan and three musketeers unite to defend the honor of
Anne of Austria against the plots of Cardinal Richeliu.
Dumas, Alexandre Count of Monte Cristo
In this famous old adventure story from France, Edmond Dantes escaped from prison, became intensely wealthy,
and sets out to destroy his enemies.
Duncan, David James Brothers K **
Story of the Chance family living in the Pacific Northwest in the early '60s embattled over the ideals represented
by baseball and religion.
Duncan, David James River Why **
Lesser known than Brother’s K, also a bit shorter, but just as good. It does have a sex scene, but not overly
descriptive by my standards. It is a book about the life of one man’s search for fulfillment and about fly-fishing.
Eastway, Rob Why Do Buses come in Threes
Offers mathematical explanations for the strange coincidences that occur in everyday life and explains how
people can use simple mathematical equations to increase their odds of winning the lottery, finding a date, and keeping
dry in the rain.
Edgerton, Clyde Where Trouble Sleeps
Life in a sleepy southern town in the 1950s changes dramatically when a stoplight is installed at the main
intersection.
* indicates advanced level reading
** indicates the title may contain offensive language or content
Edwards, Betty Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
Presents a set of exercises designed to release creative potential and tap into the special abilities of the right
hemisphere of the brain, focusing on the five basic skills of drawing which include the perception of edges, spaces,
relationships, lights and shadows, and the whole, or gestalt.
Ende, Michael Momo
Momo is very intelligent and is not easily fooled by the two men who come to town telling people to save time
and deposit it in the bank. With the help of her friend, Professor Hora, and a turtle, she is determined to find out what they
are doing with time.
Ende, Michael Neverending Story
Shy, awkward Bastian is amazed to discover that he has become a character in the mysterious book he is reading
and that he has an important mission to fulfill.
Enger, Lief Peace Like a River
In the 1960s, a spiritual man named Jeremiah Land sets out from his Minnesota home with his young son and
daughter to find his elder son, Davy, after he escapes jail on the morning of his sentencing for murder.
Erdrich, Louise Master Butchers Singing Club
Fidelis Waldvogel, a German sniper during WWI, returns home to marry the pregnant widow of his best friend
who was killed in action, and seeking a better life moves his family to North Dakota where he sets up a butcher shop,
starts a singing club, and battles an attraction to the mysterious Delphine a performer who has returned to Argus to care
for her alcoholic father.
Etheridge, Shannon and Stephen Arterburn Every Young Woman's Battle : Guarding Your
Mind, Heart and body in a sex saturated world
The world teens live in promotes sex as the answer to just about everything. The pressure to go along with the crowd is
greater than ever before, and it’s easy to compromise in little ways that are a lot more harmful than they seem. Teens may
become caught up in destructive relationships or sexual activities without even knowing how they got there. They just
want to be normal–to fit in, to be liked, to look attractive to the opposite sex. But are they paying too high a price?
Fast, Howard Freedom Road
Gideon Jackson, former slave and former Union soldier, returns to South
Fast, Howard Last Frontier In some of the most beautiful and moving language used by any American writer,
Fast tells the story of how 300 Cheyenne Indians -- starving on their Oklahoma reservation -- packed up in 1878 and
started a 1,000-mile trek back to the happy hunting grounds of their beloved Wyoming. Hounded by the U.S. cavalry,
outnumbered and outgunned, they fought their way north inch by bloody inch.
Feynman, Richard Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman
A collection of often humorous anecdotes about the 1965 Nobel Prize winner for physics.
Feynman, Richard What do You Care What Other People Think? Further
Adventures of a Curious Character
An autobiography of the physicist, winner of the Nobel Prize, and developer of the atomic bomb, Richard
Feynman recounts his life with his late wife and discusses his involvement in the investigation of the Challenger space
shuttle disaster.
Flanagan, Dennis Flanagan's Version: A Spectator's Guide to Science on the Eve of
the 21st Century
An overview of the discoveries of science over the last three decades.
Fradin, Dennis Bound for the North Star: True Stories of Fugitive Slaves
Collective biography of escaped slaves
* indicates advanced level reading
** indicates the title may contain offensive language or content
Gaines, Ernest J. Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman **
Jane Pittman was freed from slavery at the end of the Civil War and lived to ta a stand during the civil rights
protests of the 1960s. At the age of 108 or so, 5 joined a protest involving separate water fountains.
Gallico, Paul Poseidon Adventure
A large ocean liner converted to a cruise ship, the S.S. Poseidon, is caught by an underwater earthquake and
capsizes. As the ship is slowly sinking, a group of survivors, with the help of an American mountaineer, inch their way
upward through the bowels of the ship to safety. The interlocking stories of these passengers make for interesting reading.
