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Mollie T's 2015 Books
2002: 23
2003: 28
2004: 8
2005: 10
2006: 4
2007: 14
2008: 17
2009: 33
2010: 76
2011: 67
2012:23
2013: 7
2014: 52
2016: 15
2017
2015 faves:Favorite fiction book: St Cuthbert's Wild School for Boys by Ingrid Skeels
Favorite nonfiction book: Unruly Places: Lost Spaces, Secret Cities, and Other Inscrutable Geographies by Alastair Bonnett
Favorite audio book: Unruly Places: Lost Spaces, Secret Cities, and Other Inscrutable Geographies by Alastair Bonnett
Favorite art book:
My goal for January through March is to read 0 books. I'm taking an intensive programming course and don't want to prioritize reading during that time, although I might do some anyway. My goal for the rest of the year is 56 books. That will put me on the same pace as the 75ers. So my total goal is 56 + whatever I read before April.
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Thanks everyone!1. Among the Ancients: Adventures in the Eastern Old-Growth Forests by Joan Maloof, finished January 2.
Mollie, Wow! It does sound like you will have an extremely challenging quarter with that programming course. Best wishes to you as you pursue that. I pray you'll have keen concentration to stay focused and that you experience great success with it.And - I do hope you find some time to relax with some reading just for enjoyment, too!
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I have finally emerged, and it's time to read some books!!2. Southern Wonder: Alabama's Surprising Biodiversity by R. Scot Duncan, finished April 21.
5. What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World by Jon Young, finished April 29.
8. Unruly Places: Lost Spaces, Secret Cities, and Other Inscrutable Geographies by Alastair Bonnett, finished May 9.
10. Blue Ridge Commons: Environmental Activism and Forest History in Western North Carolina by Kathryn Newfont, finished May 17.
Mollie wrote: "11. The Bluebird Effect: Uncommon Bonds with Common Birds by Julie Zickefoose, finished May 23."Hey, this one wounds really good!
Yeah, it was pretty good. It was one of the books this month for the Nature Literature group. That said, I've happened to read a lot of bird books lately, and my favorite is What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World.
12. A Message from Martha: The Extinction of the Passenger Pigeon and Its Relevance Today by Mark Avery, finished May 26.
Mollie wrote: "Yeah, it was pretty good. It was one of the books this month for the Nature Literature group. That said, I've happened to read a lot of bird books lately, and my favorite is What the Robin Kn..."</i>Very cool! I wanted you to know that I had put in a request at my library and just picked up [book:The Bluebird Effect: Uncommon Bonds with Common Birds yesterday. It looks beautiful, and I can't wait to dive into it this weekend. I will probably look into What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World also.
Sweet! I hope you enjoy it/them!14. A Garden of Marvels: How We Discovered that Flowers Have Sex, Leaves Eat Air, and Other Secrets of Plants by Ruth Kassinger, finished June 5.
15. Trespassing: An Inquiry Into the Private Ownership of Land by John Hanson Mitchell, finished June 11.
17. The Seattle Street-Smart Naturalist: Field Notes from the City by David B. Williams, finished June 18.
20. The Prince of the Marshes: And Other Occupational Hazards of a Year in Iraq by Rory Stewart, finished June 26.Apparently I read this in 2010, but I didn't realize that until after I finished it.
25. The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution by Walter Isaacson, finished July 12.
26. The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks, finished July 15.
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This sounds fascinating!
32. Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation by Blake J. Harris, finished September 20.
33. David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants by Malcolm Gladwell, finished September 27.
35. Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation by Steven Johnson, finished October 8.
36. Who's Your City?: How the Creative Economy Is Making Where to Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life by Richard Florida, finished ... not sure. Maybe late September? Forgot to write this one down.
