Our Favorite Books of 2019
It’s a constant goal of ours to continue honing our craft for our real estate clients and to become better citizens of the world, and one of our favorite ways to do that is through reading (and listening to) books/audiobooks. Below are some of Ron and Stephanie’s favorites from the past year and a few we’re currently reading. We read some of these multiple times and read some of them together or with Stephanie’s kids and mom. We usually work through a few at once so we don’t make good book club members, but we’d love to chat about any of these that you’ve read too! We would also love to hear about any books that you would recommend to us for the new year!
If you or your kids struggle to get excited about reading, find a Little Free Library near you, join a book club at your local library, start a virtual book club, connect with us on Goodreads, get lost for a few hours at McKay’s Bookstore, or choose a book that has a film adaptation so you have a movie to look forward to when you’re done reading!
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Professional Growth
- The Big Short by Michael Lewis
- The Book on Flipping Houses: How to Buy, Rehab, and Resell Residential Properties by J Scott
- The Book on Rental Property Investing: How to Create Wealth and Passive Income Through Smart Buy & Hold Real Estate Investing by Brandon Turner
- Do You Have a Minute? by John Giffen
- Fanatical Prospecting by Jeb Blount
- The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod
- Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It by Chris Voss with Tahl Raz
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Personal Growth
- Everybody, Always by Bob Goff
- Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth
- Love Does by Bob Goff
- Love Your Life Not Theirs by Rachel Cruze
- One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp
Photography
- American Photographs by Walker Evans
- Criticizing Photographs: An Introduction to Understanding Images by Terry Barrett
- The Mind’s Eye by Henri Cartier-Bresson
- We Shall Overcome: Press Photographs of Nashville during the Civil Rights Era by Kathryn E. Delmez
Enjoyed with Kids
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
- The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Mysterious Howling by MaryRose Wood
- Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling
- The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey by Trenton Lee Stewart
- Return to Sender by Julia Alvarez
- Unwind by Neal Shusterman
- The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis
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Other Favorites
- Christmas Eve 1914 by Charles Olivier
- Donelson, Tennessee: Its History and Landmarks by Leona Taylor Aiken
- Educated by Tara Westover
- The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
- The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
- Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance
- Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perez
- Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
- A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
- The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan
- Small Fry by Lisa Brennan-Jobs
- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
- The Whole-Brain Child by Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson
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