The Architecture of Happiness – Alain de Botton
Till We Have Built Jerusalem: Architecture, Urbanism, and the Sacred – Philip Bess
Imperial Hubris: Why the West is Losing the War on Terror – Michael Scheuer
A Foreign Policy of Freedom: Peace, Commerce, and Honest Friendship – Ron Paul
Economics in One Lesson – Henry Hazlitt
Understanding Exposure – Bryan Peterson
Learning to See Creatively – Bryan Peterson
What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures – Malcolm Gladwell
Dominion: The Power of Man, the Suffering of Animals, and the Call to Mercy – Matthew Scully
Eating for Beginners – Melanie Rehak
Moveable Feasts: From Ancient Rome to the 21st Century, the Incredible Journeys of the Food We Eat – Sarah Murray
Read Food For Mother and Baby – Nina Planck
My Life in France – Julia Child
Ciao, America – Beppe Severgnini
Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work – Matthew B. Crawford
100 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum – Cathy Duffy
A Thomas Jefferson Education – Oliver DeMille
Tending the Heart of Virture: How Classic Stories Awaken a Child’s Moral Imagination – Vigen Guroian
Homeschool: An American History – Milton Gaither
A Crime So Monstrous: Face-to Face With Modern-Day Slavery – E. Benjamin Skinner
Welcoming the Stranger: Justice, Compassion, and Truth in the Immigration Debate – Matthew Soerens and Jenny Hwang
Orthodoxy – G.K. Chesterton
Sabbath – Dan Allender
The Quotidian Mysteries: Laundry, Liturgy and Woman’s Work – Kathleen Norris
The Art of Family: Rituals, Imagination, and Everyday Spirituality – Gina Bria
Peacemaking Women: Biblical Hope for Resolving Conflict – Tara Klena Barthel and Judy Dabler
Real Love for Real Life: The Art and Work of Caring – Andi Ashworth
Handbook on Thriving as an Adoptive Family – David and Renee Sanford
Church-Planting is For Wimps – Mike McKinley
The Doctrine of the Knowledge of God – John Frame
Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling – Andy Crouch
Counterfeit Gods – Tim Keller
Prodigal God – Tim Keller
Idols of the Heart – Elyse Fitzpatrick
Same Kind of Different As Me – Ron Hall and Denver Moore
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane – Kate DiCamillo
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet – Jamie Ford
Little Bee – Chris Cleave
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo – Stieg Larsson
The Girl Who Played With Fire – Stieg Larsson
The Vintage Caper – Peter Mayle
La’s Orchestra Saves the World – Alexander McCall Smith
The Swan Thieves – Elizabeth Kostova
Jane Eyre – Charlotte Bronte
The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane – Katherine Howe
The Cookbook Collector – Allegra Goodman
Olive Kitteridge – Elizabeth Strout
The Mysterious Affair at Styles – Agatha Christie
Hi Kate,
I wondered what the main point was of the book you read on immigration. That is a big issue out in Phoenix right now (where my daughter Cari is). Would the author support arresting illegals as a matter of justice–or would he consider it a matter of compassion to let them work and raise their families? /Carol Brandt
hi carol – i would really recommend the book, regardless of one’s position on the issue. the authors give a great explanation of the history of our unfortunate immigration policies and are advocates for immigration reform. i also appreciate their use of scripture. as for dealing with current illegal immigrants…they would definitely come down on the side of compassion. this book has really encouraged me to think through the issue more and more. i don’t agree with everything they propose but it really was a good read.
Oh, Kate! I’ve never noticed this page and I’m totally going to copy you and keep a book page on my blog. Great idea!
I just found this page after recommending your blog to my sister-in-law who was looking for book ideas. So many I would like to read- thanks for the list!
I have a book recommendation…it’s called Switch, How to change when change is hard…my sister recommended it to me and I really enjoyed it!
Which books were your favorites this on this list?
I just finished reading A Thomas Jefferson Education, I think it is very interesting and seems to have similar ideas as Classical Conversations. In the Challenge group which includes mostly high school aged students, they read classics and discuss them at length. I am a little apprehensive to throw out our math books and wait until my kids are interested, I don’t think I’m willing to follow that part of his philosophy but I did photocopy the book list at the end and will be reading these to my kids this next year. Thanks for the recommendation!