Gerstner, Louis V. Who Says Elephants Can’t Dance? : Leading a Great Enterprise
through Dramatic Change
Gerstner quarterbacked one of history's most dramatic corporate turnarounds. For those who follow business
stories like football games, his tale of the rise, fall and rise of IBM might be the ultimate slow-motion replay. He became
IBM's CEO in 1993, when the gargantuan company was near collapse. The book's opening section snappily reports
Gerstner's decisions in his first 18 months on the job-the critical "sprint" that moved IBM away from the brink of
destruction. The following sections describe the marathon fight to make IBM once again "a company that mattered."
Gibbons, Kaye Ellen Foster
Having suffered abuse and misfortune for much of her life, a young child searches for a better life, and finally
gets a break in the home of a loving woman with several foster children.
Greene, Brian The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the
Quest for the Ultimate Theory
Relates the scientific story and the human struggle behind the search for the string theory--the ultimate theory
which scientists believe is capable of describing all physical phenomena, large and small; and discusses how the theory is
impacting human understanding of space and time.
Gresh, Dannah And the Bride Wore White: Seven Secrets to Sexual Purity
Provides guidance for Christian girls on staying sexually pure and recovering from sexual sin, covering such
topics as how to end sinful relationships, and includes the personal stories of several young women and interviews with
Christian celebrities.
Gresh, Dannah Secret Keeper: The Delicate Power of Modesty
Through Secret Keeper Dannah Gresh tells it like it is—full of truth and full of power! Definitely a must read for
all young women. It unlocks the mystery of modesty and clearly and cool-ly explains it in a way with which teenagers can
identify
Griffin, John Howard Black Like Me **
The author, a white man, recounts his experiences when he darkened his skin and traveled through the South as a
black man.
Grimm, Jacob Grimm’s Fairy Tales **
A collection of tales of magic, princesses and princes, wicked giants, and peasants, to awaken the child to the
power of his heart.
Guilfoile, Kevin Cast of shadows**
Set in a not too distant future after human cloning is legalized this, debut thriller is a disquieting pseudo-
scientific meditation on what happens when the teenage daughter of a leading fertility specialist is brutally murdered and
her father uses his professional skills and a bit of DNA extracted from the death scene to create a copy of her killer.
Gulley, Phillip Home to Harmony
Daily life in small town Harmony, Indiana centers on the life of the Quaker parish and pastor.
* indicates advanced level reading
** indicates the title may contain offensive language or content
Guterson, David Snow Falling on Cedars **
When a newspaper journalist covers the trial of a Japanese American accused of murder, he must come to terms
with his own past.
Haruf, Kent Eventide **
In the community of Holt, Colorado, Victoria Roubideaux goes to college leaving the McPheron brothers who
took her in when she was pregnant. DJ, a boy who lives alone with his grandfather, befriends two sisters whose father left
them, and the children of a disabled couple face harassment at school.
Hautman,Pete Godless
Jason Block, a disaffected 16-year-old, decides to invent a new religion with a new god--the town's water tower.
Finding converts is surprisingly easy. His small group includes his twitchy friend Shin, a self-styled scribe who is writing
the new testament (snippets enticingly appear at the beginning of each chapter) and Henry, a bully who undergoes
changes when he is named high priest of the "Chutengodians."
Hawking, Steven A Brief History of Time **
Cosmology becomes understandable as the author discusses the origin, evolution, and fate of our universe.
Hawking, Steven The Universe in a Nutshell **
Physics guru illuminates startling new theories about our world in a lavishly illustrated sequel to A Brief History
of Time
Hemingway, Earnest Sun Also Rises **
On one level, a novel about the "lost generation" of Americans after World War I in Paris and Spain; on a more
abiding level, the hero's futile search for a way to live in a crippling and hostile world.
Herbert, Frank Dune **
The story of a young prince, Paul Artreides, scion of a star-crossed dynasty, and of his journey from boy to
warrior to ruler of a dying planet destined to become a paradise regained.
Herouf, Kent Plainsong **
Guthrie, a high school teacher left alone to raise his two young sons, becomes involved in the lives of Victoria, a
homeless, pregnant teenager, and two elderly bachelors.
Hickam, Homer H. Rocket Boys (October Sky)
It chronicles the childhood of Homer Hickam, NASA engineer who grew up in the West Virginia town of
Coalwood. Coalwood was a company town, centered around the Coalwood coal mine. In one shape or form everyone
who worked in Coalwood worked for or in the mine. Sons were expected to follow in their father's footsteps. However
Mr. Hickam and his group of friends are galvanized by the Russian's successful Sputnik launch. They are determined to
become rocket scientists and help Werner Von Braun compete with the Russians.
Hillenbrand, Laura Seabiscuit
Describes how three men worked together to turn a rough-hewn, undersized horse into one of the fastest horses
in racing history.
Hobbs, Will Far North
From the window of the small floatplane, fifteen-year-old Gabe Rogers is getting his first look at Canada's
magnificent Northwest Territories with Raymond Providence, his roommate from boarding school. Below is the
spectacular Nahanni River--wall-to-wall whitewater racing between sheer cliffs and plunging over Virginia Falls. The
pilot sets the plane down on the lake-like surface of the upper river for a closer look at the thundering falls. Suddenly the
engine quits. The only sound is a dull roar downstream, as the Cessna drifts helplessly toward the falls ...With the brutal
subarctic winter fast approaching, Gabe and Raymond soon find themselves stranded in Deadmen Valley. Trapped in a
frozen world of moose, wolves, and bears, two boys from vastly different cultures come to depend on each other for their
very survival.
