Reading List

In September of 2011, I began keeping a list of the books I had read.  It was written in pencil on a piece of paper which also doubled as a bookmark.  But after misplacing it a time, or two, or three, I decided to add them to my blog.  At first I used a simple side-bar list, but not liking the cluttered feel the blog was progressing towards, I opted to begin this tab.  Here, then, I can keep my list (the one on top is the one I've finished reading the most recently) along with my bookshelf on Goodreads.  It is so fun for me to go back and see what I've read.  That is motivation for me to read more, because it is true that there are so many books and so little time.

2017

  • The Hit by David Baldacci
  • The Hormone Reset Diet: Heal Your Metabolism to Lose Up to 15 Pounds in 21 Days by Sara Gottfried
  • Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb
  • King Alfred's English, a History of the Language We Speak and Why We Should Be Glad We Do by Laurie J. White
  • The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny
  • The Politcally Incorrect Guide to English and American Literature by Elizabeth Kantor
  • The Innocent by David Baldacci
  • The Complete Essays by Michel de Montaigne
  • Thousand Year War in the Medeast: How It Affects You Today by Richard J. Maybury
  • Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith
  • Mission at Nuremberg: An American Army Chaplain and the Trial of the Nazis by Tim Townsend
  • The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House by Kate Andersen Brower
  • Scarlet Feather by Maeve Binchy
  • A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny
  • Reading Between the Lines by Gene Edward Veith Jr.
  • Iron Lake by William Kent Krueger


2016

  • The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma by Trenton Lee Stewart
  • The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey by Trenton Lee Stewart
  • The Book of Margery Kempe by Margery Kempe
  • The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
  • The Survivor by Kyle Mills
  • The Last Man by Vince Flynn
  • Pursuit of Honor by Vince Flynn
  • Every Woman's Guide to Food Pain Relief: The New Science of Healthy Feet by Katy Bowman
  • Extreme Measures by Vince Flynn
  • Protect and Defend by Vince Flynn
  • Act of Treason by Vince Flynn
  • Consent to Kill by Vince Flynn
  • Memorial Day by Vince Flynn
  • Executive Power by Vince Flynn
  • Seize the Day by Saul Bellow
  • The Third Option by Vince Flynn
  • Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind  by Ann B. Ross
  • Kill Shot by Vince Flynn
  • Eternal Treasures: Teaching Your Child at Home by Cheryl Swope
  • American Assassin by Vince Flynn
  • Winter of the World by Ken Follett
  • Term Limits  by Vince Flynn
  • 1984 by George Orwell
  • Fall of Giants by Ken Follett
  • The Stranger by Albert Camus
  • Northerner Abbey by Jane Austen
  • Native Son by Richard Wright
  • John Adams by David McCullough
  • The Trial by Franz Kafka
  • God at Work: Your Christian Vocation in All of Life by Gene Edward Veith Jr.
  • Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It by Gary Taubes
  • The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
  • The Martian by Andy Weir
  • 1776 by David McCullough
  • The Puritan Dilemma: The Story of John Winthrop by Edmund S. Morgan
  • Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
  • April Morning by Howard Fast
  • The Light in the Forest by Conrad Richter
  • The Choir Immortal by Katie Schuermann
  • House of Living Stones by Katie Schuermann
  • The 17 Day Diet: A Doctor's Plan Designed for Rapid Results by Mike Moreno
  • Echoes by Maeve Binchy
  • Ten Ways to Destroy the Imagination of  Your Child by Anthony Esolen

