{"id":861,"date":"2010-12-26T14:00:03","date_gmt":"2010-12-26T19:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wilsonld.com\/weblog\/?page_id=861"},"modified":"2023-04-08T19:31:37","modified_gmt":"2023-04-09T01:31:37","slug":"2011-2012-reading-list","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wilsonld.com\/weblog\/?page_id=861","title":{"rendered":"Books I Have Read (or listened to)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Books that I have read listed by the most recent at top:<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Please note that the star ratings given are entirely my own opinion.)<\/p>\n

2023<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. The Lincoln Lawyer<\/em>, by Michael Connelly, 2005, Audiobook narrated by Adam Grupper, Hachette Audio \"3.5<\/li>\n
  2. Still Life<\/em>, by Louise Penny, 2005, Audiobook narrated by Ralph Cosham released in 2014, Macmillan Audio \"4.0<\/li>\n
  3. Fishing for Fun, and to Wash your Soul<\/em>, by Herbert Hoover, edited by William Nichols, 1964, Random House, New York \"2.5 My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Reinventing American Health Care<\/em>, by Ezekiel J. Emanuel, 2014, Public Affairs, A Member of Perseus Book Group, New York \"3.5 My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. Ocean<\/em> State, by Stuart O’Nan, 2022, Audiobook narrated by Sara Young\u00c2\u00a0\"2.5 My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
  6. Down the Nile: Alone in a Fisherman’s Skiff<\/em>, by Rosemary Mahoney, 2007, Back Bay Books, Little, Brown and Company \"3.5My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    2022<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. The Dry<\/em>, by Jane Harper, 2017, Audiobook narrated by Stephen Shanahan, Macmillan Audio \"3.5 My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
    2. The Next Accident<\/em>, by Lisa Gardner, 2001, Bantam Books \"2.0 My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
    3. The 1st Ladies’ Detective Agency<\/em>, by Alexander McCall Smith, 2003, Audiobook narrated by Lisette Lecat, Recorded Books \"4.0 My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
    4. The Evening and the Morning<\/em>, by Ken Follett, 2020, Audiobook narrated by Ken Lee, Penguin Audio \"2.5 My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
    5. Almost Hemingway: The Adventures of Negley Farson, Foreign<\/em> Correspondent, by Rex Bowman & Carlos Santos, 2022, University of Virginia Press, Charlottsville and London\u00c2\u00a0\"2.5My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
    6. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood<\/em>, by Trevor Noah, 2016, Kindle Version, One World (an imprint of Random House), New York\u00c2\u00a0\"3.5\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
    7. The Rose Code<\/em>, by Kate Quinn, 2021, Audiobook narrated by Saskia Maarleveld, Harper Audio\u00c2\u00a0\"3.5 My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
    8. The Tragedy of Patton A Soldier’s Date with Destiny: Could World War II’s Greatest General Have Stopped the Cold War? <\/em>by Robert Orlando, 2021, Kindle Edition, Humanix Books \"1.5 My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
    9. The Maidens<\/em>, by Alex Michalides, 2021, Kindle Edition, Caladon Books \"4.0\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
    10. Farther Than Any Man: The Rise and Fall of Captain James Cook<\/em>, by Martin Dugard, Kindle edition, 2001, Pocket Books, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc. \"3.0\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
    11. Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution<\/em>, by Mike Duncan, 2021, Audiobook narrated by the author, PublicAffairs \"3.5 My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
    12. Robert E. Lee: A Life<\/em>, by Allen C. Guelzo, 2021, Kindle Edition, Alfred A. Knopf, New York \"3.5 My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
    13. Cry, The Beloved Country<\/em>, by Alan Paton, 1946, Audiobook narrated by Michael York, 2012, Blackstone Audio, Inc. \"4.0\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
    14. Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela<\/em>, by Nelson Mandela, 2008, Kindle Edition, Little, Brown and Company \"4.0 My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
    15. Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill<\/em>, by Candice Millard, 2017, Anchor Books\"4.0\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
    16. Freezing Order: A True Story of Money Laundering, Murder, and Surviving Vladimir Putin’s Wrath,<\/em> by Bill Browder, 2022, Kindle Edition, Simon & Schuster\u00c2\u00a0\"4.0\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
    17. Out of Africa, Shadows on the Grass<\/em>, by Isak Denison, 1937 (Out of Africa<\/em>), and 1960 (Shadows on the Grass<\/em>), Kindle Edition, Vintage International \"2.5\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
    18. A Noble Radiance<\/em>, by Donna Leon, 1998, Penguin Books \"3.0\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
    19. The Target<\/em>, by David Baldacci, 2014, Grand Central Publishing \"2.5\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
    20. The Swans of Fifth Avenue<\/em>, by Melanie Benjamin, 2016, Kindle Version, Delacorte Press\u00c2\u00a0\"3.0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
    21. Billy<\/em> Summers, by Stephen King, 2021, Kindle Edition, Scribner \"3.5 My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
    22. The Anomaly<\/em>, by Herv\u00c3\u00a9 Le Tellier, translated by Adriana Hunter, 2021, Kindle Edition, Other Press \"3.5\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
    23. Code Name Verity<\/em>, by Elizabeth Wein, 2012, Hyperion Press\"3.0\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
    24. The Long Petal of the Sea,<\/em> by Isabelle Allende, 2021, Audiobook narrated by Edoardo Ballerini, Random House Audio\"3.0\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
    25. The Sentinel<\/em>, by Lee and Andrew Child, 2020, Random House, LLC\u00c2\u00a0\"1.5My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
    26. A Separate Peace<\/em>, by John Knowles, 1960, The Macmillian Company \"4.0\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
    27. Zero Fall: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service<\/em>, by Carol Leonnig, 2021, Kindle Edition, Random House\u00c2\u00a0\"3.5My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
    28. J.D. Salinger: A Life<\/em>, by Kenneth Slawenski, 2012, Random House eBook Edition \"2.5\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
    29. The Catcher in the Rye<\/em>, by J.D. Salinger, original publication 1951, Back Bay Books Paperback edition 2010, Little Brown and Company, New York \"3.5 My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
    30. Earthly Remains: A Commissario Brunetti Mystery<\/em>, by Donna Leon, 2017, Audiobook narrated by David Colacci, Recorded Books\u00c2\u00a0\"3.5My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
    31. The Midnight Library: A Novel<\/em>, by Matt Haig, 2020, Kindle Edition, Viking\"3.5\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n


      2021<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      1. For Whom the Bell Tolls<\/em>, by Ernest Hemingway, 1939, Kindle Hemingway Library Edition, Simon and Schuster\"3.5My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
      2. The Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica’s Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night<\/em>, by Julian Sancton, Crown Publishing, 2021 \"3.0\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
      3. The Bomber Mafia<\/em>, by Malcolm Gladwell, 2021, Kindle Version, Allen Lane Publishing \"2.5My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
      4. The Lion<\/em>, by Nelson DeMillie, audiobook narrated by Scott Brick, 2010, Hachette Audio \"3.0\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
      5. The Premonition: A Pandemic Story<\/em>, by Michael Lewis, 2021, Kindle version, W.W. Norton & Company \"3.0\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
      6. The Paris Library<\/em>, by Janet Skeslien Charles, 2021, Atria Books\u00c2\u00a0\"3.0\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
      7. The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race<\/em>, 2021, by Walter Isaacson, Kindle version, Simon & Shuster \"4.5\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
      8. Babbitt<\/em>, by Sinclair Lewis, 1922, by Sinclair Lewis, 1922, with an afterword by Mark Schorer, a Signet Classic, published by the Penguin Group, New York \"4.0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
      9. Becoming<\/em>, by Michelle Obama, 2018, Crown Publishing Group, New York\"3.5\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
      10. Santa Fe Dead<\/em>, by Stuart Woods, 2008, Penguin Books, LTD \"3.0\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
      11. Potshot<\/em>, by Robert B. Parker, 2002, G.P. Putnams Sons\u00c2\u00a0\"1.5\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
      12. What Your ADHD Child Wishes You Knew: Working Together to Empower Kids for Success in School and Life<\/em> , by Dr. Sharon Saline, forward by Dr. Laura Markham, 2018, Tarcherperigee \"3.5\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
      13. Past Tense: A Jack Reacher Novel<\/em>, by Lee Child, Audiobook narrated by Scott Brick, 2018, Random House Audio\"2.5\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
      14. The Summer of the Red Wolf<\/em>, by Morris L. West, 1971, Compania Financiera Perlina, S.A. \"3.5\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
      15. Anxious People<\/em>, by Fredrik Backman, 2019, Atria Books\u00c2\u00a0\"3.5\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
      16. Night Over Water<\/em>, by Ken Follett, 1991, Macmillan\u00c2\u00a0\"3.0\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
      17. The Girl with Seven Names, A North Korean Defector’s Story<\/em>, by Hyeonseo Lee, 2015, Kindle Edition, William Collins\u00c2\u00a0\"4.5\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
      18. When Breath Becomes Air<\/em>, by Paul Kalanithi, with forward by Abraham Verghese and epilogue by Lucy Kalanithi, 2016, Random House, New York \"3.5\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
      19. Killer Smile,\u00c2\u00a0<\/em>by Lisa Scottoline, 2004, Harpertorch, New York \"3.0\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
      20. Thief River Falls<\/em>, by Brian Freeman, 2020, Thomas & Mercer, Seattle \"4.0\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
      21. The Stranger in My Genes<\/em>, by Bill Griffeth, 2016, New England Historic Genealogical Society\u00c2\u00a0\"3.0 \u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
      22. Mila 18<\/em>, by Leon Uris, 1961, Doubleday\"4.0\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
      23. Us Against You: A Novel<\/em>, by Fredrik Backman, Audiobook narrated by Marin Ireland, 2018, Simon & Shuster Audio \"2.0\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
      24. The Great Gatsby<\/em>, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1925 \"4.0\u00c2\u00a0My Review\u00c2\u00a0<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n


