The following are some books that have been extremely influential in my thinking. Some of them are fictional. Some are inspirational. All of them have stretched my thinking. Many of them defy categories so this is my “grab bag” of must reads.

The Purpose-Driven Life by Rick Warren
The Purpose-Driven Church by Rick Warren
The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey
Sacred Pathways by Gary Thomas
The Lost Choice by Andy Andrews
The Power of Positive Prophecies by Laurie Beth Jones
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Mozart’s Brain and the Fighter Pilot by Richard Restak
The Vision and the Vow by Pete Greig
When Heaven Invades Earth by Bill Johnson
The Success Principles by Jack Canfield
The Art of Possibility by Benjamin Zander