These are books that have had a lasting impact on me, that I’d recommend to anyone interested in the topic area.
Islam
- The Vision of Islam - Sachiko Murata
- Reflections - Gai Eaton
- Misquoting Muhammad - Jonathan Brown
- The Path of Muhammad - Imam Birgivi
Philosophy
- Knowledge and Christian Belief - Alvin Plantinga
- Against Method - Paul Feyerabend
- After Virtue - Alasdair Macintyre
- A Secular Age - Charles Taylor
- Aping Mankind - Raymond Tallis
Politics/Culture
- The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self - Carl Trueman
- The Myth of Religious Violence - William Cavanagh
- We Built Reality - Jason Blakely
- The Case Against the Sexual Revolution - Louise Perry
- A Return to Modesty - Wendy Shalit
- Why Love Hurts - Eva Ilouz
Self-help/productivity
- The Courage to be Disliked - Ichiro Kishimi / Fumitake Koga
- How to Read a Book - Mortimer Adler / Charles Van Doren
- I’m OK, You’re OK - Thomas Harris
- The War of Art - Steven Pressfield
- Healing Back Pain - John Sarno
Business
- The Great CEO Within - Matt Mochary / Alex MacCaw
Other
- The Wright Brothers - David McCullough
- On Writing Well - William Zinsser
- The Flaw of Averages - Sam Savage