"A book is like a garden carried in the pocket" Chinese proverb
Totals for 2011: 31 Fiction books, 66 Non-fiction books. And a number of books that I didn't feel I could take credit for, since I just skimmed them.
"The love of learning, the sequestered nooks,
And all the sweet serenity of books"
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Non-Fiction
1. Wait for me! by Deborah Mitford, Duchess of Devonshire
2. Three and Out by John U. Bacon
3. Behind Palace Doors by Major Colin Burgess
4. The Bolter by Frances Osborne
5. Game Change by John Heilemann, Mark Halperin
6. Talking With My Mouth Full by Gail Simmons
7. Stories I Only Tell My Friends by Rob Lowe
8. Elizabeth the Queen by Sally Bedell Smith
9. The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry by Kathleen Flinn
10. Cruising Attitude by Heather Poole
11. The Most Beautiful Walk in the World by John Baxter
12. Four Seasons in Rome by Anthony Doerr
13. Her Majesty by Robert Hardman
14. The Queen Mother by Lady Colin Campbell
15. A Pound of Paper by John Baxter
16. The Hare with Amber Eyes by Edmund de Waal
17. Ahead of the Curve by Philip Delves Broughton
18. Italian Neighbors by Tim Parks
19. Ali in Wonderland by Ali Wentworth
20. The Map That Changed the World by Simon Winchester
21. Dream Team by Jack McCallum
22. After Camelot by J. Randy Taraborrelli
23. Maphead by Ken Jennings
24. Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey by The Countess of Carnarvon
25. When Everything Changed by Gail Collins
26. Driving the Saudis by Jayne Amelia Larson
27. Mortality by Christopher Hitchens
28. Body of Work by Christine Montross
29. The Johnstown Flood by David McCullough
Fiction
1. Three-Day Town by Margaret Maron
2. Robert Parker's 'Lullaby' by Ace Atkins
3. Spy Mom by Beth McMullen
4. Restless in the Grave by Dana Stabenow
5. The Case of the Deadly Butter Chicken by Tarquin Hall
6. Good Omens by Neil Gaman and Terry Pratchett
7. The Case of the Man Who Died Laughing by Tarquin Hall
"The love of learning, the sequestered nooks,
And all the sweet serenity of books"
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Non-Fiction
1. Wait for me! by Deborah Mitford, Duchess of Devonshire
2. Three and Out by John U. Bacon
3. Behind Palace Doors by Major Colin Burgess
4. The Bolter by Frances Osborne
5. Game Change by John Heilemann, Mark Halperin
6. Talking With My Mouth Full by Gail Simmons
7. Stories I Only Tell My Friends by Rob Lowe
8. Elizabeth the Queen by Sally Bedell Smith
9. The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry by Kathleen Flinn
10. Cruising Attitude by Heather Poole
11. The Most Beautiful Walk in the World by John Baxter
12. Four Seasons in Rome by Anthony Doerr
13. Her Majesty by Robert Hardman
14. The Queen Mother by Lady Colin Campbell
15. A Pound of Paper by John Baxter
16. The Hare with Amber Eyes by Edmund de Waal
17. Ahead of the Curve by Philip Delves Broughton
18. Italian Neighbors by Tim Parks
19. Ali in Wonderland by Ali Wentworth
20. The Map That Changed the World by Simon Winchester
21. Dream Team by Jack McCallum
22. After Camelot by J. Randy Taraborrelli
23. Maphead by Ken Jennings
24. Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey by The Countess of Carnarvon
25. When Everything Changed by Gail Collins
26. Driving the Saudis by Jayne Amelia Larson
27. Mortality by Christopher Hitchens
28. Body of Work by Christine Montross
29. The Johnstown Flood by David McCullough
Fiction
1. Three-Day Town by Margaret Maron
2. Robert Parker's 'Lullaby' by Ace Atkins
3. Spy Mom by Beth McMullen
4. Restless in the Grave by Dana Stabenow
5. The Case of the Deadly Butter Chicken by Tarquin Hall
6. Good Omens by Neil Gaman and Terry Pratchett
7. The Case of the Man Who Died Laughing by Tarquin Hall