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

Eat Pray Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia

Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert


My rating: 3 of 5 stars
This is an enjoyable tale for listening at 30-minute intervals as this breaks up the whininess and lets me remember the good parts of Italy, Richard from Texas, her friends in Bali. It only gets 3 stars because I don't know to whom in my circle of friends I would recommend this entire book; it is a book I may only read parts aloud to them.
I liked the structure of 108 essays.

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Books I Read in 2007

68 Books I Read

I started off the year reading many eBooks that are offered as bonus materials from websites about fitness, writing, and motivation. I don't include those ten books which weren't listed on www.goodreads.com

1. Why Grow Old by Orison Swett Marden
   
2. A Large Slice of Life to Go, Please by Rick Beneteau
   
3. High Country by Nevada Barr
   
4. The Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus
   
5. The Innocent Man by John Grisham
   
6. Motor Mouth by Janet Evanovich
   
7. The Warren Buffett Way by Robert G. Hagstrom, Jr.
   
8. Shiloh Autumn by Bodie and Brock Thoene
   
9. Stages of Meditation by Dalai Lama XIV
   
10. The Writers' Market 2005
    
11. Million Dollar Baby by Amy Patricia Meade
    
12. Lonely Planet Guide to Travel Writing by Don George with Charlotte Hindle
    
13. Mr. Darcy's Daughters by Elizabeth Aston
    
14. Leonardo by Enrica Crispino
    
15. The Panama Hat Trail by Tom Miller
    
16. Haiku in English by Harold G. Henderson
    
17. Ephesus by Emile L. Jarre
    
18. Nine-Headed Dragon River by Peter Matthiessen
    
19. Will she or Won't She by Sheila Norton
    
20. Ghost of a Chance by Amy Patricia Meade
    
21. Athens-Acropolis by G. Gouvoussis
    
22. Accademia Gallery-English- The Official Guide All of the Works
    
23. Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi
    
24. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Terrific Business Writing by Marcia Layton
    
25. Masterpieces of Painting in the J. Paul Getty Museum
    
26. Editing Fact and Fiction: A Concise Guide to Book Editing by Leslie T. Sharpe and Irene Gunther
    
27. Brothers by Da Chen
    
28. The Fine Art of Copyediting , 2^nd edition by Elsie Myers Stainton
    
29. Night of Rain and Stars by Maeve Binchy
    
30. McGraw-Hill's Proofreading Handbook by Laura Anderson
    
31. Boomsday by Christopher Buckley
    
32. Digitizing Your Family History by Rhonda R. McClure
    
33. The Weekend Genealogist by Marcia Yannizze Melnyk
    
34. The Idiot's Guide to On-Line Genealogy by Rhonda R. McClure
    
35. Water for Elephants by Sarah Gruen
    
36. This is Your Brain on Music: The Science of Human Obsession by Daniel J. Levitin
    
37. Reminiscences of a Stock Operator by Edwin LeFevre
    
38. William Henry Jackson: An Intimate Portrait The Elwood P. Bonney Journal, edited and annotated by Lloyd W. Gundy
    
39. Wealth 101 by Wade Cook
    
40. As a Man Thinketh by James Allen with additional commentary and study guides by Jon Benson
    
41. No One Ailing Except a Physician: Medicine in the Mining West 1848-1919 by Duane A. Smith and Ronald C. Brown
    
42. The 4-Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss
    
43. Light from Heaven by Jan Karon
    
44. The Art and Craft of Feature Writing by William E. Blundell
    
45. Getting in Shape by Bob Anderson, Bill Pearl and Ed Burke
    
46. Precision Heart Rate Training by Edmund R. Burke
    
47. Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl
    
48. Rich Dad's How to Find Great Investments by Robert Kiyosaki, Sharon Lechter, Kim Kiyosaki
    
49. Starting and Running a Profitable Investment Club by Thomas E. OP'Hara and Kenneth S. Janke, Sr.
    
50. Complete Home Fitness Handbook by Edmund R. Burke
    
51. 
    The Last of Her Kind by Sigrid Nunez
    
52. Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-term Travel by Rolf Potts
    
53. The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America by Bill Bryson
    
54. The Viking Funeral by Stephen J. Cannell
    
55. The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
    
56. The Subtle Knife by Phillip Pullam
    
57. Stock Market Wizards: Interviews with America's Top Traders by Jack d. Schwager
    
58. Market Wizards by Jack D. Schwager
    
59. The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullam
    
60. Hollywood Tough by Stephen J. Cannell
    
61. A View from the River: The Chicago Architecture Foundation River Cruise
    
62. Whitethorn Woods by Maeve Binchy
    
63. Safe Strategies for Financial Freedom by Van Tharp, D.R. Barton Jr. and Steve Sjuggerud
    
64. Getting Started in Technical Analysis by Jack D. Schwager
    
65. The Elves of Cintra by Terry Brooks
    
66. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver, Steven L. Hopp, Camille Kingsolver
    
67. Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson
    
68. Day Hikes in Yosemite: 55 Great Hikes by Robert Stone
    

my 2007 bookshelf

Books I Read in 2006

68 books I Read

1. Eight Weeks to Optimal Health by Andrew Weil
   
2. Animals in Translation by Temple Grandin and Catherine Johnson
   
3. Ultra Memory with Bob Kittell (DVD)
   
4. Rich Dad's Prophecy by Robert Kiyosaki with Sharon Lechter
   
5. Accelerated Program for Six-Figure Copywriting by Michael Masterson
   
6. Healthy Aging by Andrew Weil
   
7. Investing in IPOs: Version 2.0 by Tom Taulli
   
8. The Best American Non-Require Reading by Dave Eggers
   
9. The Ultimate Travel Writers Course
   
10. Obsessive Genius: The Inner World of Marie Curie by Barbara Goldsmith
    
11. How to Write Articles for Newspapers and Magazines by Dawn Sova, Ph.D
    
12. Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler
    
13. Publishing a Blog with Blogger by Elizabeth Castro
    
14. Blogging in a Snap by Julie C. Meloni
    
15. Digital Photography: 99 Easy Tips by Ken Milburn
    
16. Preserving Your Family Photographs by Maureen A. Taylor
    
17. Lonely Planet Jamaica, 2^nd Edition by Christopher P. Baker
    
18. Lonely Planet Dominican Republic and Haiti by Scott Doggett
    
19. Cadogan Island Guides , Jamaica and the Cayman Islands by James Henderson
    
20. Yucatan and Mayan Mexico, 2^nd edition by Nick Rider
    
21. Ohio: The Pleasures and Treasures of Warren County by Ralph Johnston
    
22. The Best American Travel Writing 2005 edited by Jamaica Kincaid
    
23. Simply Eat! By Jon Benson
    
24. Movcing Beyond Cardio by Jon Benson
    
25. The Toxin Fast by Jon Benson
    
26. Warriors of the Plains by Karl Lassiter
    
27. Blink by Malcolm Gladwell
    
28. The Map that Changed the World by Simon Winchester
    
29. The Power of Focus by J. Canfield, MV Hansen and Les Hewitt
    
30. Telling Lies for Fun and Profit by Lawrence Block
    
31. The Tomorrow Trap by Karen E. Peterson, Ph.D.
    
32. How I Made $2,000,000 in the Stock Market by Nicholas Darvas
    
33. Jim Cramer's Real Money by Jim Cramer
    
34. Footprint: Central America and Mexico by Peter Hutchison
    
35. The Unofficial Guide to Cruises, 8^th edition by Kay Showker, Bob Sehlinger
    
36. The Top Ten "Superfoods" by Jon Benson and David Eller
    
37. Creative Nonfiction by Philip Gerard
    
38. Travelers' Companion: Mexico by Meribeth Mellin
    
39. Creative Nonfiction by Lee Gutkind
    
40. How to Trade in Stocks by Jesse Livermore
    
41. The Flaneur by Edmund White
    
42. Rule #1 by Phil Town
    
43. The Time-Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
    
44. Can't Wait to Get to Heaven by Fannie Flagg
    
45. To The Nines by Janet Evanovich
    
46. Twelve Mile Limit by Randy Wayne White
    
47. Barcelona: The Great Enchantress by Robert Hughes
    
48. Bait and Switch by Barbara Ehrenreich
    
49. The Getty Center by Michael Brawne
    
50. The Right to Write by Julia Cameron
    
51. Imagined London by Anna Quidlen
    
52. A Writer's Paris by Eric Maisel
    
53. Armadeggon's Children by Terry Brooks
    
54. A Writer's San Francisco by Eric Maisel
    
55. Snakes in Suits: When Psychopaths Go To Work by Paul Babiak and Robert D. Hare
    
56. The Path Between the Seas by David McCullough
    
57. The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
    
58. The Wealthy Writer by Michael Meanwell
    
59. How to Make Money Selling Stocks Short by William O'Neil and Gil Morales
    
60. The Little Guide to Your Well-Read Life by Steve Leveen
    
61. A Sense of the World:How a Blind Man Became History's Greatest Traveler by Jason Roberts
    
62. Skyrocket Your Fat Loss Success by Tom Venuto
    
63. The Success Principles by Jack Canfield
    
64. The Courage to be Fit by Jeremy Likness
    
65. The Five Fat-Burning Myths that Cost You Hours of Wasted Time and Effort by Christian Finn
    
66. Awesome Abs by Shawn Phillips
    
67. Slowing Down to the Speed of Life: How to Create a More Peaceful, Simpler Life from the Inside Out by Richard Carlson and Joseph Bailey
    
68. Menopause, Hormones and Fitness by Jill Langham
    

my 2006 bookshelf
 

Not all these books will be found on my bookshelf at www.goodreads.com as many of them are self-published and sold through the author's website.

