Michael, David and Cal discuss their favorite books that they read during 2025. Additionally, they set goals for 2026.
Michael’s Top 5 Books
- The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel
- Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan
- Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
- The British are Coming by Rick Atkinson
- The Fate of the Day by Rick Atkinson
David’s Top 5 Books
- The Prairie Years (A. Lincoln Series) by Carl Sandberg
- Ulysses S. Grant by Josiah Bunting
- The Story of Civilization by Will Durant
- Witness to Hope: The Biography of Pope John Paul II by George Wegel
- Jesus of Nazareth by Pope Benedict XVI
Cal’s Top 5 Books
- Mornings on Horseback by David McCullough
- Bolivar: American Liberator by Marie Arana
- The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara
- Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
- Empire of the Summer Moon by S.C. Gwynne
Michael and David aim to read William Manchester’s Churchill series, Edward Gibbon’s Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, and Plutarch’s Lives. Cal plans to revisit The Odyssey to prepare for the new movie, along with tackling War and Peace and Bertrand Russell’s History of Western Philosophy.
Brains and Brawn 