mananath (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} mananath) wrote,@ 2007-01-01 22:26:00 |
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Books read in 2007
* denotes a book I enjoyed.
** denotes a book I really enjoyed.
a lack of an asterik doesn't mean a book is bad, it's just somewhat forgettable.
1) The Hippie Guide to Climbing the Corporate Ladder & Other Mountains: How JanSport Makes It Happen 1/4; 208pgs
2) Odd Thomas (f)
3) Gold Coast (f)
4) Mary, Mary (f)
5) The Beach (f)
6) The Cardinal in the Kremlin (f)
7) Success Built to Last: Creating a Life that Matters 2/15; 216pgs
8) You Don't Love Me Yet: A Novel 2/17; 240pgs (f)
9) A Perfect Mess: The Hidden Benefits of Disorder--How Crammed Closets, Cluttered Offices, and On-the-Fly Planning Make the World a Better Place 2/20; 310pgs
10) You, Inc.: The Art of Selling Yourself 2/20; 306pgs (light)
11) The Naked Tourist: In Search of Adventure and Beauty in the Age of the Airport Mall 2/26; 278pgs
12) Maxed Out: Hard Times, Easy Credit and the Era of Predatory Lenders 2/27; 248pgs
13) Immortality 3/11; 358pgs (f)
14) Letter to a Christian Nation 3/19; 86pgs
15) Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future 3/20; 232pgs
16) The Rules of Money: How to Make It and How to Hold on to It 3/24; 229pgs (light)
17) Happiness: Lessons from a New Science 3/27; 236pgs
*18) Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die 3/28; 250pgs
19) Falling Man 4/1; 246pgs (f)
**20) The Road 4/5; 287pgs (f)
21) Last Harvest: How a Cornfield Became New Daleville: Real Estate Development in America from George Washington to the Builders of the Twenty-first Century, and Why We Live in Houses Anyway 4/15; 284pgs
*22) Animal Architects: Building and the Evolution of Intelligence 4/16; 298pgs
23) Watch This, Listen Up, Click Here: Inside the 300 Billion Dollar Business Behind the Media You Constantly Consume 4/17; 211pgs
24) Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel 4/20; 202pgs (light)
25) The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich 4/22; 278pgs
26) The Ministry of Special Cases 4/24; 339pgs (f)
*27) The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable 5/1; 301pgs
28) Hooked: Pirates, Poaching, and the Perfect Fish 6/3; 278pgs
**29) On Chesil Beach 6/5; 203 pgs (f)
30) The Cult of the Amateur: How today's Internet is killing our culture 6/6; 204pgs (a fairly bad book!)
31) Unlikely Destinations: The Lonely Planet Story 6/8; 374pgs
32) One Perfect Day: The Selling of the American Wedding 6/14; 230pgs
33) Hatchet 6/19; 192pgs (f) (ya)
34) No One Belongs Here More Than You: Stories 6/21; 201pgs (f)
35) Typo: The Last American Typesetter or How I Made and Lost 4 Million Dollars 6/24; 345pgs
36) Richistan: A Journey Through the American Wealth Boom and the Lives of the New Rich 6/25; 250pgs
37) Brazen Careerist: The New Rules for Success 6/26; 194pgs
*38) North River 7/1; 345pgs (f)
39) The Namesake 7/4; 291pgs (f)
40) All Families Are Psychotic 7/6; 279pgs (f)
41) The Husband 7/8; 416pgs (f)
42) Amsterdam 7/15; 208pgs (f)
**43) Atonement 7/22; 351pgs (f)
44) Brooklyn Follies 7/25; 306pgs (f)
45) The Cement Garden 7/27; 152pgs (f)
*46) The World Without Us 8/4; 275pgs
47) I Just Want My Pants Back 8/7; 274pgs (f)
*48) The Book of Illusions 8/27; 317pgs (f)
49) Beauty Junkies: Inside Our $15 Billion Obsession With Cosmetic Surgery 8/27; 277pgs (I started this in Feb)
50) City of Glass 8/28; 130pgs (f)
51) The Dissident 9/4; 427pgs (f)
52) All the Money in the World: How the Forbes 400 Make--and Spend--Their Fortunes 9/15; 330pgs
53) Born Standing Up 9/16; 204pgs
54) The Billionaire Who Wasnt: How Chuck Feeney Made and Gave Away a Fortune Without Anyone Knowing 9/24; 330pgs
55) The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao 9/25; 340pgs (f)
56) Hotel New Hampshire 10/5; 419pgs (f)
57) Lions Game 10/9; 929pgs (f)
58) Strangers 10/13; 683pgs (f)
59) State of Fear 10/17; 638pgs (f)
60) Roses Are Red 10/17; 414pgs (f)
61) Balance of Power 447pgs (f)
62) Iceberg 394pgs (f)
63) Blood & Gold 11/3; 562pgs (f)
64) Book of Lost Things 11/5; 350pgs (f)
65) Road to Wellville 11/12, 473pgs (f)
66) Triumph of the Sun 11/15; 626pgs (f)
67) Agony & The Ecstacy 11/17; 758pgs (f)
68) Picture of Dorian Gray 11/20; 256pgs (f)
69) Talbot Odysey 11/20; 450pgs (f)
70) And Never Let Her Go 11/26; 650pgs (f)
71) Starter for Ten 11/29; 469pgs (f)
72) South of the Border, East of... 12/3; 220pgs (f)
73) Vagabond 12/5; 500pgs (f)
74) ARchers Tale 12/7; 434pgs (f)
75) Desperation 12/10; 750pgs (f)
76) Apocalypse Next 12/18; 780pgs (f)
77) A Son of the Circus (f)
78) Ties That Bind (f)
* denotes a book I enjoyed.
