Monday, January 3, 2011

Books of 2011


I far surpassed my goal of 60 books last year (I read 88 books!!). This year I will keep my goal of 60 (while keeping my sights at 89) and see what happens.
  1. "The Grapes Of Wrath" by John Steinbeck
  2. "The Twice Born" by Pauline Gedge *
  3. "The Walk" by Richard Paul Evans *
  4. "The Unnamed" by Joshua Ferris
  5. "The Right Decision" by James Stein (what a stupid book)
  6. "The Case Of The Midwife Toad" by Arthur Koestler
  7. "The Unheard Cry For Meaning" by Viktor E. Frankl
  8. "The Great Wall Of China and Other Short Works" by Franz Kafka
  9. "Empress" by Shan Sa
  10. "Turtle Moon" by Alice Hoffman
  11. "The Eyes Of The Dragon" by Stephen King (read also sometime in the 80's) *
  12. "Illusions" by Richard Bach
  13. "Sacrament" by Clive Barker *
  14. "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
  15. "Teach Yourself Postmodernism" by Glenn Ward
  16. "Transcendental Meditation" by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (discusses benefits but not enough about technique)
  17. "Breathless" by Dean Koontz *
  18. "Some Girls" by Jillian Lauren
  19. "Music For Torching" by A. M. Homes
  20. "For You Mom, Finally" by Ruth Reichel
  21. "2 States: The Story Of My Marriage" by Chetan Bhagat
  22. "Love In A Headscarf" by Shelina Zahra Janmohamed *
  23. "Dexter Is Delicious" by Jeff Lindsay
  24. "The Measure Of Madness" by Cheryl Paradis
  25. "What is God?" by Jacob Needleman *
  26. "The Genius In All Of Us" by David Shenk
  27. "Escape From The Land Of Snows" by Stephan Talty
  28. "The Path To Love" by Deepak Chopra
  29. "The Cross Gardener" by Jason F. Wright *
  30. "Room" by Emma Donoghue *
  31. "A Stolen Life" by Jaycee Dugard
  32. "Sold" by Patricia McCormick
  33. "Burned Alive" by Souad
  34. "I Am Nujood, Age 10 And Divorced" by Nujood Ali
  35. "Medium Raw" by Anthony Bourdain
  36. "Look For Me" by Edeet Ravel
  37. "S'Mother" by Adam Chester
  38. "F My Life" by Maxime Valette
  39. "Before I Go To Sleep" by S. J. Watson
  40. "The Crowning Glory Of Calla Lily Ponder" by Rebecca Wells
  41. "The Husband" by Dean Koontz
  42. "By The Light Of The Moon" by Dean Koontz **
  43. "Relentless" by Dean Koontz
  44. "What The Night Knows" by Dean Koontz
  45. "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
  46. "Every Time We Say Goodbye" by Jamie Zeppa
  47. "Teachings Of The Heart" by Tae Heng Se Nim
  48. "Healing Anger" by The Dalai Lama
  49. "It's Easier Than You Think" by Sylvia Boorstein
  50. "The Geography Of Thought" by Richard E. Nisbett
  51. "What The Buddha Taught" by Walpola Rahula
  52. "The Passion Test" by Janet Bray Attwood and Chris Attwood
  53. "The Voice Of The Night" by Dean Koontz
  54. "Under The Dome" by Stephen King (1074 pages!)
  55. "The Four Agreements" by Don Miguel Ruiz

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