• Six Action Shoes: A Brilliant New Way to Take Control of Any Business or Life Situation, Edward De Bono
• Marketing Shortcuts for the Self-Employed: Leverage Resources, Establish Online Credibility and Crush Your Competition, Patrick Schwerdtfeger
• Brand Like A Rock Star: Lessons from Rock ‘n Roll to Make Your Business Rich and Famous, Steve Jones
• Think Big and Kick Ass: Make It Happen in Business and Life, Donald Trump
• Say “Yes, And!”: 2 Little Words That Will Transform Your Career, Organization, and Life!, Avish Parashar

Entertainment

• Havah: The Story of Eve, Tosca Lee
• Bloom County: The Complete Library, Vol. 5, Berkeley Breathed

Personal

• Hearing God’s Voice: Seven Keys to Connecting with God, Vern Heidebrecht
• Rediscovering the Kingdom, Myles Monroe
• Spiritual Warfare: The Battle for God’s Glory, Jerry Rankin
• Understanding Your Place in God’s Kingdom: Your Original Purpose for Existence, Myles Munroe
• The Three Battlegrounds: An In-Depth View of the Three Arenas of Spiritual Warfare: The Mind, the Church and the Heavenly Places, Francis Frangipane
• Not a Fan: Becoming a Completely Committed Follower of Jesus, Kyle Idleman

Real Life

• Decision Points, George W. Bush
• Courage and Consequence: My Life as a Conservative in the Fight, Karl Rove
• Defining Conservatism:The Principles That Will Bring Our Country Back, Jonathan Krohn

Currently Reading

• New Testament Apocrypha, Ante-Nicene Fathers
• The Twelfth Imam, Joel C. Rosenberg
• Known and Unknown, Donald Rumsfield
• Brand Like a Rockstar Companion, Steve Jones

Books on deck

• Left Turn: How Liberal Media Bias Distorts the American Mind, Tim Groseclose
• The Litigators, John Grisham
• The Tehran Initiative, Joel C. Rosenberg
• Corridor, Robin Parrish
• Micro, Crichton & Preston
• Forbidden, Dekker & Lee
• Nightmare, Robin Parrish
• Vigilante, Robin Parrish
• Social Media Marketing: Strategies for Engaging in Facebook, Twitter & Other Social Media, Liana Evans
• Jesus, CEO: Using Ancient Wisdom for Visionary Leadership, Laurie Beth Jones

• Winning, Jack Welch
• Hard Goals: The Secret to Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be, Mark Murphy
• Anointed for Business: How to Use Your Influence in the Marketplace to Change the World, Ed Silvoso
• The Truth about Leadership: The No-fads, Heart-of-the-Matter Facts You Need to Know, James Kouzes & Barry Posner
• Accelerate!: Move Your Business Forward Through the Convergence of Search, Social & Content Marketing, Arnie Kuenn

Entertainment

• Merciless, Robin Parrish
• The Bride Collector, Ted Dekker
• Trader of Secrets, Steve Martini

Personal

• How to Argue & Win Every Time: At Home, At Work, In Court, Everywhere, Everyday, Gerry Spence
• Change Agent: Engaging your passion to be the one who makes a difference
• The Rules of Engagement: The Art of Strategic Prayer and Spiritual Warfare, Cindy Trimm
• 4 Keys to Hearing God’s Voice, Mark Virkler
• Tender Warrior: Every Man’s Purpose, Every Woman’s Dream, Every Child’s Hope, Stu Weber
• The Invisible War: What Every Believer Needs to Know about Satan, Demons, and Spiritual Warfare, Chip Ingram
• Courageous Living: Dare to Take a Stand, Michael Catt

Real Life

• Inside the Revolution: How the Followers of Jihad, Jefferson, and Jesus Are Battling to Dominate the Middle East and Transform the World, Joel Rosenberg
• The Obama Diaries, Laura Ingraham

Currently Reading

• New Testament Apocrypha, Ante-Nicene Fathers
• Havah: The Story of Eve, Tosca Lee
• Courage and Consequence: My Life as a Conservative in the Fight, Karl Rove
• Decision Points, George W. Bush
• Rediscovering the Kingdom, Myles Monroe
• Hearing God’s Voice: Seven Keys to Connecting with God, Vern Heidebrecht

