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Thursday, January 03, 2008

What I've been reading...

The House of Mirth, Edith Wharton (current)
The Photograph, Penelope Lively (August 2008)
The Secret Lives of Bees, Sue Monk Kidd (July 2008)
I Was Told There Would Be Cake, Sloane Crosley (June 2008)
March, Geraldine Brooks (March 2008) The story of "Little Women" told from the dad's perspective.
Egonomics (current) Leadership book...interesting concepts about our ever present 'ego'.
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Lisa See (March 2008)
Orxy and Crake, Margaret Atwood (Feb 2008) One of my ALL time favorites!
Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini (Feb 2008) Loved it!
Under a Flaming Sky, Daniel Brown (Jan 2008) - MN history - Hinckley fires in the 1800's.
Into the Wild (December 2007)
Suite Francaise, Irene Nemirovsky (December 2007)
I Feel Bad About My Neck, Nora Ephran (December 2007)
Three Cups of Tea, Greg Mortenson (December 2007) Life changing...a must read!
Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert (current) Buddhism 101 - entertaining
Middlesex, Jeffrey Eugenides (never finished) Gave up - couldn't get through it...strange.
My Sister's Keeper, Jody Picolt (September 07)
Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen (September 07) A must read...great history of the circus and fascinating love story...don't miss it!
Tortilla Flats, John Steinbeck (August 07)
Saving Fish from Drowning, Amy Tan (July 07) I love ready Amy Tan and this is a new favorite!
The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien (June 07) Fun to go on a journey with Bilbo Baggins
Cannary Row, John Steinbeck (May 07)
The Optimist's Daughter (April 07)
Cash by Johnny Cash (March 07)
Running with Scissors (March 07) Hysterical and strange!
High Fidelity, Nick Hornby (Feb 07) Excellent book - couldn't put it down, great music references.
Tiz, Frank McCourt(Feb 07)
Angela's Ashes, Frank McCourt (Jan 07) Completely unforgetable...hard to read, but beautiful.
Plain Truth, Jodi Picolt (Feb 07)
Good to Great (Feb 07) Leadership book - get the right ppl on the bus and define reality.
Memory Keeper's Daughter, Kim Edwards (Dec 06) Who could forget Phoebie and Nora!

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