You Are What You Read! (Really?)
There is an adage: "You are what you read!" If true, that makes me one extremely complex and challenging person. The following inventory of the books currently residing on my bookcase shelves may clarify and validate that pronouncement.
Nonfiction (Listed alphabetically by author, not preference.)
Damon Runyon (Biography) by Jimmy Breslin
Cracking Da Vinci's Code by James L. Carlow & Peter Jones
What a Year It Was! 1947 by Beverly Chon & Peter Hess
Son of the Morning Star (Custer & The Little Bighorn) by Evan S. Connell
Civil War Quiz and Fact Book by Rod Cragg
Don't Know Much About History by Kenneth C. Davis
1,000 Years, 1,000 People by Gottlieb & Bowers
Men are From Mars, Women are from Venus by John Gray, Ph.D.
Mars and Venus Together Forever by John Gray, Ph.D.
Mars and Venus in the Bedroom by John Gray, Ph.D.
Mars and Venus in Love by John Gray, Ph.D.
Read With Dick and Jane Series (1 thru 12) by Gosset & Dunlap
About Face by Col. David H. Hackworth
Secrets from the White House Kitchens by John R. Hanny
Be My Guest by Conrad Hilton
Eyewitness to the Civil War by Neil Kagan & Stephen G. Hyslop
Eyewitness to World War II by Neil Kagan & Stephen G. Hyslop
Liberty and Tyranny (A Consertive Manifesto) Mark R. Levin
The Marine Machine by William Mares
In Retrospect (The Tragedy & Lessons of Vietnam) by Robert S. McNamara
Word, Power Point, Excel Instructions by Microsoft
Chicken Soup for the Couple's Soul by Multiple Contributors
A Billy Yank Governor by Bernard A. Olsen
Upon the Tented Field by Bernard A. Olsen
The O'Reilly Factor by Bill O'Reilly
The No Spin Zone by Bill O'Reilly
Who's Looking Out for You? by Bill O'Reilly
Live Long and... (What I Learned Along the Way) by William Shatner w/David Fisher
Walt Disney World Resort Souvenir
The Leg Lamp in the Window (A Look Inside "A Christmas Story" House) by Patricia Swinger
The War (An Intimate History 1941 - 1945) by Geoffrey C. Ward & Ken Burns
The War Within by Tom Wells
The Internet for Dummies (4th. edition) by Margaret Levine Young
Getting Your Book Published for Dummies by Sarah Parsons Zackheim
Fiction Listed alphabetically by author, not preference.)
The Five People You Meet In Heaven by Mitch Albam
Little Women/Little Men/Short Stories by Louisa May Alcott
The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel
The Valley of the Horses by Jean M. Auel
The Mammoth Hunters by Jean M. Auel
The Plains of Passage by Jean M. Auel
The Shelters of Stone by Jean M. Auel
The Land of Painted Caves by Jean M. Auel
Comanche Dawn by Mike Blakely
Shortgrass Song by Mike Blakely
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
Angels and Demons by Dan Brown
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Deception Point by Dan Brown
Tai-Pan by James Clavell
The Horse Catchers by Amanda Cockrell
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Three Roads to the Alamo by William O. Davis
The Stolen Child by Keith Donohue
Flight Lessons by Patricia Gaffney
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
The Morning River by W. Michael Gear
Coyote Summer by W. Michael Gear
Gettysburg by Newt Gingrich & William R. Forstchen
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Angel Light by Andrew M. Greeley
After the King (Stories in Honor of J.R.R. Tolkien) by Martin H. Greenberg (Editor)
Forest Gump by Winston Groom
Asleep at the Wheel by John R. Hanny
The Gates of the Alamo by Stephen Harrigan
Childhood Fears (4-book Anthology) by Christine Hayton & Others
Hanta Yo by Ruth Bebee Hill
Pay It Forward by Catherine Ryan Hyde
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Aztec by Gary Jennings
Aztec Autumn by Gary Jennings
Ride the Moon Down by Terry C. Johnston
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
The Stand by Stephen King
The Gunslinger by Stephen King
The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King
The Waste Lands by Stephen King
Wizard and Glass by Stephen King
Wolves of the Calla by Stephen King
Song of Susannah by Stephen King
The Dark Tower by Stephen King
Life Expectancy by Dean Koontz
Nothing But The Truth by John Lescroart
No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
The Testament by Eric Van Lustbater
The Deep End of the Ocean by Jacquelyn Mitchar
The Kappillan of Malta by Nicholas Monsarrat
Those Who Trespass by Bill O'Reilly
Dust by Charles Pellegrino
The Inverted World by Christopher Priest
The Godfather by Mario Puzo
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Gods and Generals by Jeff Shaara
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Volume 1) by William Shakespeare
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Volume 2) by William Shakespeare
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
Fringe Patriots by Carl R. Smith
Book of Mormon/Doctrine & Covenants/Pearl of Great Price by Joseph Smith
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Return of the King by J.R.R Tolkien
Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
Holy Bible (King James Version) by Unknown
Levels by Jim Vuksic
Nonfiction (Listed alphabetically by author, not preference.)