Books on deck

• Defining Conservatism:The Principles That Will Bring Our Country Back, Jonathan Krohn
• Marketing Shortcuts for the Self-Employed: Leverage Resources, Establish Online Credibility and Crush Your Competition, Patrick Schwerdtfeger
• Left Turn: How Liberal Media Bias Distorts the American Mind, Tim Groseclose
• Known and Unknown, Donald Rumsfield
• Brand Like A Rock Star: Lessons from Rock ‘n Roll to Make Your Business Rich and Famous, Steve Jones
• Bloom County: The Complete Library, Vol. 5 1987-1989, Berkeley Breathed
• The Twelfth Imam, Joel C. Rosenberg
• The Litigators, John Grisham
• The Tehran Initiative, Joel C. Rosenberg
• Corridor, Robin Parrish
• Micro, Crichton & Preston
• Forbidden, Dekker & Lee
• Nightmare, Robin Parrish
• Vigilante, Robin Parrish
• Six Action Shoes: A Brilliant New Way to Take Control of Any Business or Life Situation, Edward De Bono
• Think Big and Kick Ass: Make It Happen in Business and Life, Donald Trump
• Social Media Marketing: Strategies for Engaging in Facebook, Twitter & Other Social Media, Liana Evans
• Jesus, CEO: Using Ancient Wisdom for Visionary Leadership, Laurie Beth Jones

• In Charge: Finding the Leader Within You, Myles Munroe
• Now, Build a Great Business!: 7 Ways to Maximize Your Profits in Any Market, Mark Thompson and Brian Tracy
• The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures, Dan Roam

Entertainment

• The Confession, John Grisham
• Bloom County: The Complete Library, Vol. 4, Berkely Breathed

Personal

• The Measure of a Man, Gene A. Getz
• 10 Dumb Things Smart Christians Believe, Lary Osborne
• Waking the Dead: The Glory of a Heart Fully Alive, John Eldredge
• Everyone’s Guide to Demons & Spiritual Warfare: Simple, Powerful Tools for Outmaneuvering Satan in Your Daily Life, Ron Phillips
• The Apocrypha, Joseph Lumpkin
• Hearing God: Developing a Conversational Relationship with God, Dallas Willard

Real Life

• Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God, Francis Chan
• Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts, Tavris & Aronson
• Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War, Mark Bowden

Currently Reading and Tweeting

• The Obama Diaries, Laura Ingraham
• How to Argue & Win Every Time:At Home, At Work, In Court, Everywhere, Everyday, Gerry Spence
• The Bride Collector, Ted Dekker
• Winning, Jack Welch

Change Agent: Engaging your passion to be the one who makes a difference

• New Testament Apocrypha, Ante-Nicene Fathers
• Inside the Revolution: How the Followers of Jihad, Jefferson, and Jesus Are Battling to Dominate the Middle East and Transform the World, Joel Rosenberg
• Merciless, Robin Parrish

Books on deck

• Havah: The Story of Eve, Tosca Lee
• Defining Conservatism:The Principles That Will Bring Our Country Back, Jonathan Krohn
• Courage and Consequence: My Life as a Conservative in the Fight, Karl Rove
• Hard Goals: The Secret to Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be, Mark Murphy
• Marketing Shortcuts for the Self-Employed: Leverage Resources, Establish Online Credibility and Crush Your Competition, Patrick Schwerdtfeger
• The Rules of Engagement: The Art of Strategic Prayer and Spiritual Warfare, Cindy Trimm
• Left Turn: How Liberal Media Bias Distorts the American Mind, Tim Groseclose
• Known and Unknown, Donald Rumsfield
• The Truth about Leadership: The No-fads, Heart-of-the-Matter Facts You Need to Know, James Kouzes & Barry Posner
• Anointed for Business: How to Use Your Influence in the Marketplace to Change the World, Ed Silvoso
• Accelerate!: Move Your Business Forward Through the Convergence of Search, Social & Content Marketing, Arnie Kuenn

• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen R. Covey
• Overcoming Crisis, Myles Munroe
• Flip the Funnel: How to Use Existing Customers to Gain New Ones, Joseph Jaffe

Entertainment

• Fever Dream, Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child

Personal

• Just Walk Across the Room: Simple Steps Pointing People to Faith, Bill Hybels
• Raising a Modern-Day Princess: Inspiring Purpose, Value and Strength in Your Daughter, Pam Farrel and Doreen Hanna
• Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman’s Soul, John Eldredge and Stasi Eldredge
• Inside Out, Larry Crabb
• Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream, David Platt
• The Fatherhood Principle: Priority, Position, and the Role of the Male, Myles Munroe
• Holy Ambition: Turning God-Shaped Dreams Into Reality, Chip Ingram

