Fiction:

• 1984 by George Orwell
• The Appeal by John Grisham
• The Big Happy by Scott Mebus
• Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote
• The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud by Ben Sherwood
• Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
• The Ezekiel Option by Joel C. Rosenberg
• A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
• Flippin’ The Script by Aisha Ford
• The Graduate by Charles Webb
• The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
• The Ghost – Thomas Harris
• The Last Song – Nicholas Sparks
• Noble House by James Clavell
• One Mississippi by Mark Childress
• Paranoia by Joseph Finder
• The Race by Richard North Patterson
• Sam’s Letters to Jennifer by James Patterson
• Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
• State of Fear by Michael Crichton
• The Summons by John Grisham
• That Old Cape Magic by Richard Russo
• The Wishbones by Tom Perrotta
• Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris

Nonfiction:

• DisneyWar by James B. Stewart
• Jimmy Stewart: A Biography by Marc Eliot
• The Soundtrack of My Life by Clive Davis
• The Spirit of Faith by Mark Hankins
• The Summer of 1787: The Men Who Invented the Constitution by David O. Stewart
• Truman by David McCullough
• Wouldn’t It Be Nice: My Own Story by Brian Wilson

• The Chicago Manual of Style by University of Chicago Press Staff
• The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr.
• On Writing by Stephen King
• Story Structure Architect: A Writer’s Guide to Building Dramatic Situations and Compelling Characters by Victoria Lynn Schmidt
• Writer’s Guide to Character Traits by Dr. Linda Edelstein
• Your Road Map for Success by John C. Maxwell

Introspection/Emotional:

• Astronaut – Kip Fox
• August and Everything After – Counting Crows
• Automatic for the People – R.E.M.
• Gather Up – Peter Bradley Adams
• Greatest Hits 1970-2002 – Elton John
• Hotel Paper – Michelle Branch
• Into the Wild – Eddie Vedder
• Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814 – Janet Jackson
• Letting Go – Jennifer Knapp
• Lifesong – Casting Crowns
• What’s Going On – Marvin Gaye

Romance:

• 20 Y.O. – Janet Jackson
• Breakthrough – Colbie Caillat
• Falling Into You – Celine Dion
• Grown & Sexy – Babyface
• Heart’s Horizon – Al Jarreau
• janet. – Janet Jackson
• Legacy – The Greatest Hits Collection – Boyz II Men
• Talk on Corners – The Corrs
• Wilderness – Sophie B. Hawkins

Invigoration:

• Crash – Dave Matthews Band
• 21st Century Breakdown – Green Day
• Go – Vertical Horizon
• Jagged Little Pill – Alanis Morissette
• Purple – Stone Temple Pilots
• Songs About Jane – Maroon 5

Escape/Scenery:

• Fresh Horses – Garth Brooks
• In the Meantime – Joy Wilson
• Just the Songs – Michael Windsor
• Labour of Love II – UB40
• Major Lodge Victory – Gin Blossoms
• Messenger – Edwin McCain
• P.S. (A Toad Retrospective) – Toad the Wet Sprocket
• The Rising – Bruce Springsteen
• Rumours – Fleetwood Mac
• Their Greatest Hits – The Eagles
• World Falling Down – Peter Cetera