Books in 2010

Well, I did not come close to my record set last year of 87 books but I was impressed that I was able to come fairly close even with working 3 jobs. For 2010, I read 75 books. The vast majority of the books read towards the end of the year were "kid books" as I like to call them because they are literally found in the children's section of the library. Yet, many of them are so good and to me, of the calibur of Harry Potter. I am a particular fan of the Hunger Games series, Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, and the 39 Clues. I also love the Greg Mortenson books- "3 Cups of Tea" and "Stones into Schools". I have several that I started in 2010 that are still not finished so I have carried them into 2011. Let me know of any "must reads" or if you have any questions about the following list. I echo the quote of Thomas Jefferson- "I cannot live without books", as is evidenced by their appearing in nearly every available space of our 500 square foot studio apartment.

• In Too Deep- Jude Watson
• The Black Circle- Patrick Carman
• Beyond the Grace- Jude Watson
• The Sword Thief- Peter Lerangis
• One False Note- Gordon Korman
• The Maze of Bones- Rick Riordan
• The Best Medicine- Mike Magee and Michael D'Angel
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth- Jeff Kinney
• The Girl Who Married a Lion and Other Tales from Africa- Alexander McCall Smith
• The Battle of the Labyrinth- Rick Riordan
• The Man Who Lied to His Laptop- Clifford Nass
• Singular Intimacies: Becoming a Doctor at Bellvue- Danielle Ofri
• The Double Comfort Safari Club- Alexander McCall Smith
• The Titan's Curse- Rick Riordan
• Kitchen Confidential- Anthony Bourdain
• Eat, Pray, Love- Elizabeth Gilbert
• The Age of Empathy- Frans de Waal
• It's Not the Media- Karen Sternheimer
• Gang Leader for a Day- Sudhir Venkatesh
• Spider Bones- Kathy Reichs
• The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary- Jeff Kinney
• 29 Gifts: How a Month of Giving Can Change Your Life- Cami Walker
• The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy: Primary Phase- Douglas Adams
• For Better: The Science of a Good Marriage- Tara Parker-Pope
• The Sea of Monsters- Rick Riordan
• The Lightning Thief- Rick Riordan
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days- Jeff Kinney
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw- Jeff Kinney
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules- Jeff Kinney
• The Lost World- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
• Who Moved My Cheese?-Spencer Johnson
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid- Jeff Kinney
• Stones into Schools- Greg Mortenson
• The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society- Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
• Middlesex- Jeffrey Eugenides
• A Thousand Splendid Suns- Khaled Hosseini
• The Invisible Gorilla and Other Ways Our Intuitions Deceive Us- Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons
• Getting Things Done- David Allen
• A Train to Potevka- Mike Ramsdell
• The Turn of the Screw- Henry James
• The Woman in White- Wilkie Collins
• The Alchemist- Paulo Coehlo
• Exploring the Connection Between Mormons and Masons- Matthew B. Brown
• The House of Mirth- Edith Wharton
• So Much For That- Lionel Shriver
• No Apology: The Case for American Greatness- Mitt Romney
• Robinson Crusoe- Daniel Defoe
• Catching Fire- Suzanne Collins
• Damned Lies and Statistics- Joel Best
• The Man From Beijing- Henning Mankell
• The Portrait of a Lady- Henry James
• On the Road- Jack Kerouac
• More Damned Lies and Statistics- Joel Best
• The Unbearable Lightness of Scones- Alexander McCall Smith
• The Hunger Games- Suzanne Collins
• In Cold Blood- Truman Capote
• The Eye of the Leopard- Henning Mankell
• The Happiness Project- Gretchen Rubin
• Italian Shoes- Henning Mankell
• How to Be Alone- Jonathon Franzen
• Kennedy's Brain- Henning Mankell
• Glass Ceilings and 100-Hour Couples- Karine Moe and Dianna Shandy
• The World According to Bertie- Alexander McCall Smith
• Death By Prescription- Ray D. Strand
• Love Over Scotland- Alexander McCall Smith
• Our Daily Meds- Melody Petersen
• The Therapeutic Nightmare- Morton Mintz
• Super Freakonomics- Steven D. Leavitt & Stephen J. Dubner
• Cry, the Beloved Country- Alan Paton
• Powerful Medicines: The Benefits, Risks, and Costs of Prescription Drugs- Jerry Avorn
• Espresso Tales- Alexander McCall Smith
• What the Dog Saw- Malcolm Gladwell
• Three Cups of Tea- Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
• Have a Little Faith- Mitch Albom
• 360 Degrees Longitude- John Higham