Real Life

• Going Rogue: An American Life, Sarah Palin
• Obama’s Wars, Bob Woodward

Currently Reading and Tweeting

• The Measure of a Man, Gene A. Getz
• Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God, Francis Chan
• The Confession, John Grisham
• Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts, Tavris & Aronson
• In Charge: Finding the Leader Within You, Myles Munroe

Books on deck

• Utopia, Lincoln Child
• Tyrannosaur Canyon, Douglas Preston
• Death Match, Lincoln Child
• The Codex, Douglas Preston
• Havah: The Story of Eve, Tosca Lee
• Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War, Mark Bowden
• He’s Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys, Greg Behrendt
• The Obama Diaries, Laura Ingraham
• Ten Dumb Things Smart Christians Believe, Lary Osborne
• Defining Conservatism:The Principles That Will Bring Our Country Back, Jonathan Krohn
• Courage and Consequence: My Life as a Conservative in the Fight, Karl Rove
• How to Argue & Win Every Time:At Home, At Work, In Court, Everywhere, Everyday, Gerry Spence
• Hard Goals: The Secret to Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be, Mark Murphy
• Now, Build a Great Business!: 7 Ways to Maximize Your Profits in Any Market, Mark Thompson and Brian Tracy
• The Bride Collector, Ted Dekker
• Winning, Jack Welch
• Waking the Dead: The Glory of a Heart Fully Alive, John Eldredge
• From Eternity to Here: Rediscovering the Ageless Purpose of God, Frank Viola
• Marketing Shortcuts for the Self-Employed: Leverage Resources, Establish Online Credibility and Crush Your Competition, Patrick Schwerdtfeger

• Branded Male: Marketing to Men, Mark Tungate
• Power: Why Some People Have It and Others Don’t, Jeffrey Pfeffer
• The Soccer Mom Myth, Michele Miller & Holly Buchanan
• Buy-In: Saving Your Good Idea from Getting Shot Down, John P. Kotter and Lorne A. Whitehead
• Turn Clicks Into Customers: Proven Marketing Techniques for Converting Online Traffic into Revenue, Duane Forrester
• The Truth about Leadership: The No-fads, Heart-of-the-Matter Facts You Need to Know, James Kouzes and Barry Posner

Entertainment

• Bloom County: The Complete Library, Vol. 3: 1984-1986, Berkely Breathed
• The Rule of Nine, Steve Martini

Personal

• The Sacred Romance: Drawing Closer to the Heart of God, Brent Curtis and John Eldredge
• Raising a Modern-Day Knight: A Father’s Role in Guiding His Son to Authentic Manhood, Robert Lewis

Real Life

• Sounding Forth the Trumpet: 1837-1860 (God’s Plan for America), David Manuel and Peter Marshall

Books on deck
This is a list of the books I am either currently reading or are stacked up on my nightstand to be read as soon as I can get to them.

• Thunder of Heaven, Ted Dekker
• Eaters of the Dead, Michael Crichton
• The Bourne Identity, Robert Ludlum
• Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man’s Soul, John Eldredge
• Tested Advertising Methods, John Caples
• Your Gut is Still Not Smarter Than Your Head: How Disciplined, Fact-Based Marketing Can Drive Extraordinary Growth & Profits, Kevin Clancy
• The Anatomy of Buzz: How to Create Word of Mouth Marketing, Emanuel Rosen
• The Art of Writing Advertising: Conversations with Masters of the Craft: David Ogilvy, William Bernbach, Leo Burnett, Rosser Reeves,, Denis Higgins
• Fever Dream, Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
• Utopia, Lincoln Child
• Tyrannosaur Canyon, Douglas Preston
• Death Match, Lincoln Child
• The Codex, Douglas Preston
• Havah: The Story of Eve, Tosca Lee
• Raising a Modern-Day Princess: Inspiring Purpose, Value and Strength in Your Daughter, Pam Farrel and Doreen Hanna
• Going Rogue: An American Life, Sarah Palin
• Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman’s Soul, John Eldredge and Stasi Eldredge
• You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up: A Love Story, Annabelle Gurwitch and Jeff Kahn
• The Measure of a Man, Gene A. Getz
• Teach Yourself Google Analytics in 10 Minutes, Michael Miller
• Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War, Mark Bowden
• Obama’s Wars, Bob Woodward
• He’s Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys, Greg Behrendt
• Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God, Francis Chan
• The Obama Diaries, Laura Ingraham
• Ten Dumb Things Smart Christians Believe, Lary Osborne
• Defining Conservatism:The Principles That Will Bring Our Country Back, Jonathan Krohn
• The Confession, John Grisham
• Courage and Consequence: My Life as a Conservative in the Fight, Karl Rove
• How to Argue & Win Every Time:At Home, At Work, In Court, Everywhere, Everyday, Gerry Spence
• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen R. Covey
• Flip the Funnel: How to Use Existing Customers to Gain New Ones, Joseph Jaffe
• Hard Goals: The Secret to Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be, Mark Murphy
• Now, Build a Great Business!: 7 Ways to Maximize Your Profits in Any Market, Mark Thompson and Brian Tracy
• The Bride Collector, Ted Dekker
• Uncle Tom’s Cabin: or, Life Among the Lowly, Harriet Beecher Stowe