2015

  • Heat: An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany by Bill Buford
  • Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James
  • Sarum: The Novel of England by Edward Rutherford
  • The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable by Patrick Lencioni
  • The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
  • The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis
  • The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd (tried, but couldn't finish it, did not like it)
  • Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth about Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar -- Your Brain's Silent Killers by David Perlmutter
  • The Question: Teaching Your Child the Essentials of Classical Education by Leigh A. Bortins
  • The Core: Teaching Your Child the Foundations of Classical Education by Leigh A. Bortins
  • Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
  • Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
  • The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling
  • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling
  • Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling
  • A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
  • The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James
  • In the Presence of My Enemies by Gracia Turnham
  • Harry Potter and Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling
  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling
  • LadyLike: Living Biblically by Rebekah Curtis and Rose Adle
  • Harry Potter and Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling
  • Harry Potter and Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
  • Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great America Fortune by Bill Dedman
  • The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
  • The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
  • Faith, Hope, and Ivy June by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
  • The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondō
  • The Cross  by Sigrid Undset
  • The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy
  • The Wife by Sigrid Undset
  • The Wreath by Sigrid Undset
  • The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket
  • Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
  • The Last Battle by C. S. Lewis
  • The Magician's Nephew by C. S. Lewis
  • The Horse and His Boy by C. S. Lewis
  • The Silver Chair by C. S. Lewis
  • Le Morte d'Arthur: King Arthur and the Legends of the Round Table by Thomas Malory
  • The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C. S. Lewis
  • Prince Caspian by C. S. Lewis
  • The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis
  • The Return of the King by J. R. Tolkien
  • The Two Towers by J. R. Tolkien
  • The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket
  • The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. Tolkien
  • Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
  • The Hobbit by J. R. Tolkien

2014:

  • Bewoulf: A Translation and Commentary by J.R. Tolkien 
  • The Wedding Dress by Rachel Hauck
  • Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
  • The All-Girl Filling Stations' Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg
  • The Kitchen Counter Cooking School: How a Few Simple Lessons Transformed Nine Culinary Novices into Fearless Home Cooks by Kathleen Flinn
  • Confessions by Augustine
  • The Complete Idiot's Guide to Fermenting Foods by Wardeh Harmon
  • Still Life by Louise Penny
  • Full House by Maeve Binchy
  • Over Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper
  • The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
  • The Princess and The Goblin by George MacDonald
  • Bad Monkey by Carl Hiaasen
  • The High King by Lloyd Alexander
  • The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith
  • Quentin by Maeve Binchy
  • Nights of Rain and Stars by Maeve Binchy
  • Taran Wanderer by Lloyd Alexander
  • The Help by Kathryn Stockett
  • The Brethren by John Grisham
  • The Castle of Llyr by Lloyd Alexander
  • Building Christian Character Through the Hobbit: Bible-Study and Companion Book by Andrew Boll
  • Lone Survivor:The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 by Marcus Luttrell
  • The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
  • Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
  • Hello, My Name is Single by Adriane Dorr
  • Eldest by Christopher Paolini
  • Reagan by Christopher Paolini
  • Love Divine by Alan Kornacki
  • Lutheran Education: From Wittenberg to the Future by Thomas Korcok
  • Pandora's Lunchbox: How Processed Food Took Over the American Meal by Melanie Warner
  • Caesar's Gallic War by Olivia E. Coolidge
  • The Devil Knows Latin: Why America Needs the Classical Tradition by E. Christian Kopff
  • Stealing Athena by Karen Essex
  • Lavinia by Ursula K. LeGuin
  • The Spartan by Caroline Dale Sneaker
  • Killing Jesus: A History by Bill O'Reilly
  • The League of Night and Fog by David Morrell
  • The Black Cauldron by Lloyd Alexander
  • The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith
  • A Week in Winter by Maeve Binchy
  • The Ghost Runner: The Tragedy of the Man They Couldn't Stop by Bill Jones
  • Quest for the Secret Keeper by Victoria Laurie
  • Rumsfeld's Rules: Leadership Lessons in Business, Politics, War, and Life  by Donald Rumsfeld


