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What I Read in 2019

January 6, 2020 Leave a Comment

We’ve turned the calendar page from 2019 to 2020.  I thought I’d take a quick break from Bowen Family Systems Theory, to share my year in books.  2019 was another year of eclectic reading choices.  As I look at my list, I notice the absence of mysteries, science fiction, and poetry.  Suggestions welcome.  Here’s to another great year of reading in 2020!

  Fiction

Cleeton, Next Year in Havana
Doerr, All the Light We Cannot See
Gunning, Monticello
Haddon, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Harris, The Strawberry Thief
O’Donoghue, The Wonder
Powers, The Overstory
Reichl, Delicious!
Tartt, The Little Friend
Weiner, Mrs. Everything

Non-Fiction

Bowen Family Systems Theory
Boers, Never Call Them Jerks
McGoldrick, You Can Go Home Again
Steinke, Uproar

Church-y books
Dawn, Keeping the Sabbath Wholly
Heschel, Sabbath
Held Evans, Inspired
Khang, Raise Your Voice
Lamott, Hallelujah Anyway
Marshall, The Little Book of Biblical Justice
Miles, Eat This Bread
Rohr, The Universal Christ
Trent, For Sabbath’s Sake
Trent, Dessert First
Volf, The End of Memory

Death, Dying, Grief and Loss
Brizendine, Stunned by Grief
Doughty, Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
Doughty, From Here to Eternity
Hebb, Let’s Talk About Death Over Dinner
Magnusson, The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning
Roach, Spook

History
Brown, The Boys in the Boat
Davidson, Best of Enemies
Tuchman, The Distant Mirror
Weiss, The Woman’s Hour

Memoir
Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Dudley, Choteau Creek: A Sioux Reminiscence
Tobia, Sissy
Westover, Educated

Miscellaneous
Bolsinger, Canoeing the Mountains
Brown, Dare to Lead
Covey, The Speed of Trust
Cuddy, Presence
Heath and Heath, Switch
Pennebaker, The Secret Life of Pronouns
Roberts, Horse Sense for People

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About Molly Shivers

I am a child of God, a follower of Jesus Christ, and a minister of the Gospel. I have been in the professional ministry since 1999 and am an Elder in Full Connection in the NC Conference of the United Methodist Church. It is my great privilege currently to serve as Director of Conflict Transformation Ministries for the NC Conference.

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