Pastor's Book Overdosing

What's the pastor reading? I have a big number of books on my desk that have caught my attention. It's a professional affliction of pastors. Eventually I'll get to them. Sometimes a parishioner will ask me what they are, so here's the list, and a short reason for why they are "in the pile."
For supplementing our Thursday night bible study of Mark:
Mark: Images of an Apostolic Interpreter, by Clifton Black (former seminary professor and magnificent teacher) None of the books of the bible were written in a vacuum. The "backstory" of every one is full of thick history, and the Gospel of Mark is no different.  I revel in studying the backstories, particularly when they are full of real people, and their influence.
For being challenged in my own spiritual growth, and recommended by my spiritual director:
The Wounding and Healing of Desire: Weaving Heaven and Earth, by Wendy Farley and
Spirit and Trauma: a Theology of Remaining, by Shelly Rambo, also useful for work with disaster responders and survivors.
For keeping up with all the church transformation and renewal literature (a field far too vast for anyone's own good):
Exiles: Living Missionally in a Post-Christian Culture, by Michael Frost
Church 3.0: Upgrades for the future of the Church, by Neil Cole
Journey in the Wilderness: New Life for Mainline Churches, by Gil Rendle (a fav of many colleagues)
Why Did Jesus, Moses, the Buddha, and Mohammed Cross the Road: Christian Identity in a Multi-Faith World, by Brian D. McLaren. McLaren is a prolific writer and speaker and has his own publishing and speaking enterprise.
And finally, and most deeply...
Passion for Pilgrimage, by Alan Jones, because this is a book being read and studied by a lot of faithful people in this little congregation.
Yes, it's too much to absorb. Anyone is welcome to relieve me of this affliction by borrowing these from my shelf and giving me the Cliff Notes version.