2013:
  • The Curse of Deadman's Forest by Victoria Laurie
  • Allegiant by Veronica Roth
  • Insurgent by Veronica Roth
  • Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae by Steven Pressfield
  • Divergent by Veronica Roth
  • Desperate Measures by David Morrell
  • First Lady by Michael Malone
  • Gilgamesh: A NEw Rendering in English Verse by David Ferry
  • The Curse of the Pharaohs by Elizabeth Peters
  • Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle Moran
  • The Protector by David Morrell
  • The Heretic Queen by Michelle Moran
  • Year of the Hyenas: A Novel of Murder in Ancient Egypt by Brad Geagley
  • Nefertiti by Michelle Moran
  • 5 Things You Can Do to Live a Jesus-centered Life by H.R. Curtis
  • Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
  • Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
  • Black Sheep by Georgette Heyer
  • Simply Classical: A Beautiful Education for any Child by Cheryl Swope
  • The Defense Never Rests: A Lawyer's Quest for the Gospel by Craig A. Parton
  • The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
  • The Man Who Knew Too Much by G.K. Chesterton
  • World War I: The Rest of the Story and How It Affects You Today, 1870-1935 by Richard J. Maybury
  • No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden by Mark Owen
  • Exotic Music of the Belly Dancer by Brian Sweany
  • The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  • Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith
  • The Last Man by Vince Flynn
  • Pursuit of Honor by Vince Flynn
  • Extreme Measures by Vince Flynn
  • Protect and Defend by Vince Flynn
  • Mornings on Horseback by David McCullough
  • Act of Treason by Vince Flynn
  • The Book of Three (The chronicles of Prydain, #1) by Lloyd Alexander
  • Consent to Kill by Vince Flynn
  • A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
  • The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling
  • Memorial Day by Vince Flynn
  • The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure by William Goldman
  • Executive Power by Vince Flynn
  • Separation of Power by Vince Flynn
  • Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
  • The Third Option by Vince Flynn
  • A Land to Call Home by Lauraine Snelling
  • The Complete Book of Running For Women by Claire Kowalchik
  • A New Day Rising by Lauraine Snelling
  • Kill Shot by Vince Flynn
  • An Untamed Land by Lauraine Snelling
  • American Assassin by Vince Flynn
  • Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
  • Transfer of Power by Vince Flynn
  • Hidden America: From Coal Miners to Cowboys, an Extraordinary Exloration of the Unseen People Who Make This Country Work by Jeanne Marie Laskas
  • Betsy-Tacy by Maud Hart Lovelace
  • My Antonia by Willa Cather
  • Term Limits by Vince Flynn
  • Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  • Broken: Seven Christian Rules That Every Christian Ought to Break as Often as Possibly by Jonathan Fisk
  • The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession by Allison Hoover Bartlett
2012:
  • Nothing Like it in the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869 by Stephen E. Ambrose
  • Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
  • Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt
  • 7 Men Who Rule the World from the Grave by David Breese
  • Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers
  • The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
  • Grace Upon Grace: Spirituality for Today by John W. Kleinig
  • From This Moment On by Shania Twain
  • The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers
  • The White Horse King: The Life of  Alfred the Great by Benjamin Merkle
  • Born to Run A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen by Christopher McDougall
  • Bon Appetit: A Novel by Sandra Byrd
  • The Healing Quilt by Lauraine Snelling
  • The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum
  • Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
  • Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
  • Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
  • The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
  • Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
  • Jane Vows Vengeance by Michael Thomas Ford
  • Emma by Jane Austen
  • Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift
  • One Year Off by David Elliot Cohen
  • Wheat Belly by William David MD
  • Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
  • A French Affair by Michael Kenyon
  • Jane Goes Batty by Michael Thomas Ford
  • The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
September - December 2011:
  • Jane Bites Back by Michael Thomas Ford
  • The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Schaffer and Annie Barrows
  • Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
  • Not in Front of the Servants by Frank Dawes (I could only make it halfway through)
  • The Company We Keep A Husband-And-Wife True-Life Spy Story by Robert and Dayna Baer
  • Over the Earth I Come The Great Sioux Uprising of 1862 by Duane Schultz
  • The Violin of Auschwitz by Maria Angels Anglada
  • Mt Vernon Love Story by Mary Higgins Clark
  • Early Candlelight by Maud Hart Lovelace