2010 Reading Challenge

a list of all books read in this year

JANUARY – DECEMBER 2010 READING CHALLENGE

January

  1. Jamaica Inn by   Daphne du Maurier    audio    book group
  2. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by   Stieg Larsson    audio
  3. The Road by   Cormac McCarthy    audio/pbk
  4. Shades of Midnight by   Lara Adrian    ebook
  5. Peter Pan by   JM Barrie    pbk
  6. 100 Best Poems for Children by   Roger McGough (ed)    pbk
  7. Data and Information: an introduction by       pbk
  8. Representation by       pbk
  9. Crossing the Boundary: analogue universe, digital world by       pbk
  10. Integrating data by       pbk
  11. Storing, getting and sending your data by       pbk
  12. The structure of hardware and software by       pbk
  13. An Introduction to programming using Javascript by       pbk
  14. Living in a networked world by       pbk
  15. Communication and identity by       pbk
  16. Cautionary Tales for Children – Designed for the Admonition of Children between the ages of eight and fourteen years by   Hilaire Belloc    ebook
  17. Book of Nonsense by   Edward Lear    ebook
  18. Nonsense Songs by   Edward Lear    ebook
  19. The Good, the Bad, and the Uncanny by   Simon R Green    HC
  20. Fever in the Bone by   Val McDermid    HC
  21. Eating Animals by    Jonathan Safran Foer   audio

 

February

  1. That’s Why We Don’t Eat Animals – a book about vegans, vegetarians, and all living things by   Ruby Roth    HC
  2. The Little Stranger by   Sarah Waters    audio     and tv book club
  3. The Copper Bracelet by   Jeffrey Deaver et al    audio
  4. Living Vegan for Dummies by   Alexandra Jamieson    PBK
  5. Vegan Freak by   Bob and Jenna Torres    PBK
  6. The Kind Diet by   Alicia Silverstone    HC
  7. Company of Liars by   Karen Maitland    audio & pbk
  8. Northern Lights by   Philip Pullman    audio
  9. Tom’s Midnight Garden by   Philippa Pearch    audio
  10. The Vegan Monologues by   Ben Shaberman    Pbk
  11. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by   Mildred D Taylor    pbk and audio
  12. Bloodlist (vampire files #1) by   PN Elrod    audio    PSC
  13. The Secrets of the Lazarus Club by   Tony Pollard    audio and pbk
  14. Black Magic Sanction by   Kim Harrison    audio    PSC

 

March

  1. Kitty Goes to Washington by   Carrie Vaughn     audio
  2. Networked Living – Entertainment and information by       pbk
  3. Programs and Data by        pbk
  4. Managing complexity through modularity by      pbk
  5. Software Development by       pbk
  6. Computing in the wild by       pbk
  7. The Buddhist Handbook by   John Snelling     pbk
  8. The Owl Killers by   Karen Maitland    ebook/pbk    BOOK GROUP
  9. Kitty Takes a Holiday by   Carrie Vaughn     audio
  10. Kitty and the Silver Bullet by   Carrie Vaughn    audio
  11. Kitty and the Dead Man’s Hand by   Carrie Vaughn    audio
  12. Kitty Raises Hell by   Carrie Vaughn    audio
  13. Kitty’s House of Horrors by   Carrie Vaughn   audio
  14. Smashing WordPress by   Thord Daniel Hedergren    pbk
  15. Children’s Literature – Classic Texts and Contemporary Trends by   Heather Montgomery & Nicola J Watson    pbk
  16. New Urban Farmer by   Celia Brooks Brown        pbk
  17. The Red-Headed Step Child by   Jaye Wells   PSC    ebook
  18. Angelology by   Danielle Trussoni    BG   HC
  19. Silver Borne by   Patricia Briggs    PSC    pbk

 

April

  1. Children’s Literature – Approaches and Territories by    Janet Maybin & Nicola Watson       pbk
  2. Children’s Literature Study Guide by   OU        pbk
  3. Changes by   Jim Butcher    PSC    HC
  4. To Kill a Mockingbird by   Harper Lee    BGpbk      pbk & audio
  5. The Snowman by   Jo Nesbø    hc
  6. The Mage in Black by   Jaye Wells     pbk   PSC
  7. Bog Child by   Siobhan Dowd    pbk & audio
  8. The Redbreast by   Jo Nesbo    pbk
  9. The Gardens of Japan by   Helena Attlee    hc
  10. Creating Japanese Gardens by   Alvin Horton    pbk
  11. Water Features for the Garden by   Alan & Gill Bridgewater    pbk
  12. Serene Gardens by   Yoko Kawaguchi    pbk
  13. A Practical Guide to Japanese Gardening by   Charles Chesshire    hc
  14. Interacting with information by       pbk
  15. Sensational computing by       pbk
  16. Hiding data: an introduction to security by       pbk
  17. Too many secrets? by       pbk
  18. Health, transport and government by       pbk

 

May

  1. Lover Mine – BDB 08 – JR Ward – AUDIO – PSC
  2. Found Wanting – Robert Goddard – AUDIO –
  3. The Left Hand of God – Paul Hoffmann – AUDIO –
  4. Nemesis – Harry Hole 02 – Jo Nesbo –
  5. Dead in the Family Sookie Stackhouse 10 – Charlaine Harris – AUDIO – PSC
  6. The Devil’s Star – Harry Hole 03 – Jo Nesbo – PBK –

 