Damon Runyon (Biography) by Jimmy Breslin
Cracking Da Vinci's Code by James L. Carlow & Peter Jones
What a Year It Was! 1947 by Beverly Chon & Peter Hess
Son of the Morning Star (Custer & The Little Bighorn) by Evan S. Connell
Civil War Quiz and Fact Book by Rod Cragg
Don't Know Much About History by Kenneth C. Davis
1,000 Years, 1,000 People by Gottlieb & Bowers
Men are From Mars, Women are from Venus by John Gray, Ph.D.
Mars and Venus Together Forever by John Gray, Ph.D.
Mars and Venus in the Bedroom by John Gray, Ph.D.
Mars and Venus in Love by John Gray, Ph.D.
Read With Dick and Jane Series (1 thru 12) by Gosset & Dunlap
About Face by Col. David H. Hackworth
Secrets from the White House Kitchens by John R. Hanny
Be My Guest by Conrad Hilton
Eyewitness to the Civil War by Neil Kagan & Stephen G. Hyslop
Eyewitness to World War II by Neil Kagan & Stephen G. Hyslop
Liberty and Tyranny (A Consertive Manifesto) Mark R. Levin
The Marine Machine by William Mares
In Retrospect (The Tragedy & Lessons of Vietnam) by Robert S. McNamara
Word, Power Point, Excel Instructions by Microsoft
Chicken Soup for the Couple's Soul by Multiple Contributors
A Billy Yank Governor by Bernard A. Olsen
Upon the Tented Field by Bernard A. Olsen
The O'Reilly Factor by Bill O'Reilly
The No Spin Zone by Bill O'Reilly
Who's Looking Out for You? by Bill O'Reilly
Live Long and... (What I Learned Along the Way) by William Shatner w/David Fisher
Walt Disney World Resort Souvenir
The Leg Lamp in the Window (A Look Inside "A Christmas Story" House) by Patricia Swinger
The War (An Intimate History 1941 - 1945) by Geoffrey C. Ward & Ken Burns
The War Within by Tom Wells
The Internet for Dummies (4th. edition) by Margaret Levine Young
Getting Your Book Published for Dummies by Sarah Parsons Zackheim
Fiction Listed alphabetically by author, not preference.)
The Five People You Meet In Heaven by Mitch Albam
Little Women/Little Men/Short Stories by Louisa May Alcott
The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel
The Valley of the Horses by Jean M. Auel
The Mammoth Hunters by Jean M. Auel
The Plains of Passage by Jean M. Auel
The Shelters of Stone by Jean M. Auel
The Land of Painted Caves by Jean M. Auel
Comanche Dawn by Mike Blakely
Shortgrass Song by Mike Blakely
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
Angels and Demons by Dan Brown
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Deception Point by Dan Brown
Tai-Pan by James Clavell
The Horse Catchers by Amanda Cockrell
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Three Roads to the Alamo by William O. Davis
The Stolen Child by Keith Donohue
Flight Lessons by Patricia Gaffney
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
The Morning River by W. Michael Gear
Coyote Summer by W. Michael Gear
Gettysburg by Newt Gingrich & William R. Forstchen
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Angel Light by Andrew M. Greeley
After the King (Stories in Honor of J.R.R. Tolkien) by Martin H. Greenberg (Editor)
Forest Gump by Winston Groom
Asleep at the Wheel by John R. Hanny
The Gates of the Alamo by Stephen Harrigan
Childhood Fears (4-book Anthology) by Christine Hayton & Others
Hanta Yo by Ruth Bebee Hill
Pay It Forward by Catherine Ryan Hyde
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Aztec by Gary Jennings
Aztec Autumn by Gary Jennings
Ride the Moon Down by Terry C. Johnston
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
The Stand by Stephen King
The Gunslinger by Stephen King
The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King
The Waste Lands by Stephen King
Wizard and Glass by Stephen King
Wolves of the Calla by Stephen King
Song of Susannah by Stephen King
The Dark Tower by Stephen King
Life Expectancy by Dean Koontz
Nothing But The Truth by John Lescroart
No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
The Testament by Eric Van Lustbater
The Deep End of the Ocean by Jacquelyn Mitchar
The Kappillan of Malta by Nicholas Monsarrat
Those Who Trespass by Bill O'Reilly
Dust by Charles Pellegrino
The Inverted World by Christopher Priest
The Godfather by Mario Puzo
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Gods and Generals by Jeff Shaara
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Volume 1) by William Shakespeare
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Volume 2) by William Shakespeare
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
Fringe Patriots by Carl R. Smith
Book of Mormon/Doctrine & Covenants/Pearl of Great Price by Joseph Smith
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Return of the King by J.R.R Tolkien
Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
Holy Bible (King James Version) by Unknown
Levels by Jim Vuksic
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Christine wrote: "WOW! That is quite a list. I noted you have read some of my favorite titles and enjoy many of my favorite authors. I always find the best thing about books is the way we come to think of them as de..."Christine,
Reading is one of my favorite pastimes. Most books are borrowed from the local library. I only purchase a book if I know that I will read it more than once.
I am honored that the author of one of the books that I do own has taken the time to follow my blog and post a comment. Thank you.
Jim Vuksic
With non-fiction we learn and fill our senses with past experience and new wonders. Fiction allows us the privilege of becoming part of a different dimension. We feel the emotions of the characters as we escape into their world and make them a part of our lives for the brief time it takes to read the book.
Reading is my preferred past time - obviously yours as well. There are many books in your list I have not yet read and I will keep this for future reference.