Reading

reading

“Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.” -Mark Twain

2012 Reading List
(Challenging myself to read at least 100 books in 2012!)
*Denotes reading in progress

1. The Holy Bible ESV (Deuteronomy-__________) by God*
2. Fearless by Max Lucado*
3. Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King
4. Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger*
5. The House at Sugar Beach by Helene Cooper*
6. Cultural Literacy by E.D. Hirsch, JR*
7. Impossible Subjects: Illegal Aliens and the Making of Modern America by Mae M. Ngai*
8. A Rhetoric of Argument: A Text and Reader*
9. Privilege, Power, and Difference by Allan G. Johnson*
10. The Matrix Reader: Examining the Dynamics of Oppression and Privilege by Ferber, Jimenez, O’Reilly Herrera, and Samuels*
11. Globalization and Diversity: Geography of a Changing World by Rowntree, Lewis, Price, and Wyckoff*
12. Stigma: Notes on the Management of Spoiled Identity by Erving Goffman*
13. Educating Esmé: Diary of a Teacher’s First Year, Expanded Edition by Esmé Raji Codell (audio)
14. Still Me by Christopher Reeve (audio)
15. Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin*
16. The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis

2011

Holy Bible, GOD’S WORD Translation (New Testament) by God
The Holy Bible English Standard Version (OT: Genesis to Numbers) by God
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King (“1922″ only)
Christmas is Not Your Birthday by Mike Slaughter
The Journey: A Season of Reflections by Adam Hamilton
The Wind Done Gone by Alice Randall
The Bible – The Message Version (New Testament) by God
Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream by David Platt
Revolution in World Missions: One Man’s Journey to Change a Generation by K.P. Yohannan
Even Good Girls Get Mad at God: Heal Your Anger and Learn to Trust God Again by Hope Wilbanks
No Longer a Slumdog: Bringing Hope to Children in Crisis by K.P. Yohannan
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
The Applause of Heaven by Max Lucado
Invitation to the Jesus Life: Experiments in Christlikeness by Jan Johnson
Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
Keeping Faith by Jodi Picoult
The Furious Longing of God by Brennan Manning
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy’s Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back by Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent
The Bible (NIV & The Message: Reading Plan – Bible in a Year) by God
Crazy Love by Francis Chan
Chazown: Define Your Vision. Pursue Your Passion. Live Your Life on Purpose. by Craig Groeschel
Captivating by John & Stasi Eldredge
The Right-Brain Business Plan: A Creative, Visual Map for Success by Jennifer Lee
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss
Rachel’s Tears: The Spiritual Journey of Columbine Martyr Rachel Scott by Beth Nimmo, Darrell Scott and Steve Rabey
The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron
One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are by Ann Voskamp
The Bible (NIV: Jeremiah – Malachi) by God (First read-through!)
Women for the Harvest by Peggy Shirley
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Wives and Sisters by Natalie R. Collins
Get Out of That Pit by Beth Moore
Expressive Photography by The Shutter Sisters
Fearless Photographer: Weddings by Joseph Salvatore Prezioso
Professional Photographer Magazine (Monthly)
The Bible (KJV) by God – Matthew – mid-John

2010

The Bible (NIV: Ruth – Isaiah) by God
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
The New Face of Jazz by Cicily Janus
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
The Girl Who Stopped Swimming by Joshilyn Jackson
This Boy’s Life by Tobias Wolff
How to Hear From God by Joyce Meyer
Lost Boy, Lost Girl: Escaping Civil War in Sudan by John Bul Dau and Martha Arual Akech
Hatteras Girl by Alice J. Wisler
Writing & Selling the YA Novel by K.L. Going
American History of the 20th Century by Richard Rubin
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
The Wordy Shipmates by Sarah Vowell
When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present by Gail Collins
The National Parks: America’s Best Idea by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns
Imperfect Birds by Anne Lamott
The Procrastinator’s Handbook: Mastering the Art of Doing it Now by Rita Emmett
The Liars’ Club by Mary Karr
if i stay by Gayle Forman
Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
Lift by Kelly Corrigan
Breathless by Dean Koontz
The Secret of Everything by Barbara O’Neil
Thin Places by Mary DeMuth
Get Known Before the Book Deal by Christina Katz
Sleeping Dogs Don’t Lay: Practical Advice for the Grammatically Challenged by Richard Lederer & Richard Dowis
Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Still Alice by Lisa Genova
Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt
Cleaving: A Story of Marriage, Meat, and Obsession by Julie Powell
The Love Revolution by Joyce Meyer
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Recipes from an Accidental Country Girl by Ree Drummond
Julie & Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously by Julie Powell
Woe Is I: The Grammarphobe’s Guide to Better English in Plain English
Living Juicy: Daily Morsels for Your Creative Soul by SARK
Stein On Writing by Sol Stein
Juliet, Naked by Nick Hornby