This is a page of books and other material I have found extremely helpful. These can range from personal, professional, coaching, or spiritual development.
Books
NIV Study Bible Large Print Thumb Indexed [Zondervan, 2011] (I find the Large Print is very helpful)
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NIV Thinline Reference Bible [Zondervan, 2011] (Always with me in my laptop bag)
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership – John C. Maxwell
Winning with People – John C. Maxwell (Too many John C. Maxwell recommendations to make…)
Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court – Coach John Wooden
They Call Me Coach – Coach John Wooden
Falwell: An Autobiography – Jerry Falwell
Just As I Am: The Autobiography of Billy Graham – Billy Graham
No Compromise – Dr. Robert M. Myers
Real Dream Teams – Bob Fisher & Bo Thomas
Make the Big Time Where You Are – Coach Frosty Westering (and his latter book…)
The Life-Giving Leader: Learning to Lead from Your Truest Self – Tyler Reagin
This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends: The Cyberweapons Arms Race – Nicole Perlroth
The Cuckoo’s Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer – Clifford Stoll
No Starch Press books on cybersecurity (Too many to recommend)
Videos
How Bad Do You Want It? – Eric Thomas
The Man in the Arena – Teddy Roosevelt
Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams – Randy Pausch
Process Over Product – Inky Johnson
Overcoming Hopelessness – Nick Vujicic
Anderson University (SC) Chapel Messages (Too many to recommend)