Books. I read 'em.

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I was so close to my goal of 48 books read in 2009.

1. The Trouble with Harry Hay: founder of the modern gay movement, Stuart Timmons.
   
2. Faerie Tale, Raymond Feist
   
3. So Long, and Thanks For All the Fish, Douglas Adams
   
4. The Herbalist, Joseph F. Meyer
   
5. Mostly Harmless, Douglas Adams
   
6. Government Gay, Fred Hunter
   
7. The Cartoon History of the Universe, Volume 1: From the Big Bang to Alexander the Great, Larry Gonick
   
8. Wintersmith, Terry Pratchett
   
9. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life, Barbara Kingsolver, Steven L. Hopp, & Camille Kingsolver Favorite non-fiction
   
10. The Miracle of Mindfulness, Thich Nhat Hanh
    
11. Equal Rites, Terry Pratchett
    
12. House and Philosophy: Everybody Lies, Henry Jacoby, ed.
    
13. The Depression Book: Depression as an Opportunity for Spiritual Growth, Cheri Huber & June Shiver
    
14. Gardens in the Dunes, Leslie Marmon Silko
    
15. The Hippopotamus, Stephen Fry
    
16. The Fear Book: Facing Fear Once and For All, Cheri Huber & June Shiver
    
17. Howl's Moving Castle, Dianna Wynne Jones
    
18. The Physics of Superheroes, James Kakalios
    
19. The Boggart, Susan Cooper
    
20. PaGaian Cosmology, Glenys Livingstone. A very close second for favorite non-fiction
    
21. Beginner’s Guide to Community-Based Arts, Keith Knight
    
22. The Bad Beginning, Lemony Snicket
    
23. The Reptile Room, Lemony Snicket
    
24. The Wide Window, Lemony Snicket
    
25. Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic, Alison Bechdel Favorite graphic novel
    
26. The Discworld Graphic Novels: The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic, Terry Pratchett
    
27. The Cartoon Guide to Sex, Larry Gonick & Christine DeVault
    
28. The Shadow in the North, Philip Pullman
    
29. The Tiger in the Well, Philip Pullman
    
30. Woman's Retreat Book: A Guide to Restoring, Rediscovering and Reawakening Your True Self --In a Moment, An Hour, Or a Weekend, Jennifer Louden
    
31. Anno-Dracula, Kim Newman
    
32. Firelands, Michael Jensen Least favorite fiction
    
33. The Light Ages, Ian MacLeod Favorite fiction
    
34. Sapphires and Garlic, Ruth Reichl
    
35. Sweetness and Light: The Mysterious History of the Honeybee, Hattie Ellis
    
36. Green Grass, Running Water, Thomas King
    
37. The Dark Volume, Gordon Dahlquist
    
38. Voices of the Earth: the path of green spirituality, Clea Danaan (did not finish, because it was butt)
    
39. Sin in the Second City: Madams, Ministers, Playboys, and the Battle for America's Soul, Karen Abbott
    
40. Ship of Destiny, Robin Hobb
    
41. The Hidden Messages in Water, Masaru Emoto. Least favorite nonfiction (that I finished). But the pictures were pretty.)
    
42. The Art of Urban Cycling: Lessons from the Street, Robert Hurst
    
43. Bicycling Magazine's 1000 All-Time Best Tips (Revised): Top Riders Share Their Secrets to Maximize Fun, Safety, and Performance, Ben Hewitt, ed.
    
44. Anansi Boys, Neil Gaiman
    
45. Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall, Bill Willingham
    
46. The Love of Impermanent Things, Mary Rose O'Reilley