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Jan 01, 2011 04:25PM
In 2009 I finished 110 books and 2010 I finished 105 books. For the most part I just count "my" books here. Since I've read over 1000 books each year for the last two years with our girls, I don't count the majority of those. However, we are starting to read longer books, so I may start to count more of them. Let's see how I do this year...
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1. Please Do Feed the Cat by Marian Babson2. Parent Talk: How to Talk to Your Children in Language That Builds Self-Esteem and Encourages Responsibility by Chick Moorman
3. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
4. The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie
5. Death of a Macho Man by M.C. Beaton
6. Where The Streets Had A Name by Randa Abdel-Fattah (A Goodreads giveaway win)
7. Corpse Pose by Diana Killian
8. The Way Through The Woods by Colin Dexter
9. Death on Demand by Carolyn Hart
10. Death of a Dentist by M.C. Beaton
11. Oh, Beautiful: An American Family in the 20th Century by John Paul Godges (A Goodreads giveaway win) 12. The Red House Mystery by A.A. Milne
13. If I'd Killed Him When I Met Him... by Sharyn McCrumb
14. Wreath of Deception by Mary Ellen Hughes
15. Saint Maybe by Anne Tyler
16. SHED Your Stuff, Change Your Life: A Four-Step Guide to Getting Unstuck by Julie Morgenstern 17. The Quiche of Death by M.C. Beaton
18. Out of Order: An Asey Mayo Cape Cod Mystery by Phoebe Atwood Taylor
19. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
20. National Security and Decision Making, Book 1 by Vanessa Clemons
21. Cruel as the Grave by Sharon Kay Penman22. Death of a Scriptwriter by M.C. Beaton
23. Emily and Einstein by Linda Francis Lee (A Goodreads giveaway win)
24. Every Last Cuckoo: A Novel by Kate Maloy
25. The Murder at Hazelmoor by Agatha Christie
26. On What Grounds by Cleo Coyle
27. The Great Typo Hunt: Two Friends Changing the World, One Correction at a Time by Jeff Deck and Benjamin D. Herson
28. A Tale Dark and Grimm by Adam Gidwitz
29. Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
30. Jamie's Food Revolution: Rediscover How to Cook Simple, Delicious, Affordable Meals by Jamie Oliver
31. A Highland Christmas by M.C. Beaton32. Dragon's Lair by Sharon Kay Penman
33. The Ghost and Mrs. McClure by Alice Kimberly
34. Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
35. Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
36. Food Rules: An Eater's Manual by Michael Pollan
37. National Security and Decision Making, Book 2 by Vanessa Clemons
38. I'm Too Young To Be Seventy: And Other Delusions by Judith Viorst
39. Your Six-Year-Old: Loving and Defiant by Louise Bates Ames and Frances L. Ilg
40. The Kindness of Strangers by Katrina Kittle
41. Prince of Darkness by Sharon Kay Penman42. Blackbird House by Alice Hoffman
43. 37 Days to Launch by Ryan Duques (A Goodreads giveaway win)
44. Crewel World by Monica Ferris
45. Suddenly Sixty And Other Shocks Of Later Life by Judith Viorst
46. Death of a Dustman by M.C. Beaton
47. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
48. Blink by Malcolm Gladwell
49. The Never Weres by Fiona Smyth (A Goodreads giveaway win)
50. Oh No She Didn't by Clinton Kelly
51. Murder at the War: A Modern-Day Mystery With a Medieval Setting by Mary Monica Pulver52. The New Cool by Neal Bascomb (A Goodreads giveaway win)
53. Your Eight Year Old: Lively and Outgoing by Louise Bates Ames and Carol Chase Haber
54. Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet by M.C. Beaton
55. Unexpectedly Eighty: And Other Adaptations by Judith Viorst
56. Odds Against by Dick Francis
57. Northwest Corner: A Novel by John Burnham Schwartz (A Goodreads giveaway win)
58. Vi Agra Falls by Mary Daheim
59. Thirteen at Dinner by Agatha Christie
60. Your Future Demands Greatness: A Soldier's Inheritance by Jacob F. Roecker (A Goodreads giveaway win)
61. The Judas Goat by Robert B. Parker62. A Corpse in the Koryo by James Church
63. The Paperbark Shoe by Goldie Goldbloom
64. The Cat Who Went To Paris by Peter Gethers
65. The Case of the Drowning Duck by Erle Stanley Gardner
66. Walden by Henry David Thoreau
67. Red House by Sarah Messer
68. Global Security, Book 1 by Sharon McBride
69. What's So Funny? (Dortmunder, #14) by Donald E. Westlake
70. Raising Financially Fit Kids by Joline Godfrey
71. Bellfield Hall by Anna Dean72. Forever Fifty and Other Negotiations by Judith Viorst
73. Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman
74. Little Princes: One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal by Conor Grennan
75. Death of a Celebrity by M.C. Beaton
76. Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener by M.C. Beaton
77. Bossypants by Tina Fey
78. Global Security, Book 2 by Sharon McBride
79. Dirty Russian: Everyday Slang from "What's Up?" to "F*%# Off!" by Erin Coyne and Igor Fisun
80. The Borrower by Rebecca Makkai (A Goodreads giveaway win)
81. Homes and Other Black Holes by Dave Barry82. Walk Awhile In My Shoes Healthcare Edition by Eric Harvey and Steve Ventura
83. Things I Want My Daughters to Know by Elizabeth Noble
84. The Word Gang by Mark McKenna
85. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
86. Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers
87. Talk to the Hand: The Utter Bloody Rudeness of the World Today, or Six Good Reasons to Stay Home and Bolt the Door by Lynne Truss
88. Poke the Box by Seth Godin
89. D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths by Ingri D'Aulaire and Edgar Parin D'Aulaire (I read this with our girls, but it's almost 200 pages and it took us a month, so I'm counting it!)
