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Thanks to this wonderful community re-sparking my interest in reading, I managed to read 100 books last year. I'm hoping to continue this habit through 2007.
2006 Reading List:
1. Lessons from a Lifetime of Writing: a Novelist Looks at his Craft by David Morrell
2. The Terminal Man by Michael Crichton
3. To See a World in a Grain of Sand by Caesar Johnson
4. The Body Sculpting Bible for Women by Villepigue and Rivera
5. The First Five Pages by Noah Lukeman
6. Hunter’s Green by Phyllis A. Whitney
7. The Life of David Livingstone by Mrs. J. H. Worcester Jr.
8. Rhapsody: Child of Blood by Elizabeth Haydon
9. Prophecy: Child of Earth by Elizabeth Haydon
10. Destiny: Child of the Sky by Elizabeth Haydon
11. Requiem for the Sun by Elizabeth Haydon
12. Elegy for a Lost Star by Elizabeth Haydon
13. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J. K. Rowling
14. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling*
15. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling*
16. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling*
17. Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix by J. K. Rowling*
18. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling*
19. On Writing by Stephen King*
20. Wizard’s First Rule by Terry Goodkind*
21. Stone of Tears by Terry Goodkind
22. Blood of the Fold by Terry Goodkind
23. Temple of the Winds by Terry Goodkind
24. Soul of the Fire by Terry Goodkind
25. Faith of the Fallen by Terry Goodkind
26. The Pillars of Creation by Terry Goodkind
27. Naked Empire by Terry Goodkind
28. Debt of Bones by Terry Goodkind
29. Chainfire by Terry Goodkind
30. Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
31. Windhaven by Goerge R R Martin and Lisa Tuttle
32. The Magician’s Guild by Trudi Canavan
33. The Novice by Trudi Canavan
34. The High Lord by Trudi Canavan
35. The Golden Key by Melanie Rawn, Jennifer Roberson, Kate Elliott
36. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes***
37. The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd
38. The Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares*
39. Girls in Pants by Ann Brashares*
40. The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett
41. The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle*
42. The Princess Bride by William Goldman***
43. And God Came In by Lyle W. Dorsett
44. A Wind in the Door by Madeleine L’Engle
45. Where Does a Mother Go to Resign? By Barbara Johnson
46. A Walk Through the Cloisters by The Metropolitan Museum of Art
47. Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
48. Furies of Calderon by Jim Butcher
49. Phantom by Terry Goodkind
50. Hinds’ Feet on High Places by Hannah Hurnard
51. Motherhood The Second Oldest Profession by Erma Bombeck
52. Dead Beat by Jim Butcher*
53. Academ’s Fury by Jim Butcher
54. Where Women Create by Jo Packham
55. Take My Word for It by William Safire
56. The Pendragon Chronicles edited by Mike Ashley
57. Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
58. No One Noticed the Cat by Anne McCaffrey
59. If Wishes were Horses by Anne McCaffrey
60. Anne McCaffrey’s the Unicorn Girl by Various Authors
61. The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett
62. Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman
63. Blessed Child by Bill Bright and Ted Dekker
64. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd*
65. The Honor of the Queen by David Weber
66. Tomorrow’s Children edited by Isaac Asimov, Pail of Air by Fritz Leiber, Gilead by Zenna Henderson, The Father-Thing by Philip K. Dick, All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury, It’s a Good Life by Jerome Bixby, The Ugly Little Boy by Isaac Asimov: Clifford D. Simak, Robert Sheckley, James H. Schmitz, Margaret St. Clair, Lewis Padgett, William Lee, Damon Knight, Will F. Jenkins, Robert A. Heinlein, Gertrude Friedberg, Mark Clifton, Stephen Vincent Benet***
