At one point in my life I felt that I didn’t need anybody. I have since come to realize that as much as I denied it, I was being helped by others. Through the pages of good books we share powerful insights with each other. Good books can lift us and give us hope. They help us to understand and know truth.

As humans we’re designed to need each other. Here are some books that I needed at critical points in  my life. Please share the ones that have impacted you as well!

• Human Intimacy, by Victor Brown
• Leadership & Self Deception, by C. Terry Warner
• There Is No Death, by Sarah Menet
• Change Your Brain, Change Your Life, by Dr. Daniel G. Amen
• The Bible
• Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ

Powerful Parables

• You Are Special – Max Lucado
• The Little Prince – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
• The Great Divorce – C.S. Lewis
• The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chrinicles of Naria) – C.S. Lewis
• The Skrewtape Letters – C.S. Lewis
• Lord of the Rings – Ring=Pride

Sex & Porn Addiction (Religious)

• Porn Nation: Conquering America’s #1 Addiction, by Michael Leahy
• Mighty Man Manual: Victory & Freedom over Lust and Pornographic Addictions, by Jon Snyder
• Secrets: A True Story of Addiction, Infidelity, and Second Chances, by Jonathan Daugherty
• At the Altar of Sexual Idolatry, by Steve Gallagher
• Confronting Pornography: A Guide to Prevention & Recovery for Individuals, Loved Ones, and Leaders, edited by Mark D. Chamberlain, Ph.D., Daniel D Gray, LCSW, & Rory C. Reid, MSW
• Turn Yourselves and Live: Is Anything Too hard for the Lord? by Rod W. Jeppsen
• The Worth of Every Soul, by Gerald & LoAnne Curtis

Sex & Porn Addiction (Secular/Scientific)

• Wired for Intimacy: How pornography hijacks the male brain, by William M Struthers
• Untangling the Web: Sex, Porn, and Obsession in the Internet Age, by Robert Weiss, LCSW, CAS & Jennifer Schneider, MD, Ph.D.
• The Drug of the New Millennium: The Science of How Internet Pornography Radically Alters the Human Brain & Body, by Mark B. Kastleman
• Out of the Shadows: Understanding Sexual Addiction, by Patrick Carnes, Ph.D.
• The Porn Trap: The Essential Guide to Overcoming Problems Caused by Pornography, by Wendy Maltz & Larry Maltz

General Addiction

• Willpower is Not Enough,  by A. Dean Byrd & Mark Chamberlain
• Wanting More: The Challenge of Enjoyment in the Age of Addiction, Mark Chamberlain