Lists

Three Books You Should Know About

January 8, 2012

THE TINY BOOK OF TINY STORIES: VOLUME 1 By hitRECord and Joseph Gordon-Levitt This little book is the result of a huge collaboration. Joseph Gordon-Levitt started hitRECord, which is an “open-collaborative production company.” Essentially, artists of all kinds are encouraged to join the community and submit their work. And then, the artists are encouraged to [...]

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2011 Top 10 List

December 31, 2011

MY TOP 10 PICKS OF 2011 Books Published before 2011 I Am the Messenger, by Markus Zusak What the Dog Saw, by Malcolm Gladwell The History of Love, by Nicole Krauss A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens A Game of Thrones, by George R.R. Martin Getting Things Done, by David Allen Books Published in 2011 [...]

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2010 Top 10 List

December 31, 2010

MY TOP 10 PICKS OF 2010 In no particular order . . . Books Published before 2010 The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas Delicate Edible Birds, by Lauren Groff Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, by Jonathan Safran Foer Eat, Pray, Love, by Elizabeth Gilbert When You Reach Me, by Rebecca Stead Books Published [...]

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Read This Next, by Sandra Newman & Howard Mittelmark

November 9, 2010

Title: Read This Next Authors: Sandra Newman & Howard Mittelmark Pages: 414 Originally Published: 2010 Format I Read: Paperback Publisher: HarperCollins Rating: ____________________________ Are you looking for more excellent books to read? I think we all are. I personally love lists of excellent books. And Read This Next is a list of “500 of the [...]

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101 Books for the College Bound

March 10, 2009

I’m not exactly “college bound,” having received a B.A. and a J.D. Still, I haven’t read very many of these books recommended by the College Board for college bound high-schoolers.  I do, however, want to read most of these.  Thanks to Rose City Reader for starting this meme.  The books I’ve read are in red; [...]

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A-Z Meme

November 4, 2008

Ah, a list. This meme has been going about the movie blogs, and I was tagged by my brother. I’ve modified it from movies to books, of course. Here are some of my favorite books by title. The titles are linked to my reviews, if available. A – Anne of Green Gables, by L.M. Montgomery [...]

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BBC 100

September 7, 2008

BBC put this list together in 2003 for The Big Read. The ones I’ve read are bolded. The ones I own are in red. 1. The Lord of the Rings, JRR Tolkien 2. Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen 3. His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman (The Golden Compass) 4. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas [...]

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EW’s “New Classics”

June 23, 2008

Entertainment Weekly came up with a list of the Top 100 New Classics where “new classic” is defined as anything published since 1983. The ones I have read are in blue, and the ones I’m planning on reading are in red. 1. The Road , Cormac McCarthy (2006) 2. Harry Potter and the Goblet of [...]

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