37. Social Physics: How Good Ideas Spread— The Lessons from a New Science by Alex Pentland, finished October 31.
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Paper books/ebooks:
1. Among the Ancients: Adventures in the Eastern Old-Growth Forests by Joan Maloof, finished January 2.
2. Southern Wonder: Alabama's Surprising Biodiversity by R. Scot Duncan, finished April 21.
3. St Cuthbert's Wild School for Boys by Ingrid Skeels, finished April 22.
4. The Foxfire Book by Eliot Wigginton, finished April 26.
5. What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World by Jon Young, finished April 29.
6. Seven Half Miles From Home: Notes Of A Wind River Naturalist by Mary Back, finished May 4.
7. Blue Ridge Commons: Environmental Activism and Forest History in Western North Carolina by Kathryn Newfont, finished May 17.
8. The Bluebird Effect: Uncommon Bonds with Common Birds by Julie Zickefoose, finished May 23.
9. A Message from Martha: The Extinction of the Passenger Pigeon and Its Relevance Today by Mark Avery, finished May 26.
10. Within the Frame: The Journey of Photographic Vision by David duChemin, finished May 31.
11. A Garden of Marvels: How We Discovered that Flowers Have Sex, Leaves Eat Air, and Other Secrets of Plants by Ruth Kassinger, finished June 5.
12. Trespassing: An Inquiry Into the Private Ownership of Land by John Hanson Mitchell, finished June 11.
13. The Map That Changed the World by Simon Winchester , finished June 14.
14. The Seattle Street-Smart Naturalist: Field Notes from the City by David B. Williams, finished June 18.
15. Norfolk by Tom Pocock, finished June 22.
16. The Prince of the Marshes: And Other Occupational Hazards of a Year in Iraq by Rory Stewart, finished June 26.
17. The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame, finished June 30.
18. Crooked Words by K.A. Cook, finished July 3.
19. Silent Spring by Rachel Carson, finished July 7.
20. Chaos & Cyber Culture by Timothy Leary, finished July 9.
21. Off to Be the Wizard by Scott Meyer, finished July 24.
22. The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master by Andrew Hunt, finished July 26.
23. Sword Art Online 4: Fairy Dance by Reki Kawahara, finished September 30.
24. Who's Your City?: How the Creative Economy Is Making Where to Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life by Richard Florida, finished ... not sure. Maybe late September? Forgot to write this one down.
25. Social Physics: How Good Ideas Spread— The Lessons from a New Science by Alex Pentland, finished October 31.
26. How the Earthquake Bird Got Its Name and Other Tales of an Unbalanced Nature by Herman H. Shugart, finished November 22.
27. The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything by Guy Kawasaki, finished November 24.
28. Blue Latitudes: Boldly Going Where Captain Cook Has Gone Before by Tony Horwitz, finished December 3.
29. Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing, finished December 6.
30. Narrow Margins by Marie Browne, finished December 13.
31. Narrow Minds - Adventures on a narrow boat by Marie Browne, finished December 18.
32. Don't Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability by Steve Krug, finished December 24.
33. Narrow Escape - A Year of Highs and Lows on Narrowboat Minerva by Marie Browne, finished December 31.
Audio books:
1. Cathedral of the Wild: An African Journey Home by Boyd Varty, finished April 30.
2. Unruly Places: Lost Spaces, Secret Cities, and Other Inscrutable Geographies by Alastair Bonnett, finished May 9.
3. The Time Machine by H.G. Wells, finished May 17.
4. War of the Whales: A True Story by Joshua Horwitz, finished June 18.
5. The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution by Walter Isaacson, finished July 12.
6. The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks, finished July 15.
7. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot, finished July 30.
8. Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future by Peter Thiel, finished August 28.
9. Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation by Blake J. Harris, finished September 20.
10. David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants by Malcolm Gladwell, finished September 27.
11. Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation by Steven Johnson, finished October 8.
12. H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald, finished December 2.
13. Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown, finished December 12.
14. Orange Is the New Black by Piper Kerman, finished December 20.
Comics/manga:
1. Wandering Son, Vol. 1 by Takako Shimura, finished August 22.
2. The MyExtraLife Definitive Collection by Scott Johnson, finished December 18.
3. Soppy: A Love Story by Philippa Rice, finished December 23.