I noticed you recently read leadership and self-deception and are now reading the Peacegiver. If the concepts in those books resonate with you, I strongly recommend that you read Bonds That Make Us Free, by Terry Warner. All of these books come from the Arbinger Institute. While Leadership and Self-Deception targets a wider audience of business, non-Mormons, etc., Bonds That Make Us Free more specifically addressed the same concepts but in greater depth, and with the inclusion of Gospel Principles.
Great Book.

I would strongly recommend “As a Man Thinketh’” by James Allen. You could read it in an 60-90 minutes.

Here’s a taste.
“A noble and Godlike character is not a thing of favor or chance, but is the natural result of continued effort in right thinking, the effect of long-cherished association with Godlike thoughts.”

I think it cost me $3 or so at a bookstore. It wasn’t much bigger than the white handbook.

You have a list of good books here, but don’t take much of what you read in Original Intent by Barton seriously. The book is flawed and mainly a series of attacks directed at non-originalists rather than at the arguments they advance (and this is coming from one who considers himself an originalist).

If you want to read a good defense of originalism, start with Originalism, the lesser evil by Justice Scalia. For a general response to the originalist arguments, check out Justice Brennan’s article “The Constitution of the United States: Contemporary Ratification in The Great Debate: Interpreting Our Written Constitution. You should also try Justice Scalia’s A Matter of Interpretation and Justice Breyer’s Active Liberty.

Hi, curious why you rated “Hiding in Plain Sight…” from Ken Bowers with a “C” rating …..

Connor, I was wondering if you have read “The Road Less Traveled” by Scott Peck.
If not I’d humbly recommend it.

Best,

T.

Connor, Great list! I was wondering, why did you give the Screwtape letters a “C”?

Connor, on Russell’s recommendation, I read James Allen’s “As a Man Thinketh”. It led me to another book by him that I like as much, or more: “The Heavenly Life”. He was a contemporary of Apostle James E. Talmage, and, to me, this compares favorably in spirit and intellectual tone to “Jesus the Christ” and “The Articles of Faith”. Here’s a link to these and most of his other works in “real book” form. I’m kinda an MP3 sort of guy, but inspiration’s good however you get it! I intend on pursuing more of these gems!