Seabreeze Wedding by Jan Moran
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

It is official. I am binging Summer Beach novels just as easily as if I were binging a Netflix series or chocolate-covered almonds. I just downloaded the next two of the series on my Hoopla app.

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Come Rain or Come Shine by Jan Karon
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I requested this Kindle edition from my local library since I have been a fan of the series for many years.
This book feels like a wrap-up to the series, or at least a synopsis of what happened to EVERYONE in Mitford since the last book. To me, that took away from a story about wedding preparations, the wedding, and its reception.
I can only recommend it to fans of the series. It can not be read as a stand-alone.


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Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good by Jan Karon
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I eagerly awaited the release of the new Mitford novel from Jan Karon because I enjoy the stories of Father Tim and the people he knows in this town.

Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good brought me up-to-date with the lives of the characters I have known before and introduced me to some new ones. These characters are perhaps even more real than people I know as acquaintances in my own small town, and that is the reason I enjoy this series so much.

I recommend readers start with At Home in Mitford and read Somewhere Safe With Somebody Good as part of the series so that you can watch the characters grow and change as they mature. Another reason to start at the beginning is the chance to know Uncle Billy, the guy who always had a joke to brighten your day.

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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 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