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A Lifetime of Books Challenge

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Done! Finally. I was stuck on 1987, 1988 for ages, but I'm finally done. One less challenge to worry about.

I'm good either way, just wanted to double check. Was looking through my list and saw I've read a lot of older books I could (if ok) use on my list.
Thanks :)

Thanks Yz!

Thanks Yz!"
Guessed as much, just thought I'd double check, Thanks. :)

Will continue to post my list as I read the books.
Born in 1958; challenge to run from Nov. 2009-May 2012
Updated 9.14.12 = 50/55 READ
58= Champagne for One by Rex Stout (10.4.10)
59= Cat Among the Pigeons by Agatha Christie (6.13.12)
60= Mistress of Mellyn by Victoria Holt (9.14.12)
61= Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann (8.10.12)
62= Kirkland Revels by Victoria Holt(7.1.10)
63=
64=
65=
66= The Double Image by Helen MacInnes (9.15.10)
67= Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin (11.3.09)
68=
69= The Love Machine by Jacqueline Susann (6.4.12)
70= The Secret Woman by Victoria Holt (9.12.10)
71= If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries—What Am I Doing in the Pits? by Erma Bombeck (12.7.10)
72= Green Darkness by Anya Seton (3.26.12)
73= Harvest Home by Thomas Tryon(2.19.12)
74= Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein (3.16.12)
75= The Sea King's Daughter byBarbara Michaels (3.13.12)
76= The Camelot Caper by Elizabeth Peters (5.10.11)
77= Wings of the Falcon by Barbara Michaels (11.4.09)
78= The Stand by Stephen King(7.15.11)
79= Calypso by Ed McBain(9.7.10)
80= The Black Lyon by Jude Deveraux (4.7.11)
81= A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein (3.15.12)
82= A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton (3.18.12)
83= Out on a Limb by Shirley Maclaine (3.10.12)
84= Sullivan's Woman by Nora Roberts (4.29.12)
85= B is for Burglar by Sue Grafton (4.6.12)
86= The Student Body by J.S. Borthwick (10.13.11)
87= Kaleidoscope by Danielle Steel (4.17.12)
88= E is for Evidence by Sue Grafton (12.16.09)
89= Sisters by Danielle Steel (4.2.12)
90= Touch the Wild Wind byCassie Edwards(1.28.12)
91= Comeback by Dick Francis(10.30.10)
92= Never Say Die by Tess Gerritsen(9.22.11)
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94= The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King (1.16.12)
95= An Echo in the Darknessby Francine Rivers(10.27.11)
96= Firestorm by Nevada Barr(2.21.10)
97= Rebel by Heather Graham(2.16.10)
98= The Face of Deception by Iris Johansen (7.12.10)
99= Agatha Raisin and the Wizard of Evesham by M.C. Beaton (1.9.11)
00= A Conventional Corpse by Joan E. Hess (6.20.11)
01= P is for Peril by Sue Grafton (1.15.10)
02= Hard Eightby Janet Evanovich (11.20.09)
03= 311 Pelican Court by Debbie Macomber (12.8.11)
04= Nights of Rain and Starsby Maeve Binchy(11.29.09)
05= Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris (7.3.10)
06= Aunt Dimity and the Deep Blue Sea by Nancy Atherton(11.17.10)
07= The Careful Use of Compliments by Alexander McCall Smith (12.3.10)
08= The Chocolate Snowman Murders by JoAnna Carl (12.6.10)
09= Wormwood by Susan Wittig Albert (2.3.11)
10= Aunt Dimity Down Underby Nancy Atherton (8.14.10)
11= The Cypress Houseby Michael Koryta(3.9.11)
12= I've Got Your Number: A Novel by Sophie Kinsella (4.5.12)

Dates: 5/30/09 to 5/29/10
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Completed 13/29
1981- A Light in the Attic
1982- Schindler's List
1983- Winter's Tale
1984- Son of a Wanted Man
1985- Whitney, My Love
1987- Heartbreaker
1988- The Lion's Lady


1990-A Ruling Passion
1992- Lucky's Lady
1993- Until You
1994- Morning, Noon & Night
1995- The Many Lives & Secret Sorrows of Josephine B.
1997- Purple America
1998- On the Occasion of My Last Afternoon: A Novel



2000- More Than You Know
2005- Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
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The problem isn't in finding the books, it's in finding the time to read them! And I refuse to accept that having to read those "really old books" makes me really old. To paraphrase Dr. Seuss, I'm only 24 - for the third time!

ITA, BJ! :)

Start Date: 12/12/09 Finish Date: 06/12/11
Progress: 1 of 31
1980 - Innocent Blood by P.D. James
1981 - Torn Covenants by Lois Swann
1982 - Salem's Lot by Stephen King
1983 - Different Seasons by Stephen King
1984 - Stormfire by Christine Monson
1985 - Whitney, My Love by Judith McNaught
1986 - It by Stephen King
1987 - Under The Lake by Stuart Woods
1988 - Not Without My Daughter by Betty Mahmoody
1989 - A Kingdom of Dreams by Judith McNaught
1990 - Trophies and Dead Things by Marcia Muller
1991 - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
1992 - Sophie's Choice by William Styron
1993 - Shadow Fires by Dean Koontz
1994 - Paradise City by Sherrilyn Kenyon
1995 - Steal the Dragon by Patricia Briggs
1996 - Archangel by Sharon Shinn
1997 -
1998 - Born of Fire by Sherrilyn Kenyon
1999 - Lucky by Alice Sebold
2000 - The Brethren by John Grisham
2001 - Shakespeare's Counselor by Charlaine Harris
2002 - The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
2003 - The Zombie Survival Guide Complete Protection From the Living Dead by Max Brooks
2004 - Man of My Dreams by Sherrilyn Kenyon
2005 - Forbidden Magic by Cheyenne McCray
2006 - World War Z An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks
2007 - Hannibal Rising by Thomas Harris
2008 - Let the Right One In A Novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist
2009 - Garden of the Moon by Elizabeth Sinclair
2010 - Dark and Stormy Knights by P. N. Elrod
2011 -


Date: 1/1/10 - 12/31/10
1979 - Death's Master
1980 -
1981 -
1982 - The Mists of Avalon
1983 - The Color of Magic
1984 -
1985 -
1986 - Watchmen
1987 -
1988 -
1989 -
1990 -
1991 - Outlander
1992 - Dragonfly in Amber
1993 -
1994 - The Child Queen The Tale of Guinevere and King Arthur
1995 -
1996 - The Sparrow
1997 -
1998 - The Last Viking
1999 - Daughter of the Forest
2000 - Duke
2001 - Devil in a Kilt
2002 -
2003 -
2004 - Mind Game
2005 - The Dark One
2006 - The God Eaters
2007 - Atlantis Rising
2008 - Magic to the Bone
2009 - Mr. Darcy, Vampyre
2010 - Blood of the Demon
0/32 Read

1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999 - Beyond the Highland Mist by Karen Marie Moning (1/13/10)
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004 - Undead and Unwed by MaryJancie Davidson (1/08/10)
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Anyone know of any pages that you can search by pub date?

Just to get you started on your GR TBR shelf, click on the "list" view, and you can see the publication date for each book. Then you can sort it, too.
Hope that helps.

Will probably wait until 1st of January to post my list though.

