A dear friend asked me to create a list of recommended current books to read. I loved doing it. He looked at that list and said he hadn’t read any of them, and had only heard of one of them. With that in mind, I thought you might like to see the list. Here you go…
Total Recall by Arnold Schwarzenegger. Incredibly terrific. It’s “Fantastic!”
http://www.amazon.com/Total-Recall-Unbelievably-True-Story/dp/1451662440/
The Walk by Philippe Petit. Riveting. Unique. Made me hyperventilate.
http://www.amazon.com/Walk-Philippe-Petit/dp/163450500X
I, Mammal by Loretta Breuning. Enlightening. Read all of her books.
http://www.amazon.com/Mammal-Brain-Links-Status-Happiness/dp/1941959008/
The Elements of Eloquence by Mark Forsyth. Fun, funny, flippant. It will spin your writing into a spell generator. (“Spell” as in “I’ll put a spell on you!”)
http://www.amazon.com/Elements-Eloquence-Secrets-Perfect-Phrase/dp/042527618X/
The Book of est by Luke Rhinehart. Hypnotic. Loved it so much I published it. 🙂
http://www.amazon.com/Book-Est-Luke-Rhinehart/dp/0557306159/
Muscle: Confessions of an Unlikely Bodybuilder by Samuel Wilson Fussell. Wise, well written and deeply revealing.
http://www.amazon.com/Muscle-Confessions-Samuel-Wilson-Fussell-ebook/dp/B00TGJJ12O/
Making the American Body by Jonathan Black. Entertaining.
http://www.amazon.com/Making-American-Body-Remarkable-Passions/dp/0803243707/
Mark Twain: Man in White by Michael Shelden. Love Twain.
http://www.amazon.com/Mark-Twain-Adventure-Hardcover-January/dp/B010EWNKVE?
The Shack by William Young. Novel.
http://www.amazon.com/Shack-William-P-Young/dp/0964729245/
Rejection Proof by Jia Jiang. Hilarious and empowering.
http://www.amazon.com/Rejection-Proof-Became-Invincible-Through/dp/080414138X/
The Power of Neuroplasticity by Shad Helmstetter. Simple yet beautiful.
http://www.amazon.com/Power-Neuroplasticity-Shad-Helmstetter-Ph-D/dp/1499794606/
Lincoln: Biography of a Writer by Fred Kaplan. Love Lincoln.
http://www.amazon.com/Lincoln-Biography-Writer-Fred-Kaplan/dp/0060773340/
Thomas Jefferson: Art of Power by Jon Meacham. Fascinating.
http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Jefferson-Power-Jon-Meacham/dp/0812979486/
Bill Veeck by Paul Dickson. The Barnum of baseball.
http://www.amazon.com/Bill-Veeck-Baseballs-Greatest-Maverick/dp/0802778305/
Chronicles by Bob Dylan. Reads like a folk song with Dylan style.
http://www.amazon.com/Chronicles-Bob-Dylan/dp/0743244583/
The Most Contented Man by Joseph J. Vitale. My Dad. 🙂
http://www.amazon.com/Most-Contented-Man-Autobiography-Joseph/dp/1512287253/
Stuntman! By Hal Needham. Lively read.
http://www.amazon.com/Stuntman-Car-Crashing-Plane-Jumping-Bone-Breaking-Death-Defying/dp/0316078999/
The Einstein of Money by Joe Carlen. Insightful.
http://www.amazon.com/Einstein-Money-Timeless-Financial-Benjamin/dp/1616145579/
Not Impossible by Mick Ebeling. Inspiring.
http://www.amazon.com/Not-Impossible-Doing-What-Couldnt/dp/1476782806/
The Power of Impossible Thinking by Yoram and Cook. Life changing.
http://www.amazon.com/Power-Impossible-Thinking-Transform-Business/dp/0131877283/
The Spiritual Journey of Joseph L. Greenstein by Ed Spielman. Astonishing.
http://www.amazon.com/Spiritual-Journey-Joseph-L-Greenstein/dp/1885440308/
And any book by Joe Vitale... 🙂
Ao Akua,
PS – I love books. Feel free to leave a comment telling me about your own favorites.