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message 1: by Dolly (last edited Jun 30, 2009 04:58PM) (new)

1019021 Although I have almost 200 books listed for this year on goodreads, I will only list my books here (not the ones I read to our girls.)

1. Love and Marriage by Bill Cosby
2. Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys:: A Fairly Short Book by Dave Barry
3. Time Flies by Bill Cosby (Can you tell I'm into Humor right now?)
4. The Sea Is So Wide and My Boat Is So Small: Charting a Course for the Next Generation by Marian Wright Edelman
5. Deceptively Delicious: Simple Secrets to Get Your Kids Eating Good Food by Jessica Seinfeld (okay, so this is a cookbook, but it's got some good info)
6. The Longest Trip Home: A Memoir by John Grogan
7. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
8. The Edge Of The Crazies by Jamie Harrison
9. The Christmas Sweater by Glenn Beck
10. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Book 1) by Alexander McCall Smith
11. The Cat Who Could Read Backwards (Cat Who..., #1) by Lilian Jackson Braun
12. The Cat Who Played Post Office (Cat Who..., #6) by Lilian Jackson Braun
13. Boogers Are My Beat: More Lies, but Some Actual Journalism by Dave Barry
14. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread (Newbery Medal Book) by Kate DiCamillo (ok, I read this one to our girls, but I really wanted to read it too)
15. The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick (ditto for this one)
16. Dave Barry's Money Secrets: Like: Why Is There a Giant Eyeball on the Dollar? by Dave Barry
17. Yentyl the Yeshiva Boy by Isaac Bashevis Singer (I intended to read this to our girls, but they weren't interested)
18. The Cat Who Went into the Closet by Lilian Jackson Braun
19. A Marriage Made in Heaven...or Too Tired for an Affair by Erma Bombeck
20. Dave Barry Does Japan by Dave Barry (yeah, I know, I'm kinda overdoing the Dave Barry thing...but he's so funny!)

Love and MarriageDave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys   A Fairly Short BookTime FliesThe Sea Is So Wide and My Boat Is So Small  Charting a Course for the Next GenerationDeceptively Delicious  Simple Secrets to Get Your Kids Eating Good FoodThe Longest Trip Home  A MemoirThe Kite RunnerThe Edge Of The Crazies (A Jules Clement Mystery)The Christmas SweaterThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Book 1)The Cat Who Could Read Backwards (Cat Who..., #1)The Cat Who Played Post Office (Cat Who..., #6)Boogers Are My Beat  More Lies, But Some Actual Journalism!The Tale of Despereaux  Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of ThreadThe Invention of Hugo CabretDave Barry's Money Secrets  Like  Why Is There a Giant Eyeball on the Dollar?Yentl the Yeshiva boyThe Cat Who Went into the Closet (Cat Who..., #15)A Marriage Made in Heaven  Or Too Tired for an AffairDave Barry Does Japan


message 2: by Dolly (last edited Jul 17, 2009 11:49AM) (new)

1019021 21. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
22. The Kalahari Typing School for Men: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series Book #4 by Alexander McCall Smith
23. Native Tongue by Carl Hiaasen
24. Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
25. The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron
26. I Am America (And So Can You!) by Stephen Colbert
27. The Global Achievement Gap: Why Our Kids Don't Have the Skills They Need for College, Careers, and Citizenship--and What We Can Do About It by Tony Wagner
28. Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
29. The Cat Who Tailed a Thief (Cat Who..., #19) by Lilian Jackson Braun
30. The Gnostic Mystery by Randy Davila (a Goodreads win)
31. iBrain: Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind by Gary Small
32. When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris
33. The Universe in a Single Atom: The Convergence of Science and Spirituality by Dalai Lama XIV
34. Handle With Care by Jodi Picoult
35. G is for Gumshoe by Sue Grafton
36. I is for Innocent by Sue Grafton
37. 4:50 from Paddington by Agatha Christie
38. Life is Not a Stress Rehearsal: Bringing Yesterday's Sane Wisdom Into Today's Insane World by Loretta LaRoche
39. Life is Short, Wear Your Party Pants by Loretta LaRoche
40. Poirot Loses a Client by Agatha Christie