* indicates advanced level reading
** indicates the title may contain offensive language or content
Hosseini, Khaled Kite Runner **
The Kite Runner follows the story of Amir, the privileged son of a wealthy businessman in Kabul and Hassan,
the son of Amir's father's servant. As children in the relatively stable Afghanistan of the early 1970s, the boys are
inseparable. They spend idyllic days running kites and telling stories of mystical places and powerful warriors until an
unspeakable event changes the nature of their relationship forever, and eventually cements their bond in ways neither boy
could have ever predicted. Even after Amir and his father flee to America, Amir remains haunted by his cowardly actions
and disloyalty. In part, it is these demons and the sometimes impossible quest for forgiveness that bring him back to his
war-torn native land after it comes under Taliban rule.
Hugo, Victor Les Miserables **
In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, a convicted criminal, now reformed and prosperous, is still pursued by a
ruthless detective.
Johnson, Spencer Who Moved My Cheese
Presents a parable in which two mice, Sniff and Scurry, and two tiny mouse-sized people, Hem and Haw, try to
find a way to deal successfully with unexpected change in their maze.
Jordan, Robert Eye of the World
First book in the ―Wheel of Time‖ series. This book is for the hardcore fantasy lovers. Thick as a tree, but the
best fantasy series I have ever read.
Junger, Sebastian Perfect Storm
In October 1991, meteorological conditions combined to create the worst nor'easter of the Century--"the Perfect
Storm". Junger tells the exciting story of those who faced the fury of that storm at sea and of the men who tried to rescue
them.
Kallos, Stephanie Broken for you
Fate, redemption, and hope are the forces at work in BROKEN FOR YOU. A lonely elderly Seattle woman
living in her stately old mansion with only ghosts and antiques for company initiates a complicated chain of events when
she decides to take in a boarder, a tough-as-nails stage manager who is secretly seeking the man who left her and prone to
inexplicable weeping breakdowns. This is just the beginning of what grows to be an ad hoc family. The expanding
collection of characters offers Anna Fields fertile ground for narrating this offbeat but engaging story.
Kempis, Thomas a The Imitation of Christ *
The fifteenth-century devotional work which explores the spiritual life and discusses inner comfort and the
sacrament, based on the English translation made by Richard Whitford around 1530.
Kennedy, Robert Thirteen Days
This is the unique, gripping account of the perilous showdown between the United States and the Soviet Union.
During the thirteen days in October 1962 when the United States confronted the Soviet Union over its installation of
missiles in Cuba, few people shared the behind-the-scenes story as it is told here by the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
In a clear and simple record, he describes the personalities involved in the crisis, with particular attention to the actions
and attitudes of his brother, President John F. Kennedy. He describes the daily, even hourly, exchanges between Russian
representatives and American. In firsthand immediacy we see the frightening responsibility of two great nations holding
the fate of the world in their hands.
Kennedy, John F. Profiles in Courage
Presents John F. Kennedy's Pulitzer Prize-winning study of men who, at a risk to themselves, stood fast for a
principle, covering John Quincy Adams, Daniel Webster, Sam Houston, Robert Taft, and others.
* indicates advanced level reading
** indicates the title may contain offensive language or content
Kidder, Tracy Mountains Beyond Mountains : The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man
Who Would Cure the World
At the center of Mountains Beyond Mountains stands Paul Farmer. Doctor, Harvard professor, renowned infectious-
disease specialist, anthropologist, the recipient of a MacArthur ―genius‖ grant, world-class Robin Hood, Farmer was
brought up in a bus and on a boat, and in medical school found his life’s calling: to diagnose and cure infectious diseases
and to bring the lifesaving tools of modern medicine to those who need them most. This magnificent book shows how
radical change can be fostered in situations that seem insurmountable, and it also shows how a meaningful life can be
created, as Farmer—brilliant, charismatic, charming, both a leader in international health and a doctor who finds time to
make house calls in Boston and the mountains of Haiti—blasts through convention to get results.
Kingsolver, Barbara High tide in Tucson
Displaying a diverse background and multiple interests, Kingsolver has written about subjects as varied as the
biological clock of hermit crabs, tourist wanderings in Benin, and visiting an obsolete Titan missile site. The recurring
themes here are the wonder and excitement of parenting; the respect for all creatures, religions and points of view; and the
importance of the natural world in our lives. She weaves these themes throughout her essays and presents readers with a
vision of beliefs too often undervalued in our modern world.
Kotlowitz, Alex There are No Children Here
Kotlowitz's portrayal of two inner city youth's brings to life the hopelessness, pain, and resilience of two young
boys who are faced daily with drugs, violence, and poverty growing up in Chicago housing projects.
