Books Read 2011

1. *Letters of a Woman Homesteader      *Kindle
2. *A Scattered Life by McQuestion, Karen
3. *Cleveland Medical Menopause
4. * Life in the Balance: Nurses' Stories about Motivation and Inspiration
5. * The Dirty Life by Kimball, Kristin
6. * The Lace Reader by Brunonia, Barry
7. * The Apothecary's Daughter
8. * Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back
9. * Room: A Novel by Donoghue, Emma
10.* Cutting for Stone by Verghese, Abraham
11. *We are all Welcome Here by Elizabeth Berg
12. *The Postmistress by Blake, Sarah
13. *Riven by Jerry Jenkins
14. *Blue by Aronica, Lou
15. *The End is Now by Stennett, Rob
16. * Tiger, Tiger: A Memoir by Fragoso, Margaux
17. *Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption by Hillenbrand, Laura
18. *The Good Daughters: A Novel by Maynard, Joyce
19. Squirrel and Chipmunk
20. *Gray Matter
21. *World from Rough Stones by Malcolm Macdonald
22. *The Paris Wife: A Novel by Paula Mclain
23. * The Gospel of Ruth: Loving God Enough
24. *Ain't No Sunshing by Leslie DuBois
25. The Brothers Karamoz - Audio
26. The joy of less : a minimalist living guide: how to declutter, organize and simplify your life by Jay, Francine.
27. Making Toast by Roger Rosenblatt
28. Bad Dog by Martin Kihn
29. *Walking on Broken Glass by Christa Allan
30. *10,000 Dreams Interpreted Gustavus Hindman Miller
31. *Apocalypse
32. Look Me in the Eye
33. *Wicked Sisters by Eleanor Brown
34. Keeping chickens with Ashley English : all you need to know to care for a happy, healthy flock
35. Sing you home : a novel   Picoult, Jodi
36. Come to the edge : a memoir   Haag, Christina
37. Two kisses for Maddy : a memoir of loss & love   Logelin, Matthew.
38. The land of painted caves   Auel, Jean M
39. Experience God as your provider : finding financial stability in unstable times by Kluth, Brian
40. How to knit a heart back home : a Cypress Hollow yarn / Rachael Herron
41. Super sad true love story / Gary Shteyngart
42. Acedia & me : a marriage, monks, and a writer's life / Kathleen Norris
43. *Cottage by the Sea by Ciji Ware
44 * The Pastor's Wife by Jennifer Allee
45. Life From Scratch
46. Living Rich by Spending Small by Gregory Karp
47. A Thousand Miles in a Million Days by Don Miller
48. *Alice at Heart by Deborah Smith
49. *Elisha's Bones by Don Hoesel
50.* Breathe: A Novel of Colorado by Lisa T. Bergren
51.* A Dog Named Slugger by Leigh Brill
52. The Tiger's Wife
53. *The Battle of Verril by Joseph Lallo
54. *The Book of Deacon by Joseph Lallo
55.* The Great Convergence by Joseph Lallo
56. Rosie by Anne Lamott
57. *The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown
58. Please look After Mother by Shin, Kyung-Sook
59. Bossypants   Fey, Tina,
60. Hotel on the corner of bitter and sweet : a novel   Ford, Jami
61. *This Fine Life by Eva Marie Everson

62. Blood,Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef by Hamilton, Gabrielle

63. *The Thirteenth Gift

64.* Blood Ransom by Lisa Harris Mission Hope Series I
65. *Charolotte Figg Takes OVer Paradi.se by Joyce Magnin
66.* Heart of Stone by Jill Marie Landis
67. The Orchard by Adele Robertson
68. A Small Furry Prayer
69. The History of Last Night's Dream
70.Chicken Coops
71. Love Finds You in Homestead, Iowa
72. Peony in Love by Linda See
73. The American Heiress
74. Made from Scratch
75. Among the Gods by Lynn Austin
76. The Land of Painted Caves
77. The Orchard
78. A Small Furry Prayer
78. The History of Last Night's Dream
79. Love Wins by Rob Bell
80. Signs and Wonders by Alex Adena
81. Silver Girl by Elin Hilderbrand
82. Journey of the Raindrop by Suzanne Burkett
83. 5 of USA's Best Trips
84. Range of Motion by  Elizabeth Begr
85. Faith of our Fathers by Lynn Austin
86. God and Kings by Lynn Austin





"If a man wants to read good books, he must make a point of avoiding bad ones; for life is short, and time and energy limited."— Schopenhauer

Challenges 2011

Chunkster Reading Challenge:
http://chunksterchallenge.blogspot.com/p/chunky-book-suggestions.html

Cutting for Stone
The beginning background was confusing since the person telling it is telling it about himself being born. It proves later to be important for understanding Marion and the decisions he makes, not to mention for the overall themes of how our past defines our future, and how running doesn't solve anything.  The plot takes time to start. I I didn't love this book but it was a great ,novel. Like life, there was good and evil, right and wrong.
Ullysses by James Joyce
World without End by Ken Follet
The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen


What's in a Name Challenge - Life Stages: 
http://whatsinaname4.blogspot.com/ 
Between January 1 and December 31, 2011, read one book in each of the following categories:

1. A book with a number in the title: First to Die, Seven Up, Thirteen Reasons Why
2. A book with jewelry or a gem in the title: Diamond Ruby, Girl with a Pearl Earring, The Opal Deception
3. A book with a size in the title: Wide Sargasso Sea, Small Wars, Little Bee
4. A book with travel or movement in the title: Dead Witch Walking, Crawling with Zombies, Time Traveler's Wife
5. A book with evil in the title: Bad Marie, Fallen, Wicked Lovely
6. A book with a life stage in the title: No Country for Old Men, Brideshead Revisited, Bog Child

Cleveland Medical Menopause
Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back
World from Rough Stones
10,000 Dreams Interpreted Gustavus Hindman Miller
Wicked Sisters

Christian Non Fiction Challenge
Read at least 10
http://bookaddict4life.blogspot.com/2010/12/2011-christian-nonfiction-challenge.html

1. The Gospel of Ruth: Loving God Enough 
2. Gray Matter
3. Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story by Donald Miller
4. The End is Now by Stennett, Rob
5. Experience God as your provider : finding financial stability in unstable times
6. Love Wins by Rob Bell
7. Blood Ransom
8. God and Kings by Lynn Austin
9. Faith of Our Fathers by Lynn Austin
10. Among the Gods by Lynn Austin