• Surrounded by Geniuses: Unlocking the Brilliance in Yourself, Your Colleagues and Your Organization, Alan S. Gregerman
• Everyone Communicates, Few Connect: What the Most Effective People Do Differently, John C. Maxwell

Entertainment

• When Heaven Weeps, Ted Dekker
• Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer, John Grisham
• Impact, Douglas Preston

Personal

• In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day: How to Survive and Thrive When Opportunity Roars, Mark Batterson
• The Journey of Desire: Searching for the Life We’ve Only Dreamed of, John Eldredge

Books on deck
This is a list of the books I am either currently reading or are stacked up on my nightstand to be read as soon as I can get to them.

• Thunder of Heaven, Ted Dekker
• Eaters of the Dead, Michael Crichton
• The Bourne Identity, Robert Ludlum
• Sounding Forth the Trumpet: 1837-1860 (God’s Plan for America), David Manuel and Peter Marshall
• Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man’s Soul, John Eldredge
• Branded Male: Marketing to Men, Mark Tungate
• Tested Advertising Methods, John Caples
• The Soccer Mom Myth, Michele Miller
• Your Gut is Still Not Smarter Than Your Head: How Disciplined, Fact-Based Marketing Can Drive Extraordinary Growth & Profits, Kevin Clancy
• The Anatomy of Buzz: How to Create Word of Mouth Marketing, Emanuel Rosen
• The Art of Writing Advertising: Conversations with Masters of the Craft: David Ogilvy, William Bernbach, Leo Burnett, Rosser Reeves,, Denis Higgins
• The Rule of Nine, Steve Martini
• Fever Dream, Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
• Utopia, Lincoln Child
• Tyrannosaur Canyon, Douglas Preston
• Death Match, Lincoln Child
• The Codex, Douglas Preston
• Havah: The Story of Eve, Tosca Lee
• Going Rogue: An American Life, Sarah Palin
• Raising a Modern-Day Knight: A Father’s Role in Guiding His Son to Authentic Manhood, Robert Lewis
• The Sacred Romance: Drawing Closer to the Heart of God, Brent Curtis and John Eldredge
• Raising a Modern-Day Princess: Inspiring Purpose, Value and Strength in Your Daughter, Pam Farrel and Doreen Hanna
• Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman’s Soul, John Eldredge and Stasi Eldredge
• You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up: A Love Story, Annabelle Gurwitch and Jeff Kahn
• The Measure of a Man, Gene A. Getz
• Teach Yourself Google Analytics in 10 Minutes, Michael Miller
• Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War, Mark Bowden
• Obama’s Wars, Bob Woodward
• He’s Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys, Greg Behrendt

• Pull: Marketing Secrets The Fortune 100 Use, Keith Chambers
• Audience, Relevance, and Search: Targeting Web Audiences with Relevant Content, James Mathewson, Frank Donatone, Cynthia Fishel
• Marketing in the Age of Google: Your Online Strategy IS Your Business Strategy, Vanessa Fox

Entertainment

• Heaven’s Wager, Ted Dekker
• Bloom County: The Complete Library, Vol. 2: 1982-1984, Berkeley Breathed
• The Lost Symbol, Dan Brown
• Ford County: Stories, John Grisham

Personal

• Pagan Christianity?: Exploring the Roots of Our Church Practices, Frank Viola
• For Parents Only: Getting Inside the Head of Your Kid, Shaunti Feldhahn and Lisa A. Rice

Real Life

• Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior, Ori Brafman and Rom Brafman
• I Will Teach You To Be Rich, Ramit Sethi
• Tea with Hezbollah: Sitting at the Enemies Table Our Journey Through the Middle East, Ted Dekker and Carl Medearis

Books on deck
This is a list of the books I am either currently reading or are stacked up on my nightstand to be read as soon as I can get to them.