        2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

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        1. The Nickel Boys: A Novel<\/em>, by Colson Whitehead, Audiobook narrated by J.D. Jackson, 2019, Random House Audio \"3.0\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
        2. The Bomb: Presidents, Generals, and the Secret History of Nuclear War<\/em>, by Fred Kaplan, 2020, Simon & Schuster\"3.0\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
        3. The Silent Patient<\/em>, by Alex Michaelides, 2019, Audiobook narrated by Jack Hawkins and Louise Brealey, Macmillan Audio \"4.0\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
        4. The Testaments<\/em>, by Margaret Atwood, 2019, Nan A. Talese, Doubleday\u00c2\u00a0\"3.5\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
        5. Camino Island: A Novel<\/em>, by John Grisham, 2017, Audiobook narrated by January LaVoy, Random House Audio\u00c2\u00a0\"2 My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
        6. Dear Edward: A Novel<\/em> by Ann Napolitano, 2020, Audiobook narrated by Cassandra Campbell, Random House Audio\"3.0 \u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
        7. The Only Woman in the Room: A Novel<\/em>, by Marie Benedict, 2019, Sourcebooks Landmark \"2\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
        8. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry: A Novel<\/em>, by Fredrik Backman, 2015, Audiobook narrated by Joan Walker, Simon and Schuster Audio \"3.0\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
        9. The Janson Directive<\/em>, by Robert Ludlum, 2002, Audiobook narrated by Paul Michael, Macmillan Audio \"3.5\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
        10. Two Dollar Bill<\/em>, by Stuart Woods, 2005, G.P. Putnam’s Sons\"2.0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
        11. Finding Darwin’s God, A Scientist’s Search for Common Ground Between God and Evolution, <\/em>by Kenneth R. Miller, 1999, Harper Perennial, New York \"3.5 \u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
        12. The Immortal Irishman: The Irish Revolutionary Who Became an American Hero<\/em>, by Timothy Egan, 2016, Kindle Edition, Mariner Books \"3.5\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
        13. The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz,<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0by Erik Larson, 2020, Crown, sold by Random House\u00c2\u00a0\"3.5 \u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
        14. New York: The Novel<\/em>, by Edward Rutherfurd, 2009, Audiobook narrated by Mark Bramhall, Random House Audio\"3.5My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
        15. Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World’s Greatest Nuclear Disaster<\/em>, by Adam Higginbotham, 2019, Simon & Schuster\u00c2\u00a0\"4.0\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
        16. Last Sermon for a Sinner,<\/em> by Claremary P. Sweeney, 2019, EBookBakery Books\u00c2\u00a0\"2.0\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
        17. American Dirt: A Novel<\/em>, by Jeanine Cummins, 2020, Audiobook narrated by Yareli Arizmendi, Macmillan Audio \"2.0 \u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
        18. The Kings Depart, The Tragedy of Germany: Versailles and the German<\/em> Revolution, by Richard M. Watt, 1968, Barnes and Noble Books.\"4.5\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
        19. A Column of Fire<\/em>, by Ken Follett, 2017, Audiobook narrated by John Lee, Penguin Audio \"3.5\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
        20. The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War<\/em>, by Ben McIntyre, Kindle Version, 2018, Broadway Books, Reprint edition \"3.5 \u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
        21. Commonwealth, <\/em>by Ann Patchett, 2016, Audiobook narrated by Hope Davis, HarperAudio\"1.0\u00c2\u00a0<\/em>My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
        22. Notre-Dame, A Short History of the Meaning of Cathedrals<\/em>, by Ken Follett, 2019, Viking \"3.5\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
        23. The Summer Before the War: A Novel<\/em>, by Helen Simonson, 2016, Random House, LLC \"2\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
        24. Machines Like Me: A<\/em> Novel, by Ian McEwan, 2019, Audiobook narrated by Steven Crossley, Recorded Books\"3.5\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
        25. Your Heart, My Hands<\/em>, by Arun K. Singh, M.D., with John Hanc, 2019, Center Street, Hachette Book Group, New York \"4.0\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

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          1. Justine<\/em>, by Lawrence Durrell, Kindle Version, originally published in 1957, this edition published in 2012 by Open Road Integrated Media, Inc., New York \"2.0 \u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
          2. The Innocents Abroad or the New Pilgrims’ Progress<\/em>, by Mark Twain, originally published by Mark Twain in 1869, Kindle Version, 2011, Digireads.com Publishing \"3\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
          3. Stolen Prey<\/em>, by John Sanford, 2012, Audiobook narrated by Richard Ferrone, Penguin Audio \"2.0\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
          4. The Handmaid’s Tale<\/em>, by Margaret Atwood, originally published in 1985, Audiobook read by Claire Danes, released in 2012, Audible Studios \"4.0\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
          5. The Last Days of Night: A Novel<\/em>, by Graham Moore, 2017, Kindle Version, Random House LLC \"3.5 \u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
          6. The Invisible Bridge<\/em>, by Julie Orringer, 2010, Kindle Edition, Random House LLC \"4.0\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
          7. Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption,\u00c2\u00a0<\/em>by Bryan Stevenson, 2014, Speigel & Grau \"3.5 My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
          8. The Great Halifax Explosion: A World War I Story of Treachery, Tragedy, and Extraordinary Heroism<\/em>, By John U. Bacon, Audiobook narrated by Johnny Heller, 2017, Harper Collins Publisher \"3 My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
          9. Who We Are and How We Got Here: Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past<\/i>, by David Riech, 2018, Vintage Books, A Division of Penguin Random House, New York\"3.5\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
          10. Warlight: A Novel<\/em>, by Michael Ondaatje, Audiobook narrated by Steve West, 2018, Random House Audio \"2 My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
          11. Bear Town<\/em>, by Fredrik Backman, 2016, Washington Square Press \"4 \u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
          12. Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love<\/em>, by Dani Shapiro, 2019, Knopf\"3\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
          13. The Chessmen: The Lewis Trilogy <\/em>, by Peter May, 2016, Quercus, Reprint Edition\u00c2\u00a0 \"3.5 \u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
          14. The Witch Elm: A Novel<\/em>, by Tana French, 2018, Audiobook narrated by Paul Nugent, 2018, Penguin Audio \"2.0\u00c2\u00a0 My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
          15. Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man’s Fight for Justice<\/em>, by Bill Browder, 2015, Simon & Shuster \"4.5\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
          16. The Night Tiger,<\/em> by Yangsze Choo, 2019, Audiobook read by the author, Macmillan Audio \"3\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
          17. The Undoing Project<\/em>, by Michael Lewis, 2016, W. W. Norton & Company \"2\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
          18. The Lessons of History,<\/em> by Will and Ariel Durant, 1965, Simon and Schuster, New York \"5My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
          19. Prince of Tides,\u00c2\u00a0<\/em>by Pat Conroy, 1986 \"3 My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
          20. Fear: Trump in the White House<\/em>, by Bob Woodward, 2018, Simon & Shuster, New York \"2\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
          21. Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup<\/em>, by John Carreyrou, 2018, Knopf \"5 My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
          22. An American Marriage: A Novel<\/em>, by Tayari Jones, Audiobook narrated by Sean Crisden and Elsa Davis, 2018, Highbridge, a division of Recorded Books \"3 My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
          23. April 1865, <\/em>by Jay Winek, 2001, Harper Collins Publishers, Inc., New York \"4 My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

