I'm not sure if you're male or female but if you're female Francine Rivers is a good author for Christian fiction. I sent a copy of Leota's Garden by Rivers to my sister-in-law and she loved it and tries to read all her books. I think she also reads Beverly Lewis, Karen Kingsbury, and Lisa Wingate. Although, Christian fiction is not my choice to read I would recommend The Samurai's Garden by Gail Tsukiyama and Sophie and the Rising Sun by August Trombaugh. They're clean but not really spiritual. I found both of them to have good messages about honor, values, acceptance, and morals.
inkblam wrote:ok thanks!
(i just happen to be male but ill check out the books for future reference)
You might like to try
The Samurai by Shusaku Endo, translated by Van C. Gessel
It is hard to pick one book when one reads a lot, but this book is usually my choice as the best or top novel that I read in 2010. It tells the journey of a priest and a samurai across the Pacific, Mexico, the Atlantic, Spain, and finally to Rome and back during the period just before Japan closed its doors to the outside world. There are two parallel, but very different, spiritual journeys accounted. I read it in order to attend a retreat where we discussed the book.
I am told that this one is equally fine -- I have not read it:
Silence by Shasaku Endo, translated by William Johnston
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inkblam wrote:ok thanks!
(i just happen to be male but ill check out the books for future reference)
Well then, I think The Last Samurai's Garden would be okay for men. The two main characters are male. Just don't expect lots of action. It's a very peaceful novel.
Just spoke with a friend who recommends these for men:
and novels by Frank Peretti.
Also, if you should need something professional there are several books that examine Servant Leadership. Just type in Servant Leadership in the book search box and several choices will pop up. Here are a few.
I have the last one for one of my Leadership Concepts class for my Master's program. I'm sure any of them would be fine.