Krakauer, John Into Thin Air
A bank of clouds was assembling on the not-so-distant horizon, but journalist-mountaineer Jon Krakauer,
standing on the summit of Mt. Everest, saw nothing that "suggested that a murderous storm was bearing down." He was
wrong. The storm, which claimed five lives and left countless more--including Krakauer's--in guilt-ridden disarray, would
also provide the impetus for Into Thin Air, Krakauer's epic account of the May 1996 disaster.
Lawhead, Stephen Empyrion (and others)
Orion Treet, an unemployed writer, is asked to chronicle the growth of a new extra-terrestrial settlement,
Empyrion.
Lawrence, Brother Practice of the Presence of God
Brother Lawrence, a 17th Century Carmelite lay brother, was recognized for his spirituality and the purity and
simplicity of his teaching. This book comprises his entire surviving writings, including Spiritual Maxims, Gathered
Thoughts, Conversations and Letters.
Lawrence, R.D. White Puma
Worldwide naturalist and author of the acclaimed In Praise of Wolves, R.D. Lawrence offers a gripping novel of
the hunted turning upon the hunter. The North American wilderness serves as the backdrop in this electrifying story of
suspense and survival, as a magnificent and dangerous white puma relentlessly stalks the men who have taken his family
and now seek his death.
Lawson, Mary Crow Lake
Kate Morrison, orphaned at the age of seven, grows up seeing her brilliant older brother Matt's failure to further
his education as a tragedy, and feeling somewhat guilty about her own accomplishments, and it is not until years later that
she finally sees the damage her faulty thinking has caused.
Letts, Billie Shoot the moon
In 1972, in DeClare Oklahoma, 10-month-old Nicky Jack Harjo disappears when his single mother is murdered.
Thirty years later Mark Albright, Californian veterinarian to the stars, having just learned he was adopted, arrives in
DeClare, looking for an explanation from the mother who gave him away. His search for answers to the past turns into a
mission of justice for his murdered mother and an explanation of his own mysterious adoption in California.
* indicates advanced level reading
** indicates the title may contain offensive language or content
Letts, Billie Where the heart is
Novalee Nation seventeen pregnant and living in a Wal-Mart store discovers friendship encouragement direction
and love with a group of caring people in Sequoyah, Oklahoma.
Levitt, Steven D. Freakonomics
Forget your image of an economist as a crusty professor worried about fluctuating interest rates: Levitt focuses
his attention on more intimate real-world issues like whether reading to your baby will make her a better student.
Recognition by fellow economists as one of the best young minds in his field led to a profile in the New York Times
written by Dubner and that original article serves as a broad outline for an expanded look at Levitt's search for the hidden
incentives behind all sorts of behavior.
Lewis, C.S. Mere Christianity
Presents author C. S. Lewis's defense and explanation of Christianity, originally presented as a series of radio
broadcasts during World War II.
Lewis, Michael Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game **
Examines the mathematical strategies by which manager Billy Beane handled the financially strapped Oakland
Athletics' 2002 draft and led the baseball team to success despite its lack of high profile players.
Lord, Walter Day of Infamy
Describes the events of December 7, 1941, before, during, and after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, as well
as the reactions of the men who lived through the attack.
Lucado, Max No Wonder They Call Him the Savior
A discussion of the role the cross plays in the life of the Christian, both physical and spiritual.
MacDonald, Ann Marie Way the crow flies**
Jack McCarthy, an officer in the Royal Canadian Air Force, and his young daughter Madeleine become caught in
separate moral dilemmas. Jack is assigned to watch over a defector from Soviet Russia who has come to work on the U.S.
space program and whom Jack soon realizes is a former Nazi. While Madeleine, one of a group of girls being molested by
their teacher, keeps her secrets when a classmate is raped and murdered.
Maier, Paul Skeleton in God's closet
An ancient skeleton is discovered in Israel-will it shed new light on the life of Jesus or plunge the world into
darkness and chaos? Dr. Jonathan Weber, Harvard professor and biblical scholar, is looking forward to his sabbatical year
on an archaeological dig in Israel. But a spectacular find that seems to be an archaeologist's dream-come-true becomes a
nightmare that could be the death rattle of Christianity. Carefully researched and compellingly written, A Skeleton in
God's Closet explores the tension between doubt and faith, science and religion, and one man's determination to find the
truth-no matter what the cost.
Malone, Michael Handling Sin **
Raleigh Hayes, a respectable citizen of North Carolina, learns his father has vanished with a young female
mental patient. He has left behind a mysterious list of seven outrageous tasks that his upright son must perform in order
to rescue his inheritance.
Marx, Jeffrey Season of life: a football star, a boy, a journey to manhood
Journalist Jeffrey Marx reflects upon his season covering Maryland high school football team the Gilman
Greyhounds, describing the lessons he learned about manhood from the Greyhounds' coach football-star-turned-minister,
Joe Ehrmann and the impact it had on his relationship with his father.