67. Garden Rooms by Joan Mackie with over 50 DIY projects
68. Romantic Style by Better Homes and Gardens (very pretty photos of gorgeous rooms)
69. Decorative Style by Kevin McCloud (very theatrical looking rooms-ugh)
70. Christopher Lowell’s Seven Layers of Design by Christopher Lowell
71. A Good House is Never Done by John Wheatman
72. Wild Life by Molly Gloss
73. Plato Selected Passages chosen and edited by Sir R. W. Livingstone
74. Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher*
75. Soul Music by Terry Pratchett***
76. Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett*
77. Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
78. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee***
79. Bertie Wooster Sees it Through by P. G. Wodehouse
80. Auggie Wren’s Christmas Story by Paul Auster
81. Esther’s Gift by Jan Karon
82. The Mitford Snowmen by Jan Karon
83. The Unicorn Sonata by Peter S. Beagle
84. Dying to Please by Linda Howard
85. Beowulf by ?
86. The Christmas Box by Richard Paul Evans
87. Dracula by Bram Stoker***
88. The Sharing Knife, Beguilement by Lois McMaster Bujold
89. The Good Earth by Pearl Buck***
90. The Christmas Thief by Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark
91. Watership Down by Richard Adams*
92. Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery*
93. Silver Bells by Luanne Rice
94. The Great Divorce by C. S. Lewis (bus ride from Hell)
95. The Abolition of Man by C. S. Lewis (education develops man’s morality)
96. A Taste of Magic by Andre Norton and Jean Rabe
97. O. Henry ala Carte by O. Henry***
98. A Joyful Noise by Henry Holt and Company (Four illustrated Psalms)
99. The Glory of Christmas by Charles Swindoll, Max Lucado, and Charles Colson
100. The Man Without a Country by Edward Everett Hale*
One star was given for every exceptional read, and three stars were given to books that should grace my bookshelves permanently.
Funniest: Soul Music by Terry Pratchett
Haunting: The Good Earth by Pearl Buck; Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Most wonderful collection of sci-fi short stories: Tomorrow's Children edited by Isaac Asimov
Entertaining: The Princess Bride by William Goldman
Chilling Classic: Dracula by Bram Stoker
Feel Good: O. Henry ala Carte by O. Henry
And, drum roll please...
Best read of 2006 is:
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
2006 Reading List:
1. Lessons from a Lifetime of Writing: a Novelist Looks at his Craft by David Morrell
2. The Terminal Man by Michael Crichton
3. To See a World in a Grain of Sand by Caesar Johnson
4. The Body Sculpting Bible for Women by Villepigue and Rivera
5. The First Five Pages by Noah Lukeman
6. Hunter’s Green by Phyllis A. Whitney
7. The Life of David Livingstone by Mrs. J. H. Worcester Jr.
8. Rhapsody: Child of Blood by Elizabeth Haydon
9. Prophecy: Child of Earth by Elizabeth Haydon
10. Destiny: Child of the Sky by Elizabeth Haydon
11. Requiem for the Sun by Elizabeth Haydon
12. Elegy for a Lost Star by Elizabeth Haydon
13. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J. K. Rowling
14. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling*
15. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling*
16. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling*
17. Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix by J. K. Rowling*
18. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling*
19. On Writing by Stephen King*
20. Wizard’s First Rule by Terry Goodkind*
21. Stone of Tears by Terry Goodkind
22. Blood of the Fold by Terry Goodkind
23. Temple of the Winds by Terry Goodkind
24. Soul of the Fire by Terry Goodkind
25. Faith of the Fallen by Terry Goodkind
26. The Pillars of Creation by Terry Goodkind
27. Naked Empire by Terry Goodkind
28. Debt of Bones by Terry Goodkind
29. Chainfire by Terry Goodkind
30. Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
31. Windhaven by Goerge R R Martin and Lisa Tuttle
32. The Magician’s Guild by Trudi Canavan
33. The Novice by Trudi Canavan
34. The High Lord by Trudi Canavan
35. The Golden Key by Melanie Rawn, Jennifer Roberson, Kate Elliott
36. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes***
37. The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd
