the king’s top 40

The average millionaire reads one non-fiction book per month. (uncited statistics have no credibility).  If you want to effect any positive change in your life whatsoever, you need to read.  Non-Fiction. “You will be the same person in five years as you are today except for the people you meet and the books you read.” (Charles “Tremendous” Jones).  For the Thirty-Seven Months that we’ve been slicing and dicing the debt dragon, i’ve been reading.  Obviously, Dave Ramsey makes the list, but only recently did i read Financial Peace.  Disclaimer: i don’t agree with everything in all of these books.  Sometimes, i’ll denote my objections next to the book title.  Sometimes i won’t.  I’ve also tried to categorize the books for you as well.  So here are the KoF’s top 40 books (read: the only 40 books that I could remember reading specifically during our 37 month journey and it’s actually 41, but top 40 sounded better).

Money
The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness
Financial Peace Revisited
More than Enough: The Ten Keys to Changing Your Financial Destiny
The Millionaire Next Door
The Millionaire Mind
Stop Acting Rich
Maxed Out
Rich Dad Poor Dad (advocates borrowing money – i don’t. otherwise pretty good)
The Richest Man in Babylon
The Automatic Millionaire (principle is good. latte factor = great phrase.  not a fan though)
Thou Shall Prosper (only book on the list i didn’t finish.  otherwise it would be 42 books instead of 41. has a part in the book that i refer to almost daily.  should probably finish it)

Parenting
Parenting Beyond Your Capacity
Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters
The Art of War
Rich Kid Smart Kid (same author as Rich Dad Poor Dad)

Serving
The Seven Checkpoints of Youth Leaders
Think Orange
The Generosity Factor

Faith
The Pursuit of God
The Hole in Our Gospel
Sex God
Jesus Wants to Save Christians
Drops Like Stars
Love Wins
How Good is Good Enough?
The Great Omission
The Year of Living Like Jesus

Leadership/Personal Responsibility
Good to Great
Tribes
Creating Community
QBQ
Linchpin
The Go-Getter

Thinking Differently
The Principle of the Path
48 Days to the Work You Love
Think and Grow Rich
The Legend of The Monk and The Merchant
Guerrilla Marketing in 30 Days
What The Dog Saw
Blink
Outliers
Tipping Point

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