Every year I write up a list of the books I have read – from biographies to beach trash. This year I decided to break it up so that you can at least know which books I recommend. I have provided links to the recommended books on Amazon (don’t get me wrong – I love beach trash at times, but it is so much harder to find good books than beach trash). Let me now if you have any questions and what your favorite books are as it is always good to have reading suggestions. Happy reading in 2012!

Recommended reads:

• Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
• A Wind in the Door  by Madeleine L’Engle
• Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
• Brother, I’m Dying  by Edwidge Danticat
• The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks  by Rebecca Skloot
• Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance  by Barack Obama
• Area 51: An Uncensored History of America’s Top Secret Military Base  by Annie Jacobsen
• Let Your Life Speak by Parker Palmer
• Why We Can’t Wait  by Martin Luther King, Jr.

Beach trash for various reasons:

• The Pilot’s Wife by Anita Shreve
• Atlantis Found  by Clive Cussler
• The Mediterranean Caper  by Clive Cussler
• Raise the Titanic!  by Clive Cussler
• I Remember Nothing by Nora Ephron
• Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream  by David Platt

Business or development reads:

• The Male Factor: The Unwritten Rules, Misperceptions, and Secret Beliefs of Men in the Workplace  by Shaunti Feldhahn
• The One-Page Project Manager for Execution by Clark A. Campbell
• The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything  by Guy Kawasaki
• Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations  by Clay Shirkly