38. The Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares*
39. Girls in Pants by Ann Brashares*
40. The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett
41. The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle*
42. The Princess Bride by William Goldman***
43. And God Came In by Lyle W. Dorsett
44. A Wind in the Door by Madeleine L’Engle
45. Where Does a Mother Go to Resign? By Barbara Johnson
46. A Walk Through the Cloisters by The Metropolitan Museum of Art
47. Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
48. Furies of Calderon by Jim Butcher
49. Phantom by Terry Goodkind
50. Hinds’ Feet on High Places by Hannah Hurnard
51. Motherhood The Second Oldest Profession by Erma Bombeck
52. Dead Beat by Jim Butcher*
53. Academ’s Fury by Jim Butcher
54. Where Women Create by Jo Packham
55. Take My Word for It by William Safire
56. The Pendragon Chronicles edited by Mike Ashley
57. Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
58. No One Noticed the Cat by Anne McCaffrey
59. If Wishes were Horses by Anne McCaffrey
60. Anne McCaffrey’s the Unicorn Girl by Various Authors
61. The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett
62. Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman
63. Blessed Child by Bill Bright and Ted Dekker
64. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd*
65. The Honor of the Queen by David Weber
66. Tomorrow’s Children edited by Isaac Asimov, Pail of Air by Fritz Leiber, Gilead by Zenna Henderson, The Father-Thing by Philip K. Dick, All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury, It’s a Good Life by Jerome Bixby, The Ugly Little Boy by Isaac Asimov: Clifford D. Simak, Robert Sheckley, James H. Schmitz, Margaret St. Clair, Lewis Padgett, William Lee, Damon Knight, Will F. Jenkins, Robert A. Heinlein, Gertrude Friedberg, Mark Clifton, Stephen Vincent Benet***
67. Garden Rooms by Joan Mackie with over 50 DIY projects
68. Romantic Style by Better Homes and Gardens (very pretty photos of gorgeous rooms)
69. Decorative Style by Kevin McCloud (very theatrical looking rooms-ugh)
70. Christopher Lowell’s Seven Layers of Design by Christopher Lowell
71. A Good House is Never Done by John Wheatman
72. Wild Life by Molly Gloss
73. Plato Selected Passages chosen and edited by Sir R. W. Livingstone
74. Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher*
75. Soul Music by Terry Pratchett***
76. Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett*
77. Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
78. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee***
79. Bertie Wooster Sees it Through by P. G. Wodehouse
80. Auggie Wren’s Christmas Story by Paul Auster
81. Esther’s Gift by Jan Karon
82. The Mitford Snowmen by Jan Karon
83. The Unicorn Sonata by Peter S. Beagle
84. Dying to Please by Linda Howard
85. Beowulf by ?
86. The Christmas Box by Richard Paul Evans
87. Dracula by Bram Stoker***
88. The Sharing Knife, Beguilement by Lois McMaster Bujold
89. The Good Earth by Pearl Buck***
90. The Christmas Thief by Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark
91. Watership Down by Richard Adams*
92. Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery*
93. Silver Bells by Luanne Rice
94. The Great Divorce by C. S. Lewis (bus ride from Hell)
95. The Abolition of Man by C. S. Lewis (education develops man’s morality)
96. A Taste of Magic by Andre Norton and Jean Rabe
97. O. Henry ala Carte by O. Henry***
98. A Joyful Noise by Henry Holt and Company (Four illustrated Psalms)
99. The Glory of Christmas by Charles Swindoll, Max Lucado, and Charles Colson
100. The Man Without a Country by Edward Everett Hale*
One star was given for every exceptional read, and three stars were given to books that should grace my bookshelves permanently.
Funniest: Soul Music by Terry Pratchett
Haunting: The Good Earth by Pearl Buck; Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Most wonderful collection of sci-fi short stories: Tomorrow's Children edited by Isaac Asimov
Entertaining: The Princess Bride by William Goldman
Chilling Classic: Dracula by Bram Stoker
Feel Good: O. Henry ala Carte by O. Henry
And, drum roll please...
Best read of 2006 is:
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee