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I'm a reader who enjoys posting comments and recommendations about the books I read. You will not find a synopsis with my recommendations because you can just click on the book title for a link to www.goodreads.com for a synopsis and reviews by other readers. I prefer the 3 Reason format: the reason I chose to read it; the reason I liked (or disliked) the book; and the reason I recommend it.

Friday, October 23, 2009

Books I Read in 2008

96 Books I Read

  1. A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly
  2. Annie Oakley: Woman at Arms by Courtney Ryley Cooper
  3. 100 Hikes in Yosemite National Park by Marc J. Soares
  4. The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson
  5. The Biggest Loser Cookbook by Devin Alexander
  6. Frommer's Yosemite and Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park by Eric Peterson
  7. National Geographic's Driving Guide to America: California, Nevada, Hawaii
  8. Floor Sample by Julia Camerson
  9. All Roads Lead to Yosemite by Ellie Huggins
  10. American Outrage by Tim Green
  11. The Art Institute of Chicago: The Essential Guide , revised edition
  12. Flush by Carl Hiaasen
  13. The High Sierra by Ezra Bowen
  14. Red River Gorge Trail Guide by Jerrell Goodpaster
  15. National Geographic Park Profiles: Yosemite by Kenneth Brower
  16. Impressionism and Post-Impressionism in the Art Institute of Chicago, selected by James N. Wood
  17. Mirror of America edited by David Harmon
  18. Shop Till You Drop by Elaine Viets
  19. John Muir: The Eight Wilderness Discovery Books
  20. Murder Between the Covers by Elaine viets
  21. Dying to Call You by Elaine Viets
  22. Teach Yourself Visually Photoshop Elements 6 by Mike Woolbridge
  23. Just Murdered by Elaine Viets
  24. Murder Unleashed by Elaine Viets
  25. Murder with Reservations by Elaine Viets
  26. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
  27. Dying in Style by Elaine Viets
  28. Plastic Cameras: Toying with Creativity by Michelle Bates
  29. The Scarlet Thread by Francine Rivers
  30. Photoshop Elements 5 for Dummies by Barbara Obermeier, Ted Padova
  31. High Heels are Murder by Elaine Viets
  32. Accessory to Murder by Elaine Viets
  33. An Incomplete Revenge by Jacqueline Winspear
  34. The Complete Turtle Trader by Michael W. covel
  35. Art and Fear: Observations on the Perils and Rewards of Artmaking by David Bayles and Ted Orland
  36. Visual Quickstart Guide to Photoshop Elements 6 by Jeff Carlson
  37. Photoshop Elements 6: The Missing Manual by Barbara Brundage
  38. Overcoming the Five Dysfuntions of a Team: A Field Guide for Leaders, Managers and Facilitators by Patrick Lencioni
  39. A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose by Eckhart Tolle
  40. A Firestorm of Dragons , edited by Michele Acker and Kirk Dougal
  41. Beyond Bullet Points by Cliff Atkinson
  42. How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci by Michael Gelb
  43. The Writing Diet by Julia Cameron
  44. Invest with Success by Dr. Charles Schaap
  45. Winter Study by Nevada Barr
  46. The Chase by clive Cussler
  47. Beyond Basketball: Coach K's Keywords for Success by Mike Krzyewskiwith Jamie K. Spatola
  48. Murphy's Law by Rhys Bowen
  49. Fodor's 2001 Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island
  50. Fodor's Nova Scotia & Atlantic Canada, 9th Edition: With New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland & Labrador
  51. Lonely Planet Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island
  52. Death of Riley by Rhys Bowen
  53. For the Love of Mike by Rhys Bowen
  54. Legal Larceny by Dr. Jill B. Vosler
  55. The Insider's Guide to Portland, Maine by Sarah Donnelly and Meredith Goad
  56. In Like Flynn by Rhys Bowen
  57. Oh Danny Boy by Rhys Bowen
  58. The Lie That Tells the Truth : A Guide for Writing Fiction by John Dufresne
  59. Writing Tools by Roy Peter Clark
  60. Increase Your Financial IQ by Robert Kiyosaki
  61. In Dublin's Fair City by Rhys Bowen
  62. Space Available by Sid Davis
  63. Tell Me Pretty Maiden by Rhys Bowen
  64. In New Brunswick, We Will Find It by Lowell Thomas and Rex Barton
  65. Telling True Stories: A Nonfiction Writers' Guide from the Neiman Foundation at Harvard University by Wendy Call
  66. The Writer's Little Helper by James V. Smith, Jr.
  67. No Great Mischief by Alistair MacLeod
  68. Letters from Finland by Joanna Campbell
  69. Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich
  70. The Way of All Flesh by Samuel Butler
  71. Yeah, I Said It by Wanda Sykes
  72. Writing as a Lifelong Skill by Sanford Kaye
  73. The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs
  74. Dave Barry's Only Travel Guide You'll Ever Need by Dave Barry
  75. Team Rodent: How Disney Devours the World by Carl Hiaassen
  76. Dave Barry's Money Secrets: Like, Why is There A Giant Eyeball on the Dollar
  77. Variable Star by Robert Heinlein and Spider Robinson
  78. Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict by Laura Viera Rigler
  79. This Land is Their Land: Reports from a Divided Nation by Barbara Ehrenreich
  80. Girl from the South by Joanna Trollope
  81. Comfort Food by Kate Jacobs
  82. Yosemite: The Story Behind the Scenery by William R. Jones
  83. The Perfect Husband by Lisa Gardner
  84. Home to Holly Springs by Jan Karon
  85. Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man by Fannie Flagg
  86. The Abs Diet for Women by David Zinczencko
  87. The Space Between Before and After by Jean Reynolds Page
  88. The Abs Diet: 6 Minute Meals for 6-Pack Abs by David Zinczenko
  89. Clubbed to Death by Elaine Viets
  90. A Clearing in the Distance: Frederick Law Olmstead and America in the Nineteeth Century by Witold Rybczynski
  91. Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
  92. The Land We Call Ohio by Deborah Bradford Linville and Paint Ohio LLC
  93. Seasonal Disorder by Pat Hagan
  94. Sequoia and Kings Canyon by William C. Tweed
  95. Fundy, Bay of the Great Tides by Michael
    Burzynski
  96. Rhett Butler's People by Donald McCaig


my 2008 bookshelf

2 comments:

Elaine Viets said...

Thanks so much for reading so many of my Dead-End Job books. I'm honored to be in such good company, especially the eco-friendly authors.

Dee Renee Chesnut said...

You are welcome. I look forward to reading 3 of your books I have not yet read.
Killer Cuts
Murder with All the Trimmings
The Fashion Hound Murders