• When Heaven Weeps, Ted Dekker
• Thunder of Heaven, Ted Dekker
• Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer, John Grisham
• Eaters of the Dead, Michael Crichton
• The Bourne Identity, Robert Ludlum
• Sounding Forth the Trumpet: 1837-1860 (God’s Plan for America), David Manuel and Peter Marshall
• Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man’s Soul, John Eldredge
• The Journey of Desire: Searching for the Life We’ve Only Dreamed of, John Eldredge
• Branded Male: Marketing to Men, Mark Tungate
• Tested Advertising Methods, John Caples
• The Soccer Mom Myth, Michele Miller
• Your Gut is Still Not Smarter Than Your Head: How Disciplined, Fact-Based Marketing Can Drive Extraordinary Growth & Profits, Kevin Clancy
• The Anatomy of Buzz: How to Create Word of Mouth Marketing, Emanuel Rosen
• The Art of Writing Advertising: Conversations with Masters of the Craft: David Ogilvy, William Bernbach, Leo Burnett, Rosser Reeves,, Denis Higgins
• Impact, Douglas Preston
• The Rule of Nine, Steve Martini
• Fever Dream, Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
• Utopia, Lincoln Child
• Tyrannosaur Canyon, Douglas Preston
• Death Match, Lincoln Child
• The Codex, Douglas Preston
• Havah: The Story of Eve, Tosca Lee
• Going Rogue: An American Life, Sarah Palin
• In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day: How to Survive and Thrive When Opportunity Roars, Mark Batterson
• Raising a Modern-Day Knight: A Father’s Role in Guiding His Son to Authentic Manhood, Robert Lewis
• The Sacred Romance: Drawing Closer to the Heart of God, Brent Curtis and John Eldredge
• Raising a Modern-Day Princess: Inspiring Purpose, Value and Strength in Your Daughter, Pam Farrel and Doreen Hanna
• Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman’s Soul, John Eldredge and Stasi Eldredge
• You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up: A Love Story, Annabelle Gurwitch and Jeff Kahn
• The Measure of a Man, Gene A. Getz
• Surrounded by Geniuses: Unlocking the Brilliance in Yourself, Your Colleagues and Your Organization, Alan S. Gregerman
• Teach Yourself Google Analytics in 10 Minutes, Michael Miller

• The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn’t, Robert I. Sutton
• Hundred Percenters: Challenge Your Employees to Give It Their All, and They’ll Give You Even More, Mark Murphy
• Scientific Advertising, Claude C. Hopkins
• State of Search Engine Marketing Report 2010, EConsultancy & SEMPO
• Google SEO Report Card

Novels

• Guardian of Lies, Steve Martini
• Digital Fortress, Dan Brown
• Flashforward, Robert J. Sawyer
• Pirate Latitudes, Michael Crichton

Personal

• Finding God in the Shack: Seeking Truth in a Story of Evil and Redemption, Roger E. Olsen
• Better Dads, Stronger Sons: How Fathers Can Guide Boys to Become Men of Character, Rick Johnson

Real Life

• Bad Boys of the Black Hills…And Some Wild Women, Too, Barbara Fifer
• Rapt: Attention and the Focused Life, Winifred Gallagher

Books on deck
This is a list of the books I am either currently reading or are stacked up on my nightstand to be read as soon as I can get to them.

