Jesse Smith/Reading

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This page contains a list of books that have been read or are being read by Jesse.

Contents 1 Current Reading 1.1 Books Completed 1.2 Books Started 2 Past Reading 2.1 Read in 2011 2.2 Read in 2010 2.3 Read in 2009 2.4 Read in 2008

Current Reading

Books Completed

January

• The Five People You Meet in Heaven

February

• How Do You Kill 11 Million People?: Why the Truth Matters More Than You Think
• Killing Floor
• Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest
• The Truth About Same Sex Marriage: 6 Things You Need to Know About What's Really at Stake
• The Ten, Make That Nine, Habits of Very Organized People. Make That Ten.: The Tweets of Steve Martin
• Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time

March

• Kill Shot (Mitch Rapp)
• Holocaust Biographies; Adolf Hitler: A Study in Hate (Holocaust Biographies)

April

• Family Shepherds: Calling and Equipping Men to Lead Their Homes

May

• The 13th Tribe (An Immortal Files Novel)

Books Started

• Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard
• Apples Are Square: Thinking Differently About Leadership
• How People Grow: What the Bible Reveals About Personal Growth
• One.Life: Jesus Calls, We Follow
• Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived
• The Externally Focused Quest: Becoming the Best Church for the Community (Jossey-Bass Leadership Network Series)
• The Young Peacemaker
• The Googlization of Everything: (And Why We Should Worry)
• What Kindergarten Teachers Know: Practical and Playful Ways for Parents to Help Children Listen, Learn, and Cooperate at Home
• Peacemaking for Families
• Parenting by The Book: Biblical Wisdom for Raising Your Child

Past Reading

Read in 2011

• Connecting: The Mentoring Relationships You Need to Succeed
• The War of the Worlds
• Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God
• Decision Points
• Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think
• American Assassin: A Thriller
• Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation
• Witness
• Silos, Politics and Turf Wars: A Leadership Fable About Destroying the Barriers That Turn Colleagues Into Competitors
• 9 Things They Didn't Teach Me in College About Children's Ministry
• The Present Future: Six Tough Questions for the Church
• 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth (And Other Useful Guides)
• The Fred Factor: How Passion in Your Work and Life Can Turn the Ordinary into the Extraordinary
• The Fourth Perimeter
• The Legacy Path: Discover Intentional Spiritual Parenting
• The Peacemaker: A Biblical Guide to Resolving Personal Conflict
• High Crimes
• The God Hater: A Novel
• The Cobra
• Stretch-Structuring Your Ministry For Growth
• What Matters Now in Children's Ministry Early Childhood Edition: 21 Perspectives on Influencing Faith from Birth to Age 4
• The Red Zone
• The Judas Gospel
• Seven Practices of Effective Ministry

Read in 2010

Projected 2010 Reading List

Read in 2009

• The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
• Children's Ministry Leadership
• The Next Generation Leader
• The Little Book of Restorative Justice
• The Tipping Point
• The Three Big Questions for a Frantic Family...:
• The Good Listener
• Death by Meeting
• Zamba: The True Story of the Greatest Lion That Ever Lived (review)
• Shift: What it takes to finally reach families today (review)
• Flickering Pixels
• Myth and Meaning
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid
• Have a Little Faith (review)
• Consent to Kill
• The Voice
• This Is Water

Read in 2008

Catch an overview of these books on Jesse's Live Journal.

• Joining Children on the Spiritual Journey
• The God of Intimacy and Action
• Streams of Living Water
• The Return of the Prodigal Son
• Passing on the Faith
• The One Minute Manager
• Luther and His World
• Monday Night Jihad
• Death to All Sacred Cows
• It
• Family Evaluation
• Becoming a Healthier Pastor
• Jesus the Messiah
• Managing with Carrots
• Jim and Casper Go to Church
• Making Vision Stick