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message 1: by Lauren (new)

Jan 23, 2009 03:30PM

I want to read 80 books this year. I read 70 last year. We'll see how it goes.

1. The Last Full Measure ~Jeff Shaara
2. The Tale of Despereaux ~Kate DiCamillo
3. The Perfect Storm ~Sebastian Junger
4. Silent Night ~Mary Higgins Clark
5. Into the Wild ~Erin Hunter

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message 2: by Lauren (last edited Jan 24, 2009 03:20PM) (new)

Jan 23, 2009 05:45PM

Genre Challenge

Autobiography - The Journal of George Washington
Biography
Fable, Fairy tale, Folklore
Adventure novel
Humor
Crime or Detective fiction - Silent Night
Fantasy
Historical fiction -The Last Full Measure
Nonfiction - The Art of Reading Poetry
Philosophical novel
Political fiction
Romance novel
Saga, Family Saga
Satire
Science fiction
Tragedy
Short Story

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message 3: by Lauren (last edited Jan 24, 2009 03:20PM) (new)

Jan 24, 2009 12:14PM

6. The Steel Wave ~Jeff Shaara
7. The Art of Reading Poetry ~Harold Bloom
8. The Journal of George Washington ~G. Washington

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message 4: by Lauren (new)

Jan 25, 2009 05:08PM

9. As I Lay Dying ~William Faulkner

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message 5: by Lauren (new)

Jan 26, 2009 06:58PM

10. The Medieval Myths ~Norma Lorre Goodrich

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message 6: by Lauren (new)

Jan 26, 2009 06:58PM

Genre Challenge

Autobiography - The Journal of George Washington
Biography
Fable, Fairy tale, Folklore - The Medieval Myths
Adventure novel
Humor
Crime or Detective fiction - Silent Night
Fantasy
Historical fiction -The Last Full Measure
Nonfiction - The Art of Reading Poetry
Philosophical novel
Political fiction
Romance novel
Saga, Family Saga
Satire
Science fiction
Tragedy
Short Story

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message 7: by Lauren (new)

Jan 27, 2009 07:58PM

11. Every Storm ~Lori Wick

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message 8: by Lauren (new)

Jan 27, 2009 07:59PM

Genre Challenge

Biography
Adventure novel
Humor
Fantasy
Philosophical novel
Political fiction
Romance novel - Every Storm
Saga, Family Saga
Satire
Science fiction
Tragedy
Short Story

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message 9: by Lauren (last edited Feb 02, 2009 05:27AM) (new)

Feb 02, 2009 05:26AM

12. The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes ~Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Genre Challenge

Biography
Adventure novel
Humor
Fantasy
Philosophical novel
Political fiction
Saga, Family Saga
Satire
Science fiction
Tragedy
Short Story -The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

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message 10: by Lauren (new)

Feb 03, 2009 01:12PM

13. Cracking Da Vinci's Code ~James L. Garlow

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message 11: by Lauren (new)

Feb 05, 2009 01:33PM

14. The Raider's Promise ~Lois Walfrid Johnson

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message 12: by Lauren (last edited Feb 11, 2009 06:45PM) (new)

Feb 11, 2009 09:23AM

15. German History in outline
16. Sworn on the Altar ~Edwin S. Gaustad

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message 13: by Lauren (new)

Feb 12, 2009 06:52PM

17. Les Miserables ~Victor Hugo

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message 14: by Lauren (new)

Feb 18, 2009 12:20PM

18. Gone For Soldiers ~Jeff Shaara

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message 15: by Lauren (new)

Feb 24, 2009 01:51PM

19. American Rust- Philip Meyer

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message 16: by Lauren (new)

Mar 02, 2009 06:23AM

20. Pictorial Tour Through Bavaria
21. Fire and Ice ~Erin Hunter
22. Forest of Secrets ~Erin Hunter

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message 17: by Lauren (new)