 

Zucchini Chili

1 cup thinly sliced celery
1 large onion, chopped
1 green pepper, finely diced
1 carrot, grated
1 clove garlic, minced
2 Tblsps canola (or olive) oil
6 cups grated zucchini (3 medium-sized)
1 15-oz tomato sauce
1-15-oz can water
1 28-oz can whole tomatoes with juice
2 Tblsps sugar
1 tsp black pepper
3 Tblsps chili powder
2 15-oz cans kidney beans, rinsed and drained

I cook in my soup pot. Over medium heat, saute celery, onion, green pepper, carrot, and garlic in oil for about 5 minutes. Stir frequently. Then add zucchini and all remaining ingredients, except beans, and simmer for 90 minutes. Add beans, simmer another 15 minutes, then serve.
Tastes great with Jiffy Cornbread Muffins or Fritos.

Books I Read in 2005

60 Books I Read in 2005

1. Take On the Street: What Wall Street and corporate America Don't Want You to Know by Arthur Levitt
   
2. The Authentic Career by Maggie Craddock
   
3. Eat to Live by Joel Fuhrman
   
4. London Transports by Maeve Binchy
   
5. Time Off for Good Behavior by Mary Lou Quinlan
   
6. Are You Hungry, Dear? By Doris Roberts with Danielle Morton
   
7. Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton and Sheila Heen of the Harvard Negotiation Team
   
