Book Giveaway
As we welcome the New Year, we are offering something special to brighten your day and take an opportunity to get to know each other better! Our staff selected some of their favorite books to share with you. Scroll down to read about them and request a copy.
1. A Grief Observed - C.S. Lewis
Melissa Ballard's Pick: Lewis reflects on his journey with grief and gives the reader the opportunity to get insight into a grieving person’s process and internal battle while also giving the opportunity to connect with the writer and reflect on their own grief journeys.
2. Indistractable – Nir Eyal
Aaron Nolan's Pick: “How to control your attention and choose your life”
3. All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days – Rebecca Donner
Bill Waltman's Pick: “The True Story of the American Woman at the Heart of the German Resistance to Hitler”
4. The Art of Racing in the Rain – Garth Stein
Doug Yoakley's Pick: A heart-wrenching but deeply funny and ultimately uplifting story of family, love, loyalty, and hope, this book is a beautifully crafted and captivating look at the wonders and absurdities of human life ... as only a dog could tell it.
5. When Breath Becomes Air - Paul Kalanithi
Mary Alex Ballard's Pick: A memoir from a young neurosurgeon faced with a terminal cancer diagnosis who attempts to answer the question 'What makes a life worth living?'
6. These Precious Days – Ann Patchett
Brianna Laverty's Pick: A series of essays that reflect on home, family, friendships, and writing, infused with the author’s grace, wit, and warmth.
7. No More Faking Fine – Esther Fleece
April Smith's Pick: This book is our permission to lament - teaching us how to use God’s own language to draw closer to him as he leads us through any darkness into His marvelous light.
8. Red Notice - Bill Browder
Bill Waltman's Pick: "A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice"
9. The Psychology of Money - Morgan Housel
Melissa Ballard's Pick: "Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness"