| 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. |
| Jesus and the Undoing of Adam |
C. Baxter Kruger |
Print |
Purchased |
76 |
01-01-2010 |
09-29-2010 |
8 |
Really profound and thought-provoking. |
| The Bible: English Standard Version |
God |
Print |
Owned |
1042 |
01-01-2010 |
12-28-2010 |
10 |
I really like the ESV. |
| 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 |
Review Copy |
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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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 |
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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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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 Iron Ring |
Lloyd Alexander |
Print |
Owned |
296 |
08-13-2010 |
10-20-2010 |
7 |
A good read, but not as good as the Prydain Chronicles. |
| The Last Olympian |
Rick Riordan |
Print |
Library |
381 |
08-23-2010 |
08-26-2010 |
9 |
Great finish to a very enjoyable series! |
| Sin: A History |
Gary A. Anderson |
Print |
Library |
212 |
08-26-2010 |
09-27-2010 |
7 |
Quite interesting, though a bit arcane. |
| Killing Floor |
Lee Child |
Audio |
Library |
|
08-31-2010 |
09-15-2010 |
8 |
Good, tight thriller. I'll give a Reacher novel another look. |
| Mockingjay |
Suzanne Collins |
Print |
Library |
390 |
09-07-2010 |
09-10-2010 |
8 |
Satisfying ending, if a bit brutal. |
| Repeat Until Rich: A Professional Card Counter's Chronicle of the Blackjack Wars |
Josh Axelrad |
Print |
Library |
262 |
09-10-2010 |
09-19-2010 |
8 |
really interesting and well-written. |
| I, Robot |
Isaac Asimov |
Audio |
Library |
|
09-17-2010 |
09-22-2010 |
9 |
Still awesome. |
| Alter Ego |
Mel Arrighi |
Print |
Library |
170 |
09-19-2010 |
09-21-2010 |
7 |
Fun, but not as clean as "Murder by the Book" (the movie) |
| Ender's Game |
Orson Scott Card |
Audio |
Purchased |
|
09-23-2010 |
09-28-2010 |
10 |
I now have my own copy. =Awesome!!! |
| Speaker for the Dead |
Orson Scott Card |
Audio |
Purchased |
|
09-30-2010 |
10-11-2010 |
10 |
Why didn't I buy it sooner? |
| The Inescapable Love of God |
Thomas Talbott |
Print |
Purchased |
222 |
10-01-2010 |
10-13-2010 |
8 |
Really well done and persuasive. |
| God of the Possible |
Gregory Boyd |
Print |
Purchased |
172 |
10-14-2010 |
10-21-2010 |
9 |
Beautifully written and well-argued. |
| The dark worlds of H.P. Lovecraft: Volume one |
H.P. Lovecraft |
Audio |
Library |
|
10-15-2010 |
10-15-2010 |
7 |
Weird but gripping. Now I know who Cthulhu is. |
| Frankenstein |
Mary Shelley |
Print |
Borrowed |
242 |
10-24-2010 |
10-29-2010 |
9 |
A really terrific read, and very Halloween-appropriate. |
| The Worthing Saga |
Orson Scott Card |
Audio |
Library |
|
10-29-2010 |
11-09-2010 |
9 |
Really great stuff, though I could've done with just the Worthing Chronicle side of things. Might look for that in print. |
| The Confession |
John Grisham |
Print |
Library |
432 |
11-04-2010 |
11-08-2010 |
8 |
A tight, gripping, agonizing read. Still some issues with Mr. Grisham's agenda, but a good book nonetheless. |
| The Mad Scientist Hall of Fame |
Daniel Wilson |
Print |
Library |
210 |
11-08-2010 |
11-23-2010 |
7 |
Entertaining but not as humorous as I thought it'd be. |
| The Lost Hero |
Rick Riordan |
Print |
Library |
557 |
11-09-2010 |
11-15-2010 |
9 |
Really great start to a second demigod series. Much better than I expected. |
| The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy |
Jeanne Birdsall |
Print |
Library |
262 |
11-09-2010 |
12-07-2010 |
7 |
Read-aloud to Ethan, and he enjoyed it, especially considering most of the characters were girls. |
| First Christmas: The True and Unfamiliar Story |
Paul L. Maier |
Print |
Library |
125 |
11-24-2010 |
11-28-2010 |
9 |
A great little book on the details of the First Christmas. |
| Bro-Jitsu: The Martial Art of Sibling Smackdown |
Daniel Wilson |
Print |
Review Copy |
160 |
11-27-2010 |
12-01-2010 |
8 |
Brings back some fond memories and induces gutbusting laughter. |
| People Who Deserve It: Socially Responsible Reasons to Punch Someone in the Face |
Casey Rand |
Print |
Library |
214 |
12-06-2010 |
12-07-2010 |
7 |
Very funny, if not entirely appropriate. |
| Festivus: The Holiday for the Rest of Us |
Allen Salkin |
Print |
Library |
160 |
12-06-2010 |
12-09-2010 |
6 |
Fun but not much there. |
| The Real Festivus: The True Story Behind America's Favorite Made-up Holiday |
Peter Novobatzky |
Print |
Library |
140 |
12-09-2010 |
12-11-2010 |
6 |
Again, interesting and strange. |
| A Christmas Carol |
Charles Dickens |
Print |
Owned |
125 |
12-13-2010 |
12-14-2010 |
9 |
Loved it! |
| Massive: The Missing Particle That Sparked the Greatest Hunt in Science |
Ian Sample |
Print |
Library |
260 |
12-18-2010 |
12-29-2010 |
9 |
really a terrific book on a difficult subject. |