The Secret Life of BeesThe Kalahari Typing School for Men (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #4)Native TongueOutliersThe Higher Power of LuckyI Am America  And So Can You!The Global Achievement Gap  Why Our Kids Don't Have the Skills They Need for College, Careers, and Citizenship--and What We Can Do About ItThree Cups of Tea  One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a TimeThe Cat Who Tailed a Thief (Cat Who..., #19)The Gnostic MysteryiBrain  Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern MindWhen You Are Engulfed in FlamesThe Universe in a Single Atom  The Convergence of Science and SpiritualityHandle with CareG is for Gumshoe  (Kinsey Millhone Mystery)I is for Innocent (Kinsey Millhone Mystery)4 50 from Paddington (Miss Marple Mysteries)Life is Not a Stress Rehearsal  Bringing Yesterday's Sane Wisdom Into Today's Insane WorldLife Is Short, Wear Your Party PantsPoirot Loses a Client  A Hercule Poirot Mysteries (Paperback)


message 3: by Dolly (last edited Jul 17, 2009 12:26PM) (new)

1019021 41. Basket Case by Carl Hiaasen
42. Death of a Cad (Hamish Macbeth Mystery, Book 2) by M.C. Beaton
43. Shark Man of Kapu Bay (Hawaii Chillers, 1.) by P.J. Neri (My youngest picked this out, but it was far too scary to read to our girls)
44. The Sunday Philosophy Club (Sunday Philosophy Club, #1) by Alexander McCall Smith
45. Bozo Sapiens: Why to Err is Human by Michael Kaplan and Ellen Kaplan (a Goodreads win)
46. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
47. Irving's Delight: At last! A cat story for the whole family! by Art Buchwald
48. Motherhood Made a Man Out of Me: A Novel by Karen Karbo
49. The Cat Who Smelled a Rat by Lilian Jackson Braun
50. Death of a Gentle Lady (Hamish Macbeth Mystery Book 24) by M.C. Beaton
51. Interesting Women by Andrea Lee
52. The Saffron Kitchen by Yasmin Crowther
53. Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phllips
54. Come to Grief by Dick Francis
55. Key Lime Pie Murder (Hannah Swensen Mystery, Book 9) by Joanne Fluke
56. Best Shorts: Favorite Stories for Sharing by Carolyn Shute (I initially borrowed this to read to our girls, but many of the stories were too mature for them -- and no pictures!)
57. The Family Bones by Kimerly Raiser (given to me by the author via this group)
58. The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
59. In the Sanctuary of Outcasts: A Memoir by Neil White (a Goodreads win)
60. Real Murders (Aurora Teagarden Mystery, #1) by Charlaine Harris

Basket CaseDeath of a Cad (Hamish Macbeth Mystery, Book 2)Shark Man of Kapu Bay (Neri, P. J. Hawaii Chillers, 1.)The Sunday Philosophy Club (Sunday Philosophy Club, #1)Bozo Sapiens  Why to Err is HumanThe Reader (Movie Tie-in Edition)Irving's Delight  At last! A cat story for the whole family!Motherhood Made a Man Out of Me  A NovelThe Cat Who Smelled a Rat (Cat Who..., #23)Death of a Gentle Lady (Hamish Macbeth Mystery, Book 24)Interesting Women  StoriesThe Saffron KitchenGods Behaving BadlyCome To GriefKey Lime Pie Murder (Hannah Swensen Mystery, Book 9)Best Shorts  Favorite Stories for Sharing (Best Shorts)The Family BonesThe God DelusionIn the Sanctuary of OutcastsReal Murders (Aurora Teagarden Mystery, #1)


message 4: by Dolly (last edited Aug 26, 2009 05:28AM) (new)

