My Top Ten Reads of 2011

Here are my top 10 reads of 2011 (besides the Bible, of course :)).

10. True Courage by Steve Farrar
9. Start Here, Go Anywhere by Richie Hughes
8. The House of Hope by Elisabeth Gifford
7. Passion to Action by Jay & Beth Loecken
6. Life of John Newton
5. Life of John Knox
4. Day by Day with the Best of Spurgeon
3. We Shall See God (Charles Spurgeon's classic devotional thoughts on Heaven)
2. Life, In Spite of Me by Kristen Jane Anderson and Tricia Goyer
1. Bonhoeffer by Eric Metaxas

You can click on the titles to read my reviews or to get more information about the books. What are some of your favorite books this year? Please share.

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