The Nancy Ray Library
Welcome to the library of some of my all-time favorite books! Most of these books have been categorized so that you can get a general idea of what the book will be about, but many can be applied to all categories of life.
Many of these books have been included in past “Nancy Ray Book Clubs,” and if that sounds like something you’re interested in, be sure to check out our 2021 book list and sign up to get the full year’s reading plan!
Also, please know that if you do choose to purchase a book using any of these links, I do get a small commission that allows me to keep producing the Work & Play Podcast, as well as any other content you find here!
you are the girl for the job, by jess connolly
Category: Faith
crucial conversations, by patterson, grenny, mcmillan & switzler
Category: Work, Home
the coaching habit, by michael bungay stanier
Category: Work
switch on your brain, by dr. caroline leaf
Category: Work, Home
anonymous, by alicia britt chole
Category: Faith
the life-giving home, by sally & sarah clarkson
Category: Faith, Home
wild and free, by jess connolly & hayley morgan
Category: Faith
traction, by gino wickman
Category: Work
the year of living happy, by alli worthington
Category: Faith, Home
the road back to you, by ian morgan cron & suzanne stabile
Category: Faith, Home, Work
god and money, by john cortines & gregory baumer
Category: Faith, Home, Work
deep work, by cal newport
Category: Work
essentialism: the disciplined pursuit of less, by greg mckeown
Category: Home
the tech-wise family, by andy crouch
Category: Faith, Home
A Simplified life, by emily ley
Category: Faith, Home
Lioness arising, by lisa bevere
Category: Home
2 Second lean, by paul akers
Category: Work
walden, by henry david thoreau
Category: Home
the bait of satan, by john bevere
Category: Faith, Home
the next right thing, by emily p. freeman
Category: Home, Faith
leaders eat last, by simon sinek
Category: Work
how to win friends & influence people, by dale carnegie
Category: Work, Home
his needs, her needs, by willard f. harley, jr
Category: Home
the nightingale, by kristin hannah
Category: Home
practicing the presence of god, by brother lawrence
Category: Faith
168 hours: you have more time than you think, by laura vanderkam
Category: Work, Home
boundaries, by dr. henry cloud & dr. john townsend
Category: Work, Home
radical, by david platt
Category: Faith
Seven, by Jen Hatmaker
Category: Home
the 4-hour workweek, by timothy ferriss
Category: Work
the advantage, by patrick lencioni
Category: Work
simple wealth, inevitable wealth, by nick murray
Category: Home, Work
celebration of discipline, by richard j. foster
Category: Faith
emotionally healthy spirituality, by peter scazzero
Category: Faith
the compound effect, by darren hardy
Category: Work, Home
the road to character, by david brooks
Category: Home