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Liz K's 75 book Challenge - 2009
Only a few more weeks to 2008, and I have no idea what i want to read next year, but this should be fun. Maybe I can break my record of 57.
1. The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-term Health by T. Colin Campbell, Thomas M. Campbell II
2. Sugar Blues by William Dufty
3. Daisy Miller by Henry James
4. 1001 Books for Every Mood A Bibliophile's Guide to Unwinding, Misbehaving, Forgiving, Celebrating, Commiserating by Hallie Ephron
5. The Rosary A Journey to the Beloved by Gary Jensen
6. A Short Guide to a Happy Life by Anna Quindlen
7. The Beach House by Jane Green
8. Being Perfect by Anna Quindlen
9. Show Boat A Facsimile of the 1926 Edition by Edna Ferber
10. I Never Promised You a Rose Garden by Joanne Greenberg
11. How Starbucks Saved My Life A Son of Privilege Learns to Live Like Everyone Else by Michael Gates Gill
12. The Prodigal God Christianity Redefined Through the Parable of the Prodigal Sons by Timothy Keller
13. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
14. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
15. Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte
16. UR by Stephen King
17. Summer by Edith Wharton
18. Lamb The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore
19. Veronika Decides to Die A Novel of Redemption by Paulo Coelho
20. Silas Marner by Georg Eliot
21. Beasts of New York A Children's Book for Grown-Ups by Jon Evans
22. You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay
23. Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
24. Biblical Mysteries by Lonely Soul
25. Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
26. Turbulent Souls A Catholic Son's Return To His Jewish Family by Stephen J. Dubner
27. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing a Novel by Thomas Monteleone
28. The Glimpses of the Moon by Edith Wharton
29. The 80/10/10 Diet by Dr. Douglas Graham
30. Shade's Children by Garth Nix
31. Singer and the Sewing Machine A Capitalist Romance by Ruth Brandon
32. Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz
33. Called Out of Darkness A Spiritual Confession by Anne Rice
34. Blink by Malcolm Gladwell
35. Christ the Lord Out of Egypt A Novel by Anne Rice
36. The Roman Pronunciation Of Latin - Why We Use It And How To Use It By by Frances E. Lord
37. Believe by Daniel Oran
38. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
39. Roasting in Hell's Kitchen Temper Tantrums, F Words, and the Pursuit of Perfection by Gordon Ramsey
40. The Little Lame Prince by Dinah Mulock Craik
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Liz - good luck with the challenge. I never think ahead about what i am going to read because luckily I have tons of TBR books at home so I just pick what I am in the mood to read when the time comes.
List Continued from above
41. Heroic Measures A Novel by Jill Ciment
42. Old New York by Edith Wharton
43. Secret Windows Essays and Fiction On The Craft Of Writing by Stephen King
44. Rage to Survive The Etta James Story by Etta James
45. Wasted A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia by Marya Hornbacher
46. The Third Jesus The Christ We Cannot Ignore by Deepak Chopra
47. The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
48. Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
49. Finding Peace God's Promise of a Life Free from Regret, Anxiety, and Fear by Dr. Charles Stanley
50. The Year of Living Biblically One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible As Literally As Possible by AJ Jacobs
51. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
52. The Sunflower A Novel by Richard Paul Evans
53. Duma Key by Stephen King
54. Dead Man's Cell Phone by Sarah Rhul
55. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
56. What difference do it make? - Stories of Hope and Healing by Ron Hall et al.
57. Einstein His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson
58. When the Heart Cries by Cindy Woodsmall
59. The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
60. Have a Little Faith The Story of a Last Request by Mitch Albom
61. Night Flight by Anoine de Saint-Exupery
62. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly
63. The Christmas List A Novel by Richard Paul Evans
64. The Well: David's Story by Mildred Taylor
65. Finding Purpose Beyond Our Pain by Meir & Henderson
66. Crossing Over by Ruth Irene Garrett
67. When the Morning Comes by Cindy Woodsmall
1. The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-term Health by T. Colin Campbell, Thomas M. Campbell II
2. Sugar Blues by William Dufty
Hi! I'm just out here having fun reviewing a bunch of folks' lists and noticed your number 6 - A Short Guide to a Happy Life by Anna Quindlen. I've thought about adding it to my "to-read" list a couple of times. How did you like it? And since I've got you stopped anyway, what's been your favorite book this year? Thanks!! :)
I liked A Short Guide to A Happy Life, I thought it was deep for the short read that it was. For me it was timely.
My fav book this year? There really isn't one yet, but I suppose as of Now, out of the 8 I have read #4 (1001 Books...) was my fav, because it helped me find more things to read. I'm sure I'll find something I like better, it is only February after all. :)
Liz, looks like you're picking up the pace with your reading recently.Silas Marner is one of those classics I've never read . . . what are your thoughts on it?
I loved Silas Marner. I wasn't sure I would, but I do like George Eliot so I gave it a shot. I recommend that book, if you like classics.And yes the pace picked up because I got an Amazon Kindle. I can read anywhere and more often. :)
24. Biblical Mysteries by Lonely Soul
Probably the only one on Goodreads to read this. I had to add the ebook. Can only be found on the domain. Very interesting little read. I did know some of the stuff, some I didn't. Not the best Theological read, but pretty good none the less.
I have read the description of Veronica Decides to Die here on the goodreads.com site & I have wanted to read it. How did you like it?
I personally didn't like "Veronika Decides to Die", but I wouldn't tell others not to read it. I think it can appeal to some. It is short enough, give it a go.
Liz, you have read some great books! Are you reading classics because you enjoy them or for other reasons?
I read classics because I enjoy them, usually. Some are pretty boring. I only read the ones that interest me, not because they are the fashion to read, thus there are some less than popular ones on my list.
28. The Glimpses of the Moon - Edith Wharton
Didn't really like this one as much as I like her other books.
29. The 80/10/10 Diet - Dr. Douglas Graham
30. Shade's Children by Garth Nix
31. A Capitalist Romance: Singer and the Sewing Machine - by Ruth Brandon
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The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-term Health (other topics)Sugar Blues (other topics)
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1001 Books for Every Mood: A Bibliophile's Guide to Unwinding, Misbehaving, Forgiving, Celebrating, Commiserating (other topics)
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