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            1. To the To the Edges of the Earth: 1909, the Race for the Three Poles, and the Climax of the Age of<\/em> Exploration, by Edward J. Larson, 2018, Kindle Edition, William Morrow publisher\"2My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
            2. Where the Crawdads Sing<\/em>, by Della Owens, 2018, Kindle Edition, G.P. Putnam’s Sons \"3My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
            3. The Lewis Man: The Lewis Trilogy<\/em>, by Peter May, 2015, Kindle Edition \"3My Review<\/a>
              <\/em><\/li>\n
            4. Three Days in January: Dwight Eisenhower’s Final Mission, <\/em>by Brett Baier and Catherine Whitney, 2017, William Morrow\"2 My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
            5. \u00c2\u00a0The Secret Servant<\/em>, by Daniel Silva, 2007, Audiobook narrated by Phil Gigante, Brilliance Audio\"1My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
            6. Killers of the Flower Moon, The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI<\/em>, by David Grann, 2007, Vintage Books, A Division of Random House LLC, New York\"2\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
            7. The Husband’s<\/em> Secret, by Liane Moriarty, 2013, Audiobook narrated by Caroline Lee, Penguin Audio \"2\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
            8. One Hell of a Gamble, The Secret History of the Cuban Missile Crisis<\/em>, by Aleksandr Fursenko and Timothy Naftali, 1997, W.W. Norton & Company, New York \"4 My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
            9. The Secret Scripture<\/em>, by Sebastian Barry, 2008, Audiobook narrated by Wanda McCaddon, Blackstone Audio Inc. \"3\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
            10. Educated: a Memoir<\/em>, by Tara Westover, Kindle version, 2018, Random House LLC \"4My Review<\/a>
              <\/em><\/li>\n
            11. I Am Pilgrim<\/em>, by Terry Hayes, 2014, Atria\/Emily Bestler Books, Kindle version, Simon and Shuster Digital Sales, Inc. \"3\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
            12. The Underground Railroad<\/em>, by Colson Whitehead, 2016, Kindle Version, Published by Anchor, sold by Random House, LLC \"three\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
            13. The Enemy<\/em>, by Lee Child, 2004, Audiobook narrated by Dick Hill, Brilliance Audio \"3\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
            14. Mudbound<\/em>, by Hillary Jordan, 2009, Algonquin Books\"3 My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
            15. An Irish Country Village<\/em>, by Patrick Taylor, Audiobook narrated by John Keating, 2008, Macmillan Audio\"3 My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
            16. Life After Life<\/em>, by Kate Atkinson, Audiobook narrated by Fennela Woolgar, 2013, Hachette Audio\"1 My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
            17. The Richest Woman in America: Hettie Green in the Gilded Age, <\/em>by Janet Wallach, Audiobook narrated by Coleen Marlo, 2012, Random House Audio
              \"2               My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
            18. Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America, <\/em>by Annie Jacobsen, 2015, Back Bay Books\"3 My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
            19. A Gentleman in Moscow: A Novel<\/em>, by Amor Towles, 2016, Viking\"4 My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
            20. The Edge of Eternity,<\/em> by Ken Follett, Audiobook narrated by John Lee, 2014, Penguin Audio \"2 My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
            21. Red Sparrow: A Novel<\/i>, by Jason Matthews, 2013, Scribner\"3 My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
            22. Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow<\/em>, by Yuval Noah Harari, 2017, Harper Collins Books \"2 My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
            23. E’ is for Evidence, by Sue Grafton, 1988, Henry Holt & Company, Inc., New York \u00c2\u00a0\"3\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
            24. Deep Blue<\/em>, by Randy Wayne White, 2016, G.P. Putnam’s Sons, New York \"1\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              2017<\/strong><\/p>\n

                \n
              1. South of Broad<\/em>, by Pat Conroy, 2009, Random House, New York \"4\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
              2. To Capture What We Cannot Keep<\/em>, by Beatrice Colin, 2016, Flatiron Books, New York
                \"2\u00c2\u00a0                 My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
              3. Hillbilly Elegy<\/em>: A Memoir of Family and Culture in Crisis (Kindle Edition), by J. D. Vance, 2016, Harper \u00c2\u00a0\"3\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
              4. The Convivial Codfish<\/em>, by Charlotte MacLeod, 1984, Doubleday & Company, Inc., Garden City, New York \"3\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
              5. The Association of Small Bombs, a novel, by Karen Mahajan, 2016, Penguin Books, New York \"2\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
              6. Winter of the World: The Century Trilogy, Book 2<\/em>, by Ken Follett, Audiobook\u00c2\u00a0narrated by John Lee, 2012, Penguin Audio \"3\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
              7. The Black House<\/em>, by Peter May, 2009, Quercus, New York, London \"4\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
              8. Call Me Madame Alice<\/em>, by K. W. Garlick, 2016, Stillwater River Publications, Chepachet, RI \"1.5\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
              9. Saving Sophie<\/em>, by Ronald H. Balson, 2015, St. Martin’s Griffin, New York \"3\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
              10. Honor’s Voice, The Transformation of Abraham Lincoln, <\/em>by Douglas L. Wilson, 1998, Alfred A. Knopf, New York \"2\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
              11. Look Again<\/em>, by Lisa Scottoline, 2009, St. Martin’s Griffin, New York \"3\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
              12. In the Unlikely Event<\/em>, by Judy Blume, audiobook narrated by Kathleen McInerney, 2015, Random House Audio \"3\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
              13. Alexander Hamilton<\/em>, by Ron Chernow, 2005, Penguin Books\"4\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
              14. Anatomy of a Soldier<\/em>, by Harry Parker, 2016, Alfred A. Knopf, New York \"2\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
              15. Under the Wide and Starry Sky: A Novel<\/em>, by Nancy Horan, audiobook CD,\u00c2\u00a0read by Kristin Potter, 2014, Random House Audio, \"3\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
              16. The Summer Before the War<\/em>, by Helen Simonson, 2016, Random House, New York\u00c2\u00a0\"2\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
              17. The Nix: a novel<\/em>, by Nathan Hill, 2016, a Borzoi Book published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York \"4\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

