Mikela's Everchanging, in no Particular Order "To Read in 2011" List

[Mikela]

1. Taking Religious Pluralism Seriously: Spiritual Politics on America's Sacred Ground
2. The Collector
3. The Grapes of Wrath
4. One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
5. Tears of the Giraffe
6. Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
7. One Hundred Years of Solitude
8. Dreams Underfoot
9. Siddhartha
Temples, Tombs & Hieroglyphs: A Popular History of Ancient Egypt
10. Without Fail
11.
Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions
12. The Culture of Vengeance and the Fate of American Justice
13. The Road to Serfdom
14. Double Cross (Alex Cross, #13)
15. Faithful Place

[Lesley]

wow... some great sounding books on your list Mikela... I gotta check out the cadaver book!

[Mikela]

I highly recommend Greg Mortenson's book "Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace... One School at a Time. Greg provides a look into the lives of Muslims living in the poor, neglected villages on the mountains of Pakistan with their inate dignity, their thirst for education for their children and capacity for love and friendship. A real eye opener.

[Lesley]

I have read both of Greg Mortenson's books and are some of my favorite reads. I actually thought his second book, Stones to Schools, was more interesting and better written.

[Mikela]

Thanks for the information - wasn't aware that he'd written a second book - will be sure to give it a read.

[Kristin]

I really loved Faithful Place and her first two books!! She's one of my new fave authors and I can't wait for her to release something new!! :)

[Mary]

3. The Grapes of WrathWant to re-read
4. One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich well worth a read
5. Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach A very "different" kind of book Thought provoking to say the least.
7. One Hundred Years of Solitude When I read it first in Spanish, I had trouble understanding it, a re-read in English told me my Spanish was adequate, my understanding a bit sketchy, guess that's the point.
9. Siddhartha A classic!
Temples, Tombs & Hieroglyphs: A Popular History of Ancient Egypt ooh, going to steal that for my list