• Bloom County: The Complete Library, Vol. 2: 1982-1984, Berkeley Breathed
• Heaven’s Wager, Ted Dekker
• The Lost Symbol, Dan Brown
• When Heaven Weeps, Ted Dekker
• Ford County: Stories, Ted Dekker
• Thunder of Heaven (Martyr’s Song, Book 3), Ted Dekker
• Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer, John Grisham
• Eaters of the Dead, Michael Crichton
• The Bourne Identity: A Novel, Robert Ludlum
• Sounding Forth the Trumpet: 1837-1860 (God’s Plan for America), David Manuel and Peter Marshall
• Pagan Christianity?: Exploring the Roots of Our Church Practices, Frank Viola
• Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior, Ori Brafman and Rom Brafman
• I Will Teach You To Be Rich, Ramit Sethi
• Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man’s Soul, John Eldredge
• The Journey of Desire: Searching for the Life We’ve Only Dreamed of, John Eldredge
• Branded Male: Marketing to Men, Mark Tungate
• Pull: Marketing Secrets The Fortune 100 Use, Keith Chambers
• Audience, Relevance, and Search: Targeting Web Audiences with Relevant Content, James Mathewson, Frank Donatone, Cynthia Fishel
• Marketing in the Age of Google: Your Online Strategy IS Your Business Strategy, Vanessa Fox
• Tested Advertising Methods, John Caples
• The Soccer Mom Myth, Michele Miller
• Your Gut is Still Not Smarter Than Your Head: How Disciplined, Fact-Based Marketing Can Drive Extraordinary Growth & Profits, Kevin Clancy
• The Anatomy of Buzz: How to Create Word of Mouth Marketing, Emanuel Rosen
• The Art of Writing Advertising: Conversations with Masters of the Craft: David Ogilvy, William Bernbach, Leo Burnett, Rosser Reeves,, Denis Higgins

• Confessions of an Advertising Man, David Ogilvy
• Getting to Plan B: Breaking Through to a Better Business Model, John W. Mullins
• Outliers: The Story of Success, Malcolm Gladwell
• Trade-Off: Why Some Things Catch On, and Others Don’t, Kevin Maney
• My Life in Advertising, Claude C. Hopkins
• Choosing a PPC Management Pricing Model, Search Marketing Now
• Crush It!: Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion, Gary Vaynerchuk

Novels/Entertainment

• Kiss, Ted Dekker and Erin Healy
• A Girl of the Limberlost
• Bloom County: The Complete Library, Vol. 1: 1980-1982, Berkeley Breathed
• Cemetery DanceDouglas Preston and Lincoln Child
• BoneMan’s Daughters, Ted Dekker
• Offworld, Robin Parish

Political/Historical

• Fox’s Book Of Martyrs: A History Of The Lives, Sufferings And Triumphant Deaths Of The Early Christian And Protestant Martyrs, William Byron Forbush
• From Sea to Shining Sea: 1787-1837 (God’s Plan for America), David Manuel and Peter Marshall

Personal

• The Way of the Wild Heart: A Map for the Masculine Journey, John Eldredge

Most of these books can be picked up for free (plus shipping) from my Bookins trade list.

Books on deck
This is a list of the books I am either currently reading or are stacked up on my nightstand to be read as soon as I can get to them.

• Guardian of Lies, Steve Martini
• Digital Fortress, Dan Brown
• Bloom County: The Complete Library, Vol. 2: 1982-1984, Berkeley Breathed
• Flashforward, Robert J. Sawyer
• Pirate Latitudes, Michael Crichton
• Heaven’s Wager, Ted Dekker
• The Lost Symbol, Dan Brown
• When Heaven Weeps, Ted Dekker
• Ford County: Stories, Ted Dekker
• Thunder of Heaven (Martyr’s Song, Book 3), Ted Dekker
• Eaters of the Dead, Michael Crichton
• The Bourne Identity: A Novel, Robert Ludlum
• Bad Boys of the Black Hills…And Some Wild Women, Too (Bedside Reader Series), Barbara Fifer
• Sounding Forth the Trumpet: 1837-1860 (God’s Plan for America), David Manuel and Peter Marshall
• Rapt: Attention and the Focused Life, Winifred Gallagher
• Finding God in the Shack: Seeking Truth in a Story of Evil and Redemption, Roger E. Olsen
• Better Dads, Stronger Sons: How Fathers Can Guide Boys to Become Men of Character, Rick Johnson
• Pagan Christianity?: Exploring the Roots of Our Church Practices, Frank Viola
• Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man’s Soul, John Eldredge
• The Journey of Desire: Searching for the Life We’ve Only Dreamed of, John Eldredge
• The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn’t, Robert I. Sutton
• Hundred Percenters: Challenge Your Employees to Give It Their All, and They’ll Give You Even More, Mark Murphy
• Scientific Advertising, Claude C. Hopkins
• Branded Male: Marketing to Men, Mark Tungate
• Tested Advertising Methods (Prentice Hall Business Classics), John Caples
• The Soccer Mom Myth, Michele Miller
• Your Gut is Still Not Smarter Than Your Head : How Disciplined, Fact-Based Marketing Can Drive Extraordinary Growth & Profits, Kevin Clancy
• The Anatomy of Buzz: How to Create Word of Mouth Marketing, Emanuel Rosen
• The Art of Writing Advertising : Conversations with Masters of the Craft: David Ogilvy, William Bernbach, Leo Burnett, Rosser Reeves,, Denis Higgins

This Ain't Your domino's Philly Cheesesteak Pizza!