                  \n
                1. Small Island,\u00c2\u00a0A Novel<\/em>, by Andrea Levy, 2004, Picador, New York \"3\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                2. Origins of a Catastrophe<\/em>, by Warren Zimmerman, 1999, Times Books, a division of Random House, Inc., New York \"4\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                3. Skink, No Surrender<\/em>, by Carl Hiaasen, audiobook read by Kirby Heyborne, 2014, Random House, LLC \"2\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                4. The English Girl<\/em>, by Daniel Silva, audiobook read by George Guidall, 2013, Harper-Collins Publishers \"1\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                5. Orphan Train: A Novel<\/em>, by Cristina Baker Kline, audiobook read by Jessica Almasy and Suzanne Toren, 2013, Audible, Inc. \"3\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                6. The Rainbow Comes and Goes: A Mother and Son On Life, Love, and Loss<\/em>, by Anderson Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt, 2016, Harper \"3\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                7. In Harm’s Way<\/em>, by Doug Stanton, 2003, Henry Holt & Company, New York \"3\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
                8. The Nightingale,<\/em> by Kristin Hannah, Audible Audio Edition, narrated by Polly Stone, 2015, Macmillan Audio \"3\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                9. The Last Hurrah:\u00c2\u00a0A Novel<\/em>, by Edwin O’Connor, introduction by Jack Beatty, 2016 (originally published in 1956), Kindle Edition, University of Chicago, Reprint Edition \"3\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                10. The Allure of Immortality<\/em>, by Lyn Millner, 2015, University of Florida Press, Gainesville, FL \"4\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                11. North River: A Novel<\/em>, by Pete Hamill, 2007, Kindle edition by the Hachette Book Group \"3\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                12. The Lake House: A Novel<\/em>, by Kate Morton, 2015, Kindle Edition, Atria Books, Reprint Edition, sold by Simon and Schuster Digital Sales, Inc.\"3\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                13. The Cuckoo’s Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage<\/span><\/em>, by Clifford Stoll, originally published in 1989, Kindle edition by Doubleday, 2012 \"3\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
                14. The Galton Case<\/em>, by Ross McDonald, originally published in 1959, Vintage Crime\/Black Lizard; Reprint edition (November 26, 1996) \"3My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                15. Intervention, by Robin Cook, 2009, audiobook read by George Guidall, Recorded Books, Frederick, MD \"1\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                16. A Death in Vienna<\/em> by Daniel Silva, 2004, audiobook read by John Lee, Books on Tape \"3\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                17. Boom!, Voices of the Sixties, Personal Reflection on the ’60’s and Today<\/em>, by Tom Brokaw, 2007, Random House, Inc., New York\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                18. Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates, The Forgotten War that Changed American History, by Brian Kilmead and Don Yaeger, 2015, Random House, New York \"3\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                19. All the Light We Cannot See<\/em>, by Anthony Doerr, 2014. Scribner, New York\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\"4My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                20. The Presidents’ War<\/em>, by Chris DeRose, 2014, Lyons Press, Guilford Connecticut \"3\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                21. The Children<\/em> Act, by\u00c2\u00a0Ian McEwan, 2014, Penguin Random House, New York \"3\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                22. The Death of Caesar: The Story of History’s Most Famous Assassination<\/em>, by Barry Strauss, 2015, Simon & Schuster, New York \"3\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
                23. The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet: A Novel<\/em>,<\/span> by David Mitchell, audiobook narrated by Jonathan Aris and Paula Wilcox, 2010, Recorded Books\u00c2\u00a0\"3\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                24. The Wright Brothers<\/em>, by David McCullough, 2015, Simon and Schuster, New York\u00c2\u00a0\"3\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n


                  2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

                    \n
                  1. Wildfire<\/em>, by Nelson DeMille, 2006, Warner Books, New York \"2\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
                  2. Into the Woods<\/em>, by Tana French, 2007, Penguin Books \"3\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
                  3. Analogies at War: Koriea, Munich, Dien Bien Phu, and the Vietnam Decisions of 1965<\/em>, by Yuen Foong Khong, 1992, Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ \"4\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                  4. The Man Who Invented Florida<\/em>, by Randy Wayne White, audiobook narrated by Dick Hill, book originally published 1997, Audiobook released 2010 by Tantor Audio \"2\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
                  5. A Green Journey<\/em>, by Jon Hassler, 1985, Ballentine Books, New York \"2\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
                  6. A Spy Among Friends, Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal<\/em>, 2014, by Ben Macintyre, Crown Publishing, New York \"3\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
                  7. The Maltese Falcon<\/em>, by Dashiell Hammett, 1930, 1st Vintage Books Edition \"2\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
                  8. Being Mortal : Medicine and What Matters in the End<\/em>, by Atul Gawande, 2014, Picador \"5<\/li>\n
                  9. The Lowland<\/em>, by Jhumpa Lahari,\u00c2\u00a0Audiobook read by Sunil Maholtra, 2013, Audible.com \"2\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
                  10. Crazy Horse, A Lakota Life<\/em>, by Kingsley M. Bray, 2006, Volume 254 of the Civilization of the American Indian Series, The University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, OK \"3\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
                  11. An Irish Country Girl, <\/em>by Patrick Taylor, Audiobook read by Terry Donnelly, 2010, Midwest Tape, LLC, Holland, OH \"2\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
                  12. Washington Square<\/em>, by Henry James,\u00c2\u00a0originally published in 1880 as a magazine serial, Audiobook read by Lorna Raver, 2008, Tantor Media, Inc.\"4\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                  13. The Private Patient<\/em>, by P.D. James Unabridged CD Audiobook (An Adam Dalgliesh Mystery)<\/span> Audio CD, <\/span>2008, r<\/span>ead by Rosalyn Landor \"3\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
                  14. Killing Patton<\/em>, by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard, 2014, Henry Holt & Company, LLC, New York \"2\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
                  15. A Blaze of Glory: A Novel of the Battle of Shiloh<\/span><\/em>, by Jeff Shaara, Audiobook, 2012, Narrated by Paul Michael, Random House Audio \"4\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/li>\n
                  16. The Boys in the Boat<\/em>, by Daniel James Brown, 2013, Viking Penguin Group \"4 My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
                  17. Supreme Commander: MacArthur’s Triumph in Japan<\/span><\/em>, by Seymour Morris, Jr., 2014, Harper \"2\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
                  18. Me Before You<\/em>, by Jojo Moyes, 2012, Audiobook narrated by Susan Lyons, Anna Bentink, Steven Crossley, Alex Tregear, and Owen Lindsey, Penguin Audio \"3\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
                  19. Arctic Chill<\/em>, by Arnaldur Indridason, 2005, Audiobook narrated by George Guidall, 2011, Recorded Books, LLC \"2\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
                  20. There’s Something about St. Tropez, by Elizabeth Adler, Audiobook narrated by Julie Briskman, 2009, BBC Audio \"2\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
                  21. An Officer and a Spy<\/em>, by Robert Harris, 2014, Vintage Reprint Edition \"4\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
                  22. The Daughters of Mars: A Novel<\/span><\/em>, by Thomas Keneally, Audible Audio Edition narrated by Jane Nolan, \u00c2\u00a0Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd \"3\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                  23. The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War<\/em>, by Stephen Kinzer, 2014, St. Martin’s Griffin \"4\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                    2014<\/strong><\/p>\n

                      \n
                    1. Fall On Your Knees<\/em>, by Ann-Marie MacDonald, 1996, Touchstone Books, New York \"2 My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
                    2. A Traveller’s History of Turkey<\/em>, by Richard Stoneman, Fifth Edition, 2009, Interlink Books, Northampton, MA \"2\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                    3. One Summer: America, 1927<\/em>, by Bill Bryson, 2014, Anchor Paperbacks \"2.5<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                    4. The Castaways: A Novel<\/em>, by Elin Hilderbrand, Audiobook 2009, Read by Katie Hale, Hatchett Audio \"1\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                    5. Sweet Tooth<\/em>, by Ian McEwen, Audiobook version released 2012, Narrated by Juliet Stevenson, Random House Audiobooks \"2\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                    6. Fall of Giants<\/em>, by Ken Follett, 2010, Dutton, published by the Penguin Group, New York \"2My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                    7. Dreams of Joy: A Novel<\/em>, by Lisa See, Audiobook, 2011, Read by Janet Song, Random House Audiobooks \"2My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                    8. Defending Jacob: A Novel<\/em>, by William Landay, 2012, Delacorte Press, a division of Random House, New York \"3 My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                    9. The Shadow of the Wind,<\/em> by Carlos Ruiz Zaf\u00c3\u00b3n, Translated by Lucia Graves, 2004, The Penguin Press, New York \"3 My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                    10. Birds Without Wings<\/em>, by Louis de Berni\u00c3\u00a8res, 2004, Vintage Books, A Division of Random House Inc., New York \u00c2\u00a0\"4.5\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                    11. The Towers of Trebizond<\/em>, by Rose Macaulay,1957, Paperback edition, 2012, Ferrar Strauss and Cudahay, New York \"3 My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
                    12. Private Svoboda, Hope is the Last to Die<\/em>, by Steven R. Roberts with Alexander von Svoboda, 2013, Rouge River Press, Dearborn, MI \"4\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                    13. The Language of Flowers<\/em>, by Vanessa Diffenbaugh, Read by Tara Sands, 2011, Random House Audio \"2\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                    14. The Colossus of Maroussi<\/em>, by Henry Miller, originally published in 1941, Second Edition, 2010, introduction by Will Short, afterword by Ian S. MacNiven, a New Directions Paperback \"3\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                    15. I Invented the Modern Age: The Rise of Henry Ford<\/em>, by Richard Snow, 2013, Scribner, New York \"3\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                    16. The Swamp, The Everglades, Florida, and the Politics of Paradise<\/em>,\u00c2\u00a0by Michael Grunwald, 2006, Simon and Shuster Paperbacks, New York \"4\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                    17. Harry Truman’s Excellent Adventure: The True Story of a Great American Road Trip, <\/em>by Matthew Algeo, 2011, Chicago Review Press\u00c2\u00a0\"2\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                    18. Salt Sugar Fat, How the Food Giants Hooked Us<\/em>, by Michael Moss, 2012, Random House, New York \"4\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n


