2011 Book List

I love to read.  While I prefer classic literature {hello, English Literature degree} I also love biographies and the occasional recently written book.  You won’t find any chick lit here though!

added 7/25/2011: This seems to be the year of the non-fiction book for me.  I’m on a biography and/or parenting/homeschooling books kick.

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See my 2010 list here.

Completed in 2011:

  1. Stormie: A Story of Forgiveness & Healing by Stormie Omartian
  2. Candy and Me by Hilary Liftin
  3. The Cider House Rules by John Irving
  4. Shattered Dreams: My Life as a Polygamist’s Wife by Irene Spencer
  5. The American by Henry James
  6. It’s All Too Much: An Easy Plan for Living a Richer Life with Less Stuff by Peter Walsh
  7. Raising Lifelong Learners: A Parent’s Guide by Lucy Calkins
  8. How My Breasts Saved the World: Misadventures of a Nursing Mother by Lisa Wood Shapiro
  9. The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding by La Leche League International
  10. Write These Laws On Your Children: Inside The World of Conservative Christian Homeschooling by Robert Kunzman
  11. Cooking Dirty: A Story of Life, Sex, Love, and Death in the Kitchen by Jason Sheehan
  12. Now You See Him: A Novel by Eli Gottlieb
  13. Craving God: A 21 Day Devotional Challenge by Zondervan
  14. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen {March book club read}
  15. Power of a Praying Parent by Stormie Omartian
  16. How to Talk so Kids Can Learn by Adele Faber
  17. Monster by Jonathan Kellerman
  18. The Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Homeschooling by Brad Miser
  19. The Publicity Handbook by David R. Yale & Andrew J. Carrothers
  20. American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld {did not finish}
  21. Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller
  22. A Thinking Love by Sonya Shafer
  23. Garlic & Sapphires by Ruth Reichl
  24. No Cry Sleep Solution by Elizabeth Pantley
  25. The War of the Worlds by HG Wells
  26. Lisey’s Story by Stephen King
  27. Rising Sun by Michael Crighton
  28. The Gravedigger’s Daughter by Joyce Carol Oates
  29. Bossypants by Tina Fey
  30. The Trouble With Boys: A Suprising Report Card on Our Sons, Their Problems at School, and What Parents and Educators Must Do by Peg Tyre
  31. Raising Blaze: Bringing Up an Extraordinary Child in an Ordinary World by Debra Ginsberg
  32. The Gentle Art of Domesticity by Jane Brocket
  33. Homeschooling: A Family’s Journey by Martine and Gregory Millman
  34. In Defense of Childhood: Protecting Kids’ Inner Wildness by Chris Mercogliano
  35. Room by Emma Donoghue
  36. The Well Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home by Susan Wise Bauer and Jessie Bauer
  37. Episodes: My Life as I See It by Blaze Ginsberg
  38. Bible in 90 Days {Catholic edition} with Mom’s Toolbox
  39. The United States of Arugula: How We Became a Gourmet Nation by David Kamp
  40. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows
  41. The French Laundry Cookbook by Thomas Keller
  42. The Princess Bride by William Goldman
  43. Bouchon by Thomas Keller
  44. The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly
  45. Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
  46. Sweet Valley Confidential: Ten Years Later by Francine Pascal
  47. Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain
  48. No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
  49. How Do You Tuck in a Superhero & Other Delightful Mysteries of Raising Boys by Rachel Balducci
  50. Les Halles Cookbook: Strategies, Recipes, and Techniques of Classic Bistro Cooking by Anthony Bourdain
  51. Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne
  52. Little Hands to Heaven by Carrie Austin
  53. First Art: An Art Experience for Toddlers and Twos by MaryAnn F. Kohl
  54. More Things to do With Toddlers and Twos by Karen Miller
  55. Early Learning Activities by Michael K. Meyerhoff
  56. Fun with Mommy and Me by Dr. Cindy Bunin Nurik
  57. Big Thoughts for Little People by Kenneth N. Taylor
  58. Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
  59. Committed by Elizabeth Gilbert
  60. The Comprehensive Toddler Curriculum by Kay Albrecht
  61. Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut
  62. The Shoe Box by Francine Rivers
  63. The Spiderwick Chronicles: The Field Guide by Holly Black
  64. The Spiderwick Chronicles: The Seeing Stone by Holly Black
  65. The Spiderwick Chronicles: Lucinda’s Secret by Holly Black
  66. The Spiderwick Chronicles: The Ironwood Tree by Holly Black
  67. The Spiderwick Chronicles: The Wrath of Mulgarath by Holly Black
  68. Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon
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Liz May 11, 2011 at 11:03 pm

I just came across your blog. It’s excellent. Good Luck on your adventures, it sounds like a lot of fun. Menu planning for others is a great idea.

I just started a food/life blog myself. It’s http://www.foodjules.con – I recently lost my baby boy Julian. He was only 11 weeks old. I miss him terribly each and every day and it’s a constant struggle without him. The blog helps me and it’s a good way to express my feelings about the loss, helping others going through something similar and giving people hope that life can still be positive, even through such a hardship. At least I’m trying. It’s also a good place to talk about my passion for food.

I just looked at your list above and wanted to tell you that I LOVE the “No Cry Sleep Solution”… I read that with both of my kids and even read the toddler and pre-schooler version. It was extremely helpful! I thought Elizabeth Pantley is an excellent author and so is Dr William Sears. I have a lot of his books too and the BABY BOOK and BREASTFEEDING BOOK helped me a lot too.

Feel free to check out my blog. Liz

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