8. Just Ask a Woman by Mary Lou Quinlan
   
9. Without Reservations: The Travels of an Independent Woman by Alice Steinbach
   
10. QBQ! What to Really Ask to Eliminate Blame, Complaining and Procrastination by John B. Miller
    
11. Unlimited Futures…discovered by Dr. Bobbie Stevens
    
12. Fit Over 40 by Tom Venuto and Jon Benson
    
13. Yogilates by Jonathan Ual
    
14. How to Practice: The Way to a Meaningful Life by the Dalai Lama
    
15. Life Writing by William J. Hoffman
    
16. Demerol Daiquiries by Donald Fuston
    
17. Employee Requests Permission to Scream by Donald Fuston
    
18. The Cross Country Quilters by Jennifer Chiaverini
    
19. Forever Island by Patrick D. Smith
    
20. First, Break All the Rules by Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman
    
21. The 8 Biggest Mistakes People Make With their Finances Before and After Retirement by Terence L. Reed, CFP
    
22. The Gift of Dyslexia by Ronald D. Davis with Eldon Braun
    
23. The Monk and The Riddle by Randy Komisar with Kent Lineback
    
24. Illuminata by Marianne Williamson
    
25. The Sweet Potato Queens' Book of Love by Jill Connor Browne
    
26. The Sweet Potato Queens Big Ass Cookbook by Jill Conner Browne
    
27. Healing Words by Larry Dossey, M.D.
    
28. Looking Forward: An Optimist's Guide to Retirement by Ellen Freudenheim
    
29. What Not to Wear by Trinny Woodall and Susannah Constantine
    
30. Energy Eating: The Vegetarian Way by Lucy Moll
    
31. The Diamond Cutter by Geshe Michael Roach
    
32. The Gutenberg Elegies by Sven Birkets
    
33. Coaching the Artist Within by Eric Maisel
    
34. The Money Book for the Young, Fabulous & Broke by Suze Orman
    
35. Life Studies by Susan Vreeland
    
36. Being Perfect by Anna Quinlan
    
37. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie
    
38. May all Be Fed by John Robbins
    
39. How to Make Money in Stocks by William J. O'Neil
    
40. The Real Estate Game by William Poorvu and Jeffrey Cruishank
    
41. Real Estate Finance and Investment Manual by Jack Cummings
    
42. What Every Real Estate Investor Needs to Know About Cashflow by Frank Gallinelli
    
43. 24 Essential Lessons for Investment Success by Willaim J. O'Neil
    
44. Millionaire Women Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley, Ph.D.
    
45. A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
    
46. The Successful Investor by William J. O'Neil
    
47. Profit by Investing in Real Estate Tax Liens by Larry B. Loftus
    
48. Flashback by Nevada Barr
    
49. Skeleton Man by Tony Hillerman
    
50. Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende
    
51. The Burglar in the Library by Lawrence Block
    
52. The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
    
53. The Broker by John Grisham
    
54. The Craft of Research by Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb and Joseph Williams
    
55. Deception Point by Dan Brown
    
56. Real Beauty by Sonia Kashuk
    
57. Secrets of Investment All-Stars by Kenneth A. Stern
    
58. Black Wind by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler
    
59. Feel Better, Live Longer by Andrew Weil, M.D.
    
60. Ikons by Steve Pribish
    

my 2005 bookshelf

Books I Read in 2004

33 Books I Read in 2004

1. The Truth About Money by Ric Edelman
   
2. The Copper Beech by Maeve Binchy
   
3. Track of the Cat by Nevada Barr
   
4. Ordinary People, Extraordinary Wealth by Ric Edelman
   
5. King of Torts by John Grisham
   
6. Smart Woman's Guide to Interviewing and Salary Negotiation by Julie Adair King
   
7. Rich Dad's Guide to Becoming Rich without Cutting up Credit Cards by Robert Kiyosaki
   
8. Organizing Your Family History Search by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack
   
9. Writing the Family Narrative and Workbook by Lawrence P. Gouldrup
   
10. I Thought my Father was God , collected by Paul Auster
    
11. Preserving Your Family Photographs by Maureen A. Taylor
    
12. If It's Going to be, It's up To Me by Robert Schiller
    
13. Adventures in Far Off Places by Rudyard Kipling
    
