I didn’t review as many books in 2020 as in past years so I narrowed my annual year end list of the best books I have read to 3. Click on the title links to read my original review of each book:
Number 3:
Bell delves deep into the original language many parts of the Bible were written in which gives entirely different meanings than what is commonly accepted. In the last chapter he has wise words on how to gracefully interact with people who have different views than your own (certainly needed in this contentious time)
Number 2:
The Only Plane in the Sky: The Oral History of 9/11.
The book is entirely made up of quotes from what people experienced on 9/11. From victims in the Twin Towers, from family members who received frantic phone calls from passengers on the doomed planes, from government officials, and more. While the hijackers represented the worst of human nature, by far these stories reflected the best of people.
Number 1:
Atomic Habits – An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones.
Very practical suggestions on building good habits. After reading this I started my sunrise walks of 45 minutes each day. I have continued my daily morning walks for over a month now – a “good” habit! (a selfie I took on one of these walks is pictured above). One indication of an impactful book is “does reading it change the way you live?” Atomic Habits met that criteria for me.
