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2008 Book List

  1. 100% American by Daniel Evan Weiss (6) - (4/30/2008)
  2. 52 Ways to Make a House a Home by Lynn Gordon (9) - (11/22/2008)
  3. 52 Ways to Simplify Your Life by Lynn Gordon (9) - (11/5/2008)
  4. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (7) - (11/13/2008)
  5. Bitter is the New Black by Jen Lancaster (10) - (6/6/2008) *
  6. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (9) - (5/29/2008) *
  7. The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald (6) - (1/17/2008)
  8. Bulls Island by Dorothea Benton Frank (9) - (5/5/2008)
  9. But Inside I'm Screaming by Elizabeth Flock (8) - (7/15/2008)
  10. Charleston by John Jakes (8) - (7/8/2008)
  11. The Check Book: 200 Ways to Balance Your Life by Bret Nicholaus and Paul Lowrie (9) - (9/7/2008)
  12. The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber (8) - (2/29/2008)
  13. Cyber Cinderella by Christina Hopkinson (8) - (3/17/2008)
  14. Danny Gospel by David Athey (7) - (2/17/2008)
  15. The Doodle Formula by Adrienne Looman (5) - (8/29/2008)
  16. The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street by Helene Hanff (8) - (3/10/2008)
  17. A Good and Happy Child by Justin Evans (7) - (10/15/2008)
  18. The Great Divorce by C. S. Lewis (6) - (3/3/2008)
  19. An Inconvenient Book by Glenn Beck (10) - (11/21/2008)
  20. The Largest U.S. Cities Named after a Food and Other Mind-Boggling Geography Lists from Around the World by Brandt Maxwell (8) - (3/23/2008)
  21. Meet the Laugh-Out-Loud Cats by Adam Koford (9) - (11/6/2008)
  22. A Night to Remember by Walter Lord (9) - (9/23/2008)
  23. No Second Chance by Harlan Coben (7) - (8/13/2008)
  24. The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham (7) - (6/20/2008)
  25. Pretty Little Mistakes by Heather McElhatton (6) - (5/17/2008)
  26. Prince Caspian by C. S. Lewis (7) - (5/24/2008)
  27. The Quotable Ronald Reagan by Peter Hannaford (10) - (4/19/2008)
  28. Rose Cottage by Mary Stewart (6) - (8/30/2008)
  29. Stonewall Jackson's Book of Maxims by James I. Robertson, Jr. (8) - (4/2/2008)
  30. The Story of Forgetting by Stefan Merrill Block (7) - (1/3/2008)
  31. Style Statement: Live by Your Own Design by Carrie McCarthy & Danielle LaPorte (10) - (9/14/2008) *
  32. Such a Pretty Fat by Jen Lancaster (9) - (10/22/2008)
  33. To Cut a Long Story Short by Jeffrey Archer (7) - (8/24/2008)
  34. Up Into the Hills: The History of Catoosa County by Jeff O'Bryant (9) - (9/28/2008)
  35. The Wednesday Sisters by Meg Waite Clayton (7) - (6/13/2008)
  36. The Wisdom of Shepherds by Rhett Ellis (8) - (9/17/2008)
  37. With Charity Toward None: A Fond Look at Misanthropy by Florence King (9) - (4/23/2008)

* = a favorite

Entry added on 1/4/2008 9:04 AM |

2007 Book List

  1.  The 101 Must Influential People Who Never Lived by Dan Karlan, Allan Lazar, and Jeremy Salter (7) - (6/27/2007)
  2. The Alchemist's Daughter by Katharine McMahon (7) - (5/3/2007)
  3. America Alone by Mark Steyn (9) - (12/8/2007)
  4. As Always, Jack by Emma Sweeney (9) - (12/29/2007)
  5. The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant (7) - (2/21/2007)
  6. Blue Bayou by JoAnn Ross (8) - (6/3/2007)
  7. Blue Smoke by Nora Roberts (7) - (3/31/2007)
  8. The Book of Bunny Suicides by Andy Riley (7) - (4/28/2007)
  9. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne (10) - (3/28/2007)
  10. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson (8) - (2/13/2007)
  11. Chasing the Dead by Joe Schreiber (6) - (12/25/2007)
  12. Consider This... by Barbara Ann Kipfer (5) - (12/15/2007)
  13. A Cup of Tea by Amy Ephron (7) - (1/2/2007)
  14. Daniel's Veil by R. H. Stavis (8) - (1/7/2007)
  15. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby (8) - (11/15/2007)
  16. The Dog is Not a Toy (House Rule #4) by Darby Conley (9) - (5/11/2007)
  17. Everyday Matters by Danny Gregory (8) - (3/15/2007)
  18. Garlic & Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise by Ruth Reichl (8) - (3/17/2007)
  19. The Gilded Tongue by Rod Evans (8) - (11/2/2007)
  20. Gilead by Marilynne Robinson (6) - (10/10/2007)
  21. Gramercy Park by Paula Cohen (9) - (8/10/2007)
  22. Grave Intent by Deborah LeBlanc (5) - (11/7/2007)
  23. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling (10) - (8/3/2007)
  24. Her Perfect Match by Kate Welsh (8) - (1/22/2007)
  25. How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie (10) - (5/11/2007)
  26. I'm Proud of You: My Friendship with Fred Rogers by Tim Madigan (9) - (2/3/2007)
  27. The Ladies of Garrison Gardens by Louise Shaffer (7) - (6/11/2007)
  28. Lifehacker: 88 Tech Tips to Turbocharge Your Day by Gina Trapani (8) - (3/5/2007)
  29. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint Exupery (9) - (10/1/2007)
  30. Love Walked In by Marisa de los Santos (8) - (10/23/2007)
  31. Marrying Mozart by Stephanie Cowell (9) - (4/9/2007)
  32. The Measure of a Lady by Deeanne Gist (8) - (9/1/2007)
  33. Night Fall by Nelson DeMille (7) - (1/15/2007)
  34. O Come Ye Back to Ireland: Our First Year in County Clare by Niall Williams and Christine Breen (7) - (2/8/2007)
  35. On What Grounds by Cleo Coyle (8) - (2/11/2007)
  36. Our Covenant God by Kay Arthur (8) - (12/16/2007)
  37. Peony in Love by Lisa See (6) - (6/20/2007)
  38. The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett (8) - (9/30/2007)
  39. Rescuing Sprite by Mark R. Levin (10) - (11/11/2007)
  40. Simplify Your Life: 100 Ways to Slow Down and Enjoy the Things That Really Matter by Elaine St. James (10) - (12/8/2007)
  41. Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters (7) (7/1/2007)
  42. Surprise Island by Gertrude Chandler Warner (8) - (4/2/2007)
  43. Sweet Anger by Sandra Brown (8) - (2/26/2007)
  44. Sweetgrass by Mary Alice Monroe (10) - (8/23/2007)
  45. The Taking by Dean Koontz (7) - (1/24/2007)
  46. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield (8) - (7/12/2007)
  47. A Thousand Days in Venice by Marlena de Blasi (8) - (11/25/2007)
  48. Time Lottery by Nancy Moser (8) - (4/22/2007)
  49. Vengeance Fantastic by Denise Little (6) - (12/18/2007)
  50. Where the River Runs by Patti Callahan Henry (9) - (5/22/2007)
  51. The Year of Pleasures by Elizabeth Berg (9) - (1/31/2007)