updated 1.14.10
7/40
1972 - Lady of Quality Georgette Heyer or Dying Inside Robert Silverberg
1973 - The Princess Bride William Goldman
1974 -
1975 - The Grey King Susan Cooper
1976 - The Children Of Dynmouth William Trevor
1977 - Silver On The Tree Susan Cooper
1978 -
1979 - Endless Love Scott Spencer
1980 - The Ordinary Princess M.M. Kaye
1981 - A Countess Below Stairs Eva Ibbotson
1982 - God Stalk P.C. Hodgell
1983 - The Reluctant Heiress Eva Ibbotson
1984 - Bridge of Birds Barry Hughart
1985 - Dark of the Moon P.C. Hodgell
1986 - Howl's Moving Castle Diana Wynne Jones
1987 - War for the Oaks Emma Bull
1988 - The Changeling Sea Patricia McKillip
1989 - The Bride Julile Garwood
1990 - Midnight Mass F. Paul Wilson
1991 - Outlander Diana Gabaldon - reread
1992 - Dragonfly in Amber Diana Gabaldon - reread
1993 - The Giver Lois Lowry
1994 - Seeker's Mask P.C. Hodgell
1995 - Sabriel Garth Nix
1996 -
1997 - Blood and Chocolate Annette Curtis Klause
1998 - A Clash of Kings George R.R. Martin - reread
1999 - Battle Royale Koushun Takami
2000 - The Duke And I Julia Quinn
2001 - Lirael Garth Nix
2002 - Tithe Holly Black
2003 - Abhorsen Garth Nix
2004 - The Smoke Thief Shana Abe
2005 - Kitty and the Midnight Hour Carrie Vaughn
2006 -
2007 -
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2010 - Death's Mistress Karen Chance
2011 - City of Fallen Angels Cassandra Clare

16th December 2009 to 16th June 2011
1975 - The Road to Gandolfo by Robert Ludlum
1976
1977 - The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
1978 - The World According to Garp by John Irving
1979 - Season of Passion by Danielle Steel
1980 - The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule
1981 - Palomino by Danielle Steel
1982 - Crossings by Danielle Steel
1983 - Pacific Vortex! by Clive Cussler
1984 - The Witches of Eastwick by John Updike
1985 - Family Album by Danielle Steel
1986 - Wanderlust by Danielle Steel
1987 - The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy
1988 - Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez
1989 - The Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice
1990 - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
1991 - Prized Possessions by Avery Corman
1992 - The Black Echo by Michael Connelly
1993 - The Lesson of Her Death by Jeffery Deaver
1994 - Accident by Danielle Steel
1995 - Rose Madder by Stephen King
1996 - Microserfs by Douglas Coupland
1997 - Jingo by Terry Pratchett
1998 - Venus Envy by Louise Bagshawe
1999 - Lucky by Alice Sebold
2000 - Miss Wyoming by Douglas Coupland
2001 - All Families Are Psychotic by Douglas Coupland
2002 - The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger
2003 - Leap of Faith Memoirs of an Unexpected Life by Noor Al-Hussein
2004 - Garbo Laughs by Elizabeth Hay
2005 - Margrave of the Marshes by John Peel
2006 - Chart Throb by Ben Elton
2007 - The 6th Target by James Patterson
2008 - The Host by Stephenie Meyer
2009 -Evil Ways by Justin Gustainis
2010 - Sympathy for the Devil by Justin Gustainis
OK, I couldn't wait until New Year.
Why is 1976 the only year that Danielle Steel didn't publish a book??? Anybody have any ideas??
The scarey thing is that all these books are on my bookshelves (apart from next years of course)

Maybe this would help? http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/mos...

Maybe this would help? http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/mos......"
I wasted so much time looking at all the awards on that site, then going back and searching goodreads for the books--half the awards don't even go back to the 70's, and the ones that do were all over the place on the years. A few were spot on, 1975's award was for a book published in 1975, and some were the next year, 1976's award was for a 1975 publication, but some were all over the place.
What ended up working for me for the few years I was having a hard time with (72, 75, 76, 77) was just looking at the lists of the other poor souls on here who had to find good books from the 70's. :)

For example
1977 - http://www.goodreads.com/book/popular...
1971 - http://www.goodreads.com/book/popular...
But you can set it to any year...


For example
1977 - http://www.goodreads.com/book/popular...
1..."
Thanks Kasia
I found a book for my missing year. I know I've got Icebound somewhere. I'd just ordered another book from Amazon to fill the gap - so it saved me some money as well!!