1019021 61. The Battle for Peace: A Frontline Vision of America's Power and Purpose by Tony Zinni and Tony Koltz
62. The Don't Sweat Guide for Moms: Being More Relaxed and Peaceful so Your Kids Are, Too by Kristine and Richard Carlson
63. Sister Surfer: A Woman's Guide to Surfing with Bliss and Courage by Mary Osborne and Kia Afcari
64. The Secret to Life: Right Under Your Nose: How understanding the Law of Attraction and other universal truths can make your life better by Meijer Bjorn (a Goodreads win)
65. Chart Your Course: Preparing for the Journey by Amanda Akers
66. Triggerfish Twist by Tim Dorsey
67. The World Without Us by Alan Weisman
68. Terror in the Name of God: Why Religious Militants Kill by Jessica Stern
69. Rabbit,Run by John Updike
70. The Mezzanine by Nicholson Baker
71. By the Pricking of My Thumbs by Agatha Christie
72. Cat O'Nine Tales by Jeffrey Archer
73. A Knife to Remember (Jane Jeffry Mystery, Book 5) by Jill Churchill
74. We Die Alone: A WWII Epic of Escape and Endurance by David Howarth
75. Through a Glass, Darkly by Donna Leon
76. Suffer the Little Children by Donna Leon
77. Do Unto Others (Jordan Poteet Mystery, Book 1) by Jeff Abbott
78. Zen Golf: Mastering the Mental Game by Joseph Parent
79. Degrees of Separation: A Jessie Arnold Mystery by Sue Henry
80. Going After Cacciato by Tim O'Brien

The Battle for Peace  A Frontline Vision of America's Power and PurposeThe Don't Sweat Guide for Moms  Being More Relaxed and Peaceful so Your Kids Are, TooSister Surfer  A Woman's Guide to Surfing with Bliss and CourageThe Secret to Life  Right Under Your Nose  How understanding the Law of Attraction and other universal truths can make your life betterChart Your Course   Preparing for the JourneyTriggerfish TwistThe World Without UsTerror in the Name of God  Why Religious Militants KillRabbit RunThe MezzanineBy the Pricking of My ThumbsCat O'Nine Tales  And Other StoriesA Knife to Remember (Jane Jeffry Mystery, Book 5)We Die Alone  A WWII Epic of Escape and EnduranceThrough a Glass, DarklySuffer the Little ChildrenDo Unto Others (Jordan Poteet Mystery, Book 1)Zen Golf  Mastering the Mental GameDegrees of Separation  A Jessie Arnold MysteryGoing After Cacciato


message 5: by Dolly (last edited 13 days ago, 04:02PM) (new)

1019021 81. The Pilot's Wife by Anita Shreve
82. The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran
83. Timeline by Michael Crichton
84. The Route by Gale Sears (a Goodreads win)
85. The Case of the Screaming Woman by Erle Stanley Gardner
86. Down Range: To Iraq and Back by Bridget C. Cantrell and Chuck Dean
87. Dead Cert by Dick Francis
88. Death of a Gossip (Hamish Macbeth Mystery, Book 1) by M.C. Beaton
89. Friends, Lovers, Chocolate (Sunday Philosophy Club, #2) by Alexander McCall Smith
90. Death of a Travelling Man (Hamish Macbeth Mystery, Book 9) by M.C. Beaton
91. Fighting for Your Marriage: Positive Steps for Preventing Divorce and Preserving a Lasting Love, New and Revised by Howard J. Markman, Scott M. Stanley and Susan L. Blumberg
92. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
93. The Ultimate Kauai Guidebook: Kauai Revealed by Andrew Doughty and Harriett Friedman
94. Chaos by James Gleick
95. Lucky You by Carl Hiaasen
96. Orange Crush by Tim Dorsey

The Pilot's WifeThe ProphetTimelineThe RouteThe Case of the Screaming WomanDown Range  To Iraq and BackDead CertDeath of a Gossip (Hamish Macbeth Mystery, Book 1)Friends, Lovers, Chocolate (Sunday Philosophy Club, #2)Death of a Travelling Man (Hamish Macbeth Mystery, Book 9)Fighting for Your Marriage  Positive Steps for Preventing Divorce and Preserving a Lasting Love, New and RevisedThe Lovely BonesThe Ultimate Kauai Guidebook  Kauai Revealed (Ultimate Kauai Guidebook)Chaos  Making a New ScienceLucky You  A NovelOrange Crush


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