Marquez, Gabriel Garcia 100 Years of Solitude **
Translation of the Spanish novel which traces the rise and fall, birth and death of the mythical town of Macondo,
through the history of the Biendia family.
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Marx, Jeffrey Season of life: a football star, a boy, a journey to manhood
Journalist Jeffrey Marx reflects upon his season covering Maryland high school football team the Gilman
Greyhounds, describing the lessons he learned about manhood from the Greyhounds' coach football-star-turned-minister,
Joe Ehrmann and the impact it had on his relationship with his father.
McBride, James Color of Water **
The Color of Water tells the remarkable story of Ruth McBride Jordan, the two good men she married, and the
12 good children she raised. Jordan, born Rachel Shilsky, a Polish Jew, immigrated to America soon after birth; as an
adult she moved to New York City leaving her family and faith behind in Virginia. Jordan met and married a black man,
making her isolation even more profound. The book is a success story a testament to one woman's true heart solid values
and indomitable will.
McCort, Frank Angela's Ashes **
Memoir of the author's miserable childhood growing up in the perpetually damp country of Ireland, with the
sterotypically long-suffering mother and drunken father whose nurtures in his son an appetite for stories.
McCullough, David John Adams *
He was a man of his times who transcended his times and one of the east understood of the Founding Fathers
McDonald, Gordon Ordering Your Private World
The Scriptures, the experiences of the great saints, and the writings of more contemporary sages say there is—
and that that inner life can be ordered and regulated. Where people live with disorder within, there is anxiety and little
growth. But where the private world is constantly realigned and regulated, there is remarkable personal development and
Christian witness.
McEwan, Ian Atonement
Imaginative thirteen-year-old Briony Tallis, misinterpreting a scene between her older sister Cecilia and Robbie
Turner, the housekeeper's son later accuses Robbie of a crime she has no proof he committed, and spends years trying to
atone for her actions.
McLeran, Brian A New Kind of Christian *
A tale of two friends on a spiritual journey
McMurtry, Larry Crazy Horse
Biography of Ogallala Sioux Indian warrior Crazy Horse.
Melville, Herman Moby Dick *
Captain Ahab's determination to find and kill the great white whale becomes an obession driving him to disaster.
Mezrich, Ben Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who
Took Vegas for Millions
A young gambler and his card-counting cohorts employ simple math and complex disguises to win nearly $4
million at the blackjack tables. Bouncing from huge scores to frightening banishments, the MIT team fights a winning
battle against the law of averages -- until they are forced to flee south like Butch and Sundance from the gaming
industry's Joe LeFors.
Michelli, Joseph Starbucks Experience: 5 Principles for Turning Ordinary Into Extraordinary
The Starbucks Experience contains a robust blend of home-brewed ingenuity and people-driven philosophies
that have made Starbucks one of the world's "most admired" companies according to Fortune magazine. With unique
access to Starbucks personnel and resources Joseph Michelli discovered that the success of Starbucks is driven by the
people who work there-the "partners"-and the special experience they create for each customer. Filled with real-life
insider stories eye-opening anecdotes and solid step-by-step strategies this fascinating book takes you deep inside one of
the most talked-about companies in the world today.
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Michener, James Centennial **
A novel depicting the history and development of a section of Colorado and the lives of the people of the area
from prehistoric times to the modern period.
Miller, Jr., Walter M. Canticle for Leibowitz
Many years after a nuclear war, scholars seeking the old learning come to a monastery where much knowledge
has been preserved.
Morris, Jim Oldest Rookie : big-league dreams from a small-town guy
Jim Morris, once an aspiring major-league baseball player, shares the story of why he gave up his dream to
become a husband, father, and coach, and tells what happened when he made a promise to his high school team that if
they won their local championship, he would try out once again for the big leagues.
O'Brien, Tim Things They Carried
Using a unique mixture of fiction and non-fiction O’Brien creates a captivating collection of short stories. Rather
than writing a novel solely about the gruesome, violent, aspects of combat during the Vietnam War, O'Brien also reveals
the emotional baggage carried by each of his characters.
Orwell, George Animal Farm
A political satire in which the animals take over running the farm but find their utopian state turning into a
dictatorship.
Otsuka, Julie When the Emperor Was Divine
A novel in which the members of a Japanese American family present their unique perspectives on the
experience of being forced into an internment camp during World War II.
Paulos, John Mathematician Reads the Newspaper
Explains how mathematical naiveté can put newspaper readers at a distinct disadvantage.
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Pearson, Charles T. Indomitable Tin Goose: a Biography of Preston Tucker
A biography of the American creator of the Tucker automobile of the 1940s that revolutionized the auto
industry. Includes a few photographs.
Peretti, Frank This Present Darkness
Peretti graphically tears back the veil between our world and the spirit world. Descending upon the small town of
Ashton, angels, demons, and strongmen engage in vivid spiritual battle and we, the reader, are able to see it all unfold.