                      2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

                        \n
                      1. The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Visions of Glory, 1874-1932<\/em>, by William Manchester, 1984, Audiobook, 2012, read by Frederick Davidson, Blackstone Audio \"4\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                      2. Turning Angel: A Novel<\/em>, by Greg Isles, 2006, Pocket Books \"3\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                      3. George F. Kennan: An American Life<\/em>, by John Lewis Gaddis, 2010, Penguin Books\"3\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                      4. The Ferguson Affair<\/em>, by Ross Macdonald, 1960, republished in 2010 by Vintage Books, a division of Random House \"3\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                      5. Whiteout<\/em>, by Ken Follett, 2004, Signet Publishing \"2\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                      6. An Innocent Man, Murder and Injustice in a Small Town. <\/em>by John Grisham, 2006, Audible Audio Edition, narrated by Craig Wasson, 2006 \"2\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                      7. Caleb’s Crossing<\/em>, by Geraldine Brooks, 2011, Audible Audio Edition, narrated by Jennifer Ehle \"3 My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                      8. Armies of the Night<\/em>, by Norman Mailer, 1968,\u00c2\u00a0The New American Library, New York \"2\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
                      9. 11\/22\/63<\/em>, by Stephen King, 2011, Scribner, New York \"3\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                      10. World Without End<\/em>,\u00c2\u00a0 by Ken Follett, 2008, New American Library, Penguin Books Ltd., London \"3<\/em>\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                      11. A Secret Kept<\/em>, by Tatiana de Rosnay, narrated by Simon Vance, 2010, Macmillan Audio \"1 My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
                      12. In the Garden of Beasts, Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler’s Berlin<\/em>, by Erik Larson, 2011, Broadway Paperbacks, New York \"four My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
                      13. Heart of Darkness<\/em>, by Joseph Conrad, originally published in 1903, 2005, Blackstone Audio, read by Frederick Davidson \"four My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
                      14. Executive Privilege<\/em>, by <\/span>Phillip Margolin, 2008, Harper Audio, narrated by Jonathan Davis \"3 My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                      15. The Rebellion of Ronald Reagan- A History of the End of the Cold War, <\/em>by James Mann, 2010, Penguin Books \"2.0\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                      16. Wishin’ and Hopin’<\/em>, by Wally Lamb, 2009, HarperAudio, performed by the author.\"3 My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                      17. Protect and Defend<\/em>, by Vince Flynn, 2007, Simon & Shuster Audio, Read by George Guidall\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\"2\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                      18. Gone Girl, A Novel<\/em>, by Gillian Flynn, Crown Publishing, 2012\u00c2\u00a0 \"3\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
                      19. Sudden Sea: The Great Hurricane of 1938<\/em>, by R. A. Scotti, Back Bay Books, 2004 \"four\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                      20. Gold: A Novel<\/em>, by Chris Cleave, 2012, Simon & Shuster Audio, Read by Emilia Fox. \"2\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                      21. Persuasion<\/em>, by Jane Austen, originally published posthumously in 1818, audiobook, 2001,\u00c2\u00a0read by Flo Gibson, Recorded Books, LLC, Prince Frederick, MD \"2\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                      22. Pursuit of Honor, by Vince Flynn, 2009, Simon & Shuster Audio, Read by George Guidall \"2\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                      23. Killing Lincoln<\/em>, by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard, 2011, Henry Holt and Company, LLC, New York \"2\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                      24. Honor Bound, Terror on the F Train,<\/em> by Steven R. Roberts, 2012, Rouge River Press, Dearborn, MI \"2 My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                      25. JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Matters,<\/em>by James W. Douglass, 2010, Touchstone \"2\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                      26. State of Wonder: A Novel<\/em>, by Ann Patchett, Narrated by Hope Davis, 2011, Audible.com\"2\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n


                        2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

                          \n
                        1. Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit, <\/em>by Barry Estabrook, 2012, Andrew McMeel Publishing\u00c2\u00a0\"3\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
                        2. The Cat’s Table<\/em>, by Michael Ondaatje, 2011, Audiobook read by the author, Random House Audio \"3My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                        3. The Prague Cemetery<\/em>, by Umberto Eco, 2010, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Co., New York \"2My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
                        4. A Sleeping Life<\/em>, An Inspector Wexford Mystery<\/em>, by Ruth Rendell, 1964, Audiobook Narrated by Nigel Anthony, 2010, AudioGO, North Kingstown, RI.\u00c2\u00a0\"2My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                        5. The Rider of the Ruby Hills<\/em>, by Louis L’Amour, 1949, Audiobook read by Jim Gough, 2005, Blackstone Audio \"2My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
                        6. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies<\/em>, by Jared Diamond, first published in 1997 this edition has\u00c2\u00a0an afterword published in 2004, W.W. Norton & Company \"2My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                        7. Small Vices, A Spencer Mystery (#24), by Robert B. Parker, 1998, Audiobook read by Burt Reynolds, 2005, Phoenix AudioBooks \"2<\/li>\n
                        8. Monday Mornings: A Novel<\/em>, by Sanjay Gupta, Audiobook read by Chrisian Rummel, 2013, Hachette Audio \"1My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                        9. The Submission, by Amy Waldman, 2011, Farrer, Straus, and Giroux, New York \"3My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                        10. The Lost Symbol<\/em>, by Dan Brown, audible edition read by Paul Michael, 2009, Random House Audio, New York \"1My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                        11. Night<\/em>, by Elie Wisel, 1972 (new translation by Marion Wiesel, 2006), Hill and Wang, a division of Farrer, Straus, and Giroux, New York \"5My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                        12. The Marriage Plot<\/em>, by Jeffrey Eugenides, 2011, Farrer, Straus, and Giroux, New York \"2My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                        13. Liar’s Poker<\/em>, by Michael Lewis, 1989, W.W. Norton & Company, New York \"2My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                        14. Citizens of London<\/em>, by Lynne Olson, 2010, Random House, New York \"3My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                        15. The Madonnas of Leningrad<\/em>, by Debra Dean, 2006, Harper Perennial, New York \"2My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                        16. Hornet Flight<\/em>, by Ken Follett, 2002, Audiobook read by John Lee, Books on Tape, Inc., Santa Ana, California \"3My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
                        17. Catherine the Great, Portrait of a Woman<\/em>, by Robert K. Massie, 2011, Random House, New York \"fourMy Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
                        18. One Second After, <\/em>by William R. Forstchen, 2009, A Tom Doherty Associates Book, New York \"2My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
                        19. Freedom, <\/em>by Jonathan Franzen, Audiobook Read by David LeDoux, 2010, MacMillan Audio, New York \"2My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
                        20. River of Doubt, Theodore Roosevelt’s Darkest Journey, <\/em>by Candice Millard, 2005, Anchor Books, New York \"fourMy Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
                        21. The Big Short, Inside the Doomsday Machine<\/em>, by Michael Lewis, 2010, W. W. Norton & Company, New York \"fourMy Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
                        22. Wild Bill Donovan, The Spymaster Who Created the OSS and Modern American Espionage<\/em>, by Douglas Waller, 2011, Fress Press, New York \"2My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
                        23. With Wings Like Eagles, A History of the Battle of Britain<\/em>, by Michael Korda, 2009, Harper, New York \"3My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
                        24. Cutting for Stone<\/em>, by Abraham Verghese, 2009, First Vintage Books \/ Random House, New York \"fourMy Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n


