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Wednesday, January 2, 2008

Books Read in 2008

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39. Locked Rooms
by Laurie R. King
mystery, 2005
finished, 12/31/08

38. Saturday Beans & Sunday Suppers
by Edie Clark
nonfiction, 2007
finished, 11/28/08

37. Home and Away: More Tales of a Heritage Farm
by Anny Scoones
nonfiction, 2006
finished, 11/19/08

36. The Coffin Trail
by Martin Edwards
mystery, 2004
finished, 11/14/08

35. Mrs. Malory Investigates
by Hazel Holt
mystery, 1989
finished, 11/8/08

34. The Skeleton in the Grass
by Robert Barnard
mystery, 1987
finished, 11/2/08

33. Mrs. Malory and No Cure For Death
by Hazel Holt
mystery, 2005
finished, 10/29/08

32. At Home With Beatrix Potter
by Susan Denyer
nonfiction, 2000
finished, 10/19/08

31. Maggie Again
by John D. Husband
fiction, 2007
finished, 10/7/08

30. A Dedicated Man
by Peter Robinson
mystery, 1988
finished, 9/25/08

29. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
fiction, 2008
finished 9/11/08


28. Nova Scotia
by Tanya Lloyd Kyi
nonfiction, 2003
The 2nd Canadian Challenge, Eh?
finished, 8/16/08

27. Tottering in My Garden
A Gardener's Memoir
by Midge Ellis Keeble
nonfiction, 1989, 1994
The 2nd Canadian Challenge, Eh?
finished, 8/11/08

26. Gallows View
by Peter Robinson
mystery, 1987
finished, 7/16/08

25. The Pioneers of Inverness Township, Quebec
An Historical and Genealogical Story
1800-1978
by Gwen Rawlings
nonfiction, 1979
The 2nd Canadian Challenge, Eh?
finished, 7/10/08

24. Mary Cassatt
Reflections of Women's Lives
by Debra N. Mancoff
nonfiction, 1998
finished, 7/9/08

23. Impressionism Transformed
The Paintings of Edmund C. Tarbell
organized by Susan Strickler
nonfiction, 2001
finished, 7/2/08

22. Springtime in Britain
by Edwin Way Teale
nonfiction, 1970
finished, 6/19/08

21. One Writer's Beginnings
by Eudora Welty
nonfiction, 1983, 1984
Southern Reading Challenge
finished, 6/12/08

20. No Place Like Home
by Mary Higgins Clark
fiction, 2005
finished, 6/5/08

19. Meet Me At The Butterfly Tree
A Fairhope Memoir
by Mary Lois Timbes and Robert E. Bell
nonfiction, 2001, 2005
Southern Reading Challenge
finished, 5/23/08

18. A House In The Country
by Jocelyn Playfair
fiction, 1944
finished, 5/19/08

17. Home to Holly Springs
The First Of The Father Tim Novels
by Jan Karon
fiction, 2007
finished, 5/3/08

16. Living with Dogs
Text by Laurence Sheehan
Photographs by William Stites
nonfiction, 1999
finished, 4/18/08

15. Forward From Here
Leaving Middle Age – and Other Unexpected Adventures
by Reeve Lindbergh
nonfiction essays, 2008
finished, 4/18/08

14. The Unicorn & Other Poems
1935-1955
by Anne Morrow Lindbergh
poetry, 1972
finished, 3/29/08

13. Spring Snow
by Castle Freeman, Jr.
nonfiction nature essays, 1995 (compilation from 1981-1995)
finished, 3/29/08

12. The Polysyllabic Spree
by Nick Hornby
nonfiction essays, 2004
finished, 3/25/08

11. The World According To Bertie
by Alexander McCall Smith
fiction, 2007
finished, 3/21/08

10. Address Unknown
by Kathrine Kressmann Taylor
fiction, 1938
finished, 3/5/08

9. The Good Rat
A True Story
by Jimmy Breslin
nonfiction, 2008
finished, 3/5/08

8. Nobbut A Lad
A Yorkshire Childhood
by Alan Titchmarsh
memoir, 2006
finished, 2/29/08

7. The Snow Goose
by Paul Gallico
fiction, 1941
finished, 2/10/08

6. No Graves As Yet
by Anne Perry
mystery, 2003
finished, 1/30/08

5. The Morningside World of Stuart McLean
by Stuart McLean
nonfiction essays, 1989
The Canadian Book Challenge Eh?
finished, 1/23/08

4. Virginia Woolf & Vanessa Bell
Remembering St. Ives
by Marion Dell and Marion Whybrow
nonfiction, 2003
Celebrate The Author Challenge
finished, 1/20/08

3. Dear Friend & Gardener
Letters on Life and Gardening
by Beth Chatto & Christopher Lloyd
nonfiction letters, 1998
2008 TBR Challenge, and Garden Bloggers' Book Club December/January choice
finished, 1/15/08

2. The Secret World of Og
by Pierre Berton
Illustrated by Patsy Berton (Illustrations copyright 1974)
children's picture book, 1961
The Canadian Book Challenge Eh?
finished, 1/10/08

1. My Senator and Me
by Senator Edward M. Kennedy
Illustrated by David Small
children's picture book, 2006
Young Readers Challenge
finished, 1/5/08

4 comments:

  1. Happy New Year Nan to you and your family! Wishing you the very best!

    Smiles...

    Beverly

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  2. Nan it is me again! I had to tell you how much I love your banner...beautiful!

    Beverly

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  3. Did you see what I'm reading right now? Thanks for the advice and I'm enjoying it very much. I'll talk to you soon.

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  4. Thanks so much Beverly and same to you! Thanks about the banner, too. I was so pleased the way the picture came out.

    And Kay, yes I did. I am so pleased. There is so much wisdom and common sense and joy in those Mitford books. Please let me know how you like them, even if you disagree! :<)

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