Picoult, Jodi My sister's keeper
Thirteen-year-old Anna, conceived specifically to provide blood and bone marrow for her sister Kate who was
diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia at the age of two, decides to sue her parents for control of her body when her
mother wants her to donate a kidney to Kate.
Piper, John The Passion of Jesus Christ
Fifty reasons why he came to die
Poe, Edgar Allen Short Stories
The outstanding tales of mystery and suspense from the pen of one of the great mystery writers of all time.
Pollan, Michael Botany of desire
Working in his garden one day, Michael Pollan hit pay dirt in the form of an idea: do plants, he wondered, use
humans as much as we use them? While the question is not entirely original, the way Pollan examines this complex
coevolution by looking at the natural world from the perspective of plants is unique. The result is a fascinating and
engaging look at the true nature of domestication. In making his point Pollan focuses on the relationship between humans
and four specific plants: apples, tulips, marijuana, and potatoes.
Reynolds, Sheri Rapture of Canaan
This book explores the experience of miracles in everyday life through the eyes of a fourteen-year-old girl, the
granddaughter of a fundamentalist minister.
Robinson, Marilynne Gilead
In 1956, toward the end of Reverend John Ames's life, he begins a letter to his young son, an account of himself
and his forebears. Ames is the son of an Iowan preacher and the grandson of a minister who, as a young man in Maine,
saw a vision of Christ bound in chains and came west to Kansas to fight for abolition: He "preached men into the Civil
War," then, at age fifty, became a chaplain in the Union Army, losing his right eye in battle. Reverend Ames writes to his
son about the tension between his father--an ardent pacifist--and his grandfather, whose pistol and bloody shirts,
concealed in an army blanket, may be relics from the fight between the abolitionists and those settlers who wanted to vote
Kansas into the union as a slave state. And he tells a story of the sacred bonds between fathers and sons, which are tested
in his tender and strained relationship with his namesake, John Ames Boughton, his best friend's wayward son.
Robinson, Marilynne Housekeeping
In the novel, "Housekeeping", sisters Ruthie and Lucille are hastily dropped off at their Grandmother's house.
Their mother--a rather odd woman who seems to suffer from bouts of depression never returns. The grandmother raises
the two little girls, and after she dies, two elderly relatives take over the task. But then mysterious Aunt Sylvie returns and
stays to take care of the girls. The problem is that Aunt Sylvie is more than a bit strange--"Every story she told had to do
with a train or a bus station." Sylvie is, in fact, a transient, who has returned home to assume responsibilities that she
doesn't want and that she's really mentally and emotionally unprepared for.
Russell, Mary Doria Sparrow
Linguist Emilio Sandoz, a Jesuit priest who leads a twenty-first century scientific mission to an extraterrestrial
culture, is involved in a tragic misunderstanding with the alien civilization that leaves him physically and spiritually
maimed.
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Salinger, J.D. Franny and Zooey **
Franny, dissatisfied with everything, has a disastrous date with her boyfriend Lane. When she returns home, her
older brother helps her solve her problem.
Sandburg, Carl Abraham Lincoln : Prairie Years and War Years
The classic biography of Lincoln is available in a one volume edition by Harcourt that maintains the integrity of
the original 6 volumes.
Sasson, Jean Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia
PRINCESS describes the life of Princess Sultana Al Sa'ud, a princess in the royal house of Saudi Arabia. Hidden
behind her black veil, she is a prisoner, jailed by her father, her husband, and her country. Sultana tells of appalling
oppressions, everyday occurrences that in any other culture would be seen as shocking human rights violations:
thirteen-year-old girls forced to marry men five times their age, young women killed by drowning, stoning, or
isolation in the "women's room." PRINCESS is a testimony to a woman of indomitable spirit and courage, and you
will never forget her or her Muslim sisters. Other titles in the series are eligible as well.
Schaefer, Henry Science and Christianity: Conflict or coherence?
Known the world over, Dr. Schaefer's world-renowned university lectures have been expanded into full-length
essays. Focusing on explaining how a person can be both a believer in Christ and a follower of science, Dr. Schaefer
compares and contrasts the tenets of the two extremes. Thus we have a first-hand account of the lively (and timely)
science vs. Christianity discussions by one of the major participants in the topic.
Shaara, Michael Glorious cause
In this third volume of historical fiction Jeff Shaara presents the dramatic history of the revolution as seen
through the eyes of the major players. In describing the battles skirmishes victories defeats blunders intrigues treason and
bickering Shaara illuminates the circumstances whereby a rebel collection of motley amateurs dared to confront a mighty
empire and its vaunted army.
Shaara, Michael Killer Angels **
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1975, Michael Shaara's "The Killer Angels" is considered by many the
best Civil War novel ever written.
Shaara, Michael Rise to Rebellion
Shaara takes the reader from the opening days of discord between the colonies and England to the high tide of
the Revolution, the summer of 1776, and the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Sire, James Why Should Anyone Believe Anything at All
Excellent book, but should be reserved for upperclassmen. Sire does an outstanding job of investigating why
people choose to believe, and then focuses on Christ and the problem of evil. I did not read it until I was in college, but
we do have students who would benefit from it. Looks thin, but the reading is heavy.