And a couple of us have to go even further back into the dark ages! **grin** Thank heaven for Georgette Heyer and Newbery books!!

It's been awhile... let me post an update to my list. It's so long it requires two posts. lol
I'm half done. Second half was easier than the first.

(Read books published every year starting with the year you were born)
22/43 (44 depending on if I finish it in 2010 or 2011)
1967 - Where Eagles Dare by Alistair MacLean
1968 -
1969 - Secret of the Pale Lover by Clarissa Ross Gothic vampire novel
1970 - The Education of a Poker Player by Herbert O. Yardley
1971 -
1972 - The Man Who Folded Himself by David Gerrold
1973 - Play Poker to Win by Amarillo Slim Preston
1974 - Alive and dead by E. X Ferrars
1975 - MASH Goes to Paris by Richard Hooker
1976 - A Lyon's Share (America Series: Illinois) by Janet Dailey
1977 - The Indy Man (America Series: Indiana) by Janet Dailey
1978 - Another Fine Myth (Myth Adventures #1) by Robert Lynn Asprin
1979 - A Land Called Deseret (America Series: Utah) by Janet Dailey
1980 - Myth Conceptions (Myth Adventures #2) by Robert Lynn Asprin
or The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
1981 - That Carolina Summer (America Series: North Carolina) by Janet Dailey
or Floodtide by Kay Thorpe
1982 - Myth Directions (Myth Adventures, Book 3) by Robert Lynn Asprin
or A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton
1983 - Hit or Myth (Myth Adventures, Book 4) by Robert Lynn Asprin
1984 -
1985 - Summer Desserts by Nora Roberts
1986 -
1987 -
1988 - Searching for Bobby Fischer by Fred Waitzken
orNavy Wife (Navy #1) by Debbie Macomber
1989 -
1990 - Something's Alive on the Titanic by Robert Serling
1991 -
1992 - Alpha Man (Postcards from Europe) by Kay Thorpe
1993 - SeaQuest DSV The Novel by Rockne S. O'Bannon
1994 - No Promise Of Love (Postcards from Europe) by Lillian Peake
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2010 - Aunt Dimity Down Under by Nancy Atherton
2011 - .... Unless I finish this before then. lol

I will start this challenge on January 1, 2010.
1981 -
1982 - Magician - Raymond E Feist
1983 -
1984 -
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1987 -
1988 - Faerie Tale - Raymond E Feist
1989 -
1990 -
1991 - The Awakening - L.J.Smith
1992 -
1993 -
1994 - Paula - Isabel Allende
1995 - Dreams From My Father - Barack Obama
1996 - Breath of Magic - Teresa Medeiros
1997 -
1998 - Born of Fire - Sherrilyn Kenyon
1999 -
2000 -
2001 -
2002 -
2003 -
2004 - Blood of the Rose - Anya Bast
2005 - Forbidden Magic - Cheyenne McCray
2006 -
2007 -
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2009 -
2010 -

December 19, 2009 - December 19, 2010
1994: The Laughing Corpse (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #2) by Laurell K. Hamilton
1995: Naked in Death by J.D. Robb
1996: One Foot in the Grave by Wm. Mark Simmons
1997: The Chosen by L.J. Smith
1998: Flash by Jayne Ann Krentz
1999: Murder With Peacocks by Donna Andrews
2000: Storm Front by Jim Butcher
2001: Bitten by Kelley Armstrong
2002: Fantasy Lover by Sherrilyn Kenyon
2003: Tempting the Beast by Lora Leigh
2004: Seduced by Moonlight (Meredith Gentry, #3) by Laurell K. Hamilton
2005: Kitty and the Midnight Hour by Carrie Vaughn
2006: High Stakes by Erin McCarthy
2007: Visions of Heat by Nalini Singh
2008: Pleasure Unbound by Larissa Ione
2009: Fade Out by Rachel Caine
2010: Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead


















I am with you Yz, I will be 40 in April so, since I want to participate in this one, I will start my list but not start the challenge until then. I will probably need the 2 years to complete this one.