** denotes a book I really enjoyed.
a lack of an asterik doesn't mean a book is bad, it's just somewhat forgettable.
1) The Hippie Guide to Climbing the Corporate Ladder & Other Mountains: How JanSport Makes It Happen 1/4; 208pgs
2) Odd Thomas (f)
3) Gold Coast (f)
4) Mary, Mary (f)
5) The Beach (f)
6) The Cardinal in the Kremlin (f)
7) Success Built to Last: Creating a Life that Matters 2/15; 216pgs
8) You Don't Love Me Yet: A Novel 2/17; 240pgs (f)
9) A Perfect Mess: The Hidden Benefits of Disorder--How Crammed Closets, Cluttered Offices, and On-the-Fly Planning Make the World a Better Place 2/20; 310pgs
10) You, Inc.: The Art of Selling Yourself 2/20; 306pgs (light)
11) The Naked Tourist: In Search of Adventure and Beauty in the Age of the Airport Mall 2/26; 278pgs
12) Maxed Out: Hard Times, Easy Credit and the Era of Predatory Lenders 2/27; 248pgs
13) Immortality 3/11; 358pgs (f)
14) Letter to a Christian Nation 3/19; 86pgs
15) Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future 3/20; 232pgs
16) The Rules of Money: How to Make It and How to Hold on to It 3/24; 229pgs (light)
17) Happiness: Lessons from a New Science 3/27; 236pgs
*18) Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die 3/28; 250pgs
19) Falling Man 4/1; 246pgs (f)
**20) The Road 4/5; 287pgs (f)
21) Last Harvest: How a Cornfield Became New Daleville: Real Estate Development in America from George Washington to the Builders of the Twenty-first Century, and Why We Live in Houses Anyway 4/15; 284pgs
*22) Animal Architects: Building and the Evolution of Intelligence 4/16; 298pgs
23) Watch This, Listen Up, Click Here: Inside the 300 Billion Dollar Business Behind the Media You Constantly Consume 4/17; 211pgs
24) Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel 4/20; 202pgs (light)
25) The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich 4/22; 278pgs
26) The Ministry of Special Cases 4/24; 339pgs (f)
*27) The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable 5/1; 301pgs
28) Hooked: Pirates, Poaching, and the Perfect Fish 6/3; 278pgs
**29) On Chesil Beach 6/5; 203 pgs (f)
30) The Cult of the Amateur: How today's Internet is killing our culture 6/6; 204pgs (a fairly bad book!)
31) Unlikely Destinations: The Lonely Planet Story 6/8; 374pgs
32) One Perfect Day: The Selling of the American Wedding 6/14; 230pgs
33) Hatchet 6/19; 192pgs (f) (ya)
34) No One Belongs Here More Than You: Stories 6/21; 201pgs (f)
35) Typo: The Last American Typesetter or How I Made and Lost 4 Million Dollars 6/24; 345pgs
36) Richistan: A Journey Through the American Wealth Boom and the Lives of the New Rich 6/25; 250pgs
37) Brazen Careerist: The New Rules for Success 6/26; 194pgs
*38) North River 7/1; 345pgs (f)
39) The Namesake 7/4; 291pgs (f)
40) All Families Are Psychotic 7/6; 279pgs (f)
41) The Husband 7/8; 416pgs (f)
42) Amsterdam 7/15; 208pgs (f)
**43) Atonement 7/22; 351pgs (f)
44) Brooklyn Follies 7/25; 306pgs (f)
45) The Cement Garden 7/27; 152pgs (f)
*46) The World Without Us 8/4; 275pgs
47) I Just Want My Pants Back 8/7; 274pgs (f)
*48) The Book of Illusions 8/27; 317pgs (f)
49) Beauty Junkies: Inside Our $15 Billion Obsession With Cosmetic Surgery 8/27; 277pgs (I started this in Feb)
50) City of Glass 8/28; 130pgs (f)
51) The Dissident 9/4; 427pgs (f)
52) All the Money in the World: How the Forbes 400 Make--and Spend--Their Fortunes 9/15; 330pgs
53) Born Standing Up 9/16; 204pgs
54) The Billionaire Who Wasnt: How Chuck Feeney Made and Gave Away a Fortune Without Anyone Knowing 9/24; 330pgs
55) The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao 9/25; 340pgs (f)
56) Hotel New Hampshire 10/5; 419pgs (f)
57) Lions Game 10/9; 929pgs (f)
58) Strangers 10/13; 683pgs (f)
59) State of Fear 10/17; 638pgs (f)
60) Roses Are Red 10/17; 414pgs (f)
61) Balance of Power 447pgs (f)
62) Iceberg 394pgs (f)
63) Blood & Gold 11/3; 562pgs (f)
64) Book of Lost Things 11/5; 350pgs (f)
65) Road to Wellville 11/12, 473pgs (f)
66) Triumph of the Sun 11/15; 626pgs (f)
67) Agony & The Ecstacy 11/17; 758pgs (f)
68) Picture of Dorian Gray 11/20; 256pgs (f)
69) Talbot Odysey 11/20; 450pgs (f)
70) And Never Let Her Go 11/26; 650pgs (f)
71) Starter for Ten 11/29; 469pgs (f)
72) South of the Border, East of... 12/3; 220pgs (f)
73) Vagabond 12/5; 500pgs (f)
74) ARchers Tale 12/7; 434pgs (f)
75) Desperation 12/10; 750pgs (f)
76) Apocalypse Next 12/18; 780pgs (f)
77) A Son of the Circus (f)
78) Ties That Bind (f)
