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My 2024 Reads

Every year I share the books I read. Here’s my list for 2024 – in no particular order.

Non-Fiction

  • Living at the Bottom of the Ocean – Dr David Schnarch unpublished manuscript (read 3 times)
  • Passionate Marriage – Dr David Schnarch
  • Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don’t Have All the Facts – Annie Duke
  • The Masculine in Relationship: A Blueprint for Inspiring the Trust, Lust, and Devotion of a Strong Woman – GS Youngblood
  • A Life of Meaning: Exploring Our Deepest Questions and Motivations – James Hollis PhD
  • Coach Builder: How to Turn Your Expertise into a Profitable Coaching Career – Donald Miller
  • Survive!: Essential Skills and Tactics to Get You Out of Anywhere – Alive – Les Stroud
  • The Practice of Groundedness: A Transformative Path to Success That Feeds – Not Crushes – Your Soul – Brad Stulberg
  • Life Is Hard. God Is Good. Let’s Dance.: Experiencing Real Joy in a World Gone Mad – Brant Hansen
  • The Third Door: The Mindset of Success – Alex Banayan
  • The Sex Talk You Never Got: Reclaiming the Heart of Masculine Sexuality – Sam Jolman, John Eldredge
  • Monsters and How to Tame Them – Kevin Hart
  • Master of Change: How to Excel When Everything Is Changing – Including You – Brad Stulberg
  • Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering – Malcolm Gladwell
  • Fathered by God: Learning What Your Dad Could Never Teach You – John Eldredge
  • Built to Move: The Ten Essential Habits to Help You Move Freely and Live Fully – Kelly Starrett, Juliet Starrett
  • Meditations for Mortals – Oliver Burkeman

Fiction

  • To Die For (6:20 Man) – David Baldacci
  • In Too Deep: A Reacher Novel (Jack Reacher Book 29) – Lee Child, Andrew Child
  • Full Throttle (Tom Rollins Thrillers Book 12) – Paul Heatley
  • Ghost Team (Tom Rollins Thrillers Book 11) – Paul Heatley
  • Search and Destroy (Tom Rollins Thrillers Book 10) – Paul Heatley
  • Capture or Kill: A Mitch Rapp Novel by Don Bentley – Vince Flynn, Don Bentley
  • The Last Minute (Sam Capra Book 2) – Jeff Abbott
  • Blood Feud (Tom Rollins Thrillers Book 9) – Paul Heatley
  • Last Stand (Tom Rollins Thrillers Book 8) – Paul Heatley
  • Hard Target (Tom Rollins Thrillers Book 7) – Paul Heatley
  • Adrenaline (Sam Capra Book 1) – Jeff Abbott
  • No Quarter (Tom Rollins Thrillers Book 6) – Paul Heatley
  • Road Kill (Tom Rollins Thrillers Book 5) – Paul Heatley
  • Snow Burn (Tom Rollins Thrillers Book 4) – Paul Heatley
  • Hard To Kill (Tom Rollins Thrillers Book 3) – Paul Heatley
  • Wrong Turn (Tom Rollins Thrillers Book 2) – Paul Heatley
  • Blood Line (Tom Rollins Thrillers Book 1) – Paul Heatley
  • The Racketeer: A Novel – John Grisham
  • Ballistic (A Gray Man Novel Book 3) – Mark Greaney
  • On Target (Gray Man Book 2) – Mark Greaney
  • The Price You Pay (A Peter Ash Novel Book 8) – Nick Petrie
  • The Girl in the Vault: A Thriller – Michael Ledwidge
  • Hard to Break: A Michael Gannon Thriller (Michael Gannon Series Book 3) – Michael Ledwidge
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Corey Allan, PhD, LMFT

Marriage therapist, author, and host of Sexy Marriage Radio since 2012. 20+ years in private practice working with couples and individuals. Differentiation-based approach. Remote sessions worldwide.

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