Audiobooks:

  1.   The 4-Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferris (9) - (6/15/2007) 
  2.   Selected Poems of Emily Dickinson by Emily Dickinson (8) - (11/25/2007)
Entry added on 1/2/2007 8:02 AM |

2006 Book List

I read 62 books in 2006! :)

  • 100 One-Night Reads by David C. Major & John S. Major
  • An Accidental Greek Wedding by Carol Grace
  • All That Matters by Jan Goldstein
  • Angels by Billy Graham
  • Apathy and Other Small Victories by Paul Neilan
  • Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie
  • The Best American Short Stories edited by John Edgar Wideman & Katrina Kenison
  • Best of Blogs by Adrienne Crew & Peter Kuhns
  • Black Creek Crossing by John Saul
  • Black Rose by Nora Roberts
  • Blue Dahlia by Nora Roberts
  • Come Thirsty by Max Lucado
  • The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland by Jim Defede
  • Dean Koontz's Frankenstein: Prodigal Son, Book One by Dean Koontz and Kevin J. Anderson
  • The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody by Will Cuppy
  • Eat Cake by Jeanne Ray
  • Enchanted, Inc. by Shanna Swendson
  • Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader by Anne Fadiman
  • First Impressions by Nora Roberts
  • Fortune's Rocks by Anita Shreve
  • A Good Year by Peter Mayle
  • Grand Avenue by Joy Fielding
  • Homecoming by Belva Plain
  • The House Next Door by Anne Rivers Siddons
  • How Far Will You Go? by Evelyn McFarlane & James Saywell
  • The Hundred Secret Senses by Amy Tan
  • The Illuminator by Brenda Rickman Vantrease
  • In the Devil's Garden by Stewart Lee Allen
  • Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
  • Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins
  • Lighthousekeeping by Jeanette Winterson
  • The Mercy of Thin Air by Ronlyn Domingue
  • The Mermaids Singing by Lisa Carey
  • Mount Vernon Love Story by Mary Higgins Clark
  • Murder at the Library of Congress by Margaret Truman
  • My Little Blue Dress by Bruno Maddox
  • Night by Elie Wiesel
  • Once and Always by Judith McNaught
  • One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
  • The Preservationist by David Maine
  • Prospect Street by Emilie Richards
  • The Queen's Fool by Philippa Gregory
  • Red Lily by Nora Roberts
  • Roads Not Taken by Gardner Dozois & Stanley Schmidt
  • The Sensualist by Barbara Hodgson
  • Spindle's End by Robin McKinley
  • Stardust by Neil Gaiman
  • The Summerhouse by Jude Deveraux
  • Susannah Morrow by Megan Chance
  • Term Limits by Vince Flynn
  • The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
  • The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell
  • Toothpaste for Dinner by Drew
  • The Weatherman by Steve Thayer
  • Winter Solstice by Rosamunde Pilcher
  • World of Pies by Karen Stolz
  • You Are Here by Katharine Harmon
  • And Audio Books...

    • Between, Georgia by Joshilyn Jackson
    • A Different Drummer: My Thirty Years with Ronald Reagan by Michael Deaver
    • God in Sandals by Margaret Montreuil
    • Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War by Nathaniel Philbrick
    • My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
    Entry added on 2/22/2006 7:41 PM |

    Currently Reading...

    A Year of Pleasures by Elizabeth Berg

    Entry added on 2/18/2006 10:42 PM |