2 posts tagged “book list”

I had a good sort through all my books a couple of weeks ago, and managed to root out all the books that I don't think I've read yet.  I've tried to put them all in the order that I got them, just because I'm pedantic like that.  It's a bigger list than I'd expected, but hopefully I should be able to get through some of those at least this year.  Of course, I'm hoping again, that I will be able to beat last year's total at least.  I'm not expecting to be able to reach the dizzying heights of 2005's total! 

Past year's totals:
2005 - 57 books, 2006 - 28 books, 2007 - 36 books, 2008 - 38 books 

Books ongoing
Traditional Tales From Long Long Ago ~ Philip Wilson
Boston City Guide ~ Mara Vorhees and John Spelman
Deviant Strain ~ Justin Richards (eBook)

Waiting to be read
Bart Simpson's Guide To Life ~ Matt Groening
The Beatles Anthology ~ The Beatles
A Hard Day's Write ~ Steve Turner
The Lost Beatles Interviews ~ Geoffrey Giuliano
The 'Beatles': The Only Authorised Biography ~ Hunter Davies
Skywriting By Word Of Mouth ~ John Lennon
Dress To Kill ~ Eddie Izzard with David Quantick and Steve Double
The Sorcerer's Companion: A Guide to the Magical World of Harry Potter ~ Allan Kronzek, Elizabeth Kronzek
The Encyclopedia of Magic and Witchcraft: An Historical Exploration into the World of the Magician ~ Susan Greenwood
Judaism for Dummies ~ Ted Falcon, Rabbi Ted Falcon
Jewish Literacy: The Most Important Things to Know About the Jewish Religion, Its People and Its History ~ Joseph Telushkin
Night ~ Elie Wiesel, S. Rodway (Translator)
The Drag King Anthology ~ Donna Troka, et al
Sex Changes: Politics of Transgenderism ~ Patrick Califia-Rice
Hello Cruel World: 101 Alternatives to Teen Suicide ~ Kate Bornstein
Dragonology Handbook: A Practical Course In Dragons ~ Ernest Drake
Working With Dragons: A Course In Dragonology ~ Ernest Drake
The Dangerous Book for Boys ~ Conn Iggulden and Hal Iggulden
Postcards From The Boys ~ Ringo Starr
Bringing Up Baby Dragons ~ Ernest Drake
Tracking And Taming Wild Dragons ~ Ernest Drake
You Know You're A Writer When... ~ Adair Lara
Stand And Deliver: The Autobiography ~ Adam Ant
The Time Traveller's Almanac ~ Steve Tribe
The Book of General Ignorance ~ John Lloyd & John Mitchinson

This is the third year of doing the 50 books in a year challenge and so far the only year I've managed to actually complete it was the first year!  In 2005, I read 57 books, 2006 was 28 books and 2007 was 36 books.  I'm hoping to do better than either of those results this year.  

Books Completed

Books Ongoing
The Phantom Tollbooth ~ Norman Juster [Michael reading to me]

Waiting to be read
The Encyclopedia of Magic and Witchcraft: An Historical Exploration into the World of the Magician ~ Susan Greenwood
The Sorcerer's Companion: A Guide to the Magical World of Harry Potter ~ Allan Kronzek, Elizabeth Kronzek
Judaism for Dummies~Ted Falcon, Rabbi Ted Falcon
Jewish Literacy: The Most Important Things to Know About the Jewish Religion, Its People and Its History ~ Joseph Telushkin
Night ~ Elie Wiesel, S. Rodway (Translator) [recommended by Michael - not to be read before bed]
My Gender Workbook: How to Become the Kind of Man or Woman You Always Thought You Could Be... or Something Else Entirely ~ Kate Bornstein
Hello Cruel World: 101 Alternatives to Teen Suicide ~ Kate Bornstein
The Drag King Anthology ~ Donna Troka, et al
Sex Changes: Politics of Transgenderism ~ Patrick Califia-Rice
Dress To Kill ~ Eddie Izzard with David Quantick and Steve Double
Across The Wall: A Tale of the Abhorsen and Other Stories ~ Garth Nix
Lady Friday ~ Garth Nix
Dragonology: The Complete Book Of Dragons ~ Ernest Drake
Dragonology Handbook: A Practical Course In Dragons ~ Ernest Drake
Working With Dragons: A Course In Dragonology ~ Ernest Drake
The Dangerous Book for Boys ~ Conn Iggulden and Hal Iggulden
Tales of the City ~ Armistead Maupin
The Ragwitch ~ Garth Nix
Shade's Children ~ Garth Nix
Mister Monday ~ Garth Nix
Drag King Dreams ~ Leslie Feinberg
Possibly re-read The Bartimaeus Trilogy and Deathly Hallows

I've also decided to make my Vox into a reading journal with to record and review the books I read in the coming year so feel free to add me if you're interested in reading about that.