Solzenitzyn, Alexandre One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovitch **
Life in one of Stalin's forced labor camps meant cruelty, hunger, cold, suffering and an animal-like fight for
survival.
Spoelstra, Jon Ice to the Eskimos: How To Market a Product Nobody Wants **
Lessons drawn from the world of sports have long proven applicable to the world of business. Jon Spoelstra,
who pushed sponsorship and fan revenue to unprecedented heights for the lowly New Jersey Nets basketball franchise,
shows how to put big-league marketing expertise to use off the court in Ice to the Eskimos: How To Market a Product
Nobody Wants. His 19 "jump-start ground rules," sprinkled liberally with sports anecdotes, are designed to apply to any
product or service. (Marketing class recommendation)
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Spoelstra, Jon & Mark Cuban Marketing Outrageously
Spoelstra offers another fine book on creative marketing strategies and motivation. His book, which shows how
considering marketing problems "outrageously" but consistently can benefit an organization, is instructive in its
marketing ideas and stories of triumph. President of the professional sports division of Mandalay Entertainment, Spoelstra
has held positions or served as a consultant with several sports teams, including the Portland Trail Blazers, New Jersey
Nets, and Dayton Dragons. Here he describes how in his own experience a lack of adequate funds for marketing and
advertising goals led to his "outrageous" approach. (Marketing class recommendation)
Stegner, Wallace Angle of Repose **
Angle of Repose is a commentary on marriage, what makes it work and what makes it fail. A severely disabled
(wheelchair bound) professor whose marriage has failed researches and writes the saga of his pioneer grandparents a
couple whose marriage lasted in spite of tremendous adversity and tragedy.
Stein, Sherman Strength in numbers
Explores the role of mathematics in modern society, providing a general commentary on the subject that includes
discussion of computers, and the use of math in various trades and professions; offers fresh views of math concepts taught
in school; and teaches how to compute some common problems.
Steinbeck, John East of Eden **
The saga of three generations of the Trask and Hamilton families in the early 1900's in Northern California.
Steinbeck, John Grapes of Wrath **
One of the greatest and most socially significant novels of the twentieth century, Steinbeck's controversial
masterpiece indelibly captured America during the Great Depression through the story of one Oklahoma farm family, the
Joads. Intensely human yet majestic in its scale and moral vision, tragic but ultimately stirring in its insistence on human
dignity, The Grapes of Wrath (1939) is not only a landmark American novel, but it is as well an extraordinary moment in
the history of our national conscience.
Stone, Irving Agony and the Ecstasy
Michaelangelo's career is traced from his promising boyhood apprenticeships to the painter Ghilandajo and the
sculptor Bertoldo through all the years of his genius.
Stone, Irving Depths of Glory
Camillle Pissarro, a Caribbean artist living in Paris, and his friends Cezanne, Manet, Van Gogh, Gauguin,
Monet, and others are brought to life in this biographical novel. Pissarro was a brilliant, prolific painter and a father of
the Impressionist movement. His struggle to be seen and survive the rejection of the art establishment is set against
nineteenth-century Europe.
Stone, Irving Lust for Life
A fictional account of Vincent Van Gogh's life where he refused to bow to convention and his paintings broke
every rule yet brought a new kind of beauty to ravish the human eye.
Stowe, Harriet Beecher Uncle Tom’s Cabin
A story of slavery in the Old South, with old Uncle Tom as the main character.
Strobel, Lee The Case for Christ
Retraces and expands upon the author's two-year investigation into the eyewitness, documentary, scientific,
psychological, circumstantial, and other evidence that led him to the conclusion that the biblical accounts of the life,
death, and resurrection of Jesus are true.
Talarigo, Jeff Pearl diver
This unusual debut novel set in 1940s postwar Japan renders brutality and intolerance in quiet lyrical prose.
When a 19-year-old pearl diver, the youngest of a crew working the Seto Inland Sea, discovers she is sick with leprosy
she is banished to Nagashima, an island leprosarium, where she is told to change her name and forget her past.
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Taylor, Joshua C. Learning to Look
For art students this book teaches how to view art by studying forty-four specific works, and discussing
historical principles and technical matters of art. With additional information on problems peculiar to twentieth-century
art.
TenBoom, Corie Hiding place
The memoirs of a Dutch woman who was sent to Ravensbruck concentration camp during World War II as a
result of her activities in the anti-Nazi underground.
Tregaskis, Richard Guadalcanal Diary
News correspondent Richard Tregaskis provides an eyewitness account of the World War II battles on
Guadalcanal in the fall of 1942.
Trevor, William Story of Lucy Gault **
Nine-year-old Lucy Gault, a child of privilege in early 1920s Ireland, sets off a tragic chain of events when,
unable to bear the thought of moving to England, she runs away the day before her family is scheduled to leave their Irish
country home.
