Jul 14 2010
My Book List
2011
What Got You Here Won’t Get You There, Marshall Goldsmith & Mark Reiter, October
Cutting for Stone, Abraham Verghese, October
Peony in Love, Lisa See, September
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows, September
The Panic Virus: A True Story of Medicine, Science and Fear, Seth Mnookin, September
Little Bee, Chris Cleave, September
A Great and Terrible Beauty, Libba Bray, September
Leadership, Rudolph Guliani, September
The Lady Tasting Tea, David Salsburg, August
The Appeal, John Grisham, August
Snowflower and the Secret Fan, Lisa See, August
Tiger and Fly, Krzysztof Martens, August
SuperFreakonomics, Steven Levitt & Stephen Dubner, July
Nahmaah’s Blessing, Jaqueline Carey, July
Off-Road Declarer Play, David Bird, July
A Dance with Dragons, George R. R. Martin, July
Dark Places, Gillian Flynn, July
Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, Amy Chua, July
A Feast for Crows, George R. R. Martin, July
Personality Plus: How to Understand Others by Understanding Yourself, Florence Littauer, July
Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand, June
A Crown of Kings, George R. R. Martin, June
A Game of Thrones, George R. R. Martin, June
A Discovery of Wtiches, Deborah Harkness, May
American Gods, Neil Gaiman, May
Sarah’s Key, Tatiana de Rosnay, May
Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod, Gary Paulsen, April
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Rebecca Skloot, April
Songs of Love and Death, various authors, April
Still Alice, Lisa Genova, April
The Assault on Reason, Al Gore, April <audiobook>
The Wise Man’s Fear, Patrick Rothfuss, March
Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office, Lois P. Frankel, March
Brave New You, Mary and John Valentis, February
The New Atheism: Taking a Stand for Science and Reason, Victor Stenger, February
The Atheist Camel Chronicles, by Dromedary Hump, February
Sugar Shock! Connie Bennett, January
For Women Only, Jennifer Berman and Laura Berman, January
Beyond the Shadows, Brent Weeks, January
The Shadow’s Edge, Brent Weeks, January
The Way of Shadows, Brent Weeks, January
2010
The Hero of Ages, Brandon Sanderson, December
The Well of Ascension, Brandon Sanderson, December
Mistborn, Brandon Sanderson, November
American Fascists, Chris Hedges, November
The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo, Stieg Larsson, November
The Fall, Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan, November
The Upside of Irrationality, Dan Ariely, October
The CardTurner, Louis Sachar, October
The Facebook Effect, David Kirkpatrick, October
The Passage, Justin Cronin, October
The Secret History, Donna Tartt, September
The Doomsday Book, Connie Willis, September
Coraline, Neil Gaiman, September
Watership Down, Richard Adams, September
The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood, September
Ancestor, Scott Sigler, September
The Unseen, Alexandra Sokoloff, August
The Running Man, Stephen King as Richard Bachman, August
MockingJay, Suzanne Collins, August
Special Topics in Calamity Physics, Marisha Pessl, August
A Feast for Crows, George R.R. Martin, August
A Storm of Swords, George R.R. Martin, August
A Clash of Kings, George R.R. Martin, August
A Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin, August
Midnight Sun, Stephanie Meyer, July
Little Earthquakes, Jennifer Weiner, July
Pet Sematary, Stephen King, July
The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner, Stephanie Meyer, July
The Giver, Lois Lowry, July
Catching Fire, Suzanne Collins, July
NurtureShock, Po Bronson & Ashley Merryman, July
The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins, July
Self-Made Man: One Woman’s Journey into Manhood and Back Again, Norah Vincent, July
Naamah’s Curse, Jacqueline Carey July
The Strain, Guillermo Del Toro & Chuck Hogan, June
Geek Love, Katherine Dunn, June
Buffalo Soldiers, Chris Bohjalian, June
Tran-sister Radio, Chris Bohjalian, June
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life, Barbara Kingsolver, June
Midwives, Chris Bohjalian, May
Chicken Soup for the Cat & Dog Lover’s Soul, May
Common Sense Bridge, Rixi Markus, May
Bang! The Universe Book, James Dunbar, April
