On My Nightstand
The Climate of Monastic Prayer by Thomas Merton
Psychoanalytic Case Formulation by Nancy McWilliams
Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets for Being Productive in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg
Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
For ongoing list of books see Good Reads – Kimber
Some of the Books Read in 2017 (No Particular Order):
Mercy Papers: A Memoir of Three Weeks by Robin Romm
Kingdom Calling by Amy Sherman
Embracing the Body: Finding God in Our Flesh and Bone by Tara M. Owens
A Mind of Your Own: The Truth about Depression and How Women Can Heal Their Bodies to Reclaim Their Lives by Kelly Brogan, M.D. and Kristin Loberg
How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success by Julie Lythcott-Haims
How We Love: Discover Your Love Style, Enhance Your Marriage by Milan and Kay Yerkovich
The Soul of Shame: Retelling the Stories We Believe About Ourselves by Curt Thompson
The Three Big Questions for a Frantic Family: A Leadership Fable? About Restoring Sanity To The Most Important Organization In Your Life by Patrick Lencioni (not well written but some good information)The Girls from Corona Del Mar by Rufi Thorpe
Me Before You Jojo Moyes
The Martian by Andy Weir
If the Earl Only Knew by Amanda Forester
Books Read in 2016 (No Particular Order):
Pretending to Dance: A Novel by Diane Chamberlain
Life Reimagined: The Science, Art, and Opportunity of Midlife by Barbara Bradley Hagerty
Redemption Road by John Hart
The Great Spring: Writing, Zen, and This ZigZag Life by Natalie Goldberg
The Queen of the Tearling: A Novel by Erika Johansen
The Invasion of the Tearling (Book 2) by Erika Johansen
Deepening the Treatment by Jane Hall
Emotionally Healthy Spirituality by Peter Scazzero
The Meaning of Marriage Timothy Keller with Kathy Keller
The Seven Principles for Making Marriages Work by John Gottman with Nan Silver
Spiritual Disciplines Handbook: Practices that Transform Us by Adele Ahlberg Calhoun
Felicity by Mary Oliver
Creatures of a Day: And Other Tales of Psychotherapy by Irvin D. Yalom
Making a Difference in Patient’s Lives: Emotional Experience in the Therapeutic Setting by Sandra Buechler
Thirst by Mary Oliver
Some Books from 2015:
Naked by David Sedaris
What Love Comes to: New and Selected Poems by Ruth Stone
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van der kolk
An Invitation to Silence and Solitude by Ruth Haley Barton
Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain by Daniel Siegel
Wedding Nights by Sophia Kinsella
Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces that Stand in the Way of True Inspiration by Ed Catmull and Amy Wallace
Slow Church: Cultivating Community in the Patient Way of Jesus by C. Christopher Smith and John Pattison
American Chica: Two Worlds, One Childhood by Marie Arana
Out of Reach by Carrie Arcos
The Cellar by Katherine Lo
A Shining Affliction by Annie G. Rogers
Books Read in 2014 (No Particular Order):
Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline
Integrity: The Courage to Meet the Demands of Reality by Henry Cloud
Bridge to Haven by Francine Rivers
Everything Eyes by Bobbi Brown
First Lady by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Understanding the Borderline Mother: Helping Her Children Transcend the Intense, Unpredictable, and Volatile Relationship by Christine Lawson
Heroes are My Weakness by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Seeding the Cosmos: New and Selected Haiku by John Brandi
Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child: The Heart of Parenting by John Gottman with Joan DeClaire
Building Resilience in Children and Teens: Giving Kids Roots and Wings by Kenneth R. Ginsburg
The Power of Countertransference by Karen Maroda
I Married You for Happiness: A Novel by Lily Tuck
72 Hour Hold by Bebe Moore Campbell
The Good Lord Bird by James McBride
Modes of Therapeutic Action by Martha Stark
Crispin and the End of Time by Avi
Books Read in 2013 (No Particular Order):
The Collected Poems by Lucille Clifton 1965-2010 Edited by Kevin Young and Michael S. Glaser
Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
The Obituary Writer: A Novel by Ann Hood
The Silver Star: A Novel by Jeannette Wells
Christian Meditation by James Finley
Shopaholic Ties the Knot Sophie Kinsella
Ladies’ Night by Mary Kay Andrews
Call of the Wild Jack London
Someday, Someday, Maybe Lauren Graham
Mastermind: How to Think like Sherlock Holmes by Maria Konnikova
Practical Psychoanalysis for Therapists and Patients Owen Renik
The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are by Brene Brown
Fever by Mary Beth Keane
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within by Natalie Goldberg
All Woman and Springtime by Brandon W. Jones
This Boy’s Life: A Memoir by Tobias Wolff
Migration: New and Selected Poems M.W. Merton
The Yellow Birds: A Novel by Kevin Powers
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg
Trapped in the Mirror by Elan Golomb
Veronica by Mary Gaitskill
Then Came You by Jennifer Weiner
Please Understand Me II: Temperament, Character, Intelligence by David Keirsey
Books read by (or to) my 12 & 7 year olds:
Any book by Arnold Lobel
Maze Runner Series by James Dashner
The Blue Fairy Tale Book by Andrew Lang
Crispin: At the Edge of the World by Avi
Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi
Ribsey by Beverly Cleary
Harry Potter and the Chamber Secret J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone J.K. Rowling
The Door in the Wall by Marguerite De Angeli
Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan
Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
The Magic Tree House Series by Osborne
Henry and the Buccaneer Bunnies by Carolyn Crimi and David Chandler
The Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd-Jones and Jago
What are you reading? I’d love to hear some of your top or influential reads of the year.