14. Rich Dad's Success Stories by Robert Kiyosaki with Sharon Lechter
    
15. If You Want to Write by Barbara Ueland
    
16. Trojan Odyssey by Clive Cussler
    
17. The First Eagle by Tony Hillerman
    
18. Fallen Man by Tony Hillerman
    
19. The New Fit or Fat by Covert Bailey
    
20. The Millionaire Mind by Thomas Stanley
    
21. The Wailing Wind by Tony Hillerman
    
22. Basket Case by Carl Hiaasen
    
23. Successful Intelligence by Robert J. Sternberg
    
24. Sales Dogs by Blair Singer
    
25. The Last Juror by John Grisham
    
26. War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
    
27. Skinny Dip by Carl Hiaasen
    
28. The Summons by John Grisham
    
29. She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb
    
30. Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
    
31. The Paradox of Choice by Barry Schwartz
    
32. Who Took My Money? By Robert Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter
    
33. Being Direct by Lester Wunderman
    

my 2004 bookshelf

Books I Read in 2003

22 Books I Read in 2003

1. Scarlet Feather by Maeve Binchy
   
2. A Common Life by Jan Karon
   
3. Fasting and Eating for Health by Joel Fuhrman
   
4. The 28 Principles of Attraction by Thomas Leonard
   
5. Alan Shrugged: Alan Greenspan, The World's Most Powerful Banker by Jerome Tuccille
   
6. Learn Faster and Remember More by David Gamon and Allen Bradgon
   
7. The Heart of the Soul by Gary Zukav and Linda Francis
   
8. Handbook to Higher Consciousness by Ken Keyes Jr.
   
9. Natural Brilliance by Paul R. Scheele
   
10. The Laws of Money; The Lessons of Life by Suze Orman
    
11. Building Wealth by Russ Whitney
    
12. Overcoming the Hurdles and Pitfalls of Real Estate Investing by Russ Whitney
    
13. Real Estate Riches by Dolf de Roos
    
14. The Millionaires by Brad Meltzer
    
15. O is for Outlaw by Sue Grafton
    
16. Loopholes of the Rich by Diane Kennedy
    
17. Sastun by Rosita Arvigo with Nadine Epstein
    
18. The Walk West by Peter and Barbara Jenkins
    
19. The Twelfth Commandment of Wildly Successful Women by Pamela Gilberd
    
20. Quentins by Maeve Binchy
    
21. Hunting Season by Nevada Barr
    
22. In This Mountain by Jan Karon
    

my 2003 bookshelf

Books I Read in 2002

27 Books I Read in 2002

1. Back When We were Grownups by Anne Tyler
   
2. Skin Tight by Carl Hiaasen
   
3. Ancient Secret of the Fountain of Youth Book 2
   
4. Life Skills by Katie Fforde
   
5. Rich Dad Poor Dad's Retire Young Retire Rich by Robert kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter
   
6. Deep South by Nevada Barr
   
7. Smart Women Finish Rich by David Bach
   
8. How to Get from Where You are to Where You Want to Be by Jay Abraham
   
9. Beating the Street by Peter Lynch with John Rothchild
   
10. The Pilates Body by Brooke Siler
    
11. Secrets of a Millionaire Landlord by Robert Shemin
    
12. Practical Intuition by Lauren Day
    
13. Anger: Wisdom for Cooling the Flames by Thich Nhat Hanh
    
14. Divine Intuition by Lynn A. Robinson, M.Ed.
    
15. Energy Anatomy by Caroline Myss, Ph.D.
    
16. Advanced Energy Anatomy by Caroline Myss, Ph.D.
    
17. Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh
    
18. Sin Killer by Larry McMurtry
    
19. Common Sense on Mutual Funds by John C. Bogle
    
20. Investors Toolbox Study Guide
    
21. The Pig and the Python by David Cook and Susan Lightstone
    
22. The Crystal Star by Vonda N. McIntyre
    
23. Switching Careers by Robert K. Otterbourg
    
24. Retire & Thrive by Robert K. Otterbourg
    
25. 1st to Die by James Patterson
    
26. The Courtship of Princess Leia by Dave Wolberton
    
27. The Age of Unreason by Charles Handy
    

<my 2002 bookshelf

Books I Read in 2001

50 Books I Read in 2001

2001 was the year I bought my first ebook in a .pdf format. This was a way for the authors to find a niche audience without finding a publisher and distributor of a hard copy. Not all of the books listed will be linked to my goodreads.com bookshelf link at the end of this list.