See...I wasn't alone with the idea. :)


Of course--there are all those Cold War novels. But I don't really want to READ a bunch of gloom and doom CW books. Sigh, so I guess I will pass on this one.
(Pouts and tries to figure out why YZ is picking on her) :oP
(and we're talking 1955 here, guys, so you people with '75 birthdates have it EASY)


Duration: December 1st 2009 to December 1st 2010
Starting over will add books as read.
2010-
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And that's a couple of writers to help out all you other "old timers" too. :o)

A Lifetime of Books Challenge:
Duration: January 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011 (ideally)
* 0/41 Read *
1970-

Lifetime Of Books Challenge
Duration: Jan 3rd ~ June 3rd
1996~ Sabriel - Garth Nix
1997~
1998~
1999~ The Perks of Being a Wallflower - Stephen Chbosky
2000~ A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius - Dave Eggers
2001~ Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief - Rick Riordan
2002~ Heidi - Johanna Spyri
2003~ Abhorsen - Garth Nix
2004~
2005~ Eragon - Christopher Paolini
2006~ The Myth of Me and You - Leah Stewart
2007~ Eldest - Christopher Paolini
2008~ Graceling - Kristin Cashore
2009~
2010~ The Cinderella Society - Kay Cassidy
Books mentioned in this topic
Frostbite (other topics)Murder by Memory (other topics)
The Maid's Secret (other topics)
Good Night, Mr. Tom (other topics)
Trust Me on This (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Michelle Magorian (other topics)Mary Norton (other topics)
Sarah J. Maas (other topics)
Leif Enger (other topics)
Lois Lowry (other topics)
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Books Read: 37/37 -- Completed 4/10/11
'75-'79
1975 -
God's Favorite by Simon- 11/16/091976 -
Elyza by Darcy- 12/07/091977 -
The Masked Heiress by Gray- 3/4/111978 -
The World According to Garp by Irving- 4/19/101979 -
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Adams- 10/29/09'80-'89
1980 -
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Adams- 12/11/091981 -
The Velvet Promise by Deveraux- 5/9/101982 -
Life, the Universe and Everything by Adams- 4/22/101983 - Forbidden Love by Robards- 8/29/101984 -
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Adams- 4/28/101985 -
Ender's Game by Card- 11/4/091986 -
Red Rose by Balogh- 4/10/111987 -
Honor's Splendour by Garwood- 3/19/111988 -
The Lion's Lady by Garwood- 5/28/101989 -
The Bride by Garwood- 04/15/10'90-'99
1990 -
Comanche Moon by Anderson- 11/17/091991 -
Comanche Heart by Anderson- 12/20/091992 -
The Secret by Garwood- 4/20/101993 -
Thunder and Roses by Putney- 4/3/101994 -
Seduced by Henley- 1/8/111995 -
Lord of Scoundrels by Chase- 02/11/101996 -
The Wedding by Garwood- 04/15/101997 -
Nobody's Baby But Mine by Phillips- 11/24/101998 -
The Last Viking by Hill- 02/13/101999 -
The Lion's Shadow by Arends- 11/26/09'00-'11
2000 -
The Viscount Who Loved Me by Quinn- 11/2/092001 -
An Offer From a Gentleman by Quinn- 11/7/092002 -
Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Quinn- 11/9/092003 -
A Girl's Guide to Vampires by MacAlister- 11/3/092004 -
Sex and the Single Vampire by MacAlister- 11/4/092005 -
Sex, Lies and Vampires by MacAlister- 11/6/092006 -
Even Vampires Get the Blues by MacAlister- 11/8/092007 -
The Last of the Red-Hot Vampires by MacAlister- 11/15/092008 -
Zen and the Art of Vampires by MacAlister- 11/24/092009 -
Queene of Light by Armintrout- 10/27/092010 -
First Drop of Crimson by Frost- 02/14/102011 -
Promise Canyon by Carr- 1/2/11