Here are a few good books we have been reading here at LifeWay Conference Centers.  We’d love to hear what you’ve been reading, please share a few of your good books in the comments…

Same Kind of Different as Me
By Ron Hall, Denver Moore and Lynn Vincent

It begins outside a burning plantation hut in Louisiana… and an East Texas honky-tonk… and, without a doubt, in the heart of God. It unfolds in a Hollywood hacienda… an upscale New York Gallery… a downtown dumpster… a Texas ranch.  Gritty with pain and betrayal and brutality, it also shines with an unexpected, life-changing love.

Linchpin
By Seth Godin

In bestsellers such as Purple Cow and Tribes, Seth Godin taught readers how to make remarkable products and spread powerful ideas.  But this book is different.  It’s about you – your choices, your future, and your potential to make a huge difference in whatever field you choose.

The Millennials
By Thom S. Rainer and Jess W. Rainer

At more than 78 million strong, the Millennials—those born between 1980 and 2000—have surpassed the Boomers as the larger and more influential generation in America. Now, as its members begin to reach adulthood, where the traits of a generation really take shape, best-selling research author Thom Rainer (Simple Church) and his son Jess (a Millennial born in 1985) present the first major investigative work on Millennials from a Christian worldview perspective.

Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die
By Chip Heath and Dan Heath

Made to Stick is a book that will transform the way you communicate ideas. It’s a fast-paced tour of idea success stories (and failures)—the Nobel Prize-winning scientist who drank a glass of bacteria to prove a point about stomach ulcers; the charities who make use of the Mother Teresa Effect; the elementary-school teacher’s simulation that actually prevented prejudice . Provocative, eye-opening, and funny, Made to Stick shows us the principles of successful ideas at work—and how we can apply these rules to making our own messages “stick.”

Today We Are Rich:  Harnessing the Power of Total Confidence
By Tim Sanders

A decade after his meteoric rise in the business world, Tim realized that his success and generosity stemmed from his confidence, taught to him as a child by his grandmother, a remarkable person named Billye. She taught him that rich was the belief that “you have enough to go around, enough to share. And when we share, we are worth something.” She knew from her experiences, including the Great Depression, that the key was to possess total confidence: In yourself, the others you rely on and a power greater than yourself.

UnMarketing: Stop Marketing. Start Engaging.
By Scott Stratten

UnMarketing shows you how to unlearn the old ways and consistently attract and engage the right customers. You’ll stop just pushing out your message and praying that it sticks somewhere. Potential and current customers want to be listened to, validated, and have a platform to be heard-especially online. With UnMarketing, you’ll create such a relationship with your customers, and make yourself the logical choice for their needs.