                          2011<\/strong><\/p>\n

                            \n
                          1. A Question of Belief, A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery, <\/em>by Donna Leon, Audiobook narrated by David Colacci, 2010, BBC Audiobooks America \u00c2\u00a0\"2\u00c2\u00a0My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
                          2. Room: A Novel<\/em>, by Emma Donoghue, 2010, Audiobook read by Michal Friedman, Ellen Archer and Robert Petkoff, Hachette Audio \"3My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
                          3. I Will Bear Witness, 1933-1941, A Diary of the Nazi Years<\/em>, by Victor Klemperer, Translated by Martin Chalmers, 1999, Modern Library Paperback Edition, Random House, New York (First published in Germany under the title Ich will Aeugnis ablegen bis sum ltestn: Tagebucher 1933 von Victor Kempere<\/em>, Copyright Aufbau-Verlag GmbH, Berlin, 1995).\"fourMy Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
                          4. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, <\/em>by Carson McCullers, originally published in 1940, read by Cherry Jones, 2004, HarperAudio \"1My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
                          5. The Girl who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest<\/em>, by Stieg Larsson, translated by Reg Keeland, read my Simon Vance, 2010, Audible Audio Edition \"fourMy Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
                          6. Gila Country Legend: The Life and Times of Quentin Hulse, <\/em>by Nancy Coggeshall, 2009, The University of New Mexico Press<\/li>\n
                          7. The Gift of Rain<\/em>, by Tan Twan Eng, 2008, Weinstein Books, New York \"fourMy Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
                          8. A Rope and a Prayer, A Kidnapping from Two Sides<\/em>, by David Rhode and Kristen Mulvihill, 2010, The Penguin Group, New York \"3My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
                          9. The Coldest Winter<\/em>, by David Halberstam, 2007, Hyperion, New York \"4My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
                          10. Evening Class, <\/em>by Maeve Binchy, 1999, audio book read by Kate Binchy, Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio \"2My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
                          11. The Glass Castle: A Memoir, <\/em>by Jeannette Walls, 2006, Scribner, New York\"3My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
                          12. Outliers, The Story of Success<\/em>,\u00c2\u00a0by Malcolm Gladwell, 2008, audio book narrated by the author, Hatchett Audio, New York\u00c2\u00a0\"3My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
                          13. Cleopatra: A Life<\/em>,\u00c2\u00a0 by Stacy Schiff, \u00c2\u00a02010\u00c2\u00a0\"2<\/em> My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
                          14. Big Trouble<\/em>, by Dave Barry, audio book narrated by Dick Hill, 1999, Brilliance Audio\"1My Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
                          15. Crime and Punishment, <\/em>by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, first published in 1866, audio book narrated by Anthony Heald, 2007, Blackstone Audio, Inc. \"fourMy Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
                          16. A World Lit Only by Fire, The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance<\/em>, by William Manchester, 1992, Little, Brown & Company, Limited, Boston \"4<\/em>My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
                          17. Unbroken, A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption,<\/em> by Laura Hillenbrand, 2010, Random House, New York \"fourMy Review<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
                          18. Everglades: Doc Ford Series, Book 10<\/em>, by Randy Wayne White, 2003, audio book, narrated by Dick Hill, Brilliance Audio, Grand Haven MI\"3<\/em>My Review<\/a>
                            <\/em><\/li>\n
                          19. Belize Survivor, Darker Side of Paradise<\/em>, by Nancy R. Koerner, 2007, Published by NK Marketing \"3<\/em>My Review<\/a> <\/em><\/li>\n
                          20. Hellhound on His Trail, The Stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr., and the International Hunt for His Assassin,<\/em> by Hampton Sides, 2010, Doubleday, New York \"4My Review<\/em><\/a> <\/em><\/li>\n
                          21. Clapton: The Autobiograpy<\/em>, by Eric Clapton, audio book by narrated by Simon Vance \"3My Review<\/em><\/a> <\/em><\/li>\n
                          22. Shantaram<\/em>, by Gregory David Roberts, 2003, St. Martin’s Press, New York \"3My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                          23. The Flight of the Falcon<\/em>, by Daphne Du Maurier, 1965,\u00c2\u00a0 audio book read by James Callis, 2010, by BBC Audiobooks Ltd. \"fourMy Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                            2010<\/strong><\/p>\n

                              \n
                            1. The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare<\/em>, by G.K. Chesterton, audio book narrated by Simon Vance, originally published in 1908, christianaudio\/Hovel Audio, 2004\u00c2\u00a0\"two My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                            2. Anatomy of Greed, The Unshredded Truth from an Enron Insider<\/em>, by Brian Cruver, narrated by Mel Foster, 2004, Brilliance Audio \"3My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                            3. A Briefer History of Time, <\/em>by Steven Hawking with Leonard Mlodinow, unabridged, read by Erik Davies, 2005, Random House Audio \"3<\/em>My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                            4. A Tale of Two Cities<\/em>, by Charles Dickens, originally published in 1859, read by Frederick Davidson, 1988, Blackstone Audiobooks, Inc.\"fourMy Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                            5. The Warden, <\/em>by Anthony Trollope, originally published in 1855, read by Simon Vance, 2005, Blackstone Audiobooks, Inc. \"3My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                            6. The Blue Notebook<\/em>, by James Andrew Levine, M.D., Ph.D., read by Meera Simhan, 2009, Random House Audio, New York \"2My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                            7. Tears in the Darkness, The Story of the Bataan Death March and Its Aftermath<\/em>, 2009, by Michael Norman and Elizabeth M. Norman, read by Michael Prichard, Tantor Audio \"3<\/em>My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                            8. Gone Tomorrow<\/em>, by Lee Child, read by Dick Hill, 2009, Random House Audio, New York \"3My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                            9. Sarah’s Key<\/em>, by Tatiana de Rosnay, 2007, St. Martin’s Press, New York \"5<\/em>My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                            10. From This Day Forward<\/em>, by Cokie and Steve Roberts, 2000, William and Morrow Company, New York \"2My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                            11. Transfer of Power, <\/em>by Vince Flynn, 1999, Pocket Books, a Division of Simon & Schuster, Inc. \"2My Review<\/em><\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
                            12. Grand Finale, <\/em>by Janet Evanovich, audio book narrated by C. J. Critt, 2009, Harper-Collins Publishers, Inc. \"1My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                            13. Murder at a Vineyard Mansion,<\/em> by Philip R. Craig, audio book narrated by Tom Stechschulte, 2004, Recorded Books, LLC \"2My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                            14. Noah’s Compass, <\/em>by Anne Tyler, audio book narrated by Arthur Morey, 2009, Random House Inc. \"twoMy Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                            15. The Piano Teacher, <\/em>by Janice Y. K. Lee, audio book narrated by Orlagh Cassidy, 2009, Penguin Audio \"3My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                            16. Founding Brothers, The Revolutionary Generation<\/em>, by Joseph J. Ellis, audio book narrated by Nelson Runger, 2000 by Joseph J. Ellis, 2001 by Recorded Books, LLC \"fourMy Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                            17. The Tenderness of Wolves<\/em>, by Stef Penney, 2006, Simon and Schuster Paperbacks, New York \"3My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                            18. The Path Between the Seas, The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914, by David McCullough, 1977, Simon and Schuster, New York \"4<\/em>My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                            19. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo<\/em>, by Stieg Larsson, translated from the Swedish by Reg Keeland, audio book read by Simon Vance, 2008, Books on Tape, Westminster, MD \"3My Review<\/em><\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
                            20. Dr. Finlay’s Casebook Omnibus, by A. J. Cronin, 2010, Birlinn Limited, Edinburgh, Scotland (from Dr. Finlay of Tannochbrae<\/em> published in 1978 and Adventures of a Black Bag<\/em>, first published in 1943 and revised in 1969) \"3My Review<\/em><\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
                            21. Shutter Island, by Dennis Lehane, 2003, HarperCollins Publishers, NY \"3My Review<\/em><\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
                            22. The Secret Scripture, by Sebastian Barry, audio book read by Wanda McCaddon, 2008 by Blackstone Audio, Inc. (checked out from the Collier County Library) \"2<\/em>My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                            23. Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens, first published 1860-1861, Audio Book narrated by Frederick Davidson, 1993, Blackstone Audio, Inc. (checked out from the Collier County Library and downloaded to my Sansa Clip mp3 player). \"3<\/em>My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                            24. The Help, by Kathryn Stockett, 2009, Amy Einhorn Books, published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons, New York \"4<\/em>My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                            25. Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen, written in 1798-1799, revised by the author in 1803, and first published (posthumously) in 1803, Audiobook narrated by Flo Gibson, Recorded Books, LLC. \"3<\/em>My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                            26. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, by Jamie Ford, 2009, Ballantine Books Trade Paperbacks, New York \"3<\/em>My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                            27. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Pie Society, by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows, 2008, Dial Press Trade Paperbacks, Random House, New York \"4<\/em>My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                            28. Rasputin’s Daughter, by Robert Alexander, 2006, Viking, The Penguin Group, New York\"3<\/em>My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                            29. The Sellout, How Three Decades of Wall Street Greed and Government Mismanagement Destroyed the Global Financial System, by Charles Gasparino, 2009, Harper Business, New York \"four<\/em>My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                            30. American Gospel, God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation, by Jon Meacham, 2007, Audiobook. \"3<\/em>My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                            31. The Lacuna, by Barbara Kingsolver, 2009, HarperCollins Publishers, New York \"3<\/em>My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n