1. The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield
   
2. Insider Information for Business Owners and Investors by Robert Kiyosaki
   
3. The Lexus and the Olive Tree by Thomas L. Friedman
   
4. A New Song by Jan Karon
   
5. The Twilight of American Culture by Morris Berman
   
6. The Storyteller by Margaret Coel
   
7. Fight Fat After Forty by Pamela Peeke, M.D, M.P.H>
   
8. Negaholics No More by Dr. Cherie Carter- Scott
   
   
9. The Power of Innovative Thinking by Jim Wheeler
   
10. At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon
    
11. Working Woman's Communication Survival Guide by Ruth Herrman Siress
    
12. The Glass Lake by Maeve Binchy
    
13. A Light in the Window by Jan Karon
    
14. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich
    
15. Out to Canaan by Jan Karon
    
16. Public Speaking and You: The #1 Fear by Victoria Chorbajian
    
17. The Promotable Woman by Norma Carr Ruffino, Ph.D.
    
18. Station Rage by Diane Carey
    
19. Powerful Leadership Skills by Roger Burgraff
    
20. The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement by Eliyahu M. Goldratt and Jeff Cox
    
21. Boldly Live as You've Never Lived before by Richard Raben and Huyaguhu Cohen
    
22. The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester
    
23. The Assertive Advantage by Susan Anthony Bower
    
24. Is Your "Net" Working? By Anne Boe and Bettie B. Youngs
    
25. Low Country by Anne Rivers Siddons
    
26. Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding
    
27. Bibliotherapy: The Girls Guide to Books for Every Phase of Our Lives by Nancy Penske & Beverly West
    
28. Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason by Helen Fielding
    
29. Aerobic Respiration Exercise and Health by Shizuo Inoue
    
30. Blood Lure by Nevada Barr
    
31. Random Acts of Kindness by Conari Press
    
32. Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope
    
33. Awakening to the Sacred by Lama Surya Das
    
34. Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver
    
35. A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains by Isabella L. Bird
    
36. Lead the Field by Earl Nightingale
    
37. The Art of Nonfiction by Ayn Rand
    
38. Simplify Your Work Life by Elaine St. James
    
39. Your Money or Your Life by Joe Dominguez and Vicki Robin
    
40. Being OK Just Isn't Enough by Doris Wild Helmering
    
41. Shakespeare: The Word and the Action by Prefessor Peter Saccio
    
42. Prioritize Organize the Art of Getting it done by Jonathan and Susan Clark
    
43. Take off Your Glasses and See by Jacob Liberman
    
44. Valhalla Rising by Clive Cussler
    
45. Hunting Badger by tony Hillerman
    
46. Treasury Securities: Making Money with Uncle Sam by Donald R. Nichols
    
47. The New Retire-mentality by Mitch Anthony
    
48. Use What You Have Decorating by Lauri Ward
    
49. Decorating for Good by Carole Talbott
    
50. The Secret to Peace and Personal Power by Michael Wickett
    

my 2001 bookshelf

Books I Read in 2000

59 Books I Read in 2000

1. River, Cross my Heart by Breena Clarke
   
2. Clutter Be Gone by Don Aslett
   
3. Living in Excellence by Pat Wilson
   
4. Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold
   
5. How to Manage Projects, Priorities and Deadlines by Jonathan and Susan Clark
   
6. Never Be Lied to Again by David J. Lieberman, Ph.D.
   
7. The Man Who Listens to Horses by Monte Roberts
   
8. Why People Don't Heal and How They Can by Caroline Myss
   
9. Another Country : Navigating the Emotional Terrain of Our Elders by Mary Pipher, Ph.D.
   
10. Write It Down, Make It Happen by Henriette Ann Klauser
    
11. Business @ The Speed of Thought by Bill Gates
    
12. Mars and Venus In Touch by John Gray, Ph.D.
    
13. Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes
    
14. Atlantis Found by Clive Cussler
    
15. Fear and Anger: Slay the Dragons that Hold You Back! By Lynette Hanthorn
    
16. The Return Journey by Maeve Binchy
    
17. Key Questions in Career Counseling by Janice M. Guerriero and Robert Glenn Allen
    
18. Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
    
19. Welcome to the World, Baby Girl by Fannie Flagg]
    
20. The Lost Tomb by Kent R. Weeks
    
21. I Am Spock by Leonard Nimoy
    
22. The Loop by Nicholas Evans
    
23. Going the Distance by George Sheehan, M.D.
    
24. Ethics for the New Millenium by His Holiness the Dalai Lama
    
25. Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge by Edward O. Wilson
    
26. How to Calm Down Even If You're Absolutely, Totally Nuts by Fred L. Miller
    
27. Kitchen Table Wisdom: Stories that Heal by Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D.
    
28. Empowerment Takes More than a Minute by Ken Blanchard, John p. Carlos and Alan Randolph
    
29. Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
    
30. The Book of Touch and Aroma by Cynthia Blanche
    
31. In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
    
32. The Greatest Generation by Tom Brokaw
    
33. Tara Road by Maeve Binchy
    
34. Time to Spa by Sarah Jacob Walker, 2000 Steiner Management Services LLC
    
35. Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki with Sharon Lechter
    
36. How to Get What You Want and Want What You Have by John Gray
    
37. East of the Mountains by David Guterson
    
38. Charms for the Easy Life by Kaye Gibbons
    
39. Ragnarok by Nathan Archer
    
40. Move Your Stuff, Change Your Life by Karen Rauch Carter
    
41. Violations by Susan Wright
    
42. The Courage to be Rich by Suze Orman
    
43. The Art of Walking edited by Edwin Valentine Mitchell
    
44. Cash Flow Quadrant by Robert Kiyosaki with Sharon Lechter
    
45. The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
    
46. The Power of the Seven Habits: Applications and Insights by Stephen R.Covey
    
47. The Art of Negotiating: How to Become a Skilled Negotiator by Gerald I. Nierenberg
    
48. The Truce at Bakura by Kathy Tyers
    
49. The All-True Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton by Jane Smiley
    
50. Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman
    
51. Emotional Intelligence at Work by Hendric Weisinger, Ph.D.
    
52. Bird Watching: On Playing and Coaching the Game I Love by Larry Bird with Jackie MacMullan
    
53. Long Quiet Highway by Natalie Goldberg
    
54. The Tracker: The Story of Tom Brown, Jr. as told to William Jon Watkins
    
55. Rich Dad's Guide to Investing by Robert Kiyosaki with Sharon Lechter
    
56. These High, Green Hills by Jan Karon
    
57. The E-Myth Revisited by Michael E. Gerber
    
58. Feng Shui: The Art of Living by Chris Paschke
    
59. The Leader as a Martial Artist by Arnold Mindell Ph.D.
    
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my 2000 bookshelf

Books I Read in 1999

43 Books I Read in 1999

1. The Artist's Way at Work: Riding the Dragon by Mark Bryan and Julia Cameron with Catherine Allen
   
2. One Hand Clapping: Zen Stories for All Ages by Rafe Martin
   
3. The Virtues of Aging by Jimmy Carter
   
4. Twentieth-Century Still-Life Paintings from the Phillips Collection by Stephen Bennett Phillips
   
5. Bear Away by Bill Schneider
   
6. As We Are Now by May Sarton
   
7. Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler
   
8. The Best of Friends by Joanna Trollope
   
9. The Complete Guide to Landscape Design, Renovation and Maintenance by Cass Turnbull
   
10. Perry Mason in the Case of Too many Murders by Thomas Chastain
    
11. Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections on and Off the Courts by Coach John Wooden with Steve Jamison
    
