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Books read in 2009

Top read

• The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith by Timothy Keller ♥♥♥♥♥
• War of Words: Geting to the Heart of Your Communication Struggles by Paul Tripp

A great read

• A Mathematician’s Lament by Paul Lockhart ♥♥♥♥
• A Promise Kept by Robertson McQuilkin ♥♥♥♥
• The Sandy Puc’ Guide to Children’s Portrait Photography by Sandy Puc’ ♥♥♥♥
• Complete Guide to High Dynamic Range Digital Photography by Ferrell McCollough
• Stephen Johnson on Digital Photography by Stephen Johnson
• The Glycemic-Load Diet: A powerful new program for losing weight and reversing insulin resistance by Rob Thompson
• Mastering HDR Photography: Combining Technology and Artistry to Create High Dynamic Range Images by Michael Freeman
• Inside Lightroom 2: The Serious Photographyer’s Guide to Lightroom Efficiency by Richard Earney
• Practical HDRI: High Dynamic Range Imaging for Photographers by Jack Howard
• A World in HDR - Trey Ratcliff

Generally worthwhile

• Intelligence and How to Get It: Why Schools and Culture Count by Richard E. Nisbett
• Digital SLR Handbook by John Freeman
• Complete Guide to Ultimate Digital Photo Quality: Optimize Your Photos and Every Step by Derek Doeffinger
• The Complete Guide to Digital Photography Fourth Edition by Michael Freeman
• People in Focus: How to Photograph Anyone, Anywhere by Bryan Peterson
• The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable by Nassim Taleb
• The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
• Deep Church: A Third Way Beyond Emerging and Traditional by Jim Belcher
• Did the Resurrection Happen?: A Conversation with Gary Habermas and Antony Flew by Gary R Habermas
• Think: Why Crucial Decisions Can’t Be Made in the Blink of an Eye by Michael LeGault
• The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis
• The Complete Guide to Night & Lowlight Digital Photography by Michael Freeman
• Understanding Photography Field Guide by Bryan Peterson
• Skin The Complete Guide to Digitally Lighting, Photographying, and Retouching Faces and Bodies by Lee Varis
• Ultimate Field Guide to Photography by National Geographic
• Understanding Close-Up Photography by Bryan Peterson
• Night & Low-Light Photography by Jill Waterman

OK, but better ones out there

• Minimalist Lighting: Professional Techniques for Location Photography by Kirk Tuck
• Advanced Digital Camera Techniques by Jack & Sue Drafahl
• Hands-On Digital Photography: A Step-by-Step Course in Camera Controls, Software Techniques and Successful Imaging by George Schuab
• Unscientific America: How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens Our Future by Chris Mooney and Sheril Kirshenbaum
• Digital Photgraphy Masterclass by Tom Ang
• Digital Photographer’s Handbook by Tom Ang

Wish I would have spent my time better

• The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield ♥♥♥
• The Universe in a Nutshell by Stephen Hawking ♥♥
• The Penultimate Truth by Philip K. Dick ♥♥
• My Index of Slightly Horrifying Knowledge by Paul Guest
• Drops Like Stars by Rob Bell
• Why We Read What We Read: A Delightfully Opinionated Journey Through Contemporary Bestsellers by Lisa Adams
• Digital SLR: From Click to Print by Will Cheung

A partial list of books read in 2008 - not all are recommended

• The Complete Guide to Light & Lighting in Digital Photography by Michael Freeman
• Monk habits for everyday people : Benedictine spirituality for Protestants by Dennis Okholm
• America at night : the true story of two rogue CIA operatives, Homeland Security failures, dirty money, and a plot to steal the 2004 U.S. presidential election–by the former intelligence agent who foiled the plan by Larry J Kolb
• Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 by Marcus Luttrell
• Mindless Eating by Brian Wansink
• Awakening the Leader Within by Kevin Cashman
• Bridging the divide : the continuing conversation between a Mormon and an Evangelical by Robert Millet and Gregory Johnson
• An inconvenient book : real solutions to the world’s biggest problems by Glenn Beck
• Speaking of faith by Krista Tippett
• Crazies to the Left of Me, Wimps to the Right: How one side lost its mind and the other lost its nerve by Bernard Goldberg
• (Not) Keeping Up With Our Parents : The Decline of the Professional Middle Class by Nan Mooney
• America’s cheapest family gets you right on the money : your guide to living better, spending less, and cashing in on your dreams by Steve Economides
• Vintage Jesus by Mark Driscol