                              2009<\/strong><\/p>\n

                                \n
                              1. Southern Exposure, A Solo Sea Kayaking Journey Around New Zealand’s South Island<\/em>, by Chris Duff, 2003, The Globe Pequot Press, Guilford, CT \"3My Review<\/em><\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
                              2. The Book Thief, <\/em>by Markus Zusak, 2005, Alfred A. Knopf, New York \"fourMy Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                              3. Hot Mahogany, a Stone Barrington Novel<\/em>, by Stuart Woods, 2008, Read by Tony Roberts, 2008, Penguin Audio \"twoMy Review<\/em><\/a><\/em><\/li>\n
                              4. Teacher Man<\/em>, by Frank McCourt, 2005, Performed by the Author, 2005, Simon and Schuster Audio \"2My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                              5. The Hour I First Believed, by Wally Lamb, 2008, HarperCollins Books, New York \"three<\/em>My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                              6. Wild Blue, The Men and Boys Who Flew the B-24’s over Germany, by Stephen E. Ambrose, 2001, Simon & Shuster, New York \"2<\/em>My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                              7. The First Salute, by Barbara W. Tuchman, 1988, Alfred A. Knopf, New York \"four<\/em>My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                              8. The Cat who Went to Paris, by Peter Gethers, 1991, Fawcett Columbine, New York \"2<\/em>My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                              9. American Lion, Andrew Jackson in the White House, by Jon Meacham, 2008 \"2<\/em>My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                              10. Body and Soul, by Frank Conroy, 1993 \"4<\/em>My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                              11. The Reavers, by George MacDonald Fraser, 2007 \"2<\/em>My Review<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
                              12. Bitter, An American Mother and Daughter in China, 1987-88 — A Memoir<\/em>, 2007, by Marguerite Linsert Lentz, self-published at Lulu.com<\/li>\n
                              13. Dewey, The Small-Town Library Cat who Touched the World<\/em>, by Vicki Myron with Bret Witter, 2008, Grand Central Publishing, New York \"3My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
                              14. Term Limits<\/em>, by Vince Flynn, 1997, Pocket Books, a Division of Simon & Schuster, New York \"3My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
                              15. Act of War<\/em>, by Dale Brown, Read by Larry Pressman, 2005, Harper Collins Publishers (Abridgement approved by author)\"two<\/li>\n
                              16. Ten Thousand Islands<\/em>, by Randy Wayne White, Read by Ron McLarty, 2000 by Randy Wayne White, 2005 by Recorded Books, LLC. \"threeMy Review<\/a><\/li>\n
                              17. The Ha Ha<\/em>, by Dave King, 2005, Little, Brown, and Company, New York \"three<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n


                                2008<\/strong><\/p>\n

                                  \n
                                1. Reconciliation, Islam, Democracy, and the West<\/em>, by Banazir Bhutto, 2008, HarperCollins Publishers, New York \"2<\/em>My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
                                2. Girls of Riyadh<\/em>, by Rajaa Alsanea, Read by Kate Reading, 2005 by Rajaa Alsanea, Translation 2007 by Rajaa Alsanea and Marilyn Booth, 2007 by Penguin Audio \"2My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
                                3. A Land Remembered, A Novel<\/em>, by Patrick D. Smith, 1984, Pineapple Press, Inc., Sarasota, FL \"4<\/em>My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
                                4. The Walking Wind, <\/em>by Tony Hillerman, Read by George Guidall, 2002 by Tony Hillerman, 2002 by Recorded Books, LLC. My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
                                5. Thirteen Moons<\/em>, by Charles Frazier, Read by Will Patton, 2006 by Random House, Inc., 2006 by 3 Crows Productions. \"2My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
                                6. Under a Wing, A Memoir, <\/em>by Reeve Lindbergh, 1998, Simon & Schuster, New York \"2My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
                                7. Fly Boys, A True Story of Courage<\/em>, by James Bradley, 2003, Back Bay Books \/ Little, Brown and Company, New York \"threeMy Review<\/a><\/li>\n
                                8. Saturday, <\/em>by Ian McEwan, Read by Steven Crossley, 2005 by Ian McEwan, 2005 by Recorded Books, LLC \"2<\/em>My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
                                9. Desert Queen, The Extraordinary Life of Gertrude Bell: Advisor to Kings, Ally of Lawrence of Arabia<\/em>, by Janet Wallach, 1996, by Janet Wallach, Anchor Books, a Division of Random House, Inc., New York. \"fourMy Review<\/a><\/li>\n
                                10. The Pillars of the Earth, <\/em>by Ken Follett, 1989, \"3My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
                                11. Endgame, 1945, The Missing FInal Chapter of World War II<\/em>, by David Safford, 2007, Little, Brown and Company, New York \"threeMy Review<\/a><\/li>\n
                                12. War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy<\/em>, Translated from the Russian by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, original written 1863-1868, new translation published in 2007 by Alfred A. Knopf, New York. \"2My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
                                13. The Cat Who Went Up The Creek<\/em>, by Lilian Jackson Braun, Read by George Guidall, 2002 by Lilian Jackson Braun, 2002 by Recorded Books, LLC \"2My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
                                14. The Bridesmaid, by Ruth Rendell<\/em>, Read by Barbara Rosenblat, 1989 by Kinsmarkham Enterprised, Ltd., 1991 by Recorded Books \"2My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
                                15. No Country for Old Men<\/em>, by Cormac McCarthy, 2006, Vintage International, New York\"fourMy Review<\/a><\/li>\n
                                16. Everyman<\/em>, by Phillip Roth, 2006, Recorded Books, LLC, read by George Guidall. \"2My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
                                17. The Colorado Kid, b<\/em>y Stephen King, 2005, Audioworks (Simon & Shuster), read by Jeffrey DeMunn. \"3My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
                                18. Telegraph Days<\/em>, by Larry McMurtry, 2006, Recorded Books, LLC, read by Annie Potts,\"oneMy Review<\/a><\/li>\n
                                19. Moscow, 1812, Napolean’s Fatal March<\/em>, by Adam Zamoyski, 2004, HarperCollins, New York \"4My Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n