12. Dujonian's Hoard by Michael Jan Friedman
    
13. It's Only Too Late If You Don't Start Now by Barbara Sher
    
14. Discovering the Laws of Life by John Marks Templeton
    
15. The Winner in You: Be Your Own Hero by Joe Gilliam
    
16. Self –Esteem: The Power to be Your Best by National Press Publications
    
17. Rapid Problem-Solving with Post-It Notes by David Straker
    
18. Lifeplanning by Robb E. Dalton
    
19. Rx for Murder by Renee B. Horowitz
    
20. The Anti-Aging Plan by Dr. Roy Wolford and Lisa Walford
    
21. A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
    
22. It's a Job, Not a Jail by Robert M. Hochheiser
    
23. The Street Lawyer by John Grisham
    
24. Dutchman's Flats by Louis L'Amour
    
25. Man Riding West by Louis L'Amour
    
26. No Greater Love by Frank G. Slaughter
    
27. The Honk and Holler Opening Soon by Billy Letts
    
28. The Art of Pilgrimage by Phil Cousineau
    
29. Zen Seeing, Zen Drawing: Meditation in Action by Frederick Franck
    
30. His Brother's Debt by Louis L'Amour
    
31. Big Medicine by Louis L'Amour
    
32. Turkey Feather Riders by Louis L'Amour
    
33. Time Shifting by Stephan Rechtschaffen
    
34. Here on Earth by Alice Hoffman
    
35. The Plateauing Trap by Judith M. Bardwich
    
36. Your Body and Your Mind by Frank G. Slaughter
    
37. The Testament by John Grisham
    
38. What's the Rush by James Ballard
    
39. A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
    
40. Powerful Leadership Skills for Women by Dr. Patricia Murdock Miller
    
41. Path Without Destination by Satish Kumar
    
42. Left Behind by Jerry B. Jenkins & Tim La Haye
    

The Life We Are Given by George Leonard and Michael Murphy

my 1999 bookshelf

Books I Read in 1998

21 Books I Read in 1998

1. Molecules of Emotion: Why You Feel the Way You Feel by Candace Pert
   
2. The Laertian Gamble by Robert Sheckley
   
3. 21 Short Stories by American Writers
   
4. To The Hilt by Dick Francis
   
5. The Healthy Business Opportunity by Ron Price
   
6. The Five Rituals of Wealth by Tod Barnhart
   
7. Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson
   
8. Altars in the Street by Melody Ermachild Chavis
   
9. Money Advisor 1998 by Steve Gelman
   
10. The Campitelli Advanced Nutrition Program by Frank Campitelli and Chef Edward Valente
    
11. Going Part-Time by Cindy Tolliver and Nancy Chambers
    
12. The Money Club by Diane Terman Felenstein, Marilyn Crocket and Dale Burg
    
13. Life's Little Instruction Book, Vol 3 by H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
    
14. War Dragons by L.A. Graf, Dean Wesley Smith and John J. Ordover
    
15. The Leader in You by Dale Carnegie
    
16. Living the 7 Habits by Stephen R. Covey
    
17. Anatomy of the Spirit: The 7 Stages of Power and Healing by Caroline Myss, Ph.D.
    
18. The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko
    
19. The Ashes of Eden by William Shatner , Judith and Farfield Reeves-Stevens
    
20. Living Buddha, Living Christ by Thich Nhat Hanh
    
21. Other People's Dirt by Louise Rafkin
    

my 1998 bookshelf

Books I Read in 1997

22 Books I Read in 1997

1. The Book of Yaak by Rick Bass
   
2. Return to Sodom and Gomorrah by Charles Pellegrino
   
3. Toxic Work by Barbara Rheinhold, Ed.D
   
4. The Choir by Joanna Trollope
   
5. Mosaic by Jeri Taylor
   
6. Money Advisor 1997 by Junius Ellis
   
7. The Shipping News by Annie Proulx
   
8. The Warren Buffet Way by Robert G. Hagstrom, Jr.
   
9. Naturalist by Edward O. Wilson
   
10. Dinosaur in a Haystack by Stephen Jay Gould
    
11. The Feeling Good Handbook by David D. Burns, M.D.
    
12. The Princessa: Machiavelli for Women by Harriet Rubin
    
13. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
    
14. Ship Fever by Andrea Barrett
    
15. The Partner by John Grisham
    
16. God's Way to Ultimate Health by George Malkmus
    
17. The Runaway Jury by John Grisham
    
18. Dixie City Jam by James Lee Burke
    
19. Kahless by Michael Jan Friedman
    
20. The Epic of Gilgamesh
    
21. Devil in the Sky by Greg Cox and John Gregory Betancourt
    
22. Merchants of Misery: How Corporate America Profits from Poverty by Michael Hudson
    

my 1997 bookshelf

Books I Read in 1996

43 Books I Read in 1996

1. Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station by Dorothy Gilman
   
2. Vahalla by Nathan Archer
   
3. The Lost World of the Kalahari by Laurens Van Der Post
   
4. Changes at Fairacre by Miss Read
   
5. The Roosevelts: An American Saga by Peter Collier
   
6. The Great Railway Bazaar by Paul Theroux
   
7. Breathing Underwater: The Inner Life of Tai Chi Chuan by Margaret Emerson
   
8. Somewhere in Time by Richard Matheson
   
9. New Passages by Gail Sheehy
   
10. House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne
    
11. Speaking in Public by Reid Buckley
    
12. Hard Tack and Coffee by John D. Billings
    
13. Shock Wave by Clive Cussler
    
14. The Alienist by Caleb Carr
    
15. All I Know About Animal Behavior I Learned in Loehmann's Dressing Room by Erma Bombeck
    
16. Emily Dickinson: Selected Poems
    
17. How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
    
18. Listening to Nature: How to Deepen Your Awareness by Joseph Cornell
    
19. Dear Diary: The Art and Craft of Writing a Creative Journal by Joan R. Neubauer
    
20. How to Talk to Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere: The Secrets of
    Good Communication by Larry King with Bill Gilbert
    
