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   Print Titles finished: 40
   Audio Titles finished: 3
   Page Count: 11054 (average: 276 pages)
TitleAuthorPrint/Audio?Source#PagesStart DateFinish DateRating (1-10)Comments
The 10 Big Lies About America: Combating Destructive Distortions About Our Nation Michael Medved Print Library 272 04-01-2009 02-12-2010 7 Didn't keep me interested, but still some good information.
Ginger Pye Eleanor Estes Print Owned 306 12-21-2009 01-11-2010 7 another enjoyable dog book.
Feeding Your Appetites Stephen Arterburn Print Purchased 206 12-23-2009 01-18-2010 7 Some good stuff in there. Requires further thought.
The Road Cormac McCarthy Print Library 241 01-03-2010 01-06-2010 9 Gripping, but bleak.
The Lost Symbol Dan Brown Print Library 509 01-06-2010 01-17-2010 7 I kept reading, but I wasn't particularly thrilled about it.
I See Rude People: One Woman's Battle to Beat Some Manners into Impolite Society Amy Alkon Print Library 215 01-09-2010 01-23-2010 8 very enjoyable and surprisingly profound.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Mark Twain Print Received as Gift 260 01-12-2010 04-30-2010 8 great stuff but a difficult read-aloud.
Childhood's End Arthur C. Clarke Print Library 240 01-17-2010 01-28-2010 9 fantastic read, very skillfully written.
The Creed: What You Believe and Why Michael Bauman Print Purchased 123 01-19-2010 01-21-2010 8 good primer on what Christian beliefs are
The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure William Goldman Print Library 429 01-28-2010 02-04-2010 6 Just shockingly bad given that the same author wrote the film adaptation.
Lost to the West: The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization Lars Brownworth Print Library 329 02-01-2010 03-10-2010 8 Fascinating and gripping, but not fast.
The First Rule Robert Crais Print Library 308 02-09-2010 02-17-2010 8 solid page-turner
The Lightning Thief Rick Riordan Print Library 377 02-18-2010 02-22-2010 9 Great fun and a good start to the series.
The Hardy Boys: The Shore Road Mystery Franklin W. Dixon Print Library 212 03-09-2010 03-29-2010 7 spider-man!
Only a Theory: Evolution and the Battle For America's Soul Kenneth Miller Print Library 256 03-10-2010 03-24-2010 8 compelling and convincing.
The Journey to Truth George Garlick Print Received as Gift 176 03-10-2010 03-19-2010 7 Interesting and a bit confusing, but worth the read.
For All the Tea in China: How England Stole the World's Most Popular Drink and Changed History Sarah Rose Print Library 254 03-21-2010 05-14-2010 9 Terrific book!
The Sea of Monsters Rick Riordan Print Library 279 03-24-2010 03-29-2010 8 another good chapter in The Olympians series.
The Book of Three Lloyd Alexander Print Owned 224 03-30-2010 04-15-2010 9 Love it!
Lord of the Flies William Golding Print Library 235 03-30-2010 04-07-2010 8 gripping and fascinating and horrifying.
Gregor the Overlander Suzanne Collins Print Library 311 04-14-2010 04-19-2010 8 very fun adventure, good new read-aloud possibility.
The Black Cauldron Lloyd Alexander Print Owned 229 04-15-2010 05-01-2010 9 still awesome.
Slaughterhouse-five Kurt Vonnegut Print Library 205 04-20-2010 04-26-2010 8 Need to ruminate on it a bit before deciding if I liked it.
The Castle of Llyr Lloyd Alexander Print Owned 206 05-02-2010 05-17-2010 9 Enjoyed this one more than I remembered.
The Titan's Curse Rick Riordan Print Library 312 05-18-2010 05-21-2010 8 Another exciting chapter in the series.
To Hell on a Fast Horse: Billy the Kid, Pat Garrett, and the Epic Chase to Justice in the Old West Mark Lee Gardner Print Library 325 05-18-2010 06-14-2010 8 Exciting dual biography of Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid.
Taran Wanderer Lloyd Alexander Print Owned 272 05-20-2010 06-08-2010 8 Sets up the final book nicely.
Your Flying Car Awaits: Robot Butlers, Lunar Vacations, and Other Dead-Wrong Predictions of the 20th Century Paul Milo Print Library 295 05-20-2010 07-14-2010 7 Interesting and humorous.
Why Does E=mc^2?: (And Why Should We Care?) Brian Cox Print Library 247 05-20-2010 07-01-2010 7 Good but not completely accessible.
Hidden Empire Orson Scott Card Print Library 335 05-22-2010 06-05-2010 7 Solid thriller from Mr. Card.
The Martian Chronicles Ray Bradbury Audio Library   06-01-2010 08-31-2010 7 good stuff
The High King Lloyd Alexander Print Owned 304 06-09-2010 07-01-2010 10 Awesome ending. Just really great stuff.
Dean Koontz's Frankenstein: Book Three: Dead and Alive Dean Koontz Audio Library   06-13-2010 06-20-2010 8 Had to re-read because of the new book. Sweeeet.
Frankenstein: Lost Souls Dean Koontz Print Library 350 06-20-2010 06-26-2010 8 More good Koontzy stuff!
Peter Pan J. M. Barrie Print Received as Gift 228 07-02-2010 08-12-2010 7 great story, but a bit slow in parts.
2010: Odyssey Two Arthur C. Clarke Print Library 253 07-10-2010 07-21-2010 8 good sequel...not sure if I'll do the rest of the series.
Did Somebody Step on a Duck?: A Natural History of the Fart Jim Dawson Print Library 183 07-19-2010 07-28-2010 7 funny but the political stuff was a turn-off.
Gridlock: Why We're Stuck in Traffic and What to Do About It Randal O'Toole Print Library 277 07-19-2010 09-01-2010 8 Really great information on the future of transportation and why high-speed rail and light rail aren't it.
The Battle of the Labyrinth Rick Riordan Print Library 361 07-21-2010 07-24-2010 8 cool! Looking forward to the last volume.
Mortuary Confidential: Undertakers Spill the Dirt Kenneth McKenzie Print Library 235 07-25-2010 08-07-2010 7 Very enjoyable. Hilarious and inspiring.
Catching Fire Suzanne Collins Audio Library   07-26-2010 07-31-2010 9 Even better the second time through, though the audiobook isn't the greatest.
The Baseball Codes: The Unwritten Rules of America's Pastime Jason Turbow Print Library 294 08-07-2010 08-18-2010 8 just purely awesome and hysterical.
The Last Olympian Rick Riordan Print Library 381 08-23-2010 08-26-2010 9 Great finish to a very enjoyable series!