Tsukiyama. Gail Samurai's Garden
Seventeen-year-old Stephen leaves his home in Hong Kong just as the Japanese are poised to invade China. He
is sent to Tarumi, a small village in Japan, to recuperate from tuberculosis. His developing friendship with three adults
and a young woman his own age brings him to the beginnings of wisdom about love honor and loss.
Updike, John Centaur
Retells the myth of Chiron, wisest of the centaurs who gives up immortality for Prometheus, in a modern setting
where Chiron is a high-school science teacher, George Caldwell, and Prometheus is his fifteen-year-old son, Peter.
Uris, Leon Mila 18
Mila 18 was the command post of the resistance movement organized by the Warsaw Jews. This is the story of
the handful of men and women who, knowing they had to die, defied the whole German Army with their homemade
weapons and bare hands
Uris, Leon QB VII
In Queen's Bench Courtroom Number Seven, the renowned surgeon Sir Adam Kelno stands accused of having
been a sadistic doctor in a World War II concentration camp.
Van Gogh, Vincent; edited by Irving Stone Dear Theo: the Autobiography of Vincent Van Gogh
An abridgment of The letters of Vincent van Gogh to his brother.
Verne, Jules 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
A nineteenth-century science fiction tale of an electric submarine, its eccentric captain, and undersea world,
which anticipated many of the scientific achievements of the twentieth century.
Verne, Jules Mysterious Island
Translation of: Ile mysterieuse. Five men and a dog are carried out to sea in a balloon and drop from the clouds
on the mysterious island. Captain Nemo is the mysterious benefactor who helps the stranded men survive.
Virgil Aeneid
Presents Virgil's epic poem in which Aeneas, the future founder of Rome, embarks from the ruins of Troy on a
treacherous journey toward a new home
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Vreeland, Susan Girl in the Hyacinth Blue
There are only 35 known Vermeers extant in the world today. In Girl in Hyacinth Blue, Susan Vreeland posits
the existence of a 36th. The story begins at a private boys' academy in Pennsylvania where in the wake of a faculty
member's unexpected death math teacher, Cornelius Engelbrecht, makes a surprising revelation to one of his colleagues.
He has, he claims, an authentic Vermeer painting, "a most extraordinary painting in which a young girl wearing a short
blue smock over a rust-colored skirt sat in profile at a table by an open window." His colleague, an art teacher, is skeptical
and though the technique and subject matter are persuasively Vermeer-like, Engelbrecht can offer no hard evidence--no
appraisal no papers--to support his claim. He says only that his father "who always had a quick eye for fine art picked it
up, let us say, at an advantageous moment." Eventually it is revealed that Engelbrecht's father was a Nazi in charge of
rounding up Dutch Jews for deportation and that the picture was looted from one doomed family's home
Wagner, Richard Christianity for Dummies
Christianity For Dummies" is a friendly, approachable guide that introduces readers to the Christian faith and
Church, putting into everyday language what exactly it means to be a "Christian". The book is for anyone who is curious
about Christianity -- both people who are not Christians and those on the periphery of the Church. However, it is also for
Christians who are interested in discovering more about their faith.
Walton, Sam Sam Walton : Made In America
Autobiography of American businessman Sam Walton peppered with his philosophy of life and practical
business advice.
Warren, Rick Purpose Driven Life
Draws from the Bible to explain to Christians how to understand God's purpose for them and fulfill it in a
Christlike fashion.
Watson, Larry Montana 1948
A young Sioux woman tossing with fever on a cot; a father begging his wife for help; a mother standing
uncertainly in her kitchen with a 12-gauge shotgun: from these fragments of memory evoked by the narrator as the novel
opens Watson builds a simple but powerful tale
White, Theodore Once and Future King
The fantasy epic of King Arthur and Camelot, telling the story of how Wart, the adopted son of Sir Ector,
becomes the King of England when he is sent in search of a sword by his brother Kay, and is forced to pull one out of an
anvil in the churchyard.
Wooden, John and Jay Carty Coach Wooden : One on One
Coach Wooden shares his thoughts, his philosophies, his heart in this very well-written book. But the added
bonus is that the reader gets a chance to hear from one of his assistance at UCLA, who adds some light into this man's
dedicated life. Jay Carty, former college basketball star and LA Lakers' player, and author of several inspirational books,
shares his humor and wisdom along side Coach Wooden.
Wooten, Morgan A Coach for all seasons
Morgan Wooten, the basketball coach who has led his DeMatha High School team to five national
championships, discusses his life since 1980 when he turned down an offer of $700,000 to coach a big-time college team.
He tells about his brush with death as a result of liver disease, and urges people to sign up as future organ donors.
Yancey, Philip What’s So Amazing About Grace?
Philip Yancey offers a refreshing viewpoint of grace in this spiritually challenging book He effectively uses the
scriptures as a lens to focus on the life we lead today. His illustrations help the reader to turn that lens on himself or
herself - not in a critical way, but in a soul-opening way. This book needs to be required reading for anyone who takes his
or her Christian life seriously
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