21. Yes or No: The Guide to Better Decisions by Spencer Johnson, M.D.
    
22. Crossover by Michael Jan Friedman
    
23. The Heretic's Apprentice by Ellis Peters
    
24. The Retirement Myth by Craig S. Karpel
    
25. The 401(k) Success Plan by E. Raymond Pastor
    
26. From Memories to Manuscripts by Joan Neubauer
    
27. The American West by Dee Brown
    
28. Coriolanus by William Shakespeare
    
29. The Romulan Strategem by Robert Greenberger
    
30. The Sanctuary Sparrow by Ellis Peters
    
31. Return to Thrush Green by Miss Read
    
32. How to Start a Business Without Quitting Your Job: The Moonklight Entrepreneur's Guide by Philip Holland
    
33. Chicken Soup for the Soul by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen
    
34. Into the Nebula by Gene DeWeese
    
35. One Corpse Too Many by Ellis Peters
    
36. Downsize This! By Michael Moore
    
37. The Howards of Caxley by Miss Read
    
38. That Camden Summer by LaVyrle Spencer
    
39. Q-Squared by Peter David
    
40. Fitonics for Life by Marilyn Diamond and Dr. Donald Burton Schnell
    
41. Miss Clare Remembers by Miss Read
    
42. The Dance of Deception by Harriet Lerner, Ph.D
    
43. Finding Moon by Tony Hillerman
    
44. Ashes of Eden by William Shatner, Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens
    
45. Brother Cadfael's Penance by Ellis Peters
    

my 1996 bookshelf

Books I Read in 1995

58 Books I Read in 1995

1. Cruel Doubt by Joel McGinnis
   
2. Skin Tight by Carl Hiassen
   
3. The Broken Cord by Michael Dorris
   
4. Peace Pilgrim: Her Life and Work in Her Own Words
   
5. The Aviators by W.E.B. Griffin
   
6. Antimatter by John Vornholt
   
7. Dear Dad: Letters from an Adult Child by Louie Anderson
   
8. Requiem by Michael Jan Friedman & Kevin Ryan
   
9. The Book of Virtues by William Bennett
   
10. The Chamber by John Grisham
    
11. All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy
    
12. Federation by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens
    
13. Cape Cod by Henry David Thoreau
    
14. The Call of the Wild by Jack London
    
15. Teamworks! Building Support Groups that Guarantee Success by Barbara Sher, Annie Gottlieb
    
16. The House on the Strand by Daphne Du Maurier
    
17. To The Stars: The Autobiography of George Takei: Star Trek's Mr. Sulu
    
18. The Snow Leopard by Peter Matthiessen
    
19. Lost Horizon by James Hilton
    
20. Leadership and the Computer by Mary Boone
    
21. If I were Seventeen Again by Jesse Stuart
    
22. Aristotle for Everybody by Mortimer J. Adler
    
23. Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice by Mark J. Plotkin Ph.D.
    
24. Candide by Voltaire
    
25. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
    
26. Secrets of the Tai Chi Circle: Journey to Enlightenment by Luke Chan
    
27. Having Our Say: TheDelaney Sisters: The First 100 Years by Sara and Elizabeth Delaney
    
28. The Escape by Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine K. Rusch
    
29. O Pioneers! by Willa Cather
    
30. La Dame aux Camelias by Alexander Dumas
    
31. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
    
32. I Could Do Anything if Only I Knew What It was by Barbara Sher
    
33. Practical Coaching Skills for Managers by Rick Seymour
    
34. Warped by K.W. Jeter
    
35. Caravan by Dorothy Gilman
    
36. Women's Bodies; Women's Wisdom by Christiane Northrup, M.D.
    
37. Why I Left Orthodox Medicine by Derrick Lonsdale, M.D.
    
38. Code of Honor by Harold Coyle
    
39. Long Knife by James Alexander Thom
    
40. The Rainmaker by John Grisham
    
41. A Life in Hand: Creating the Illuminated Journal by Hannah Hinchman
    
42. Balance of Power by Dafydd Ab Hugh
    
43. Proud Helios by Melissa Scott
    
44. Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck
    
45. Travels with my Aunt by Graham Greene
    
46. Blaze of Glory by Simon Hawke
    
47. Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift
    
48. The Iliad by Homer
    
49. Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard
    
50. Wild Horses by Dick Francis
    
51. The Odyssey by Homer
    
52. Wherever You Go there You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn
    
53. Tobacco Road by Erskine Caldwell
    
54. Platte River by Rick Bass
    
55. The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom
    
56. Stranger in the Forest by Eric Hansen
    
57. Our Natural History: The Lessons of Lewis and Clark by Daniel B. Botkin
    
58. The Angry Mountain by Hammond Innes
    

my 1995 bookshelf