A few weeks back Jen and I attempted to eat lunch at Jimmy’s Restaurant and Lounge in North Canton, but instead ended up in Akron at Lindsay’s Amber Restaurant. It’s a somewhat comical story that I already told in my Amber’s review so I won’t get into it here. This Sunday we gave Jimmy’s another shot and I have to admit to being very surprised. I’m happy to say that my first impressions of Jimmy’s was way off-base.

From the outside Jimmy’s Restaurant and Lounge doesn’t look like much. It almost gives the impression of a biker bar or perhaps some country bar out on Podunk Highway in the middle of nowhere.

Jimmy’s Restaurant and Lounge isn’t in the middle of nowhere, it’s right off portage a couple of blocks from the strip. Nor is Jimmy’s a biker or country bar that serves up sub-par food to a bunch of hicks. If that’s your impression as it was mine, just get that out of your head right now.

A view of the bar and TVs from my booth.

We got to Jimmy’s around one in the afternoon on a Sunday. There were half a dozen over-40 folks at the bar drinking and eating with another half dozen people spread out over a few booths. The bar centers the room and is the main focal point with booths and tables lining the walls. There is a sunroom section of the restaurant with another dozen tables enclosed in three glass walls and glass ceiling.

We took a seat and started looking over the menu. We were approached by none other than Jimmy himself, working his restaurant on a Sunday afternoon. He asked if we’d like him to make some recommendations and he ran down the list of some of his favorites. Throughout our meal Jimmy worked is way around the restaurant talking to patrons, having a few laughs and drinking beer.

There were at least five TV’s placed in the main room with at three visible at any one time. Three different football games played with another couple of screens showing Keno. Our waitress wore a Steelers shirt but assured us Browns fans are welcome too, often mixing at the bar.

I asked Jimmy about their Philly Cheesesteak Pizza. I’ve only seen those at Domino’s so I was curious. Jimmy said it wasn’t his favorite but he’d take on the challenge of beating Domino’s Philly Pizza in taste test. If I thought Domino’s version was better then I wouldn’t have to pay for my lunch at Jimmy’s. I couldn’t pass that up.

I can’t say for certain who’s is better. They are both good, but very different from each other. The best way to describe it is this: you can often find a great hamburger at a restaurant but sometimes you just want a Whopper from Burger King. Does that make the Whopper superior? No, it’s just fast food candy. Domino’s philly cheesesteak pizza is fast food candy. The philly cheesesteak pizza from Jimmy’s offered a more refined, mature taste that required a little salt to bring out it’s full flavor.

This is what happens when I forget my camera and have to take pictures with my iphone. The lasagna looked much tastier than this picture presents.

Needless to say I never ask for my lunch to be comped, and gleefully took half of my large pizza home for later.

Jen ordered the lasagna with garlic bread. All of Jimmy’s pasta is home made and you can tell the difference. The noodles were thicker and much more tender than you get from the store-bought stuff and that made the lasagna that much tastier.

We were also served a couple pieces of bread that tasted like home made. It wasn’t fresh-from-the-oven warm and the bread itself was average but the sesame seed crust was extremely flavorful. The only negatives at Jimmy’s was the spotty silverware which I hate, the house red Italian dressing which Jen felt was flavorless.

If I had to describe Jimmy’s Restaurant and Lounge I’d say it’s Cheers in the latter years. It’s not a bar for the young, hipster crowd, but more for the mature sports loving adults that like to get some great food with their friends or family while they watch the game. The wait staff is very friendly and they do a lot of chatting up the guests at the bar and tables.

During the day time hours Jimmy’s gets a lot of regulars, but a varied crowd in the evenings when they have their events: karaoke on Wednesdays, Frick and Frack on Thursdays and other live music on Fridays and Saturdays.

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My Cost: 2 Adults – $35
Hats off: 4/5
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Location:
4262 Portage Street Northwest
North Canton, OH
(330) 494-9096‎

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