                                  2007<\/strong><\/p>\n

                                    \n
                                  1. The Screwtape Letters, How a Senior Devil Instructs a Junior Devil in the Art of Temptation,<\/em> by C.S. Lewis, 1959 \"3My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
                                  2. The Rising Tide, a Novel of World War II<\/em>, by Jeff Shaara, 2006, Ballentine Books, New York \"three My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
                                  3. Shark River<\/em>, by Randy Wayne White, audiobook narrated by Ron McLarty, 2001, Recorded Books Productions, LLC, New York. \"threeMy Review<\/a><\/li>\n
                                  4. Tishomingo Blues<\/em>, by Elmore Leonard, audiobook narrated by Frank Muller, 2001, Recorded Books Productions, LLC, New York. \"2My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
                                  5. Parish Priest, Father Michael McGivney and American Catholocism<\/em>, by Douglas Brinkley and Julie M. Fenster, 2006, HarperCollins Publishers, New York. \"three<\/em>My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
                                  6. Handbook of Great Aircraft of WWII<\/em>, by Dr. Alfred Price and Mike Spick, 2000. Abbeydale Press, Leicester, England \"three<\/em>My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
                                  7. Suite Francaise, by Irene Nemirovsky, Translated by Sandra Smith, 2006, Vintage International, New York \"three<\/em>My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
                                  8. Echo Park<\/em>, by Michael Connelly, 2006, Warner Books, New York, My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
                                  9. Hour Game<\/em>, by David Baldacci, audio CD, \"2<\/em>My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
                                  10. Mysteries of the Middle Ages, The Rise of Feminism, Science, and Art from the Cults of Catholic Europe<\/em>, by Thomas Cahill, 2006, Doubleday Broadway Publishing Group, New York \"2<\/em>My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
                                  11. Eat, Pray, Love<\/em>, by Elizabeth Gilbert, 2006, Penguin Books, New York \"3<\/em>My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
                                  12. Water for Elephants<\/em>, by Sara Gruen, 2006, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina \"5My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
                                  13. A Thousand Splendid Suns<\/em>, by Khaled Hosseini, 2007, Riverhead Books, New York \"4My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
                                  14. Just One Look<\/em>, by Harlan Coben, 2004, Signet Books, New American Library, New York \"2<\/em><\/li>\n
                                  15. Manhunt<\/em>, by James L. Swanson, 2006, HarperCollins Publishing, New York \"three<\/li>\n
                                  16. The Forsyte Saga: Book 2, In Chancery<\/em>, by John Galsworthy, 1920, unabriged audio book, 1988, Recorded Books, LLC, Charlotte Hill, MD, read by Neil Hunt \"3<\/em><\/li>\n
                                  17. The Moon and Sixpence<\/em>, by W. Somerset Maugham, 1919, unabridged audio book, 1994, Brilliance Audio, Grandhaven, MI, read by Michael Page. \"2<\/li>\n
                                  18. Atonement<\/em>, by Ian McEwan, 2003, Anchor Books, New York \"3My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
                                  19. Flashman<\/em>, by George McDonald Fraser, Penguin Books, New York, 1969\"three My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
                                  20. Mayflower,<\/em> by Nathaniel Philbrick, Viking, New York, 2006 \"fourMy Review<\/a><\/li>\n
                                  21. The Reluctant Tuscan, How I Discovered My Inner Italian<\/em>, by Phil Doran, 2005, Gothan Books, New York \"3My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
                                  22. Last Train to Paradise<\/em>, by Les Standiford, 2002, Three Rivers Press, New York \"3My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
                                  23. The March<\/em>, by E.L. Doctorow, 2006, Random House Trade Paperback \"2My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
                                  24. The Sea,<\/em> by John Banville, 2005. Vintage Books, a Division of Random House \"3<\/em>My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
                                  25. State of Denial, Bush at War, Part III<\/em>, by Bob Woodard, 2006. Simon & Schuster. \"fourMy Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n


                                    2006<\/strong><\/p>\n

                                      \n
                                    1. Floreana, A Woman’s Pilgrimage to the Glalapagos<\/em>, by Margaret Wittmer, 1989, Moyer Bell Limited \"3My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
                                    2. Salem Falls,<\/em> by Jodi Picoult, 2001, Pocket Books \"two<\/em><\/li>\n
                                    3. The World is Flat, A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century<\/em>, by Thomas L. Friedman, 2005, Farrar, Straus and Giroux \"four<\/em>My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
                                    4. Ghost Soldiers, The Forgotten Epic Story of World War II’s Most Dramatic Mission<\/em>, by Hampton Sides, 2001, Random House, Inc. \"3<\/li>\n
                                    5. The Vicar of Wakfield<\/em>, by Oliver Goldsmith, first published in 1766, Narrated by Patrick Tull, 1996, Recorded Books, Inc. \"two<\/em><\/li>\n
                                    6. In the Heart of the Sea<\/em>, by Nathaniel Philbrick, Read by Scott Brick, 2000, Putnam Berkley Audio & Books on Tape, Inc. \"three<\/em><\/li>\n
                                    7. Bad Company<\/em>, by Jack Higgins, Narrated by Patrick Macuee, 2003, Recorded Books, LLC \"one<\/em><\/li>\n
                                    8. Carrie<\/em>, by Stephen King, Narrated by Cissie Spacek, 1974 Stephen King, 2003, Recorded Books, LLC \"one<\/em><\/li>\n
                                    9. The Good Nanny<\/em>, by Benjamin Cheever, Narrated by Gene Wilson, 2004, Recorded Books, LLC \"two<\/li>\n
                                    10. 1776<\/em>, by David McCullough, 2005 \"four<\/li>\n
                                    11. The Doolittle Raid, America’s daring first strike against Japan<\/em>, by Carrol V. Glines, 1991 \"2<\/em><\/li>\n
                                    12. Gravity, <\/em>by Tess Gerritsen, 1999 \"two<\/em><\/li>\n
                                    13. Against All Enemies, Inside America’s War on Terror, <\/em>by Richard A. Clarke, 2004 \"three<\/em><\/li>\n
                                    14. Something in the Water, <\/em>by Peter Scott, 2000\"twoMy Review<\/a><\/li>\n
                                    15. All Creatures Great and Small, <\/em>by James Herriot, 1972 \"3<\/em>My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
                                    16. Hide and Seek, by James Patterson, 1996, Read by Kimberly Schraf, Books on Tape, Inc. \"one<\/em><\/li>\n
                                    17. The Forsyte Saga, <\/em>Book One: The Man of Property<\/em>, Narrated by Neil Hunt, 1920, 21, 22, Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1988 by Recorded Books, LLC, Prince Frederick, MD. \"3<\/li>\n
                                    18. Dreams from My Father, by Barack Obama, 1995, 2004 \"four<\/em>My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
                                    19. Wolves Eat Dogs<\/em>, by Martin Cruz Smith, 2004 \"1My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
                                    20. Prey<\/em>, by Michael Crichton, 2002 \"1My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
                                    21. One Thousand White Women, The Journals of May Dodd<\/em>, by Jim Fergus, 1998 \"threeMy Review<\/a><\/li>\n
                                    22. Team of Rivals : The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln<\/em>, by Doris Kearns Goodwin, 2005 \"threeMy Review<\/a><\/li>\n
                                    23. The Darwin Conspiracy<\/em>, by John Darnton, 2005 \"2My Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n


                                      2005<\/strong><\/p>\n

                                        \n
                                      1. The Brethren<\/em>, by John Grisham, 2000 \"2<\/li>\n
                                      2. Death Takes Passage<\/em>, by Sue Henry, 1997 \"2<\/li>\n
                                      3. Kingsblood Royal<\/em>, by Sinclair Lewis, 1947 \"3My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
                                      4. Blind Assassin<\/em>, by Margaret Atwood, 2000, Read by Margot Dionne \"3<\/li>\n
                                      5. A Risk Worth Taking<\/em>, by Robin Pilcher, 2004 \"2<\/li>\n
                                      6. White Doves at Morning<\/em>, by James Lee Burke, 2002 \"one<\/li>\n
                                      7. The Age of Innocence<\/em>, by Edith Wharton, 1920, Read by Flo Gibson \"three<\/li>\n
                                      8. Shiloh<\/em>, by Shelby Foote, 1952, 1992 by Recorded Books, Inc. \"2<\/li>\n
                                      9. Middlesex,<\/em> by Jeffrey Eugenides, 2002 \"fiveMy Review<\/a><\/li>\n
                                      10. Sea of Glory, America’s Voyage of Discovery, The U.S. Exploring Expedition 1838-1842<\/em>, by Nathanial Philbrick, 2003 \"3My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
                                      11. Over the Edge of the World: Magellan’s Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe<\/em>, by Laurence Bergreen, 2003 \"3<\/li>\n
                                      12. Tisha<\/em>, as told to Robert Specht, 1976 \"three<\/li>\n
                                      13. I Heard the Owl Call my Name<\/em>, by Margaret Craven, 1973 \"2<\/li>\n
                                      14. Where the Sea Breaks Its Back, The Epic Story of Early Naturalist Georg Steller and the Russian Exploration of Alaska<\/em>, by Corey Ford, 1966 \"3My Review<\/a><\/li>\n
                                      15. Devil in the White City – Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America<\/em>, by Erik Larson, 2003 \"four<\/li>\n
                                      16. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America, <\/em>by Barbara Ehrenreich, 2001 \"1<\/li>\n
                                      17. Skinny Dip<\/em>, by Carl Hiaasen, 2004 \"1<\/li>\n
                                      18. Life of Pi<\/em>, by Yann Martel, 2003 \"three<\/li>\n
                                      19. The Kite Runner<\/em>, by Khaled Hosseini, 2003 \"4<\/li>\n
                                      20. Looking for Alaska<\/em>, by Peter Jenkins, 2001 \"oneMy Review<\/a><\/li>\n
                                      21. Nothing Like It In the World : The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869<\/em>, by Stephen Ambrose, 2000 \"2<\/li>\n
                                      22. A Thousand Days in Venice<\/em>, by Marlena De Blasi, 2002 \"three<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n

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