90. Vlad The Last Confession by C.C. Humphreys (A Goodreads giveaway win)
91. The Man of Numbers: Fibonacci's Arithmetic Revolution by Keith Devlin (A Goodreads giveaway win) 92. Voice Mail Murder by Patricia Rockwell (A Goodreads giveaway win)
93. I'm Not the Biggest Bitch in This Relationship: Hilarious, Heartwarming Tales About Man's Best Friends from America's Favorite Humorists edited by Wade Rouse (A Goodreads giveaway win)
94. Grown-Up Marriage: What We Know, Wish We Had Known, and Still Need to Know About Being Married by Judith Viorst
95. Death of a Village by M.C. Beaton
96. The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World by Michael Pollan
97. Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley by M.C. Beaton
98. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
99. The April Write by Angela Edgar (A Goodreads giveaway win)
100. The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster (I read this with our girls, but it's over 250 pages and it took us over a week to read it, so I'm counting it!)
Yay! I've completed the challenge and we still have several months to go. I'm interested to see how many more I'll read before the end of the year. I think I will easily be able to beat my previous best of 110.
Mandy wrote: "Hooray! Congrats on finishing, Dolly!"Thank you!
101. Dave Barry Turns 40 by Dave Barry102. Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
103. How Did I Get to Be 40 & Other Atrocities byJudith Viorst
104. Killer Stuff and Tons of Money: Seeking History and Hidden Gems in Flea-Market America by Maureen Stanton (A Goodreads giveaway win)
105. The People of Great Russia by Geoffrey Gorer and John Rickman
106. American Gods by Neil Gaiman
107. The Case of the Velvet Claws by Erle Stanley Gardner
108. Thanks!: How the New Science of Gratitude Can Make You Happier by Robert A. Emmons
109. The Case of the Sun Bather's Diary by Erle Stanley Gardner
110. The Case of the Demure Defendant by Erle Stanley Gardner
111. The Death of a Dancing Fool by Carole Berry112. Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage by M.C. Beaton
113. It's Hard to Be Hip Over Thirty by Judith Viorst
114. Death of a Poison Pen by M.C. Beaton
115. How They Croaked: The Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous by Georgia Bragg
116. Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
117. Perfectly Revolting: My Glamorous Cartooning Career by Kristen Caven (A Goodreads giveaway win)
118. Dave Barry Hits Below the Beltway: A Vicious and Unprovoked Attack on Our Most Cherished Political Institutions by Dave Barry
119. Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities by Amy Stewart
120. Little Girls Can Be Mean: Four Steps to Bully-proof Girls in the Early Grades by Michelle Anthony and Reyna Lindert
121. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson122. Happier by Tal Ben-Shahar
123. The First National Bank of Dad: The Best Way to Teach Kids About Money by David Owen
124. The Good Muslim by Tahmima Anam (A Goodreads giveaway win)
125. Murdering Mr. Monti: A Merry Little Tale of Sex and Violence by Judith Viorst
126. Death of a Bore by M.C. Beaton
127. D is for Deadbeat by Sue Grafton
128. When Did I Stop Being 20 and Other Injustices by Judith Viorst
129. Larceny and Old Lace by Tamar Myers
130. Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist by M.C. Beaton
131. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak132. K is for Killer by Sue Grafton
133. Meet the Austins by Madeleine L'Engle (I read this one with our girls, but it was well over 200 pages and for goodness sakes, it took us almost 9 months to finish it.)
134. The Secret Life of the Grown-up Brain: The Surprising Talents of the Middle-Aged Mind by Barbara Strauch
135. Why Didn't They Ask Evans? by Agatha Christie
136. Death of a Maid by M.C. Beaton
137. Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World by Michael Lewis
138. A Beautiful Place to Die by Philip R. Craig
139. Crime Fraiche by Alexander Campion
140. I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman by Nora Ephron
141 books is certainly a huge accomplishment for me. I'm not sure if I'll be able to match that next year, but I will certainly try...
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