Mar 04, 2009 12:20PM

23. Forest of Secrets ~Erin Hunter
24. Rising Storm ~Erin Hunter
25. A Dangerous Path ~Erin Hunter
26. The Darkest Hour ~Erin Hunter
27. Midnight ~Erin Hunter
28. Moonrise ~Erin Hunter

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message 18: by Lauren (new)

Mar 23, 2009 04:48PM

umm, next 3 by Erin Hunter.
32. An Echo in the Darkness ~Francine Rivers

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message 19: by Lauren (last edited Mar 24, 2009 01:21PM) (new)

Mar 24, 2009 12:37PM

33. The Anastasia Syndrome and Other Stories ~Mary Higgins Clark
34. Shipwrecks and Lost Treasures ~Bob Brooke

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message 20: by Lauren (new)

Mar 26, 2009 07:23PM

35. The Giver ~Lois Lowry

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message 21: by Lauren (new)

Mar 29, 2009 04:14PM

36. Robot Dreams ~Isaac Asimov

Biography
Adventure novel
Humor
Fantasy
Philosophical novel
Political fiction
Saga, Family Saga
Satire
Science fiction -Robot Dreams
Tragedy

Robot Dreams (Masterworks of Science Fiction and Fantasy) by Isaac Asimov

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message 22: by Lauren (new)

Mar 30, 2009 09:44AM

37. Messenger ~Lois Lowry

Messenger (Readers Circle) by Lois Lowry

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message 23: by Lauren (new)

Apr 02, 2009 10:05AM

38. Pebble in the Sky ~Isaac Asimov

Pebble in the Sky (Galactic Empire 3) by Isaac Asimov

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message 24: by Lauren (new)

Apr 08, 2009 05:22PM

39. Robots and Empire

Robots and Empire (Robot 4) by Isaac Asimov

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message 25: by Lauren (new)

Apr 14, 2009 08:14PM

40. Three Plays ~Sean O'Casey

Three Plays Juno and the Paycock, the Shadow of a Gunman, the Plow and the Stars by Sean O'Casey

41. Ordeal by Innocence ~Agatha Christie

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message 26: by Lauren (new)

Apr 17, 2009 03:59PM

42. Postern of Fate ~Agatha Christie

Postern of Fate (Tommy & Tuppence Chronology) by Agatha Christie

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message 27: by Lauren (new)

Apr 18, 2009 09:18AM

43. Foundation ~Isaac Asimov

Foundation (Foundation 1) by Isaac Asimov

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message 28: by Lauren (new)

May 03, 2009 03:30PM

44. Games of State ~Tom Clancy

Games of State (Tom Clancy's Op-Center, #3) by Jeff Rovin

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message 29: by Lauren (new)

May 09, 2009 03:51PM

45. Kingdom's Dawn ~Chuck Black
46. Kingdom's Hope ~Chuck Black
47. Kingdom's Edge ~Chuck Black
48. Kingdom's Reign ~Chuck Black

Kingdom's Dawn, Kingdom's Hope, Kingdom's Edge, Kingdom's Reign - 4 Book Set (The Kingdom Series, 4 Volume Set) by Chuck Black

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message 30: by Lauren (new)

May 10, 2009 12:39PM

49. Professor Van Dusen, The Thinking Machine ~Jaques Futrelle

Professor Van Dusen The Thinking Machine by Jacques Futrelle

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message 31: by Lauren (last edited May 13, 2009 08:58PM) (new)

May 13, 2009 12:14PM

50. Your Personality Tree ~Florence Littauer

Your personality tree Discover the real you by uncovering the roots of--- by Florence Littauer

51. A Time to Mend ~Angela Hunt

A Time To Mend (Steeple Hill) by Angela Elwell Hunt

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message 32: by Lauren (last edited May 16, 2009 07:35AM) (new)

May 16, 2009 07:35AM

52. Unveiling Islam: An Insider's Look at Muslim Life and Beliefs ~Ergun Mehmet Caner

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message 33: by Lauren (new)