June

  1. Dave Eggers – Zeitoun – AUDIO – FTBC
  2. Ilona Andrews – Magic Bleeds – Kate Daniels 04  – AUDIO – PSC
  3. Joe Hill – Horns – AUDIO –
  4. Mayumi’s Kitchen: macrobiotic cooking for body and soul – Mayumi Nishimura – HC
  5. Realistic Expectations
  6. Radiant Shadows – Wicked Lovely 04 – Melissa Marr – AUDIO –
  7. The Redeemer -Harry Hole 04 – Jo Nesbo PBK –

 

July

  1. Rosemary and Rue – Seanan McGuire – AUDIO
  2. A Life Stripped Bare – Leo Hickman – HC
  3. The Glass Rainbow – James Lee Burke – Dave Robicheaux 18 – AUDIO –
  4. The Help – Kathryn Stockett – AUDIO & PBK – BK GRP
  5. The Slap – Christos Tsiolkas – AUDIO – FTBC

 

August

  1. Kitty Goes to War – Kitty 08 – Carrie Vaughn   – AUDIO –
  2. A Quiet Belief in Angels – RJ Ellory – AUDIO – BKGRP
  3. Crust – bread to get your teeth into – Richard Bertinet – HC
  4. The Bag-Making Bible – Lisa Lam – PBK
  5. The Bourke Street Bakery – Paul Allam & David McGuinness – HC
  6. From Hell with Love – Secret Histories 04 – Simon R Green – AUDIO –
  7. PN Elrod – Dark and Stormy Knights Anthology – AUDIO –

 

September

  1. Slaughterhouse 5 – Kurt Vonnegut Jr – AUDIO – BKGRP
  2. The Travelling Vampire Show – Richard Laymon – AUDIO –
  3. The Devil Wears Prada – Lauren Weisberger – audio –

 

October

  1. The Owl Killers – Karen Maitland (audio reread) –
  2. Taken by Midnight – Midnight Breeds 08 – Lara Adrian – ebook –
  3. The Mephisto Club – Rizzoli & Isles 06 – Tess Gerritsen – audio –
  4. Paranormalcy – Kiersten White – audio –
  5. The Surgeon – Rizzoli & Isles 01 – Tess Gerritsen – audio –
  6. The Apprentice – Rizzoli & Isles 02 – Tess Gerritsen – audio –
  7. The Sinner – Rizzoli & Isles 03 – Tess Gerritsen – audio –
  8. Body Double – Rizzoli & Isles 04 – Tess Gerritsen – audio
  9. Vanish – Rizzoli & Isles 05 – Tess Gerritsen – audio
  10. The Keepsake/Keeping the Dead – Rizzoli & Isles 07 – Tess Gerritsen – audio
  11. Ice Cold/The Killing Place – Rizzoli & Isles 08 – Tess Gerritsen – audio
  12. Bayou Moon – Ilona Andrews – The Edge 02 – audio
  13. Side Jobs – Jim Butcher – Dresden Files anthology – ebook

 

 

November

  1. Port Mortuary – Kay Scarpetta 18 – Patricia Cornwell
  2. Kill the Dead – Sandman Slim 02 – Richard Kadrey
  3. Ghost of a Chance – Ghostfinders 01 – Simon R Green
  4. Faceless Killers – Kurt Wallander 01 – Henning Mankell
  5. The Dogs of Riga – Kurt Wallander 02 – Henning Mankell
  6. Environment: Changes through a Changing World – OU Environmental Studies Course Book
  7. The White Lioness – Henning Mankell
  8. Are You Ready? – Bob Harper

 

December

 

  1. Started Early, Took My Dog – Kate Atkinson
  2. Vampire Academy – Richelle Mead (PSC book) (audio)
  3. Frostbite – Vampire Academy 2 – Richelle Mead (audio)
  4. Shadow Kiss – Vampire Academy 3 – Richelle Mead (audio)
  5. Blood Promise – Vampire Academy 4 – Richelle Mead (audio)
  6. Spirit Bound – Vampire Academy 5 – Richelle Mead (audio)
  7. Last Sacrifice – Vampire Academy 6 – Richelle Mead (audio)
  8. Shakespeare: The Essential Comedies: v. 1 (Classic Radio Theatre)  (audio)
  9. A Taste of the Unexpected – Mark Diacono
  10. Bill’s Basics – Bill Granger NOVEMBER
  11. Tender: Volume II, A cook’s guide to the fruit garden – Nigel Slater
  12. The Knitter’s Year – Debbie Bliss
  13. Reclaiming the F Word: The New Feminist Movement – Catherine Redfern and Kristin Aune
  14. My Kitchen: Real Food from Near and Far (New Voices in Food) – Stevie Parle
  15. Robert Downey Jr: The Fall and Rise of the Comeback Kid – Ben Falk
  16. Earn More, Stress Less: How to Attract Wealth Using the Secret Science of Getting Rich – Your Practical Guide to Living the Law of Attraction – Fergus O’Connell
  17. Bestseller – Alessandro Gallenzi
  18. Anjum’s Eat Right for Your Body Type: the super-healthy diet inspired by Ayurveda – Anjum Anand
  19. Anna Karenina – Leo Tolstoy (Book Group) (audio)
  20. Halfway to the Grave – Cat and Bones 01 – Jeaniene Frost (audio)
  21. One Foot in the Grave – Cat and Bones 02 – Jeaniene Frost (audio)