The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes, Diane Chamberlain, April
The Devil’s Tickets, Gary Pomerantz, April
It’s Your Call, Marshall Miles, March
How We Decide, Jonah Lehrer, March
Dracula, Bram Stoker, February
Under the Dome, Stephen King, February
The Help, Kathryn Stockett, January
2009
Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger’s, John Elder Robinson, December
The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco, December
Perdido Street Station, China Mieville, December
Loving Frank, Nancy Horan, November
The Lost Symbol, Dan Brown, November
Personal Development for Smart People, Steve Pavlina, October
Naamah’s Kiss, Jacqueline Carey, October
Meltdown, Thomas E Woods, October
The Graveyard Book, Neil Gaiman, October
Irresistible Revolution, Shane Claiborne, October
The End of Faith, Sam Harris, September
Kushiel’s Mercy, Jacqueline Carey, September
Kushiel’s Justice, Jacqueline Carey, September
Kushiel’s Scion, Jacqueline Carey, September
Kushiel’s Avatar, Jacqueline Carey, August
Kushiel’s Chosen, Jacqueline Carey, August
Kushiel’s Dart, Jacqueline Carey, August
2004 World Bridge Championship Book: Istanbul, August
Summer Knight, Jim Butcher, August
Grave Peril, Jim Butcher, August
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, Alan Bradley, July
Fool Moon, Jim Butcher, July
Picking Cotton, Our Memoir of Injustice and Redemption, Jennifer Thompson-Cannino & Ronald Cotton, July
Storm Front, Jim Butcher, July
My Sister’s Keeper, Jodi Piccoult, July
A Feast for Crows, George R.R. Martin, June
A Storm of Swords, George R.R. Martin, June
A Clash of Kings, George R.R. Martin, June
A Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin, June
Infected, Scott Sigler, May
Kelsey on Squeeze Play, Hugh Kelsey, May
Are You There God, It’s Me Margaret, Judy Blume, May
A History of God, Karen Armstrong, May
Practical Magic, Alice Hoffman, April
The Name of the Wind, Patrick Rothfuss, April
Godslayer, Jacqueline Carey, April
Banewreaker, Jacqueline Carey, April
The Book Thief, Markus Zusak, April
The Paradox of Choice: Why More is Less, Barry Schwartz, March
Love the One You’re With, Emily Griffin, March
The Shack, William P Young March
To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee, February
Middlemarch, George Elliot, February
Specials, Scott Westerfield, January
Pretties, Scott Westerfield, January
Uglies, Scott Westerfield, January
Breaking Dawn, Stephanie Meyer, January
2008
Eclipse, Stephanie Meyer, December
The Last Lecture, Randy Pausch, December
New Moon, Stephanie Meyer, December
The Red Tent, Anita Diamont, November
The Crystal Cave, Mary Stewart, November
Twilight, Stephanie Meyer, November
When You are Engulfed in Flames, David Sedaris, November
The Host, Stephanie Meyer, October
Atheist Universe , David Mills, October
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim , David Sedaris, October
The Lone Wolff, Bobby Wolff, October
Swordspoint, Ellen Kushner, September
The Historian, Elizabeth Kostova, September
Duma Key, Stephen King, August
Moneyball, Michael Lewis, July
Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follet, July
Good Dog. Stay. Anna Quindlen, July
Eat. Pray. Love. Elizabeth Gilbert, June
Kushiel’s Mercy, Jacqueline Carey, June
Kushiel’s Justice, Jacqueline Carey, June
Kushiel’s Scion, Jacqueline Carey, May
Kushiel’s Avatar, Jacqueline Carey, May
Kushiel’s Chosen, Jacqueline Carey, May
Kushiel’s Dart, Jacqueline Carey, May
Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen, April
Nineteen Minutes, Jodi Piccoult, April
Dairy of a Rapist, Evan S Connell, March
Homebody, Orson Scott Card, March
The Eyre Affair, Jasper Fforde, March
Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte, February
2007
Busting Vegas, Ben Mezrich, December
Bringing Down the House, Ben Mezrich, December
The Thirteenth Tale, Diane Setterfield, December
The Amber Spyglass, Philip Pullman, December
The Subtle Knife, Philip Pullman, December
The Golden Compass , Philip Pullman, December
Irish Born, Nora Roberts, November
Defend These Hands With Me, Julian Pottage, November
Play Bridge With Reese, Terrence Reese, November
The Almost Moon, Alice Sebold, November
The Road, Cormac McCarthy, September
, David Bird, July