May 22, 2009 02:44PM

53. The Choice ~Nicholas Sparks
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message 34: by Lauren (new)

May 27, 2009 07:02PM

54. The Rising Tide ~Jeff Shaara

The Rising Tide A Novel of World War II by Jeff Shaara

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message 35: by Lauren (new)

Jun 14, 2009 01:54PM

55. Diary of A Wimpy Kid ~Jeff Kinney

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message 36: by Lauren (new)

Jun 16, 2009 04:22PM

56. In the Hands of Providence Joshua L. Chamberlain & the American Civil War ~Alice Rains Trulock

In the Hands of Providence Joshua L. Chamberlain and the American Civil War by Alice Rains Trulock

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message 37: by Lauren (new)

Jun 23, 2009 08:10AM

57. A Lantern In Her Hand ~Bess Streeter Aldrich

A Lantern in Her Hand by Bess Streeter Aldrich

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message 38: by Lauren (new)

Jun 30, 2009 07:24AM

58. My Sister's Keeper ~Jodi Piccolt
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59. Three Cups of Tea ~Greg Mortenson

Three Cups of Tea One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson

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message 39: by Lauren (new)

Jul 01, 2009 02:38PM

60. the Complete Miss Marple Short STories ~Agatha Christie

Miss Marple The Complete Short Stories by Agatha Christie

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message 40: by Lauren (new)

Jul 02, 2009 09:33PM

61. Inkheart ~Cornelia Funke

Inkheart (Inkheart, Book 1) by Cornelia Funke

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message 41: by Lauren (new)

Jul 11, 2009 05:31PM

62. The Complete Robot ~Isaac Asimov

The Complete Robot (Robot Series) by Isaac Asimov

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message 42: by Lauren (new)

Jul 12, 2009 07:02PM

63. Castaways of the Flying Dutchmen ~Brian Jacques

Castaways of the Flying Dutchman (Flying Dutchman, #1) by Brian Jacques

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message 43: by Lauren (new)

Jul 15, 2009 06:19PM

64. The Thief Lord ~Cornelia Funke

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message 44: by Lauren (new)

Jul 31, 2009 09:24AM

65. Maximum Ride ~James Patterson
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message 45: by Lauren (new)

Aug 14, 2009 10:04PM

66. The Asimov Chronicles ~Isaac Asimov

The Asimov Chronicles Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov (Volume One) by Isaac Asimov

67. Lucky Starr and the Rings of Saturn ~Isaac Asimov

Lucky Starr and the Rings of Saturn (Lucky Starr, #6) by Isaac Asimov

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message 46: by Lauren (last edited Aug 23, 2009 09:45PM) (new)

Aug 20, 2009 08:19PM

68. More Tales of the Black Widowers ~Isaac Asimov

More Tales of the Black Widowers by Isaac Asimov

69. The Complete Tales of Asimov Vol. II ~Isaac Asimov

Isaac Asimov The Complete Stories, Vol. 2 by Isaac Asimov

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message 47: by Lauren (new)

Sep 07, 2009 12:32PM

70. No Compromise ~Melody Green
71. The Moving Finger ~Agatha Christie
72. Casebook of the Black Widowers ~Isaac Asimov

No Compromise The Life Story of Keith Green by Melody Green

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message 48: by Lauren (new)

Sep 08, 2009 09:39PM

73. Third Reich Victorious ~Peter G. Tsouras
74. Banquets of the Black Widowers ~Isaac Asimov

Peter G. Tsouras

Banquets of the Black Widowers by Isaac Asimov

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message 49: by Lauren (new)

Sep 22, 2009 07:26PM

75. Angels Command ~Brian Jaques

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message 50: by Lauren (new)

Oct 02, 2009 12:17PM

76. Destination Unknown ~Agatha Christie

Destination Unknown (Signature Editions) by Agatha Christie

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